Kinky Friedman for Governor

At a press conference in front of the Alamo, humorist Kinky Friedman announced his independent candidacy for governor and plans for the "de-wussification of Texas", which would include appointing Willie Nelson as head of the Texas Rangers.

"Don't worry about my lack of experience," he assured voters. "Trust me. I'm a Jew. I'll hire good people."

Friedman outlined his position on a variety of issues, such as capital punishment (which Texas leads the nation in). "I'm not anti-death penalty. I'm anti- the wrong guy getting executed. Two thousand years ago we executed an innocent man named Jesus Christ, and we don't want to make another mistake like that."

Friedman has over a year to collect 40,500 signatures of non-primary-participating registered voters in order to get on the November 2006 ballot. (And btw, the Stop Ashlee Petition already has over a quarter million.)