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As the Republican governor with famously spiffy locks seeks re-election, the head of a Houston hair products company that Perry recently touted says he might be running for governor — as a Democrat.
Farouk Shami, 66 , founder and board chairman of Farouk Systems Inc., hosted Perry at his company's headquarters in July for a news conference announcing the company's decision to move manufacturing facilities from South Korea and China to Texas, bringing 1,200 jobs to Houston. Perry called Shami, who was born in what was then Palestine, someone "who pretty much embodies the American dream."
Now, Shami, who has never run for office, is pondering a run to replace Perry, though their philosophies sound similar. Shami says he wants to bring jobs to Texas and avoid raising taxes. He said Perry "is a wonderful person" but lacks business experience.
"I have the capability to run the state as a business," said Shami, whose shampoos, hair dryers and flat irons are sold around the world under the BioSilk and CHI brands. "People are tired of politicians."
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/2009/09/04/0904farouk.htmlI think one more clown and we have a gen-you-wine circus.