02-10-2010, 16:19
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Congressman Charlie Wilson, RIP..
RIP Congressman, Vaya con Dios..
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews
Former Texas Rep. Charlie Wilson dies at 76, By JAMIE STENGLE, The Associated Press, Wednesday, February 10, 2010; 4:02 PM
DALLAS -- Charlie Wilson, the former congressman from Texas whose funding of Afghanistan's resistance to the Soviet Union was chronicled in the movie "Charlie Wilson's War," died Wednesday. He was 76.
Wilson died at Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin after he started having difficulty breathing while attending a meeting in the eastern Texas town where he lived, said hospital spokeswoman Yana Ogletree. Wilson was pronounced dead on arrival, and the preliminary cause of death was cardiopulmonary arrest, she said.
Wilson represented the 2nd district in east Texas in the U.S. House from 1973 to 1996 and was known in Washington as "Good Time Charlie" for his reputation as a hard-drinking womanizer.
Actor Tom Hanks portrayed Wilson in the 2007 movie about Wilson's efforts to arm Afghani mujahedeen during Afghanistan's war against the Soviet Union in the 1980s. Wilson, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, helped secure money for weapons.
In 2007, Wilson had a heart transplant at a Houston hospital. Doctors had told Wilson, who suffered from cardiomyopathy, a disease that causes an enlarged and weakened heart, that he would likely die without a transplant.
"Charlie was perfect as a congressman, perfect as a state representative, perfect as a state senator. He was a perfect reflection of the people he represented. If there was anything wrong with Charlie, I never did know what it was," said Charles Schnabel Jr., who served for seven years as Wilson's chief of staff in Washington and worked with Wilson when he served in the Texas Senate.
Schnabel said he had just been with Wilson a few weeks ago for the dedication of the Charlie Wilson chair for Pakistan studies at the University of Texas, Austin, a $1 million endowment. He said Wilson had been doing "very good."
"He had the heart transplant in September 2007 and he recovered and he said quote, 'he was a poster boy for heart transplants.' He was doing very well. He was taken a whole lot of medicine," Schnabel said.
Ogletree said Wilson is survived by his wife and a sister.
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02-10-2010, 17:17
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RIP Congressman Wilson
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02-10-2010, 17:46
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Rest in Peace, Sir.
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02-10-2010, 19:11
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Secretary Gates on Death of Congressman Charlie Wilson
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:44:00 -0600
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 105-10
February 10, 2010
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Secretary Gates on Death of Congressman Charlie Wilson
"I had the unforgettable experience of knowing Congressman Wilson when I was at CIA and he was working tirelessly on behalf of the Afghan resistance fighting the Soviets. As the world now knows, his efforts and exploits helped repel an invader, liberate a people, and bring the Cold War to a close. After the Soviets left, Charlie kept fighting for the Afghan people and warned against abandoning that traumatized country to its fate -- a warning we should have heeded then, and should remember today.
"America has lost an extraordinary patriot whose life showed, once more, that one brave and determined person can alter the course of history. My condolences to Barbara and the rest of the Wilson family."
U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
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A true American hero, RIP
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02-10-2010, 19:21
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Rest in Peace Mr. Wilson
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02-10-2010, 19:58
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RIP Congressman...RIP.
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02-10-2010, 23:43
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RIP Congressman....
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02-11-2010, 07:55
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He figured it out and got it right.
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02-11-2010, 08:21
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RIP, Congressman. A legislator who figured out how to wield a lot of power, as someone perceived as having little power (for good in this instance).
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02-11-2010, 08:54
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RIP
RIP Mr. Wilson
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02-11-2010, 09:01
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Rest in Peace
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02-11-2010, 09:44
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RIP Charlie.
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02-11-2010, 11:28
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Interview re: the movie "Charlie Wilson's War"
RIP Mr. Wilson...
From film.com:
"With the news of Charlie Wilson's passing, we felt it appropriate to run an interview we conducted with him in April of 2008 for the film Charlie Wilson's War. We found him to be warm and engaging throughout; his message of bipartisanship and the funding of Afghani infrastructure continues to resonate."
Two things I noticed:
1) Charlie's last comment on Congress & the media - "One message would be if Congress could be somewhat bipartisan and avoid damaging leaks to the press they could get an enormous amount done. That is the principal message." It doesn't seem likely this will ever happen. The road we're currently on is far away from Mr. Wilson's thoughts.....
2) Hey AmbushMaster, there might be a Stinger coming up for sale in Texas? 
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02-11-2010, 13:13
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RIP Congressman. We appreciate the effort.
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02-11-2010, 13:16
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