A whimsical and independent Moose gets Kinky.
The Moose has been a long time fan of the Renaissance Man of the Texas Hill Country - singer, songwriter, animal lover, Peace Corps veteran and novelist, Kinky Friedman. Ever since thirty years ago he heard Kinky Friedman and His Texas Jewboys sing "They aint makin' Jews like Jesus Anymore", the Moose was addicted to the Kinkster. Now, as Kinky puts it, he "aspires to inspire before he expires."
Kinky is seeking to become the next Governor of the Lone Star State. For all you skeptics, Texas can do far worse - and judging by the current and previous governors - it has. As the first Jewish Governor, Kinky has pledged to lower the speed limit from 65 miles an hour to 64.95. And he casts himself in the T.R. tradition - "I'm an Independent, which is the party of George Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, Sam Houston, and Davy Crockett."
As a Jew, Kinky promises "that he'll hire good people." Those who think that Kinky's ambitions are fanciful should just ponder two words, Jesse Ventura. The Moose thinks that Americans, particularly Texans are looking for non-traditional politicians or as the Kinkster explains,
"The professionals gave us the Titanic, amateurs gave us the Ark. Career politicians are ribbon cutters. They see the governor's office as a job; I see it as an opportunity to make that Lone Star shine again."
Needless to say, Kinky is far more accomplished than previous Texas governors. If Mooseketeers can believe this, one recent Texas head of state never did much of anything before age 40 and he was just a glad-hander for a baseball team before ascending to the state house. Wonder what ever became of him?
Also, Kinky has an interesting strategy for getting elected. According to the Daily Texan,
Magicians such as Penn and Teller, as well as David Blaine, have reportedly told Friedman they will come to Texas and "make my opposition disappear."
Kinky also has a novel approach to the abortion question - "not pro-life and not pro-choice -- I'm pro-football." The Moose asks, what's not to like?
So for all you donkeys still in mourning over the election, the Moose suggests that you cozy up with a Kinky mystery novel and dream of an uncoventional politician in the Texas Governor's mansion. Maybe, if he is successful, he could use this office as a launching pad to bigger and better things...
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