Frequently Asked Questions

We get a lot of questions about Kinky's positions and opinions. Here are answers to the ones we hear most frequently at headquarters, on the internet, and out on the road.

Q: Why is Kinky running as an independent?
A: Every Texan is an Independent at heart. Kinky is running with the people and for the people. You can't do that with the two current political parties, which are built and ruled by special interests.

Kinky will be beholden to no one and no party. All the people Kinky appoints will be appointed because they are the right people for the job, not because they are affiliated with a major party.


Q: Why should I vote for Kinky? What are his main issues?
A: Kinky believes there are several key issues facing Texas, including:

• The state of our public education system,
• The lack of affordable healthcare for Texas children,
• Our border relations with Mexico, and
• Our reliance on foreign fuels, which would be lessened by the introduction of renewable energy sources such as biodiesel and ethanol.

Q: How does Kinky plan to slow down illegal immigration into Texas?
A: Kinky's plans for illegal immigration include increasing the number of Texas National Guard troops on the border (from the current 1,500 to 10,000), imposing $25,000 and $50,000 fines on companies that hire illegal immigrants and requiring foreign nationals seeking employment to purchase a foreign taxpayer ID card once they have passed a criminal background check.

"Texas can no longer wait for our federal government to solve our illegal immigration problem," Friedman said. "These are steps that Texas can immediately take to help stem the tide of illegal immigrants penetrating our border."

If elected, Kinky also promises to meet regularly with Governors Bill Richardson (New Mexico) and Janet Napolitano (Arizona) to develop a coordinated border state plan to supplement federal efforts to curb illegal immigration.

Q: How would Kinky improve the education system?
A: Kinky proposes several options that, if implemented, would bring new money into the education budget and improve the state of education in Texas:

• Legalizing casino gambling ("Slots for Tots") to bring in billions per year,
• Closing corporate loopholes so that the 10,000 Texas businesses that are not currently paying taxes will be charged,
• Increasing teacher salaries—currently $6,000 below the national average,
• Establishing a Trust for Texas Heroes program to increase the salaries of teachers, cops, and firefighters through a 1 percent tax on oil and gas produced in Texas
• Outsourcing sports funding to sports companies/retailers, and
• Stopping the practice of "teaching to the test." The TAKS shouldn't be the sole focus of education in Texas.
• Establish the Texas Peace Corps, which would mobilize retirees, musicians, celebrities, and members of the community to volunteer in schools across Texas. This program would allow these volunteers to 'share their wisdom and love' by teaching music, the arts and shop in the public schools on a volunteer basis.

Q: What's Kinky's feeling on gun control?
A: The second amendment is every bit as important as the others. Texans have the right to keep and bear arms, as well as to hunt.


Q: How does Kinky feel about Trans-Texas Corridor (and toll roads in general)?
A: Kinky is opposed the Trans-Texas Corridor since it relies on toll road construction. He feels that the TTC is a land grab of the ugliest kind, with land being taken from hard-working ranchers and farmers in little towns and villages all over Texas. The people who will ultimately own that land are the same people who own the governor.


Q: What's Kinky's position on capital punishment?
A: Kinky is not anti-death-penalty, but he IS "anti-the-wrong-guy-getting-executed." Texas needs to take a serious look at the way it implements capital punishment—no one in this state wants the blood of innocent people on their hands.


Q: How does Kinky feel about abortion?
A: Kinky believes in a woman's right to choose.


Q: What is Kinky's position on gay marriage?
A: Kinky supports gay marriage and equal rights for homosexuals. He believes that the constitution protects everyone. As he says, "I believe love is bigger than government. And besides, they have a right to be as miserable as the rest of us."


Q: What is Kinky's position on school prayer?
A: Kinky favors optional, non-denominational prayer in school. He believes there's nothing wrong with children believing in something even if it's a rock or a tree.


Q: What is Kinky's position on the National Animal Identification System (NAIS)?
A: Though many livestock owners agree with the idea of a national tracking system, Kinky believes the proposed system places too much of the burden on the animal agricultural community and should not be mandatory.


Q: What is Kinky's position on stem cell research?
A: Kinky favors both state and federal funding of stem cell research.