Midknight Review -- new and revised: Ali dead at 74. A once in history man who lived his values and proved his worth.

Muhammad Ali, the silver-tongued boxer and civil rights champion who famously proclaimed himself "The Greatest" and then spent a lifetime living up to the billing, is dead.
Ali died Friday at a Phoenix-area hospital, where he had spent the past few days being treated for respiratory complications, a family spokesman confirmed to NBC News. He was 74.
"After a 32-year battle with Parkinson's disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74. The three-time World Heavyweight Champion boxer died this evening," Bob Gunnell, a family spokesman, told NBC News.

Ali v Liston. One of the most iconic sports pics ever.

Ali had suffered for three decades from Parkinson's Disease, a progressive neurological condition that
slowly robbed him of both his legendary verbal grace and his physical dexterity. A funeral service is planned in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

Editor's notes: You should know that he lived off 10% of his income, donating the remainder to his faith and a number of charities and individuals. At last count, he had funded the construction of seven hospitals, as well.

Was he the greatest heavy weight fighter of all time? Not even close. But more than this, he was a student of the ring, his fights being as much a chess match as a fight.

An awesome human being.

The Stated Nonsense from the Left now includes these Progressive goals:

July 2, 2008, Obama had this to say: "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

MICHELLE OBAMA: "Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices; we are going to have to change our conversation; we're going to have to change our traditions, our history; we're going to have to move into a different place as a nation."

“ . . . . . . they have become a generation of activists possessed with that most American of ideas – that people who love their country can change it.” -- Obama the Radical

On September 30, Van Jones told MSNBC "I think everybody should hold onto your seats. October is going to be the turning point when it comes to the progressive fight back."

Midknight Review -- new and revised

Ali dead at 74. A once in history man who lived his values and proved his worth.

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