Kinky Friedman Drops Bid for Texas Governor
Musician and author Kinky Friedman will drop his Democratic bid for Texas governor and seek the agriculture commissioner post instead.
"This has never been about me; this has always been about what is best for the people of Texas and the Democratic Party," Friedman said Monday.
Friedman finalized his decision after meeting with Democratic gubernatorial candidates Bill White and Farouk Shami separately over the weekend. Friedman campaign consultant Colin Strother described the meetings with both men as "very, very good", but Friedman is declining to endorse either Democratic candidate at this point. Friedman's visit with White at the mayor ...
Comments (2)
Robbie Cooper
I find it only somewhat surprising that you failed to name the incumbent Commissioner of Agriculture, Todd Staples in this piece.
His name's Todd Stapels, by the way. Oh, and he's a Republican. Just like every other state-wide elected official in Texas.
Good man. Well suited to the job. A graduate of Texas A & M University with a degree in Agricultural Economics, which might come in handy with a job like Commissioner of Agriculture.
Or the fact that 4 years ago, Staples beat the other man you do reference in this piece, Hank Gilbert, by 13% for Ag Commissioner.
I know the Trib has only been in business for 6 weeks, but a search of "Friedman" on the site returns 33 articles that mention the singer/author. Several of those articles are ABOUT Friedman.
Meanwhile, a search for Todd Staples returns 5 posts. Not one of which actually is about our current Ag Commissioner or his bid for re-election.
Sometimes bias is shown not necessarily in what you chose to write about, but what you choose NOT to write about.
Joe
Hank Gilbert would make a damned good agriculture commissioner. Not so the Kinkster, who reminds me of the worst ag commissioner since I arrived in Texas in 1983 -- Jim Hightower, who knew nothing about Texas farming and ranching and only hoped to use the office as a springboard to a higher one.