Kinky Friedman News

Kinky Friedman laments Imus' demise

Apr 15, 2007, 20:39 GMT

The former Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman has known Don Imus since 1975, when according to Friedman, they met on stage at New York club, The Bottom Line ... more

Gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman to make pot legal?

Sep 15, 2006, 2:52 GMT

The man who penned 'They Don't Make Jews Like Jesus Anymore,' Kinky Friedman says he may favor legalizing marijuana to keep the prisons cleared out for real criminals, if Texans choose him over Rick Perry. ... more

Ann Richards, Ex-Governor of Texas, dead at 73

Sep 15, 2006, 2:05 GMT

Ann W. Richards, the silver fox and Texas Democrat who galvanized the 1988 Democratic National Convention with her trademark sassy keynote speech and was the state’s 45th governor until upset in 1994 by George W. Bush, has died Wednesday at her home in Austin. She was 73. ... more

Julia Roberts leads pack for biodiesel and ethanol reform

Jul 21, 2006, 15:07 GMT

Actress Julia Roberts is more than just a pretty woman.  Her heart is in the environment, and she wears it on her sleeve proudly. ... more

Kinky Friedman just may be the next Texas Governor

Jul 12, 2006, 15:45 GMT

I first saw Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys perform at a Willie Nelson picnic near Austin, back in the early eighties.  He performed the songs, Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in Bed and They Ain't Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore.    I fell in love.

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