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Kinky speaks on campus
Rachel Nelson
Issue date: 10/5/06 Section: Front Page
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Those are the ingredients politics is missing, independent candidate for governor Kinky Friedman told spectators in the Concert Hall Theater Tuesday morning.
Friedman addressed issues that will affect the Lone Star State in upcoming years, including funding for community colleges.
"I think they're underfunded," he said.
Legalizing casino gambling is something Friedman plans to accomplish if he becomes governor.
"We invented Texas Hold 'Em and we can't even play it here," he said.
Friedman said casinos would help fund education, which is what many voters thought the Texas Lottery was designed to do. He criticized the current system.
"This Texas Lottery business has me very disturbed," he said.
Friedman pointed out that millions of dollars have been spent on billboards stating how much money has gone to education through the Texas Lottery.
He mentioned that in Georgia, any high school student who maintains a B average goes to college free because of their lottery. That is something he would like to see happen in Texas.
Friedman also addressed the swarm of illegal immigrants penetrating the Texas border. He said he would like to see 10,000 National Guard troops on the border.
"I'm not afraid of offending people, believe me," he said.
Friedman said he is not against immigration for those who desire to work but that he does believe they should pay taxes by obtaining a proposed "taxpayers ID card" that a person must carry to work in Texas. Employers caught hiring illegal immigrants tax-free would be fined $25,000 for a first offense and $50,000 thereafter under Friedman's plan.
"I'm not a hard-ass on illegals," Friedman said. "Who would Jesus deport?"
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