A Kinky Story Involving Jason Stanford and a Dog

Here's how the story goes:

Jason Stanford is an opposition researcher and political consultant who has been Chris Bell's guy - ran his 06 campaign for Governor and was a senior consultant on his SD17 Senate run. Stanford recently did oppo research for the Gene Locke campaign, and very briefly consulted on the Farouk Shami's campaign for Governor. Democrats will remember that Kinky Friedman ran against Bell for Governor in 2006, as an Independent. Kinky wanted to do it again in 10, but this time run as a Democrat in the Governor's race (like that would work).

Anyway, when Bill White got in the Governor's race, Kinky moved over to the Agriculture race against Democrat and Shami-supporter Hank Gilbert (making it a Kinky Hanky contest). This still seems like a terrible idea  - we know Kinky is not a real Democrat - but, hey, until we pass a Party ID bill, why the hell not?

Now we learn that Stanford is the communications director for the Kinky for Ag Commissioner campaign. Jason has all the oppo research on Kinky from 2006, so he goes into it with his eyes wide open on the inappropriate quotes. But, how does Chris Bell feel about it?

"I'm not going to pretend I was pleased about it," Bell said. "That wouldn't have been my choice. Kinky has gone to great lengths to continue to disparage me."

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Bell said Stanford has known Friedman for a long time. "I think he adopted a dog from him," he said.

I've got another very good friend working on a campaign I'm not supporting, and I wish both him and Jason well . . . folks have got to work. But, while I wish Jason well, I don't wish the same for Kinky. Jason's got to do what Jason's got to do, but Kinky is not a Democrat and he needs to lose to the real Democrat in the Ag Commissioner's race - Hank Gilbert - in March.