January 08, 2015
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Texas country singer Kinky Friedman surprised ESPN viewers on Jan. 7 when he referred to the relationship between Jerry Jones and Chris Christie as 'homosexual'.
Texas country singer Kinky Friedman stunned ESPN viewers on Wednesday when he referred to the bromance between Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as "the most important, latent homosexual relationship since Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson."
Friedman, sporting a cowboy hat and puffing a cigar, continued by adding, "They both desperately want to be loved ... and I agree that being in the owners' box is not the way."
Here's a short clip of the segment:
The segment also included Star-Ledger columnist Paul Mulshine.
According to NJ.com:
Mulshine was critical of the optics of Christie hanging with a billionaire.
“It was really bad for his everyman image,” Mulshine said.
Host Bob Ley apologized to the audience for Friedman's remarks following the segment.
Of course, Friedman's comments sparked a wave of reactions on Twitter.
So to re-cap: @BobLeyESPN interviewing Kinky Friedman as he puffs a cigar & multiple Pulitzer winner @DVNjr watches on. #CowboyChristie
— David Scott (@ESPNprDScott) January 7, 2015
Kinky Friedman's OTL appearance went just the way you'd imagine an OTL appearance by a Kinky Friedman would go.
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) January 7, 2015
Bob Ley-you are such a great PRO! Way to hang in there when Kinky Friedman let fly.
— Dave Sims (@TheDaveSimsShow) January 7, 2015
