Politics Gets Kinky!
Luminous author, salsa maker, animal rescuer, and Jewish country singer Kinky Friedman is running for Governor of Texas in 2006. His campaign slogan is, "Why the hell not?" Friedman, whose band Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys's biggest hit was "They Don't Make Jews Like Jesus Anymore," was featured on CNN's Paula Zahn last night.When I read his mystery novel "Road Kill" a few years ago, I laughed 'til it hurt to breathe. Definitely try one of his books, unless you're recovering from abdominal surgery.
Profits from his Politically Incorrect line of salsa go to help his Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch at his home outside of San Antonio, where he cares for dozens of unwanted dogs, cats, donkeys, pigs and chickens. If he were governor, declawing cats (the equivalent of chopping off the first joint of our fingers) would be illegal.
Why the hell not, indeed?
