A defeated politician endorses his opponent? Kinky!

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  1. Otter

    Otter New Member

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    Kinky Friedman once ran against Rick Perry for the Texas governorship. So would the singer and writer vote for him for president? Hell, yes! The world’s most famous Jewish cowboy on why he wants to live in Rick Perry’s America.


    Heh! I always liked Kinky Friedman...:-D

    It’s one thing to get one’s usual allies to endorse a candidacy for higher office. It’s quite another to get one’s former opponent to give an endorsement. :sun:
     
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    Otter New Member

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    I just LOVE this line:

    :lol:
     
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    I saw this on the news this morning. I was happy about it. I like Kinky. I voted for him back in '06. It's good to see him supporting Perry now.
     
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    Kinky Friedman ran for governor solely to assist Rick Perry in winning. Just like the "tough, smart, Grandma".
    I think Perry won with like 38%
     
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    Nope...:roll:
     
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    Think for myself Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I will certainly give credit to Kinky for one thing.

    He does know how to get his name in the news.
     
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    LibertarianFTW Well-Known Member

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    Of course he endorses him... he's a Democrat!
     
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    Nope to what? Nope to Kinky running solely to ensure that Perry won? Or nope to Perry was reelected with 38% of the vote? Wow, over 1/3 of the voters in Texas voted for him.
     
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    jackson33 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    FTW; How many Reagan Democrats, do you think became Republicans, as did Rick Perry did by 1989, I'd suggest millions. I've just said this someplace else, but you do understand Reagan himself was a Democrat, 20 years before WINNING the vote for POTUS???
     
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    He was always a Democrat -- he just didn't admit it.
     

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