I’m gonna beat this wussification

So says Kinky Friedman formerly of Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys who is now running for Governor of Texas. The full quote (which is even funnier):

Susannah McNeely: How do you think “cowboy” has been used pejoratively?

Kinky Friedman: By Europeans, by some Americans . . . maybe it’s because of George W., maybe not. It’s been used that way to mean a loose cannon or a bully. But a cowboy has never been that. A cowboy has always stood up for the little people. He’s always been a knight out of time, beloved by all the children of the world. I want to preserve the cowboy as he really is. I want to take us back to a time when the cowboys all sang and the horses were smart. I’m gonna beat this wussification, if I’ve got to do it one wuss at a time.

When I was a kid the Cowboys always had an easier time recruiting than the Indians. Which would you rather be? A defender of women, children, and civilization. Or a sneaky squaw oppressing terroristic tribalist? Easy decision for a five year old to make.

Ya gotta wonder why it is so hard for adults to figure it out today.

BTW the above Kinky quote came out of the comments at the above site. Scroll down.