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MsHannahRose		2006-08-19 09:05:52 AM

Not THE Willie Nelson, but you know, his name is Willie Nelson.

GalvestonBeachBum		2006-08-19 09:14:13 AM

No, it's THE Willie.

Dancin_In_Anson		2006-08-19 09:48:24 AM

Tis true.

orrinbloquy		2006-08-19 11:22:06 AM

[insert ironic Willie Nelson song quote here]

Unright		2006-08-19 12:28:47 PM

Yeah, but it's Kinky Friedman's choice...

So it's pretty unlikely..

Dancin_In_Anson		2006-08-19 12:34:57 PM

Unright: eah, but it's Kinky Friedman's choice...

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BizarreRecords		2006-08-19 12:38:55 PM

I think by now 75% of the population of Texas has had their picture taken with Kinky Friedman.

Oh, and why is this

Cloptimus		2006-08-19 01:30:37 PM

Awesome. BioWillie!

Franco		2006-08-19 01:31:32 PM

if the hippies are right and they can turn pot into cheap gas willie nelson will find a way.

RoscoePColtrane		2006-08-19 01:33:23 PM

Weed Czar

GodsTumor		2006-08-19 01:34:38 PM

if the hippies are right and they can turn pot into cheap gas willie nelson will find a way.

Nothing new there hemp power!

fien111		2006-08-19 01:43:12 PM

(in whiny voice) "stop it! it's pointing in my eye! stoooop

neofox87		2006-08-19 01:43:36 PM

Yeah, too bad he was killed last night.

/He was playing "On The Road Again".
//Window seat
///VERY old joke
////slashie slashie

whaleburger		2006-08-19 01:43:58 PM

I'm sure as hell voting for Kinky.

fien111		2006-08-19 01:44:00 PM

sorry wrong one...never mind that last post there

SuburbanCowboy		2006-08-19 01:47:28 PM

Vote Kinky in 06!!!!
Willie did sing a song by Kinky. It's called "Ride Em' Jewboy"

skinink		2006-08-19 01:49:37 PM

"... reiterated his top pick to implement his energy plan that emphasizes renewable sources: Willie Nelson."

Putting Willie Nelson in charge of renewable sources is like puttin G Gordon Liddy in charge of Homeland Security.

ValentineMichaelSmith		2006-08-19 01:51:51 PM

LOL
fien111 are you running on hemp?

Liche		2006-08-19 01:52:19 PM

/First thing that came to my mind.
//Probably not obscure.

meatpriest		2006-08-19 01:53:24 PM

I ,for one, welcome our new Energy Czar!

LamOtter		2006-08-19 01:53:39 PM

hey, skinink, he'll be a good figurehead that brings attention to the energy policy. he's done plenty getting biodiesel to Austin. of course, you probably know jack shiat about Texas, so feel free to pick another thread to post trite comparisons.

Ow My Balls		2006-08-19 02:07:55 PM

Yes! Let's Hook up turbines to the end of all bongs, bowls, and joints. No, wait...The War on Drugs has successfully prevented 99.9999% of would-be users from partaking marijuana. Never mind.

UKerupt		2006-08-19 02:08:13 PM

Getting politicians out of Texas politics will be the best thing Kinky does when he wins in November

Irregardless		2006-08-19 02:09:51 PM

It can safely be said that there will be no drug testing in order to get this job.

skinink		2006-08-19 02:10:43 PM

LamOtter
"hey, skinink, he'll be a good figurehead that brings attention to the energy policy. he's done plenty getting biodiesel to Austin. of course, you probably know jack shiat about Texas, so feel free to pick another thread to post trite comparisons."

Listen, Bill O'Reilly, I paid for this microphone, er TotalFark account, so I'll post where I please. I pick this thread to piss in your Cheerios, since you seem to be wound up tighter than a Hemp rope.

And, no, I don't know anything about Texas, except that a Texas sympathiser named LamOtter has some anger issues.

titwrench		2006-08-19 02:13:28 PM

I see nothing wrong with this logic

Texas Di		2006-08-19 02:23:56 PM

I say if Minnesota gets a pro-wrestler "actor" as governor and California gets the Terminator... we can have Willie as Energy Czar. Out of the three, that's the least of a head-scratcher, I say.

But on the downside, it reeks of what a lot of people hate about GWB: handing over important jobs to his friends.

Texas politics have been all farked up for some time, though. Maybe it's time for something completely different.

/hasn't decided who to vote for yet

the biggest redneck here		2006-08-19 02:29:21 PM

I wish we had Kinky and Willie here in VA.

scraping-fetus-off-the-wheel		2006-08-19 02:35:24 PM

Kinky Friedman is actually going to help split up the republican vote during the general election.
Too bad Perry is going to win by a narrow margin. Church voter turnout will be heavy for him.

jrsyman		2006-08-19 02:41:16 PM

I thought he was busy with this campaign?

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GodsTumor		2006-08-19 02:50:37 PM

Texas could turn out to be a cool place after all!

dionysos		2006-08-19 02:52:22 PM

skinink: And, no, I don't know anything about Texas,

Hey, as long as you're honest.

Kinky's unveiled his energy policy, and this alone will probably get my vote. Strayhorn hasn't said squat about the issue that I can tell, and while Perry has done an okay job of promoting alternative energy it's still not enough imo.

Link

b_wayne		2006-08-19 02:52:52 PM

What are you doing here?

AnotherDisillusionedCollegeStudent		2006-08-19 02:55:41 PM

KINKY '06: WHY THE HELL NOT?

Khardynyl		2006-08-19 03:08:17 PM

I don't claim to know much about politics but personally, I'm a Kinky man.

Can't_Think_Of_A_Name		2006-08-19 03:10:17 PM

"... I really believe that musicians can better run this state than politicians."

Worth a shot.

Flatulent_Flea		2006-08-19 03:16:06 PM

Looks like a Governor to me.

inkdrinker		2006-08-19 03:31:44 PM

Willie Nelson put together the biggest biodiesel effort in the nation. So he's at least got some administrative experience, a proven dedication to alternative energy, and you know he's not some crooked Enron bastard who managed to avoid scrutiny.

It's not like it's Willie for head of Parks & Rec or Willie for attorney general

/or department of revenue...

cahier		2006-08-19 03:41:09 PM

Don't mess with Willie

Kinky for President

mrexcess		2006-08-19 03:42:52 PM

At this point I almost want to move to Texas just to vote for this guy.

cahier		2006-08-19 03:43:12 PM

Perry is at limp right wrist of the Bush admin and besides we have him to thank for the Katrina invasion or murders, crooks and thieves. Houston will never be the same

pinecone		2006-08-19 03:53:06 PM

He's not kinky, he's my govenor

malz		2006-08-19 03:53:06 PM

Personally I'd take any job with 'Czar' in the title, just because.

dagcat		2006-08-19 03:54:06 PM

the kinkster for prez....

though i wish he'd keep writing books

hootkr		2006-08-19 03:55:22 PM

Kinky secured my vote when I heard his awsome song about Charles Whitman a few weeks ago.

WalkingCarpet		2006-08-19 03:59:51 PM

Deserves a "Hero" tag.

Snarfle		2006-08-19 04:00:42 PM

skinink: And, no, I don't know anything about Texas

It's big, it's mostly flat, the people are odd, and the northern bits get nasty tornadoes. That's all you really need to know. Oh, and major petrochemical companies own just about all of the Gulf Coast.

DaSwankOne		2006-08-19 04:05:18 PM

WalkingCarpet Deserves a "Hero" tag.

Ditto.

www.kinkyfriedman.com

stonent		2006-08-19 04:08:28 PM

I read an article about him about a year ago. One of Kinky's campaign promises is to outlaw cat declawing in Texas.

I was like "huh?"

I'm all for cleaner fuels and stuff, but some of his stuff seems odd.