Candidate For Governor Wants To Be Called 'Grandma' On Ballot

[The Straight Story]

Candidate For Governor Wants To Be Called 'Grandma' On Ballot

POSTED: 7:02 pm EDT June 8, 2006
UPDATED: 7:05 pm EDT June 8, 2006

AUSTIN, Texas -- Independent candidate Carole Keeton Strayhorn is asking to be listed on the November ballot as Carole Keeton "Grandma" Strayhorn, saying that is how voters know her since her successful campaign for Texas comptroller in 1998, when she ran advertisements calling herself "One Tough Grandma."

"Everywhere we go -- speeches in Dallas or Houston, small gatherings in Tyler or Amarillo -- people will come up and refer to her as Grandma," said campaign spokesman Mark Sanders.

Strayhorn and musician and wiseacre Kinky Friedman, another independent trying to oust Republican Gov. Rick Perry, are still awaiting a decision from the Texas Secretary of State on whether they collected enough signatures to get on the ballot. If they make it onto the ballot, then the state must decide how they will be listed.

Friedman -- real first name: Richard -- has applied to appear as "Kinky Friedman." But he said Strayhorn should not be allowed to get her way.

http://www.local6.com/news/9344233/detail.html

[Democrat 4 Ever]

1. You know, I hope, that Grandma is Snotty Scotty McClellan's momma

The woman has been married more than Liz Taylor and Larry King combined. I'm sure she thought she was a shoo in for the GOP nomination since sonny boy was Chucklenut's main Propaganda Catapulter for awhile. Guess Snotty needed to be back in Texas "spending more time with the family and trying to get Grandma elected." I'm thinking the nut doesn't fall far from the tree.

[skipos]

2. Too bad all the dem and independent candidates are splitting the vote

since Perry (R) will not take a majority.

[StellaBlue]

3. Carol Fournames, at it again

I heard this on the local news earlier. :puke:

She's trying to follow in the great tradition of corrupt, pseudopopulist ideologues in the Texas governor's seat (see: Ferguson, Ma).

:puke:

[gkhouston]

4. self-delete

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Hey, when Al Lewis (a/k/a "Grandpa Munster" ran as the first

candidate on the Green Party for governor of NY, I believe his name was listed as Al "Grandpa" Lewis, and yes there was a dispute about it.

[greekspeak]

6. Reminds me of a situation back in Missouri, with a (R) state house member

This woman was on local TV for years as, Aunt Norma. Whenever she was up for reelection, "aunt" Norma Champion appeared on the ballot. She puts "aunt" on everything related to her campaign. In essence, people are not voting for the RW pig Norma Champion, but the fun Aunt Norma, who had a castle full of toys that kids could try to unlock and win prizes from Saturday mornings. So, if the pukes can run this sort of campaign, why can't Grandma Strayhorn?