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Chuck Norris will allow this man to become president

Savvy Internet surfers know that when a good chuckle is needed to brighten a ho-hum day, one reliable source is "Chuck Norris Facts." As Wikipedia puts it, in an understatement, the site documents "fictional, often absurdly heroic feats and characteristics" about the martial arts master who parlayed that skill into starring parts in movies and on television.*

The political world now has learned an actual Chuck Norris fact: his favorite in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination is Mike Huckabee, the one-time longshot who seems to be gaining momentum with each passing week. (The latest boost to Huckabee's candidacy came this weekend at the Values Voter Summit, as detailed here by the Washington Times.)

Norris revealed his pick and explained it in a lengthy column posted late Sunday on WorldNetDaily, a conservative website for which he regularly writes. After giving quick nods to the other major contenders in the GOP race, he describes Huckabee as "the only one who has all of the characteristics to lead America forward into the future."

Norris, an evangelical Christian who now spends much of his time and money promoting his religious values, is effusive in his praise of Huckabee. So much so that we imagine the former governor of Arkansas will do all he can to make the endorsement required reading in Iowa, where social conservatives hold great sway within the Republican Party.

-- Don Frederick

* For the uninitiated (which, frankly, we were until a few minutes ago), here's a sampling from "Chuck Norris Facts":

-- There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.

-- Chuck Norris doesn't read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.

-- When Chuck Norris does a pushup, he isn't lifting himself up, he's pushing the Earth down.

   

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Until Huckabee announces Chuck Norris as a running mate, he still doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning the nomination. He's out of step with the GOP on immigration AND government spending.

"Chuck Norris facts" have, in fact, morphed into "Jack Bauer facts" i.e.,
"The only reason you're conscious right now is because Jack Bauer doesn't want to carry you."

Given the limited life-spans of "24" presidents, he probably can't afford to pick a favorite

If Chuck Norris can think and choose a presidential candidate to lead the free world as well as he can act, we are in deep doo doo.

A WASHED UP NINJA GIVES HIS ENDORSEMENT TO HUCKABEE?!!
UMM... STILL DOES NOT MAKE ME FORGET THE PAST SIX YEARS OF THEIR ONE PARTY SYSTEM AND ALL (AND I MEAN ALL) OF THE INCOMPETENCE/INEPTITUDE/CORRUPTION.....

Huckabee would have won Iowa with or without Chuck Norris but now that he is on board ..it's kick time come January 3rd...Watch your back Romney!!!! I would rather have Chuck Norris and $500,000 grand than Romney's 10 million spent on Iowa!!

Bush won, when Mr. Norris supported him back than.

I checked out Chuck's weekly column and it's really good! I didn't know he wrote a weekly article-- and he actually defends Huckabee's various positions very well...

http://worldnetdaily.com/news/archives.asp?AUTHOR_ID=274

It is refreshing to see a little levity injected into the race at a time when some candidates are more interested in attacking each other than presenting their own views. But levity aside, Huckabee’s message rings true.

I urge you to support Mike Huckabee and take my challenge by visiting: www.abuckforhuck.com

With your help, he will make a difference!

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A graduate of Northwestern University, he was a reporter for newspapers in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas before joining the (now-defunct) Los Angeles Herald Examiner in 1983. Hired by The Times in 1989, he has worked in its Washington bureau since 1996 — a perch providing him a close-up view of the impeachment of President Clinton, the government's response to 9/11 and the day-to-day wrangling of the two major parties.
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