Friedman good for laughs...but more?
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Column By LES MINOR Managing Editor
Texarkana Gazette
That Friedman comes from the entertainment field in this day and age isn’t so radical. Indeed, you only have to look at how pro wrestling star Jesse Ventura took Minnesota by storm several years ago. The same man who crafted that gubernatorial success story is now pushing buttons for the Kinky campaign.
Ventura won by being direct and plain spoken. The lesson has not been lost on Friedman.
The goal is simple, and Friedman addresses it head on. The only way he can win is if he can expand the electorate. Only 29 percent of eligible voters participated in the last election for governor. He believes if he can get a strong block of these disenfranchised voters to the polls, he can turn the trick.........more
In a related article:
Kinky And Carole Continue Petition Push
KWTX (April 23, 2006)--Independent governor candidates Kinky Friedman and Carole Keeton Strayhorn continue their push to make the November ballot Sunday.
Author and entertainer Kinky Friedman is was scheduled to take his petition drive to Dallas Sunday afternoon while Comptroller Strayhorn was scheduled to speak at a luncheon Sunday in Austin.....more
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