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Kinky Friedman: ‘Obama has done for the economy what pantyhose did for foreplay’

Jeff Poor Media Reporter
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When Kinky Friedman mounted his unlikely Texas gubernatorial campaign against Rick Perry in 2006, he articulated a “dewussification” of Texas platform. Friedman has apparently since realized that what he has in Texas is much better than what the rest of the country has.

On Monday’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” Friedman explained why Perry is his candidate for president and Obama isn’t.

“[I] think, you know, he’s a fellow Texan and so forth, but I’ve kind of in a Lincoln and Churchill spirit, I’m finding good in a former foe, you know, and there’s a lot of good in Rick Perry,” Friedman said. “[W]ell, there’s one thing — he’s a nuts-and-bolts guy with the economy. If you’re going to give Obama credit for killing bin Laden, you got to give Rick Perry credit for doing pretty well with the Texas economy. And Obama has done for the economy what pantyhose did for foreplay.”

O’Reilly pointed out that Texas under Perry’s leadership has had a budget gap of between $15 and $27 billion. That’s still better than Obama’s record, Friedman said.

“Well, you know, part of it is that I would support Charlie Sheen over Obama,” he said. “But I think there’s a dignity in Rick Perry and there’s a — I really think that his best days are ahead of him and, you know, it’s hard to distinguish himself as a governor.”

Friedman also suggested that Perry is that rarest of breeds: an honest politician: “Oh yeah, if he follows the cowboy way, which he does: ride, shoot straight and tell the truth.”