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'll sign anything except bad legislation.
Now I have a cat. Well, that's not quite accurate. A cat and I have each other.
Happiness is a moving target.
I don't see how the people who created the problem can fix it. Texas is worth fighting for, and the best way to fight is to get the politicians out of politics.
I want to fight the wussification of the State of Texas. I want to rise and shine and bring back the glory.
I'd felt that a man without a woman was like a neck without a pain.
If you're paranoid long enough, sooner or later you're gonna be right.
I am not anti-death penalty, but I'm damned sure anti-the-wrong-guy-getting-executed.
Golf is the only opportunity that middle-aged WASPs have to dress up like a pimp.
I even went so far as to become a Southern Baptist for a while, until I realized that they didn't hold 'em under long enough.
We've got to clear some of the room out of the prisons so we can put the bad guys in there, like the pedophiles and the politicians.
I'm not pro-life, and I'm not pro-choice. I'm pro-football.
Always beware of people offering you one-time money. That only works in an election year. How are you going to permanently pay for education?
I want to be governor [of Texas] because I need the closet space.