The Kinkster Is Gettin' Serious, But He Needs My Help!

If Dean Barkley could get The Body elected to any office in Minnesota, let alone governor, this Barkley dude is worth 5 Karl Roves. I heard a while back at a campaign event for the Kinkster that muscle was being imported from Minnesota. Let the suits (and dresses), if Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson challenges Governor Goodhair, take the Kinkster for granted. The Democrats don't have a party anymore, let alone a candidate. The Kinkster offers another choice besides paper or plastic. After I post this gem to the blog, I'm gonna follow my leader and send e-mail to the Republican stooge who represents me here in Geezerville. By damn, I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore. (Peace, Peter Finch.) If this is (fair & balanced optimism, so be it.



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CAMPAIGN WATCH
Kinky may be about to flex some serious political muscle

Keep an eye on author-singer Kinky Friedman later this week. He's expected to harvest help in his independent gubernatorial bid from someone who helped professional wrestler Jesse Ventura win in Minnesota.

Friedman plans to team with Dean Barkley, who ran Ventura's successful campaign for a term as governor and briefly served in the U.S. Senate after Ventura put him in the seat vacated by Paul Wellstone.

Barkley has a knack for tapping into discontent among voters, according to University of Minnesota political scientist Larry Jacobs, who called him a "formidable political talent."

Friedman won't attend a committee hearing Wednesday on House Bill 1721, though his campaign intends to send folks. The proposal by Rep. Todd Baxter, R-Austin, would permit voters in party primary elections to sign a petition enabling another party's candidate to get on the general election ballot.

Only Texas bars primary voters from signing petitions for others, according to the Libertarian Party of Texas, which supports the change.

— W. Gardner Selby

Copyright © 2005 Austin American-Statesman

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Dear Folks,

Today the Texas State House is hearing a bill that could make a difference in Democracy in our state. House Bill 1721 will allow people who vote in a major party primary to sign petitions to put Independent candidates on the ballot.

If you agree that more options for voters is a great thing for the great state of Texas, please email your state rep. and let them know you support HB 1721.

Click here to look up your state representative online.

And then click here to send your rep an email:

As you know, the Kinkster supports any initiative that will help guarantee all Texans the freedom to run for office without having to play ball with the two-party system.

Thanks for your Texas patriotism,
Kinky

Paid For By The Kinky Friedman For Governor Campaign
John McCall, Treasurer, P.O. Box 293910, Kerrville, TX 78029