Kinky, stars bring in bucks
SPICEWOOD, Texas – Kinky Friedman has a few more months to let Texans fall in love with his personality before he has to get serious on issues to win the Texas governor's seat, former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura said Sunday.
"Truthfully, he should start getting very, very serious around July," said the politically independent Mr. Ventura. He sat next to Mr. Friedman, the Texas musician and humorist turned political candidate, at Willie Nelson's World Headquarters during a fundraiser Sunday.
"Until then," Mr. Ventura said, "let him be his personality, let people get to know who he is and him."
But if Sunday's golf game and barbecue at Willie's ranch outside Austin is any indication, the campaign might get serious sooner. The Hill Country event netted an estimated $170,000 for Mr. Friedman's independent campaign to unseat Republican Gov. Rick Perry, the most he's raised in a single event.
2 comments:
I simply can't believe he has a chance in hell of winning. I'm enjoying watching the campaign from here, though.
Jon
If the Kinkster moved to BrisVegas - he'd have my vote for sure.
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