At Least The Beer Didn't Kill Anyone
Candidate Friedman caught drinking beer in parade car (AP)
Gubernatorial hopeful Kinky Friedman rode in a St. Patrick's Day parade car Saturday with his trademark black hat and burning cigar _ plus a beer in his hand, an apparent violation of the state's open container law.
A spokeswoman for Friedman, the author and musician running as an independent, acknowledged that the candidate drank from a can of Guinness handed to him. State law prohibits opened alcoholic beverages in the passenger area of a motor vehicle. The Class C misdemeanor carries a maximum fine of $500.
This won't hurt Friedman's marketing political campaign, and might even help it.
What won't help the marketing or political campaign is his support of a twice-convicted triple murderer.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 03/14/06 07:43 | Texas | Technorati
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His beer of choice may negatively impact his campaign, however.
For everyone knows REAL Texans drink Shiner!
Posted by Mr. Hutchison @ 09:29 on 03/14/06
C'mon, Mr. Hutchinson, it was a St. Patrick's Day parade, although on every other day of the year, you're absolutely right.
Somebody on his campaign staff had a great comment: "He drank, but he didn't swallow."
Posted by another precinct chair @ 10:51 on 03/14/06
I agree that this will help.
This is just more press Kinky didn't have to pay for.
Posted by RightOfTexas @ 11:12 on 03/14/06
Texas has an open container law now? What's this country coming to?
Posted by Tom Hanna @ 16:36 on 03/14/06
I love his comment about Guiness though. Priceless.
I heard the same saying in Ireland, I think the Guiness Factory had it on a banner or something
Posted by Steelsun @ 18:44 on 03/14/06
So if "real Texans" drink Shiner, then who drinks Lone Star? And for that matter, who drinks Ziegen Bock?
Posted by The R Man @ 20:46 on 03/14/06
Real Texans *with money and taste buds* drink Shiner. Real Texans without money or taste buds drink Lonestar.
Posted by R Alex @ 00:17 on 03/16/06
So Lone Star really *is* cheap in Texas? I've heard that-it was a favorite college beer for a Texas cousin of mine, but hereabouts Lone Star is usually no more than 50 cents cheaper, per six-pack, than Shiner
Posted by The R Man @ 08:16 on 03/16/06
The Texans who drink Lone Star are the ones who eat beans in their chili.
As for Ziegen Bock . . . shhhh . . . those of us outside the republic of Texas aren't supposed to know about that.
Posted by Mr. Hutchison @ 08:58 on 03/16/06
I was wondering if this really means we have to outlaw bachelorette parties in limos... Hmmm...
Posted by Kimmy @ 15:40 on 03/18/06
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