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Kinky Friedman, a Politician With an Online Community and a Sane Energy Plan

The energy crisis is a lot like the weather: everyone talks about it, but nobody does anything about it. Well, Kinky Friedman -- best-selling mystery writer and former lead singer of the Texas Jewboys, and now Independent Texas gubernatorial candidate -- has rolled out a radical energy plan. I bet it flies like a red balloon in the fossil fuel producing state of Texas, but I sure wish I could vote for him.

His campaign homepage is a blog. He's covering social media with a MySpace page with 23425 friends and Facebook.

The Kinkster, who could be Texas' first independent governor since Sam Houston, rolled out his Texas energy proposal today, saying he wants to substantially boost renewable energy production, and noting that the state's "capacity to generate energy from wind, solar and biofuel sources is 400 times greater than the amount Texas is currently using."

"Texas was once the world's leading energy producer," Friedman said in a written policy statement. "We have the resources to be self-sufficient. We have enormous solar, wind and biofuel capabilities. What we lack is leadership."

via sustainablog

Categories: Best Practices, Blogging and Moblogging, Politics

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BL Ochman | Aug 18 06 1:07 | TrackBack (0)

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Someone without the balls to identify himself made a 2,673 word anti- Kinky Friedman comment which I have elected not to run.

This decision is based on the fact that this person has a "stop kinky" blog that he publishes anonymously.

What's Next Blog believes people have a right to their opinions as long as they identify who they are, and define their agenda, especially when it comes to politics.
B.L.

Posted by: Stop Kinky at August 18, 2006 3:07 PM

I have an interesting article on how many times Kinky Friedman was searched for on the internet on major search engines in June and July. The results are pretty interesting when compared to the other candidates. His whole campaign is hinged to voter turnout. If we have a high voter turnout like Minnesotans for Jesse Ventura or like the recent Conn. primaries, most likely that will benefit Kinky. Thanks for your support.

Posted by: TheLongHaul at August 25, 2006 1:14 PM

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