Chuck Norris reigns; Online celebrity of TV star serving Huckabee camp.(NATION)(CULTURE, ET CETERA)
Publication Date: 15-JAN-08
Publication Title: The Washington Times
Format: Online

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Byline: Amy Doolittle, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Welcome to the Chucktatorship, whose leader - if Internet legends can be believed - would like to give you a roundhouse kick in the face.

How powerful is Chuck Norris? Powerful enough that his endorsement of Mike Huckabee could prove decisive in the Republican presidential nominating campaign.

A martial-arts film star who played the title character of the 1990s TV action series "Walker, Texas Ranger," Mr. Norris could easily have spent the rest of his career in cable reruns and DVD sales. But thanks to a Brown University student and his TruthAboutChuck.com Internet phenomenon, Mr. Norris is now the stuff of legends.

Legends like: "There is no theory of evolution, just a list of animals Chuck Norris allows to live."

And: "When Chuck Norris does a pushup, he isn't...



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