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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: SilverOrchid on February 10, 2010, 07:39:59 PM
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Former Congressman Charlie Wilson Dies
FOXNews.com
A hospital spokeswoman says former Rep. Charlie Wilson of Texas has died at the age of 76.
Former Rep. Charlie Wilson (D-TX), a swashbuckling congressman immortalized in the book and movie "Charlie Wilson's War," died Wednesday in Lufkin, Texas. He was 76.
Known mostly for partying philandering while in Congress, Wilson secured the nickname "Goodtime Charlie." But the book and film about his efforts to covertly arm the Afghan mujahedeen in the 1980s ingrained Wilson's name in the American consciousness.
Tom Hanks played Wilson in the 2007 film, directed by Mike Nichols.
Wilson also had a heart transplant that same year.
Yana Ogletree, the director of media relations at the Memorial Health System of East Texas, says Wilson was at a meeting Wednesday morning in Lufkin with his friend Buddy Temple. The former congressman started to have trouble breathing. Temple then drove Wilson to the hospital and flagged down an ambulance while en route. The ambulance then drove Wilson to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival at 12:16 p.m. CT.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/10/congressman-charlie-wilson-dies/?test=latestnews
RIP.
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RIP Charlie.
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Well that makes 2. Murtha now Wilson, wonder who will be number 3?
Rest in peace Congressman Wilson.
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Well that makes 2. Murtha now Wilson, wonder who will be number 3?
Rest in peace Congressman Wilson.
We could say that Dead Ted was the first of three, but he was in an asshole class by himself, so maybe Byrd will be third?
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Oh quite true. I forgot about Teddy.
Erased him completely from my memory banks actually.
That does make three already, but I'd take Byrd as a bonus.
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Oh quite true. I forgot about Teddy.
Erased him completely from my memory banks actually.
That does make three already, but I'd take Byrd as a bonus.
I'm still hoping for the steel strap holding back Pelosi's latest face lift to snap, and go whipsawing through the entire Dim'Rat Leadership Caucus like a broken arrester cable.
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I'm still hoping for the steel strap holding back Pelosi's latest face lift to snap, and go whipsawing through the entire Dim'Rat Leadership Caucus like a broken arrester cable.
:lmao:
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I'm still hoping for the steel strap holding back Pelosi's latest face lift to snap, and go whipsawing through the entire Dim'Rat Leadership Caucus like a broken arrester cable.
Ahem,
it's "arresting cable".......... at least that's what those of us in Naval Aviation call them........ :fuelfire: