Kinky? (Yes!)
According to a recent ruling by Texas’ own Secretary of State Roger Williams, Carole Keeton Strayhorn will not be allowed to use “Grandma” on the November ballot, but Richard Friedman will be listed alongside his nickname, Kinky.
Strayhorn, who remarried after her last election win and now sports a different last name, wanted to include Grandma on the ballot alongside her name because of the slogan (“One Tough Grandma”) she frequently includes in advertising for her gubernatorial campaign.
The ruling is said to have gone down the way it did because Kinky is more of a nickname, while Grandma, in addition to being what her grandkids call her, is more of a slogan.
Only in Texas do you get to choose between a Kinky and a lady who almost got to be called Grandma on the ballot (or you could choose someone else alltogether, as there are a few options with less nicknames.)
UPDATE (7/13): According to the Chronicle, Strayhorn has filed a lawsuit against the Texas secretary of state in a further attempt to allow her to be called “Grandma” on the ballot. Strayhorn contends that grandma is a nickname, not a slogan, while Secretary Williams maintains that she has never used it as a nickname during previous elections or on her petition to run as an independent in this particular election.
Dude!!! That’s so awesome about Kinky. Too bad the voting booths around me are electronic as I would like to save a copy of the ballot for posterity’s sake.
And you know, I would have voted for Carole Keyton Strayhorn, but her office never returned my phone calls and emails for interviews with the HouMetBlog.
Kinky, however, was a pro and all-around good guy! He sure did talk alot though. Right Laanba?
Would have been real funny to have “one kinky grandma” as a candidate…
“one kinky grandma” *snicker*
Gov — you and Laanba’s Kinky interview was rocking: http://houston.metblogs.com/archives/2005/05/pretty_kinky_st.phtml
“one kinky grandma”
now THAT’S a campaign slogan!
Was there a Houston connection here?