A Few Reads for Friday

Yes, those who voted for him really are that stupid. 

They are just like their cult leader, and they identify with him.

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Obit:  Martial arts icon and actor Chuck Norris, 86, has died.  He just celebrated his birthday ten days ago.



I never saw his films or paid much attention to him, let alone paid much attention at all to his political beliefs.  He was a lightning rod in some quarters.

Snip:

Though a mostly non-verbal tough guy was his go-to role on screen, offscreen he established philanthropies for children and veterans, became a nationally-syndicated health and fitness columnist, got active in Republican politics, and wrote about 10 books including not just martial arts manuals, but two memoirs, two novels, and a conservative activist handbook called Black Belt Patriotism: How to Reawaken America.

At his home in Texas, he continued to work out and train well into his 80s. And though mostly retired in recent years, he was amused to find himself the subject of internet memes, "Chuck Norris Facts" that celebrated his supposed toughness with hyperbole and exaggeration.

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No cause of death was given.  He had been in good shape as recently as his birthday a couple of weeks ago, but he had a sudden hospitalization in Hawaii and died.



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