Crass and Kinky

I'm sure that you are an avid follower of Tennessee politics; aren't we all? Slate is doing a brilliant and witty job of deconstructing Congressional campaign ads and now it has turned its attention on Tennessee. If you can't handle politicians looking syrupy in church, or parading their big-haired wives and daughters, then don't have a look at this.

But politics doesn't have to be so drearily partisan. Kinky Friedman, mystery-thriller writer and founder of the Texas Jew Boys, a socially conscious country & western group, is running as an independent to be governor of Texas (You can buy the Kinky Talking Action Figure for only $29.95). How can you disagree with a man who said this of gay marriage?

I believe love is bigger than government. And besides, they have a right to be as miserable as the rest of us.

Go here to see his Kinkytoon campaign ad. It should shame those boys from Tennesse.

Robbie Millen

Comments

[Tim Worstall]

'Socially conscious'? One song title was 'They ain't making Jews like Jesus no more'.

True, but socially conscious isn't quite the description I would use.

Also ' Get your biscuits in the oven and your buns in the bed'.