- Kinky Friedman will not leave one asparagus stalk behind.
Hey, Kinky. I just read that you are running for ag commissioner. You have my vote. Thanks for tagging Jim “Friend of the Farmer” Hightower as your adviser. The two of you will shine a light on small producers and farmers all across the great state of Texas. Please don’t listen to those uptight bureaucrats who call you nasty names and think you aren’t qualified. Jim Hightower? Do you think a candidate should have special skills?
“You have to have a pulse and a few brain cells,” Hightower said. “He’ll make the point that the agriculture commissioner doesn’t farm. The agriculture commissioner is supposed to work on polices [sic] that help farmers and build coalitions.”
Kinky, what sayeth?
“I might not know how to grow organic asparagus, but I can find the people who do,” he said. “It takes a bully pulpit, but you need to ride straight and tell the truth.”
The DMN has a longer version of the story. Kinky, this bully pulpit is open to you at all times.
