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1、ObituaryCharlieWilsonCharlesNesbittWilson,congressman,partyanimalandsaviourofAfghanistan,diedonFebruary10th,aged76Feb18th2010
2、FromTheEconomistprinteditionAFTERadecadeorsoinCongress,CharlieWilsonhadcertainlymadeanimpressionthere.Notthathedidmuchonthelegislativ
3、eside.HewentontheHouseflooronlytoseeiftherewastalentinattendance,andiftherewashewouldsendupaninvitation.Onthestrokeoflunch,mostdays,hewouldstrollintohisofficetogreettheshapelieststaffinWashington,pickednotfortheirtypingbuttheirtits,becausewhyshouldamanbedepre
4、ssedwhenhecameintowork?TheyonceposedwithhimtotingAK-47s,butthatwaspartofanother,secret,story.HewasTexas-loud,six-footseveninhiscowboyboots,withbrightsuspenders,arowdylaughandarugged,westernface.Otherpeopleinthattownmightgoroundlookinglikeconstipatedhounddogs,
5、buthewashavingfunandsharingit,partyingandjunketingfirst-classalloverthecountryonthefederaldime.Theapogeecamein1980inahottubatCaesarsPalaceinLasVegas,withtwostrippersnakedbutfortheirhigh-heeledshoes,eachequippedwithtenredfingernailsfilledwithbeautifulwhitepowd
6、erwhichtheywaftedunderhisnose.Thefedslaterspentamillionbucksinvestigatingwhetherhehadinhaledit;hewasn’ttelling.Herevealed,however,thatheworearobe“atfirst”,becausehewas,afterall,acongressman.Andagoodone.ThesecondsideofCharlieWilsonwasthemanwhorepresentedthepin
7、ywoodsandtheoilfieldsofeastTexas,withsmalldrytownswedgedamongforestsnamedafterSamHoustonandDavyCrockett.God-fearing,Jesus-savedpeoplevotedforhim(their“designatedsinner”,ashisbiographer,GeorgeCrile,describedhim)becausehegotthemaveterans’hospitalandahighwayandt
8、heLufkinciviccentrewhere,everyautumn,hehostedadominoestournamentforseniors.Hewasalocalboy,whosefatherhadworkedforatimbercompany,andlumberinterestsneverhadtoaskafavourtwice.MrWilson’sbuscameregularlytoeachtownshiptolistentocomplaints;andthoughsomeofthemcalledh
9、imabooze-headandapussy-hound,anddidn’tcareforhissupportofabortion,morerememberedhimasthemanwhogotmoneyforLufkinmunicipalairportalongsideO’HareandLaGuardia.Allthiswonhim36yearsasalegislato
