Kinky Friedman Closing Gap on Rick Perry

surveyusa.com ^

[Lunatic Fringe]

Perry and Strayhorn have regressed, Strayhorn by a considerable margin, while Bell (15 to 23) and Friedman (16 to 23) have moved up. Bell is finally consolidating Democratic support (from a pathetic 32 percent in April to 44% in July and 55% this time) and is getting more Independents (from 10% to 18%), while Friedman has picked up Republicans (from 10% to 23%) and more Indies (32% to 39%). Both Perry (65% to 56%) and Strayhorn (20% to 14%) have seen their GOP strength decline. Strayhorn has also seen her Democratic support wane, as she's dropped from 30% to 20%.

[Lunatic Fringe]

You posted the solution from his website... more pay for teachers.

Why is education any different from other businesses? You get the best results when you get the best people. If we want educated kids, we need good teachers and we're not going to do that by paying $6,000 less than the national average.

[Aggie Mama]

and promoting a business tax that business requested

???????

[Jaded]

That just depends on which poll you look at.

ABC13 in Houston is running a series called Putting political ads to truth test 9/19

Last week's segment Putting political ads to truth test 9/14

[no dems]

Try this "fact" on for size: Kinky is the only candidate in favor of putting THE TEN COMMANDMENTS and prayer back into every public school in Texas.

R U A Texan? I bet not.

[penelopesire]

You my friend are not a conservative. No conservative in their right mind believes money is the solution for education. That is a propaganda spew straight from the teacher's unions. John Stossel just did an excellent expose on the myth of 'more money'...check it out. Also Ann Colter dispel's the mythology of higher teacher salaries in her newest book 'Godless'...lol

[Texasforever]

Try this "fact" on for size: Kinky is the only candidate in favor of putting THE TEN COMMANDMENTS and prayer back into every public school in Texas.

LOL. He also wants pot legalized and gay Marriage legalized. Why not just run Willie Nelson?

[REDWOOD99]

I'm not forgetting anything. I'm just saying that Perry will win. Nothing negative about Friedman. Perry has a 12-13 point lead over 2 opponents, he has the backing of the GOP, he is the incumbent, and he has the precedent of Jesse Ventura.

[no dems]

I'll actively start the 'recall kinky' drive the minute he's elected.

Maybe you could enlist Pat Buchanan to help you in your effort. He wants to impeach President Bush without a valid reason. Maybe you two could be a team.

[COEXERJ145]

I've lived in Texas my entire life, thank you very much.

I would not vote for Kinky if he was the only candidate on the ballot. Just like I will not vote for Van Taylor for Congress.

[penelopesire]

"Why not just run Willie Nelson?"

Because he hasn't paid off his income tax from 1974 and was just arrested for pot and mushrooms yesterday....lol

[dmw]

"The whole state will go to the dogs if we elect Kinky. Sorry folks, but that is the truth."

Texas is going to be the laughing stock of the US if Kooky gets elected. If he wins, I am sure that he will only be a one term governor because the people of Texas will come to realize how foolish they were to elect a goof ball like him. Imagine, Willie Nelson will be in his administration. What a joke!

[no dems]

We sure as hell don't need a pot head in office.

Pot head or air head; very little difference except the pot head does have moments of sobriety and sanity.

[lonestar]

Kinky could pull a Jesse Ventura.

Instead of telling jokes, would become one?

[RichardW]

Everyone I know is voting for Kinky. Perry has been a huge flop.

[Jaded]

Pfft.

TASP was before TAAS. It was originally implement because so many functionally illiterate students were being passed on. It was tied to Ross's pet project No Pass No Play. Standardized testing has been around alot longer than that in Texas, however it stopped once elementary school was over.

Part of the problem with the school system is the bloated administration, consultants and the waste of time and money for "seminars" teachers go to during the school year. Then there is the waste of time and energy making sure everyone has positive self-esteem because we are all the center of the universe. (Sing 2 verses of Kumbayah now) If teachers simply taught the 3R's the students would pass the tests.

[Texasforever]

Pot head or air head; very little difference except the pot head does have moments of sobriety and sanity.

So you consider a guy that calls himself "KINKY" not an airhead?

[ARealMothersSonForever]

"Progress has been made this week in Austin, as legislators move toward a consensus on education finance reform and a tax plan to pay for it.On Monday the Texas House passed an education reform bill authored by Rep. Kent Grusendorf (R-Arlington), which sets the framework for a substantial overhaul of public education nationwide."House Bill 2 brings record funding to Texas' school children," said Rep. Kent Grusendorf (Dallas), Chairman of the Public Education Committee and author of the bill. "This legislation moves Texas forward with increased efficiency, more accountability and more money to give all our students a chance at success."

Yesterday the House Committee on Ways and Means passed a school finance plan.The House plan, which will subsidize a 27-cent per $100 valuation property tax cut, is expected to come before the full house next week.The plan preserves the current franchise tax, but expands it to include more companies than it currently does.The plan will also add an additional one-cent to the current sales tax, and will expand the list of taxable services and products.There will also be an additional $1 per pack cigarette tax.

Governor Perry voiced his approval of the progress made toward a school finance reform solution, saying, “I applaud Chairman Keffer and the House leadership for voting out of committee a good bill. Keffer’s compromise plan will provide substantial property tax relief and close loopholes in the franchise tax so every corporation pays its share. This vote signals important progress toward a school finance agreement.”
It still remains to be seen what finance solution will be proposed by the senate, but insiders speculate a deal will be easily brokered between House and Senate leaders.With 19 days remaining in the special session, who knows, legislators may even get a chance to work on some of Governor Perry’s pet projects like taxpayer protection."

http://www.texasinsider.org/scoop/texas_legislature_on.htm

The "Robin Hood" Plan that was ruled unconstitutional by the Texas Supreme court was a defacto state property tax on individuals. All of the NON-Texans on this thread want Kinky. They want to kill Interstate road construction, and damage Texas.

[REDWOOD99]

You need to go outside once in a while.

[msnimje]

Doggone it, I can't remember his name.

He was involved in politics LONG before he became governor of California.

Perhaps you could take the time to read a speech he gave in 1964 titled, "A Time for Choosing."

By the way, comparing Ronald Reagan to Kinky Friedman or Jesse Ventura is ridiculous.

[MissAmericanPie]

In Texas the Lt. Governor has more actual power, I have always wondered why more serious attention is not paid to who holds that postition.

With Perry gone, perhaps someone will step in and put a stop to Spain owning toll roads in Texas, to tax payer paid highways being turned into toll roads, the Trans-Texas Corridor, and other non-sense.

What if you built a toll-road and no one came?