'I eat raw meat for breakfast and then I tie the tail of a bobcat and then I fight commies.'

And 9 out of every 10 current Democrats would get the vapors and faint dead away if one of their party ran an ad like that today.

That's funny... Tom Hanks is actually a pretty decent lookalike.

From FTFA:
After that he called [Pat Schroeder] "Babycakes" -- except on formal occasions, when he addressed her as "Congressman Babycakes."

I LOVE it!

Juansmith: That's funny... Tom Hanks is actually a pretty decent lookalike.

I'm thinking Gabriel Byrne, but Tom Hanks is plenty good enough. Looks like a fun movie.

Now, if only Charlie Wilson had taught Bill Clinton a thing or two on how to get some strange with style.

Although the reading about the guy is hilarious, don't think for a minute this story of his influence in the mujahadeen is remotely true. He played a minor role in shaping democratic opinion in Congress to increase funding, but their were so many other players involved. This stuff of him flying around the world picking out weapon systems was nothing more than him show boating.

Gulper Eel: 'I eat raw meat for breakfast and then I tie the tail of a bobcat and then I fight commies.'

And 9 out of every 10 current Democrats would get the vapors and faint dead away if one of their party ran an ad like that today.

Nah, more like laugh, especially if he's still talking about fighting commies. It may upset Wal-Mart, though.

chu2dogg
Although the reading about the guy is hilarious, don't think for a minute this story of his influence in the mujahadeen is remotely true. He played a minor role in shaping democratic opinion in Congress to increase funding, but their were so many other players involved. This stuff of him flying around the world picking out weapon systems was nothing more than him show boating.

Aw, c'mon. Let's be fair, he was a politician and "show boating" is just part of that gig. In fact he apparently pursued it as a high art form and you gotta love that. As for his effect/participation on/in the Afghan/Russian war (I put my slashies IN my comments) I don't think anybody can reasonably deny the record showing he played a major part in providing the Russians with their "Vietnam" experience.

From Charlie Wilson to Tom Delay. Proof evolution doesn't exist in politics.

Says Cornett: "He specialized in dating lovely women." She was Wilson's press secretary from 1982 until he left office in 1996, and she remembers when a New York gossip columnist reported that Wilson was dating actress Farrah Fawcett. "He'd never met Farrah in his life, but he reads that and says, 'You think if I call her, she'll go out with me?'"

Hey, might as well try it.

And

When news of the probe leaked, Wilson denied that he'd used cocaine. Then he added a promise that was pure Wilson: "I won't blame booze and I won't suddenly find Jesus."

Alrighty then.

Congress need more guys like him. Good on social issues and giving fingers to foreign assholes.

Ah, the good 'ole days when Democrats were anti-communist. I have never quite understood how "liberals" supported dictatorships, but, they do (Cuba, etc.).

BiffDangler: Ah, the good 'ole days when Democrats were anti-communist. I have never quite understood how "liberals" supported dictatorships, but, they do (Cuba, etc.).

Not that Bush doesn't support dictatorships. I've even seen him holding hands with one like a couple of young lovers.

BiffDangler: Ah, the good 'ole days when Democrats were anti-communist. I have never quite understood how "liberals" supported dictatorships, but, they do (Cuba, etc.).

The left supports dictatorial communists, the right dictatorial fascists. Nothing hard to understand there.

Good movie. Hanks is good, ditto Roberts and Hoffman. Though they didn't dwell on the fact that Reagan/Bush #1 coming into office probably was a help. Reagan with his anti communist/Evil Empire feelings, Bush with his CIA connections certainly would have been more open than Carter to funding ANYBODY fighting the Soviets.

simpsonfan,

You don't know your history. Carter took some pretty solid steps against the Soviets and Reagan came into office and undid them first thing out of the box. Only later, did his administration start supplying the resistance.

Though they didn't dwell on the fact that Reagan/Bush #1 coming into office probably was a help. Reagan with his anti communist/Evil Empire feelings, Bush with his CIA connections certainly would have been more open than Carter to funding ANYBODY fighting the Soviets.

Yeah, did Ollie North tell you to say that?

This is a perfect example of (R) versus (D); when you have a secret govenment being run from the White House that does bad things and turns to shiat, and a covert operation being run by the legislature which is sucsessful.

And Reagan didn't get involved until 1986, when he allowed stingers to be shipped to the fight.

That was an awesome movie. Makes me want to be a Congressman.

I liked it up until I read the part about him becoming a lobbyist for Pakistan...damnit Charlie!