Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
Richard Samet "Kinky" Friedman is an American Texas Country singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly who styles himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain. He was one of two independent candidates in the 2006 election for the office of Governor of Texas. Receiving 12.6% of the vote, Friedman placed fourth in the six-person race...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth1 November 1944
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
I'm not pro-life, and I'm not pro-choice. I'm pro-football.
I've been in true love many times. I just try to avoid it as much as possible. For if there's one thing I know about true love, it is that sooner or later, it results in a hostage situation.
Like most of us, I determined that I'd rather be a large part of the problem than a small part of the solution.
The only thing that really differentiates Texas from any other place in the world is the proclivity of its people to urinate outdoors and to attach a certain amount of importance to this popular pastime.
I want to be governor [of Texas] because I need the closet space.
And I'll tell you another thing, you won't find any candidate that supports prayer in school and gay marriage. For that reason alone, people should vote for an independent-thinking person.
Cuban cigars is a big expense because I do smoke a lot of them, eight to 12 a day, so that would be almost as bad as a cocaine habit, a hundred bucks a day.
The Ten Commandments being taken out of the public schools. I want them back.
If you're paranoid long enough, sooner or later you're gonna be right.
This system is really broken. No Child Left Behind has really failed and the only way to solve education is to leave one governor behind.
The distance between the limousine and the gutter is a short one.
Simón Bolívar is the only person in history to be exiled from a country named after him.
People are drooling for the truth. They want honesty from politicians, and they're not getting it.
No matter where you go, you always see yourself in the rearview mirror.