Editorial: Kinkster, sing us a song
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Gov. Rick Perry is Gov. Rick Perry; he is not The Rickster.
But Kinky Friedman — ah, Kinky Friedman is different. Kinky Friedman is The Kinkster.
The Kinkster. Those words go together, like rum and Coke. And he wants to add a third word to that linguistic duo — Gov. The Kinkster.
The Kerrville cowboy is the most refreshing and irreverent gubernatorial candidate in the state.
If his rivals — Perry, Chris Bell and Carole Keeton Strayhorn — morphed into one giant politician, they would not boast half the pizazz of The Kinkster.
Not that he is necessarily the best individual for the job, mind you (although he may be, depending on your ideology).
But he is the most engaging, and that makes the author, humorist and country music singer special — so special that voters have a right to expect a different kind of campaign approach from him.
Yes, we want to see his stands on the issues. But we also want to hear the singer sing.
With that in mind, the Express-News Editorial Board is issuing a challenge to the independent: Give the people your views in the form of a campaign song, a song that captures your feelings about the state, where it has been, where it should go, how you will lead it there.
Sing it on the campaign trail. Sing it loud, and sing it true. Kinky, how hard can it be?
Gov. Rick Perry is Gov. Rick Perry; he is not The Rickster.
But Kinky Friedman — ah, Kinky Friedman is different. Kinky Friedman is The Kinkster.
The Kinkster. Those words go together, like rum and Coke. And he wants to add a third word to that linguistic duo — Gov. The Kinkster.
The Kerrville cowboy is the most refreshing and irreverent gubernatorial candidate in the state.
If his rivals — Perry, Chris Bell and Carole Keeton Strayhorn — morphed into one giant politician, they would not boast half the pizazz of The Kinkster.
Not that he is necessarily the best individual for the job, mind you (although he may be, depending on your ideology).
But he is the most engaging, and that makes the author, humorist and country music singer special — so special that voters have a right to expect a different kind of campaign approach from him.
Yes, we want to see his stands on the issues. But we also want to hear the singer sing.
With that in mind, the Express-News Editorial Board is issuing a challenge to the independent: Give the people your views in the form of a campaign song, a song that captures your feelings about the state, where it has been, where it should go, how you will lead it there.
Sing it on the campaign trail. Sing it loud, and sing it true. Kinky, how hard can it be?
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