Times just keep on rolling on. Cat cartoon that leads into a political comment.
Kinky Friedman:
It’s no secret, is it? Kinky’s running for Governor? He was on 60 Minutes Sunday night. Caught live, and I must admit, it was remarkable segment, but then, I haven’t watched 60 Minutes in a few years. Many years. Long, long time. Something about oil sands in Canada, then Kinky.
I’ll bet good money that Kinky will keep us out of a shooting match with Alberta. But that’s hardly a campaign plank.
What I found amusing was the archive images of Kinky Friedman, the singer. Glam-country, rock slash country & western. Whatever.
Kinky is a very Scorpio Scorpio, not that it matters one tiny bit. However, and I’ve said this about Scorpio many times, if the Scorpio says that something will be done, it will get done. Trust? I can’t think a politician, especially a professional politician, that I trust.
There was an excellent sound bite, and I didn’t make a note, so I can’t recall it exactly, but Kinky did point out that the longer a politician is a politician, the less effective the legislation.
I remember two points, and I’d have to suggest that I agree. All for prayer in public school, and all for gay marriage. Got a problem with that? I don’t. At least there’s no question as to where the guy stands on the issues.
I’m particularly enamored of the “No TEACHER Left behind” slogan, too.
Rick Perry looks good. But he hasn’t done much, and he’s earned the moniker of “Gov. Good-Hair,” which, in Kinky’s defense, isn’t a likely nickname.
Do we really need a cigar-smoking Governor? Yes. He will bring style, class, and willingness to actually address certain issues, like financing the school system.
Think about that slogan, “No teacher left behind.” In order to address the problem children, it’s best to start just a little further up the food chain, like the teachers.
Early in the segment, one normal-appearing person suggested that Kinky was not nice person, but he went on to suggest that Kinky was a lot better than the ne’er do wells currently in charge. kinky replied that he would take that as an endorsement.
Here’s the deep clue: Jupiter. Jupiter is in Scorpio. I’m betting on a long shot here, but I’d put my money where my mouth is, and suggest that it wold be nice to get a breath of cigar-tainted air in the Governor’s mansion for a couple of years. Shake up some of the politics.
He’s got a tough road ahead, but if you’re curious, he’ll be on The Tonight Show, Wednesday night.
“Bait the hook well: this fish will bite.”
Claudio in Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing (II.iii.109)