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Activism, to me, I don't know if it really works. It may work for somebody else, but it does not work for me.
Tommy Chong
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Tommy Chong
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: May 24
Actor
Comedian
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Film Actor
Film Director
Musician
Screenwriter
Television Actor
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Edmonton
Alberta
Thomas B. Kin Chong
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Doe
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You look at Cheney, Rumsfeld, Karl Rove, and Bush - if you saw them on Halloween, they wouldn't need a costume. You'd give them a treat and compliment them on what great-looking demons they were. They are demons. There's no doubt about it.
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