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'Kinky for Governor' may not be just a flashback [View all]
Kinky Friedman might be the original grassroots candidate.
Six years after he drew more than 500,000 protest votes in a gubernatorial campaign that was part standup comedy routine, part Tea Party rally, the Texas writer and comedian is close to running again in 2014.
This time, he's a Democrat. And an earnest one.
"I'm not just taking a more serious tone -- I am more serious about this," Friedman, 68, said Friday by phone from his Kerr County animal rescue ranch.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/08/11/4173197/kinky-for-governor-may-not-be.html#storylink=cpy
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