SUPPORTING CINDY SHEEHAN but not Kinky

[thorne dreyer]

Chill.  I agree with you.  We need to mobilize behind viable Democratic candidates wherever we can (as long as they're not gutless posturing Republicans Lite).  We must do it for survival, and fast, before they totally consolidate power, gerrymander and legislate and intimidate themselves into a virtually impenetrable position,  consummating whatever unholy and unthinkable bargains they make with the filthy rich, and establish a virtual religious state, before "dissent" and "treason" are  made synonyms under the law and before simply shaking down the poor lacks sufficient kick and poverty becomes grounds for indefinite detention. (Whew! I need a nap.)  But I guess I don't figure Kinky to be a threat to a serious Democratic candidate.  I guess I just don't see him as an Ahnald (even if he may be starting to think of himself that way). I think he'll just energize things and draw more attention to the race.  I personally think that people are so alarmed by the state of things that they
 would flock to a viable Democrat and wouldn't seriously consider throwing their votes away.  Kinky might draw 
in first-time voters and some washed up cynics and country fried intellectuals  -- but my guess is that a substantial number of such Kinkster groupies would, push come to shove, actually VOTE for a Democrat if such a Democrat is truly making a race of it.  And I guess bottom line I believe that humor and fun make Republicans -- especially the pursed lip self-righteous ones -- seriously ill at ease.  Out of their element. Could be totally out to lunch with this one, but that's my top of the head read. Speaking of lunch.....

Frances Morey <frances_morey at yahoo.com> wrote:
The religious right is tight with the entrenched status quo. A Democratic victory would devastate the religious right AND the Republicaners. A "protest" vote for Kinky, whose idea of protest is to not vote at all, is an equally empty gesture. If you want entertainment buy a ticket and attend a performance. The Kinkster hasn't a snowballs chance in hell and would be even less effective as governor than Ahnold or Jesse, neither of whom proved to be exceptional leaders. Comedy and music run on nuance, which is not terribly effective against the likes of DeLay and Rove. Politics is hard ball.  
FM

thorne dreyer <thornedreyer at yahoo.com> wrote:
Of course what you say about Kinky is valid, but man would it freak out the religious right!

Jon Ford <jonmfordster at hotmail.com> wrote: The Kinkster business is typical if what goes on in politics today-- embrace 
of "fake" candidates who are really just celebrities with no real experience 
or desire to run a state or work with legislators. The list of guys like 
this who have won on name and failed once they got to the big house is 
getting longer all the time-- Jesse Ventura and Arnold to name just two 
(well, you can add George W. Bush for that matter). Kinky is funny and 
creative, but if he wins it won't be a big step forward for Texas.

Jon


<;In other political scuttlebutt I also plan to support Chris Bell for the 
Democratic candidacy taking on Gov. Goodhair this fall. His formal 
announcement and campaign kick off rally is on Sunday, Aug. 14, at 2:00 pm 
on UT campus at the foot of the MKL statue near 23rd and San Jacinto. He's a 
proud alum.
>Whe n Chris Bell spoke as a virtual unknown to some 200 
Deaniac-style Democrats in Meetup at Scholz Garten in the Spring he got a 
standing ovation from the entire room. He is smart and focused and respects 
the electorate enough to tell the truth. That's a new political gambit for 
sure in these times. Unlike the Kinkster, I feel sure he voted many times in 
the last ten years, even in the US House of Representatives where he 
represented Harris County. His district was carved up by the Deadly Delay 
Political SWAT team with the Redistricting juggernaut we witnessed in the 
Texas Legislature. It's get even




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