Norris, Wingnut Idiot

Chuck Norris schools us up on Amurican histry.

While I filmed the Walker, Texas Ranger series for eight and a half years, I had never had much time to read, except for screenplays of the episodes. But once I wrapped the show up, I started doing a lot of reading. And I really got into history. I started reading about the Founding Fathers, and how they started our country and why. And actually, amazingly, the reason they left England was because of the heavy taxation that was being implemented on the citizens of England. They were getting taxed over there just the way we are right now in our own country, and that's why they left.

It is amazing indeed, since "the founders" had been living in the colonies for some time, as in since they'd been born.

But please go on, Chuck, with your lecture on "the founders."

What else struck you about the framers?

I really believe our Founding Fathers had a vision for us that wasn't conducive to greed, power and materialism. And that's really what we've become, you know: a country of greed. I don't think that's what they envisioned, and that's why I'm such a complainer about Congress. I really believe Congress has been overwhelmed by greed, power and materialism. That's why we have a nine trillion dollar debt. Congress really is controlling everything. They can blame the president — and he has a lot to be blamed for — but the real blame goes to Congress. You've got 535 people in Congress, 100 Senators and 435 Representatives. Now, [my wife] Gena and I went to the House chamber last year. They were debating a bill. Well, not debating — they were screaming at each other across the aisles. And I'm watching them and thinking, this looks like a grammar school class. Who do we hold accountable in the House of Representatives? If you blame one Congressmen for something, he blames Joe Blow over there. Well, how do we know? Let's reduce it down to one or two Congressmen per state. First of all, we'd save millions in salaries and secondly, now we'll know who to blame.

So, Chuck really respects the vision of "the founders," but thinks "the framers" of the Constitution had it all wrong. I guess their vision of representative democracy was teh stupid.

It goes on, and you wonder why Time is asking Chuck Norris about tax policy, but the snark comes too easy.

But he does say The Girl Whom You Cannot Mention Unless You Are A Republican [GWYCMUYAR] will "have to live with her mistake." And here I thought, post convention, the biscuit in her oven was a joyous gift from God.

It's a wingnut world. We're just living in it.