I'm going to claim that this technically falls just inside the tenuous line between "music" and other categories so I can link to it. Because it's great.
Kinky Friedman (country singer, mystery novelist, and now gubernatorial candidate for Texas) has a terrific new campaign cartoon. Were I a Texan, I would probably vote for him on the basis of this cartoon (and the song "Ride 'em Jewboy," and the book The Case of the Missing Puppethead.) He's calling for the "dewussification" of Texas. Well, why the hell not?
As goofy as he may be, ("Elect me the first Jewish Governor of Texas and I promise I'll lower the speed-limit to 54.95"), he illustrates some issues that should be a concern to any proud Texan, of which my dad is one.
Texas is 1st in executions and 49th in education...and dropping. Yet about only 30% of eligible voters actually voted in the last gubernatorial election.
Dr_Frank
Oakland, CA
May 2005
SEP 22, 2005 08:09 AM