We’d rather not print in The Eagle what M.T. Liggett calls the majority members of the Kansas State Board of Education. But we can include one of his signs about the board on this blog. The 75-year-old Liggett, Mullinville’s well-known sculptor of art from farm implements and scrap metal, is challenging incumbent Ken Willard of Hutchinson in the GOP primary for the state board. Liggett’s meeting Wednesday with the editorial board won’t be soon forgotten. He dislikes what the state board’s new science standards have done to Kansas’ image, and he would emphasize the arts in public schools (“If I had my way, every kid who graduated would speak a foreign language and play a stringed instrument”), do more for “supersmart kids,” and have grandmothers teach sex ed (“We’re making something complicated out of something so basic. Everybody got here the same way — even flowers”).
We asked him about his famous roadside commentary on U.S. 154 about then-President Bill Clinton, such as “Clinton Commander-in-Chief Yellow Beret Draft Ducker.” He clearly misses having the Clintons to kick around, in part because President Bush offers less material. “Can you do a piece of art on a straight line?” he asked.
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YES! I LOVE THIS SIGN!
HE’S GOT MY VOTE!
This guy sounds like he should be Kinky Freidman’s running-mate.
Oh, now that’s an idea…
Remember, the line between Genius and Insane is very gray and very crooked.
Hooray, for Mr. Liggett! He’s got my vote :)
I would go along with kids learning a foreign language and to play an instrument (not necessarily stringed), but I would also add the requirement of learning to draw. In order to draw, a person has to learn to actually see what he’s looking at. We need more people who can see!
Yeah he is good.
Hi everybody! Long time reader, first time poster here! First off, I must say I have enjoyed reading this blog because it makes me feel better to know that there are actually some kind, open-minded people here in Kansas. But now to my point, I make frequent trips from Wichita to Dodge City and pass this artist’s place regularly. He has quite an array of art seen from the highway. Even a piece that reads, “support gay marriage”. Not what one would expect to find in Kansas, especially WESTERN Kansas.
You know, we’re overdue for a Mayor,hmmmm. If for no other reason than the sheer entertainment value, this guy should be considered.Remember our motto ” Kansas- The goverment as bad as you can stomach!”.
Last month I drove past this guy’s long line of kinetic sculptures going to and coming back from Colorado. I, too, took a photo of the sign above.
Just down the line from the above sign is a famous blue dress and stain. The guy is a riot. I wish I could vote for him.
He says about Bush, “you can’t make fun of a straight line.”
I think he meant a “straight LIE.”
I have a dem friend in Texas who plans to vote for Kinky. She thinks he’s outrageous enough to actually get something done.
I think I drove past this guys place a few years ago. Obviously I need to get out that way again. The guy is an interesting character. He’d have to be better than the charicature he is running against. MORE interesting about this thread is a new poster! JeffinKS? I want to apologize for my fellow posters. They USUALLY have better manners! Welcome to the forum! Now we get new posters all the time. But a long time reader is something new. Your take on the blog would be very interesting!