An entry by
Rush Roberts
Kinky Friedman Campaign Office and Technical Coordinator for Bexar County
In the Texas gubernatorial race, the other shoe (or boot, in this case) seems to have dropped over the past week and a half. We’ve seen a badly staged debate riddled with questions seemingly written by middle-school students that largely disregarded the […]

Texans and locals of Robertson county (and surrounding counties) need to be watching out for the U.S. Supreme Court right now. One case on the docket is with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and it’s ability to regulate power plant and auto emissions. And if you haven’t heard there is a new […]

Hey folks. We have an NEW project going on at TexasToday.org. It’s a new forum and news source for independent Texans to stay organized, informed, and active. We’re still in the preliminary construction and recruitment phases, but the site is functional. If you want to become a contributor, click on write, […]

We hope everyone is having a great time with their families and friends. Be safe and have fun. Don’t forget to tell your family about Team Texas.

From Rob, Cody and the rest of GetKinky.org

Team Texas - Turning Texas Around

Hey fellow Texans,

We’re in the preliminary stages but are eager to keep the fire burning and the parasites to a minimum. Consider this a meeting ground for honest people who want to organize and turn Texas around. A few goals of ours:

To promote common sense and common honesty for common people

To provide a forum for independent minded people to discuss and debate Texas’ issues and offer creative compromises to move forward instead of left or right

To provide a forum for local journalism and for organizing locally to become active in your community - all politics is local

To promote political reform through fair ballot access, fair and open debates, initiative and referendum, same day voter registration, publicly funded campaigns, lobby reform and redistricting reform

To take a closer look at how we conduct elections

The Team Texas Google Group is not the same thing as the NEW site we’ll be launching soon. So have a great, fun, and safe Thanksgiving and don’t forget to tell all your friends and family to join Team Texas. By discussions, click view all to find your area and check in once you sign up. It just takes a minute.

We’ll be launching a new site early next week. We’re hoping Monday, but let’s get real, probably Tuesday, which really means Wednesday. Who knows? Just wanted to let yall folks know that we’re not letting this thing sit. We’re working diligently to keep the momentum going. If you would like to write for the new […]

Leave a comment so we can compile a database of independently minded Texans, and hell, all Americans are welcome. If you have any ideas or resources available like writing skills, computer skills, financial capabilities, or anything else you feel would benefit the uprising of a new independent voice for Texas, the bigger the army the better. All politics is local, so we would start there but with a national vision. We haven’t received an official endorsement of, but we have the personal blessings of Dean Barkley, Laura Stromberg, Chris Duel (radio talk show host in San Antonio), and already a list of 15-20 people wanting to lend a helping hand.

We don’t know where we’re taking this, but we feel there needs to be a voice for all the concerns of independently minded people, whether you lean left or lean right, and we need to keep the momentum going through the next election and then the next.

When you leave a comment, make sure to put your email address in the blank space provided, not in the actual comment. You don’t have to say much, just a hello, but if you have ideas or any resources available, let us know. Stick around folks, the party just started.

We’re working relentlessly trying to bring you a new forum for Independent Texans. We hope to have something up in the next week or two, so please stick around. Many of us, and when I say that, I mean me, are playing catch up with work and school, but look forward to some big changes in the near future. Cody and I are brainstorming, and we do read every single comment for ideas. Keep them coming. We are listening.

In the mean time, we thank Chris Duel for providing this footage. Here’s Kinky in San Antonio at a book signing on November 11th.

**UPDATE Tuesday November 14th**

So apparently nothing has coming of this yet, and most likely nothing will. If anything changes, I’ll update.

**UPDATE Friday November 10th 5:35pm**

Kinky was on the Chris Duel Show today from his ranch. Chris was talking about a fund raiser KTSA was having, and Kinky made a $5000 contribution to the Red Cross to help San Antonio military families, which was totally spontaneous. He said, “I won the money from a bet on Lieberman, what goes around comes around.” The highest contribution the whole day, and in fact KTSA’s highest ever. Chris commended Kinky on his positive and motivational campaign.

Rick Perry will call Kinky on Monday. Kinky said, “I will not sell out. It has to be good for Texas, good for Perry, and good for Kinky.” He went on to say, “Rick lost the cowboys, and he lost the Indians, and he lost the farmers, and he lost the spirit of Texas,” speculating as to what this hoopla is all about.

So apparently, Kinky and Perry will speak on the phone on Monday. We’ll report back with any new details.[…]

In our efforts to be a voice for independently minded people, maybe we should listen to what the people are saying. So here you go folks. Rant away.

Where are you from? What are your top three issues you’d like to see change? What are some specific local issues facing you or your community? What are some statewide and national issues that really hit home with you. What’s on your mind Texas, and hell, you too America, what’s bothering you? Be articulate and do a little research. Offer solutions or suggestions. This is your time, use it.