Kinky Is As Kinky Does

This guy is, to use a really old term, a hoot. Kinky Friedman is running for governor of Texas. What the hell, he can't be worse than others who were elected.

An independent candidate for Texas governor rode in a St. Patrick's Day parade car Saturday with his trademark black hat and burning cigar — plus a beer in his hand, an apparent violation of the state's open container law.

Kinky Friedman's spokeswoman acknowledged that he drank from a can of Guinness handed to him. Photographs taken by The Dallas Morning News showed Friedman, who wasn't driving, holding the beer and appearing to take a drink.

State law prohibits opened alcoholic beverages in the passenger area of a motor vehicle. The Class C misdemeanor carries a maximum fine of $500.

Hey, he broke the law. Sounds like he's the perfect politician. So why isn't he running as a Republican? I think I know. He didn't deny he had done it.

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