Kinky turns in signatures to get on Texas ballot - Yahoo! News:
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Musician and mystery writer Kinky Friedman, brandishing his trademark cigar and spouting one-liners, turned in petitions with nearly 170,000 signatures on Thursday in his bid to run for governor of Texas as an independent candidate.
The 169,574 signatures were more than 3 1/2 times the number needed to get Friedman's name on the ballot in November but they still must be verified, state officials said.
Hooray for Kinky! I hope he runs for president someday real soon!
"Thank God for bars and dance halls," he said. "Every signature counts whether it came from a country club or homeless shelter."
Friedman is conducting an irreverent campaign that includes a lot of humorous one-liners but also appears to be a serious run for the office once held by President George W. Bush.
His positions on controversial issues cross philosophical lines to include support for school prayer but also support for gay marriage.
"Why shouldn't they be as miserable as the rest of us?" he jokes about the gay marriage issue.
Friedman's supporters waved signs on Thursday that said such things as "Down with the Status Quo" and "My Governor is a Jewish Cowboy."
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