Kinky

'When his seriousness is questioned, [US singer and novelist, Kinky] Friedman points out that all the "serious" politicians talk in one-liners and soundbites too - only theirs are not funny. He adds that several of the serious politicians' policies are a joke. The Texas House last year passed a "booty bill" against sexy cheerleading. And in 1971 it unanimously passed a motion honouring the Boston Strangler, which a playful member had sponsored to demonstrate that his colleagues passed bills without reading them'

- Economist, 2 September 2006, on Kinky Friedman's campaign for Governor of Texas. His slogans are "Why the hell not?" and "How hard could it be?"