DISSIDENT KINKY FRIEDMAN - JUST WHAT OUR DELUSIONAL DEMOCRACY NEEDS by Joel S. Hirschhorn UPDATED 08/19/06 | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 107704 United States 07/24/2006 03:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: DISSIDENT KINKY FRIEDMAN - JUST WHAT OUR DELUSIONAL DEMOCRACY NEEDS by Joel S. Hirschhorn UPDATED 08/19/06 You had me til he is handled by Jesse V. people. You don't really believe Jesse was just a wrestler, now do you? Wasn't he a seal or something? What's Kinky's big claim to fame /what makes him different than the TWO PARTY guys? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 121634 United States 07/24/2006 05:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: DISSIDENT KINKY FRIEDMAN - JUST WHAT OUR DELUSIONAL DEMOCRACY NEEDS by Joel S. Hirschhorn UPDATED 08/19/06 Here's what he believes need to be done: Excerpts from Autinist Interview with Kinky Friedman: It’s basically having an honest person in there that’s as disgusted with politics as the rest of us are. I mean, I’m truly disgusted with politicians. Everything is tinged by them and controlled by them; the TTC for instance. Drive around Texas, you’ll see, “TTC, stay off of this property.” I mean, it’s a horrible idea. And this Trans-Texas Corridor – the mile, and now the Transportation Secretary is saying, it may be 23 miles on each side, in certain areas. It’s a land grab – and that land is – the people that are going to own that property are the same ones who own the governor. That’s all it is. ............... In other words there’s not only no Ten Commandments in the schools, there’s no spiritual values of any kind. There’s no God in the school, and the only time those kids prayed is when they prayed for their lives. That’s the only time. And that – there are problems with prayer in school. But I’d rather deal with those problems. ... I’d rather deal with the problems that come from legalizing casino gambling, rather than letting all the money from the Indian casinos here drift out of state as it’s now doing – and you know, if you don’t believe me, my source is Jerry Jeff Walker, which is not a very good source – not reliable, but – Jerry Jeff plays a lot of casinos. And he says that $70 million has been given by Louisiana gambling interests to keep gambling out of Texas. So imagine if those gamblers – 5 million went right to Ralph Reed (sp) reportedly, the head of the Christian Coalition, there. So if these people are paying $70 million to keep gambling out of Texas, how much would it be worth to us? Well, I tell you what it would be worth; it would be worth billions, to us. And then we just have to keep it out of the lobbyists’ pockets. The $4 billion that the Mean Grandma found in her purse, that she and Perry are calling a budget surplus? Which is a great word for it. Because that’s really what the politicians call it. It’s really overtaxed Texans, that’s what it is; and that money should go back to the people that are spending – 15 percent of your taxes should come back to you. ..... I mean, the chances of their spending that money on education or something are zero; it will be some frivolous bullshit. ...... ...Hurricane Katrina taught us. I mean, that’s the real lesson, is – that from the White House – well, the lesson is, don’t appoint somebody’s roommate head of FEMA. ... As soon as the crisis started, you saw it from the White House to the Mayor of New Orleans, there was not a Rudy Giuliani that happened to be around. There was no Winston Churchill to be found. Just a bunch of paid-off, patronage, corrupted politicians and bureaucrats. ...... Get rid of the toll roads. Get rid of this horrible Trans Texas Corridor that is cutting through some of the oldest farmland and ranches in Texas, dividing towns and counties – For what? I mean is it – you think it’s going to relieve congestion in Austin? Plus you’ll be paying a toll to a Spanish company. You know, for the next 50 years. How about the toll roads in Houston and San Antone, that we’ve already paid for once, that we’re now – have turned into toll roads? We’ve already paid one time, we’re doing it again? And they said, “As soon as this is all done, then the toll road will go away.” No. It never does. It never does. It goes on forever. ....... Let’s talk about the border. Let’s focus some energy on it. Because people just kind of miss – when they talk about the Minute Men, say. You know you’re probably against the Minute Men, I’m probably for them. But that doesn’t matter. What’s more important is, what happened when they left Arizona? When they pulled out? Who do you think were the happiest, most relieved people in over a thousand miles? ..... it was the politicians. They didn’t have the border on the news every night. ....... ...I’m drawing a line in the sand. And if enough Texans will cross it – especially young people – if they’ll cross that line – we’re going to win. And it has nothing to do with the amount of money these bastards have, [and] if they’ve got – and the big questions to be asked is not, I don’t care if he has 20 million, or 30 million – where did he get it? Where did this money come from? And why? That’s what we need to know, about both Strayhorn and him. Was it just a bunch of wealthy donors that love Perry so much that they gave him money? You think that? I don’t think so. [link to www.austinist.com] . |
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BUSH MUST GO (OP) User ID: 105879 United States 07/24/2006 06:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: DISSIDENT KINKY FRIEDMAN - JUST WHAT OUR DELUSIONAL DEMOCRACY NEEDS by Joel S. Hirschhorn UPDATED 08/19/06 BUSH MUST GO is one of the more virulent anti-Semites on GLP. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 121699So why support Kinky Friedman? Another troll, I see, attempting to equate criticism of Israeli policies with anti-semitism. Get a new argument, chump. It doesn't fly. Often, many of the articles I post, in fact, are by Jewish authors. That, of course, at times gets me called a 'Jew lover' by other knuckle-draggers. Take a hike, clone. BMG 'Link, Copy, Paste, & Disseminate!' |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 121634 United States 07/24/2006 07:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: DISSIDENT KINKY FRIEDMAN - JUST WHAT OUR DELUSIONAL DEMOCRACY NEEDS by Joel S. Hirschhorn UPDATED 08/19/06 I hope the following doesn't conflict with our basic political/religious beliefs! Kinky has friends in high places, even spending some time at the White House: Kinky Article Quotes: "Friedman is friends with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and he has visited both at the White House. He wrote about his friendships with them in his November 2001 column ("Hail to the Kinkster"[5]) for Texas Monthly." ........ Country singer Willie Nelson recorded a campaign radio spot to assist in the petition drive to get Friedman on the ballot. Kinky has also promised Willie a job in the State Capitol. Friedman formed his band, The Texas Jewboys, in the early 1970s. Friedman's father objected to the name of the band, calling it a "negative, hostile, peculiar thing"[3], which gave Kinky even more reason to choose the name [link to en.wikipedia.org] Isn't it traditional to reward your friends by packing them in your administration by giving them cushy jobs? Country music is known to have its Monarchs for drug running, which is highly connected to top gov't officials. Would this not be a continuation of what we already have, and might we not expect the same despite Kinky's rhetoric? I'd hate to be fooled again. . |
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Dynamo Hum User ID: 100371 United States 07/25/2006 11:18 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: DISSIDENT KINKY FRIEDMAN - JUST WHAT OUR DELUSIONAL DEMOCRACY NEEDS by Joel S. Hirschhorn UPDATED 08/19/06 Don't get me wrong, I like Kinky Friedman. He writes a great detective novel and to this date has the only Austin City Limits performance that was never broadcast because of content. Frankly, after watching a few of his television appearances, I am not impressed. I hope he gets better in front of the camera, but in Texas, it's really not that important. What most people outside of Texas don't understand is the Texas Governor does not have any power. It's just a figurehead position. The Lieutenant Governor has the power in Texas. It was by design when the state constituion was rewritten in 1872 in an effort to get rid of the carpetbaggers from the North. It doesn't really matter who becomes Governor of Texas. It could be Kinky, George W., Bozo, or Tom Green. All they will do is stand in photo op's and wear the title for 4 years. Making people nervous since 1965 |
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Texas Uncensored User ID: 133240 United States 08/20/2006 12:20 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: DISSIDENT KINKY FRIEDMAN - JUST WHAT OUR DELUSIONAL DEMOCRACY NEEDS by Joel S. Hirschhorn UPDATED 08/19/06 : :cheer: **** PEACE **** UFO's @ [link to www.youtube.com] UFO photos & phenomena @ [link to www.picasaweb.google.com] MY GLP VIDEO CHANNEL * [link to video.godlikeproductions.com] [link to www.futurequake.bravehost.com] |
TruthTeller User ID: 26602 United States 08/20/2006 12:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: DISSIDENT KINKY FRIEDMAN - JUST WHAT OUR DELUSIONAL DEMOCRACY NEEDS by Joel S. Hirschhorn UPDATED 08/19/06 Don't get me wrong, I like Kinky Friedman. He writes a great detective novel and to this date has the only Austin City Limits performance that was never broadcast because of content. Frankly, after watching a few of his television appearances, I am not impressed. I hope he gets better in front of the camera, but in Texas, it's really not that important. Quoting: Dynamo HumWhat most people outside of Texas don't understand is the Texas Governor does not have any power. It's just a figurehead position. The Lieutenant Governor has the power in Texas. It was by design when the state constituion was rewritten in 1872 in an effort to get rid of the carpetbaggers from the North. It doesn't really matter who becomes Governor of Texas. It could be Kinky, George W., Bozo, or Tom Green. All they will do is stand in photo op's and wear the title for 4 years. The second weakest governor in the union,not sure which one is the first. I think it's Vermont but I'm not sure. |
hatch battener User ID: 133347 United States 08/20/2006 01:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: DISSIDENT KINKY FRIEDMAN - JUST WHAT OUR DELUSIONAL DEMOCRACY NEEDS by Joel S. Hirschhorn UPDATED 08/19/06 Two things in this post are highly interesting. I've been an Independence Party and third party activist in Minnesota for years. I've met Kinky's campaign manager Dean Barkley, I know Dean Barkley, he's a serious guy, if Barkley says Kinky will win if voter turnout exceeds 40%, then if that happens, you can bet on it, Kinky will win. Another thing in the above article is that the Friedman campaign had already raised $3.4 million. That is a phenomenal amount for a third party campaign. That is bigger than most third party Presidential campaign chests. I think Ralph Nader spent around $5 million dollars in 2000 and 2004. The Libertarians have never had a candidate spend that much, Presidential or otherwise. I heard of a campaign fundraiser for Friedman which featured Willie Nelson and Jesse Ventura, and they raised over $1 million at that single fundraiser. Among third parties, that would probably be the biggest single third party fundraiser in American history. This will be a well-funded, huge challenge to the Democrats and Republicans. And I like the idea of Willie Nelson being put in charge of developing Alternative energy. Look at all the good work he did being the leader of FarmAid, raising millions for struggling farmers. Willie is a smart guy who can get it done! |
Redheaded Stepchild User ID: 110087 United States 08/20/2006 02:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: DISSIDENT KINKY FRIEDMAN - JUST WHAT OUR DELUSIONAL DEMOCRACY NEEDS by Joel S. Hirschhorn UPDATED 08/19/06 I saved myself for Kinky! "Until you are willing to organize your friends and neighbors and literally shut down cities - drive at 5mph through the streets of major cities on the freeway and stop commerce, refuse to show up for work, refuse to borrow and spend more than you make, show up in Washington DC with a million of your neighbors and literally shut down The Capitol you WILL be bent over the table on a daily basis." Karl Denninger Don't blame me; I voted for Ron Paul. Silence is consent. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 111220 United States 08/20/2006 03:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: DISSIDENT KINKY FRIEDMAN - JUST WHAT OUR DELUSIONAL DEMOCRACY NEEDS by Joel S. Hirschhorn UPDATED 08/19/06 "More than we need Kinky as Texas governor, we need him as President of the United States. " ===== Well, isn't that just lovely. A jew recommending a jew for President. Just what this country needs as the coup-de-grace of flushing America and its ZOG down the AIPAC-controlled toilet. With a Jew named "Kinky" at the helm, no less. The rest of the world is laughing at us like you wouldn't believe. |
Redheaded Stepchild User ID: 110087 United States 08/20/2006 03:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: DISSIDENT KINKY FRIEDMAN - JUST WHAT OUR DELUSIONAL DEMOCRACY NEEDS by Joel S. Hirschhorn UPDATED 08/19/06 "More than we need Kinky as Texas governor, we need him as President of the United States. " Quoting: Anonymous Coward 111220===== Well, isn't that just lovely. A jew recommending a jew for President. Just what this country needs as the coup-de-grace of flushing America and its ZOG down the AIPAC-controlled toilet. With a Jew named "Kinky" at the helm, no less. The rest of the world is laughing at us like you wouldn't believe. Have you ever listened to Kinky? I'm against the Israeli lobby and the Zionist hold over US policies and our banking system. Kinky doesn't strike me as a Zionist. He strikes me as a rebel who uses a dry wit to make important (and truthful) points about the leadership of Texas. His opponents are a worrisome lot...Bush-kissing globalists of the worst ilk who are willing to make the first step in selling the USA out completely by building the Trans Texas Corridor. TTC is the first leg in the massive trade bypass that will link the USA, Canada, and Mexico and create THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA. Kinky is opposed to the TTC. "Politics is the only field in which the more experience you have, the worse you get," says Friedman. "And I think musicians can better run this state than politicians. And, hell, beauticians can better run the state than politicians." "...His two main issues are illegal immigration — he wants to close the border until Mexico cracks down — and education. He’s running as the teacher’s best friend. ..." [link to www.cbsnews.com] [link to www.kinkyfriedman.com] (His campaign website) [link to www.kinkyfriedman.com] Kinky Friedman Outlines Ambitious Energy Plan for Texas Proposal Includes "20% by 2020", Returning State to Status as Energy Exporter AUSTIN, Texas -- August 16, 2006 -- Independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman today unveiled his energy plan for Texas, which aims to reverse the state's current position as a net importer of energy by expanding existing development of renewable energies while systematically improving conventional power generation in Texas. "Texas was once the world's leading energy producer," Friedman said. "And until 1994, we were exporting energy. But today, we're paying for it. We have the resources to be self-sufficient. We have enormous solar, wind and biofuel capabilities. What we lack is leadership." Friedman's plan takes Texas' current Renewable Portfolio Standard and ups the ante, committing to a "20% by 2020" plan that states Texas would generate 20 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by the year 2020. The plan, which is more aggressive than anything previously considered by Texas lawmakers, is not only achievable but critical, Friedman said. "Today, our capacity to generate energy from wind, solar and biofuel sources is 400 times greater than the amount we're currently using," he added. "Renewable energy sources can be found in every corner of the Lone Star State. Why aren't we tapping into them?" The "20% by 2020" plan could make an $18 billion difference to Texans by reducing current expenditures and generating new revenue. According to the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association, which advocates the "20% by 2020" plan, Texans could save as much as $5.5 billion in total electric bills while realizing nearly $10 billion in new capital investments through the expansion of renewable energy initiatives. In addition, 40,000 new jobs could be created bringing about $900 million in new income to Texas families. ..." Hey, I live in north Texas, and Denton is the first city in Texas to build a bio-diesel plant at our landfill. If Kinky wants to pull Bio-Willie into every fuel stop in the state, that wouldn't hurt MY feelings. "Until you are willing to organize your friends and neighbors and literally shut down cities - drive at 5mph through the streets of major cities on the freeway and stop commerce, refuse to show up for work, refuse to borrow and spend more than you make, show up in Washington DC with a million of your neighbors and literally shut down The Capitol you WILL be bent over the table on a daily basis." Karl Denninger Don't blame me; I voted for Ron Paul. Silence is consent. |