perfidy

As previously covered hither and yon, politics here in the Lone Star State are "fixin" to "git" interesting. Kinky Friedman's still engaged in a run for the Governor's mansion, and though he's not yet acquired the necessary signatures to get on the ballot, my Spidey Sense tells me that he will. Heck, I might even go to his Houston organizing meeting this afternoon to see if I can help. In any event, if he makes it on the ballot, he'll have my vote, for a lot of reasons not worth boring you about, along with one that is: Based on the constitutional definition of the office, the governor in Texas can't do much harm, and can occasionally do some good. Like the man says, "How hard could it be?"

Friday's installment from Kinky Central arrived via email, and it seemed incumbent on me to pass it along, even to non-Texans, as it could be a the best use of 12 minutes of your Sunday evening:

Dear Kinky supporters,

Please tune in this Sunday evening, Jan. 22nd, to CBS’ “60 Minutes” at 6:00 p.m. CST (check your local listings). Kinky’s interview with veteran journalist Morley Safer will air, along with footage of Kinky on the campaign trail and our mega-fundraiser at Willie Nelson’s private ranch and golf course.

We hope you’ll be watching. And telling your friends to watch. And telling your friends to tell their friends to watch … you know the drill!

Happy viewing!

Team Kinky

I wouldn't presume to suggest contributions to his cause, but there is some cool swag available at his website, and I used it as one of my sources for Christmas gifts for my Dad, a huge fan of the Kinkster.

Speaking of Dad, his response to Kinky's note was that he might not tune in to see the show, out of no disaffection for Mr. Friedman, but instead because

For some reason, "60 Minutes" always puts me in mind of a hairy reasoner.

So please act accordingly, as your mileage may vary.