Friedman Criticized Over Racial Comment

Candidate for Governor Kinky Friedman faces renewed criticism of racial insensitivity Wednesday.

That's after a year-old TV interview surfaced in which he said sexual predators should be thrown in prison and forced to "listen to a Negro talking to himself."

The independent gubernatorial candidate already was under fire for recent comments calling Katrina evacuees in Texas "crackheads and thugs." The remark was taken as a slap at black Katrina evacuees.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Houston Chronicle reported on the uproar over an interview with Friedman aired on CNBC last year.

Friedman told the Star-Telegram Tuesday that anyone offended by his comment should vote for one of his opponents. His spokeswoman, Laura Stromberg, said Wednesday the fact that an interview from more than a year ago is resurfacing means Friedman's opponents are feeling threatened.
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