Dead Democrats and Jon

Fri Aug 12 14:39:04 EDT 2005

Ed--Thanks for thr brief history of Texas politics. I don't necessarily 
believe people should always vote for Democrats, but Kinkey is a joke 
candidate. He might "shake things up" but not in a particularly helpful way.

Jon

The GOP of Texas &gt;evolved from the conservative Democrats right after 
the era when &gt;Price Daniels, Sam Rayburn, LBJ, and those guys ran the 
state. &gt;The Democrats have had some real prizes too, Dolpf, Mark, and 
 &gt;Preston &quot;Frijoles&quot; Smith. THe only good Democrat I can 
think of is &gt;Bob Bullock and he was not all that clean.And I could 
name others. &gt; &gt;They were Democrats in name only. Sharpstown was 
a Democratic event. &gt;I worked in the dirty tricks division of the 
Sissy Farenthold &gt;campaign and we lost. I worked for Sarah Weddington 
another Democrat &gt;and a good one who told me last month at lunch that 
the Democrats &gt;are in deep shit in Texas and she should 
know. &gt; &gt;I think that what happens when a joker wants to play 
the deck really &gt;does get shuffled. Kinky is not funny, but he is 
smart and he writes &gt;pretty good books and he rescues dogs. He will 
throw a curve into &gt;the already set ways of these money spending 
idiots.He gives the &gt;voters a choice other than the two modly old 
parties. &gt; &gt;The Democratic Party in Texas has shot itself in the 
foot and leg &gt;and stomach and is a hopeless case. Ann Ricahrds 
thought she would &gt;win without trying and we bid her Aloha. Hightower 
a good man was &gt;way to progressive for this state and the add with 
him and Jesse &gt;Jackson shaking hands in front of a burning American 
flag doomed &gt;him. &gt; &gt;The two senate seats are set for the 
next decade. There are a few &gt;democrats out there but they sound a 
lot like Republican clones to &gt;me. Their lives revolve around big oil 
and big business. At least &gt;Kinky will start with an empty plate. We 
are in trouble my friends &gt;and there are few ways to make changes and 
Kinky just might be one? &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;Charlie 
Loving &gt; &gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;From: 
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Kinkster &gt;business is typical if what goes on in politics today-- 
 &gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;embrace of &amp;quot;fake&amp;quot; candidates who 
are really just &gt;celebrities with no &lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;real 
experience or desire to run a state &gt;or work with legislators. 
&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;The list of guys like this who &gt;have won on name 
and failed once they &lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;got to the big house &gt;is 
getting longer all the time-- Jesse Ventura &lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;and Arnold to 
 &gt;name just two (well, you can add George W. Bush for 
&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;that &gt;matter). Kinky is funny and creative, but if 
he wins it won't &gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;be a big step forward for 
 &gt;Texas.&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;Jon&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;;In 
other &gt;political scuttlebutt I also plan to support Chris Bell 
&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;for &gt;the Democratic candidacy taking on Gov. 
Goodhair this fall. His &gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;formal announcement and 
campaign kick off rally is on &gt;Sunday, Aug. &lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;14, at 
2:00 pm on UT campus at the foot of the &gt;MKL statue near 23rd 
&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;and San Jacinto. He's a proud 
 &gt;alum.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt;When Chris Bell spoke as 
&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;a virtual &gt;unknown to some 200 Deaniac-style 
Democrats in Meetup at &gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;Scholz Garten in the Spring 
he got a standing ovation from &gt;the &lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;entire room. He 
is smart and focused and respects the &gt;electorate 
&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;enough to tell the truth. That's a new political 
 &gt;gambit for sure in &lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;these times. Unlike the 
Kinkster, I feel &gt;sure he voted many times in &lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;the 
last ten years, even in the &gt;US House of Representatives where he 
&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;represented Harris &gt;County. His district was carved 
up by the Deadly &lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;Delay &gt;Political SWAT team with 
the Redistricting juggernaut we &gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;witnessed in the 
Texas Legislature. It's get 
 &gt;even&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt; &gt; &gt;