Sure it was the wrong thing to do. He acknowledged that and apologized for it. But he didn't apologize for what he said, but for how he said it. And he wasn't the only one voicing opposition, but his voice happened to stand out. He was frustrated, just like the hundreds of people at town hall meetings all across the country, and a million and a half people who marched in D.C. Someone has to step up and speak out before it's too late - and we're stuck with government-controlled healthcare.

The Democrats accept anything that their messiah says - like lambs to be slaughtered. Don't they know of his socialistic agenda - or don't they care.

And those who cry "racism" (like Carter - who I used to really like) are just keeping the thought of racism alive -- especially when they call someone a "racist" (slander) for no good reason.

And for the record:
I'm not a Republican (I'm moderate-conservative).
And I'm certainly not a racist. Ask anyone who knows me well. One of my best friends is black. In fact, I don't like to use the word "races" because I believe there's really only one race - the human race.

This is not only right on, it also shows America and the world how disconnected Obama and Congress are from it's consitutents, the voters. This was
a perfect opportunity for Democrats to shine by showing everyone they are the party of reason by accepting Joe Wilsons apology to Obama and accepting that Obama had already accepted it and moved on.

Instead, the Democrats reinforced the publics perception that Obama and Congress just want to exert "control" and take "control from us." The Democrats now look petty and vindictive and partisan.

Hugs,
Soapyjeans

So all this fuss is because Wilson yells "You Lie" at Obama?

This doesn't seem like a big deal to me. Coming from Canada, with the parliamentary tradition where members yell abuse at each other every day, this is pretty small beer. Granted that "lie" would call for apology, whereas "ignorant cocksucker" would not.

And you folks south of 49 think politics is dull up here....


UPDATE:

And for those of you who posit that this is something new in Congress, or behavior unique to Republicans, I refer you to the following article by Julian Zelizer.



Note: Julian E. Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School. His new book, "Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security -- From World War II to the War on Terrorism," will be published this fall by Basic Books. Zelizer writes widely about current events.

PRINCETON, New Jersey (CNN) -- When Rep. Joe Wilson interrupted President Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress by yelling "You lie!" a livid House Speaker Nancy Pelosi looked as if she was about to jump out of her seat and give her colleague a five-minute "time out" for misbehavior.

Majority Whip Jim Clyburn warned that he supports reprimanding Wilson unless he goes to the well of the House and apologizes. Many pundits and politicians have subsequently lamented that the incident has revealed a new level of incivility in Congress.

And certainly this was an embarrassing moment for the GOP, which looked more like the party of Joseph McCarthy than Ronald Reagan. This has been a summer when some members of the Republican Party outside of Congress have chosen a strategy of yelling and screaming, rather than debating and legislating.

The GOP would do well to remember the warning of Maine Republican Margaret Chase Smith, who worried in 1950 that her party was trying to achieve victory on "the Four Horsemen of Calumny -- Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry, and Smear."

But is this actually the worst of times in congressional politics? Not really. When the going gets tough, congressional politics has often gotten ugly. Throughout much of the 19th century, legislators disliked each other so much they often got into fistfights on the floor.

The most infamous incident occurred in 1856 when South Carolina Rep. Preston Brooks of South Carolina attacked Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner with his cane, beating him into a bloody state of unconsciousness. Brooks was unhappy with one of Sumner's speeches against slavery that focused on his uncle, Sen. Andrew Butler.

The attack was not an aberration. Since the founding of the republic, congressional altercations were common. In 1798, for instance, Connecticut Federalist Roger Griswold had spoken badly about Republican Matthew Lyon's war record. Lyon spat in his face. Griswold hit Lyon more than 20 times with a hickory cane as their colleagues watched. Lyon then grabbed a pair of fire tongs and beat on Griswold.

During debates over pivotal issues, tempers have flared often. When a peace activist approached Massachusetts Republican Henry Cabot Lodge in the Senate hallway in 1917 and branded him as a "damned coward" for calling on America to enter into World War I, the senator hit him in the face. A fistfight ensued in the corridor.

When opposing America's entrance into the war, Sen. George Norris warned, "We are going into war upon the command of gold . . . I feel that we are about to put the dollar sign on the American flag." His colleagues yelled "Treason! Treason!"

Then there were even more bitter debates over race and communism between the 1930s and the 1970s. The rhetoric was so bad in this period -- one we often mistakenly remember as a model of consensus and civility -- that even Rep. Wilson would be aghast by what his predecessors said. Sen. Joseph McCarthy accused members of the State Department and other officials in the executive branch of actively assisting international communism.

McCarthy also said President Truman was drunk when he made the decision to order the removal of Gen. Douglas McArthur for insubordination in the Korean War.

When vice presidential candidate Lyndon Johnson went to a rally in Dallas, Texas, shortly before the 1960 election, he and Lady Byrd Johnson were confronted by an angry mob of protesters. One of them spat on the future first lady. Congressman Bruce Alger, who had organized the protest and held a placard proclaiming that "LBJ Sold Out to Yankee Socialists," explained that the protesters were hoping to "show Johnson that he was not wanted in Dallas."

The rhetoric about civil rights was even more brutal. Speaking against anti-lynching legislation in 1946, Sen. Theodore Bilbo, D-Mississippi, said, "If you succeed in the passage of this bill, you will open the floodgates of hell in the South. Raping, mobbing, lynching, race riots, and crime will be increased a thousandfold...."

In more recent years, partisan polarization has led to bad behavior all around. Republican Bob Dornan grabbed New York Democrat Thomas Downey's tie in 1985, charging that his party was weak on national defense.

A few years later, the U.S. Capitol Police physically delivered Oregon Republican Robert Packwood back to the Senate chamber so that Democrats could have a quorum for a vote. In the late 1980s, Rep. Jack Brooks warned that "We've replaced comity and compassion with hatred and malice." His lament had no effect.

In the summer of 2003, Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee argued that the Republican majority was not allowing them to review the language of legislation and they stormed out of the committee room into an adjacent library. Before they left, Democrats demanded a full reading of the bill to delay action.

A furious Chairman Bill Thomas instructed the U.S. Capitol Police to round up the Democrats so that the committee could finish their work. Democrats, led by Charles Rangel refused. Thomas dispensed with reading the bill.

The lone remaining Democrat in the committee room, California's Pete Stark, protested. When Republican Scott McInnis of Colorado told him to be quiet, Stark called his Republican colleague a "fruitcake." After the media reported on the story, one Republican complained that "Only one [police officer] walked in, and then walked out, on each of three occasions. For that, [Democrats] want to call us Nazis."

At Obama's speech to Congress on health care, Rep. Wilson embarrassed himself and the party. But he did so by tapping into a long-standing tradition. This is the uglier side of our democracy.

What distinguishes the Wilson incident is the context. Today, we have a 24-hour instantaneous, sound-bite media that is obsessed with these kinds of stories rather than the substantive issues. Legislators know that these kinds of incidents will surely garner media attention. So if a politician wants to deflect attention from his opponent, this is an effective course of action.

The idea that we will ever achieve total civility in our democratic politics is a myth. The real question is whether our party leaders and the media will continue to focus on the nastier aspects of our political system or if they will give more attention to the substantive debates that other members of both parties want to have.

This summer it unfortunately seems as if the balance tipped toward the yellers. With so many major challenges facing the nation, let's hope our leaders refocus on more honorable political traditions

Joe is a shitty average white man from klan land.

He will be loved by the biggots and ultra right uptight as the bit parter who threw his shoes at the Pres...dif' being this bozo is on "our" side...the Iraqi shoe tosser got out of the brig today, hailed as a hero...the "you lie" hurler has his foot in his mouth, shoe on...Joe will be phased out from the groups "snickering support" as a cracker too strange to hang with or be seen around.

ON 'GIT's POINT: Civility is dying in our "Great Halls." True that.

Court rooms see Attorneys bicker...beneath dignity 20-30 years ago, until the number of law schools tripled, admissions quadrupled, and the noble practice became well paid social work for the unimaginative.

Representatives in the US assembly openly shout each other down regardless of decried, "Order."

The various 50 States see their overpaid assembly members roll on the floor in baseball style brawls on occaision.

And Joe Wilson is not the first to flash his ass during a Presidential address.

But we should not like it. We "don't" engage on noble floors. We leave that to the "Mother Country" we left, and Canada, we don't respect. We are reverting to a "wilder West" because the fiber of the "Older West" is breaking down.

I don't advocate change or reform here--more admission than admonition.

HE 9WILSON) IS TYPICAL OF ALL THE RED NECKS IN THE SOUTH. BLACK HATERS 3 stars

Although I share Rep Wilson's beliefs and felt those exact words in my heart during President Obama's address, I think that he crossed the line and showed himself to be unprofessional and disrespectful during that moment. This is a passionate debate, but I think he hurt the conservative's argument by not keeping a better reign on his tongue. Whatever happens, we can stand up for our beliefs and carry on with respectful debates, protests, and opposition to this administration, but we should NEVER show the kind of below-the-belt disrespect and hatred that many, many liberals showed President Bush for 8 years.

What an unprofessional bafoon. Traditionally there has always been a certain reverance for the president - while he's giving a high profile speech at least - regardless of where one lies on the political spectrum. Not a single person heckled W.Bush during one of his speeches, which, to be fair, were far more comical. Even far more unpopular presidents weren't heckled during their nadir.
Joe Wilson is part of a larger trend in the Republican party, where extremist views have replaced the "Big Tent" ideology. A tragedy for a bipartisan political atmosphere.

Obama was caught in ANOTHER lie.
Omama is one of the most dishonest polititians of all time.
I'm thankful Joe Wilson is not another lemming.

5 stars

Truth to power! Too bad he apologized. The democrats never apologize for insulting our troops, the wise and unhappy citizens trying to remind the legislators who they work for, or the much maligned President Bush, who saw to
it that we were kept safe from further attack following 9-11.

President Obama is a liar and is was refreshing to hear this fact injected following in the midst of a stream of lies. Only the dopes who worship him are blind to this.

Regards,
Rick

The office of the president deserves respect whether or not the person believes in the same goals.

This - apparently well planned - excercise in hypocrisy was obviously meant to energize the winger troops, get the previously anonymous shouter some desperately needed attention, and perhaps motivate some Obamaphobes to donate to Joe's campaign.

UPDATE:

Unfortunately, such ridiculous posturing obscures the real reasons we should be extremely wary of Democrats (or Republicans) bearing "gifts".

UPDATE:

Who lied?

http://factcheck.org/2009/09/obamas-health-care-speech/

UPDATE:

People who live in glass houses...

http://tinyurl.com/n86ous

The sign of the times is in how only one representative shows himself accountable,
to stand up against a tyrant.
Liberals hate it when challenged, even though they are mentally challenged.
The new racist leader has shown nothing but dis stain for America like any liberal who
espouses the same views. This is why Democrats vehemently support him: they both
hate America and what it stands for.
Go Joe! Liberals will never have the guts to do what you did, as democrats are nothing
but dependents, and are clueless when it comes to defending principles.

Thank you Joe Wilson! Obama is a liar! If we don't stop this out of control Democratic Party, Socialism will be the result! Pelosi is an idiot. The "HealthCare Reform Bill", in it's current state, will have us all supporting people who are not even U.S. citizens that have never paid a nickel in taxes or social security. And they've (Congress) even exempted themselves from having to use this system they're trying to shove down the American peoples' throats! Impeach the whole lot of them and send them to Mexico.

While I agree that politics is politics, and boorish behavior can be found on both sides, I have yet to find a record of any place or time where President Obama himself has behaved in such a rude manner toward anyone, even during his campaigns when he could so easily have stooped to that level several times over. Whether his opinions are right or wrong, or he made a mistake, surely our President deserves the same level of respect and forgiveness he so consistently bestows upon others?

While I do believe he was standing up for what he was thinking, there was no reason whatsoever for him to burst out like that. Even though there was no clear reason for the burst out, at the same time, I can sort of see a little reason for it. Also, healthcare is obviously a big issue right now, so I understand the pressure he was under, and what he was trying to say. I just think that he had something on his mind about what Obama was saying, and I guess he just lost said that when he meant something else. Wilson is a rebublican and Obama is a Democrat, so there could be a few issues there, as well.



http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/09/ joe-wilson-obama-healthcare-speech.html

I think it was disgusting this has never happened at a presidential address. Just imagine if the democrats had done this when George Bush was lying to the American people that Sudam had weapons of mass destruction, in which his actions has caused many American lives and is costing us billions each day. That money could have been used for adequate health care for all our citizens. This man should be ousted, he should be made to make a formal apology in the house and it should be televised. I think allot of the actions of the right is not just disagreement on the issues, but is an undercurrent of racism. We need to give the president of the United States some respect even though some on the right want to lynch him. Even though George Bush was our worst president in modern times, the democrats still respected him when he gave speeches and didn't heckle him. This man is a disgrace to our government. He doesn't deserve to have his seat in congress and I hope they do make him stand up in the house and apologize to the president and on television to the American people.

Vic
Denver

The Honorable Mr Wilson is a patriot

The man is standing up for what is right and not allowing himself to be walked all over. This man set an example that I hope is followed by many others...regardless of side. American government has become such a muted politically correct forum it is near-sickening.


While we always get these celebrities speaking out and this mindless collectivism, (plenty of hate for this man right now online on social networking sites like digg/reddit) seldom is there any substance to their arguments. While I respect that Joe apologized for acting out of line in the particular forum, he has made it clear that he does not take BACK what he said.


If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.


Wilson was not the first congressman to heckle a president...first to heckle Obama perhaps, but not the president. See W Bush getting booed by the entire democratic side of the room when he brought up privatizing Social Security.


collectivism vs individuality

Finally someone has the courage to stand up and call a spade a spade. Obama is a liar and always has been. Rep. Wilson spoke the truth. Obama wants to create a nation where an outburst like that would result in jail or worse. Let's not allow him to get his way. Let's all stand up for the truth like Rep. Wilson did and not back down and allow Barak Hussein Obama to spit in the faces of our forefathers who created a free nation.

Of course, no two people (or parties) are going to agree on everything, but he did not deserve such disrespect. Mr Wilson mentioned the comment was spontaneous, but I don't believe him. No doubt, it was a pre-meditated move in his own political game - just watch where he goes from here (a bit like McCain's attention-grabbing, over-zealous prodding of Rice et al during the WTC inquiry). Finally we have a president who behaves in a level-headed, even-tempered, un-self serving, politically neutral manner, who is wanting to deal with the issues that affect the majority of the good people in this country. And let's not forget, he's left cleaning up the mess of the previous administration at the same time. Let's pray he succeeds in affecting positive change for the good people of America. He was voted by the American public and deserves respect and perhaps a little bit of faith, even from those who didn't vote him in. As President Obama said, it's time to stop the bickering and put bi-partisan political games aside, and find a common ground for the good of all in this nation.

Joe Wilson is a disgrace to his office. What is wrong with the Republican Party?

This country was and is built on healthy debate and defended by the blood of our American military heroes. In front of the entire planet, a single, overly confrontational, ELECTED Republican official – not only attempted to “one up” the leader of the Free World, but also showed a world audience how dysfunctional, ridiculous and self-serving our politicians have become. Last night’s speech was not the time or place for such an insane display and a total lack of better judgment. His immediate departure from the chamber, followed by his poor attempt at an apology proves that.

He is an embarrassment to our country.

The lack of respect on Joe Wilson's part is obvious. When the republicans were in charge you never saw democrats disrespect him in this way. It is at the fault of the republicans that our country is crashing the way it is. I feel Obama has made good change and I support him completely. Besides, during 08 I lost a large percentage of my 401K. And for the last 2 quarters alone I have gained 20% each quarter. I say change is GOOD!

This guy, Joe Wilson is an utter imbecile. If you disagree and have the facts to substantiate your claim to an absolute rightfulness, then you speak up in a civilized manner, not in the foolish outburst of something like: "You Lie!"
This only characterizes the man as an impatient, ill-mannered and plain obnoxious with some clearly underlying issues. In politics as we see nowadays, its not only black and white, and as far as I see it, this man represents the people of the state of South Carolina who voted this moron into the office.
This man has effectively finished his career in disgrace while trying to embarrass the President. And it has nothing to do with either Democrats or Republicans alike.

Typical modern Republican. No ideas just anger and rudeness.

We have real work to do. We've all helped cause this mess with healthcare and the economy. Who has ideas to fix it?

The Republicans take no responsibility for helping cause this and they have no ideas on how to fix it other than just let the market fix it.

It's like when they told us everything was great in Iraq and that people who didn't think so were not real Americans. We kept pushing and discovered that the war was not going well and there was a better way. Good thing we didn't listen to the do nothing party.

He should have been sent to his time out chair.

This demonstrates how uncivilized and stupid the US population has become. The man should be expelled from Congress period.

We have all seen that President Obama has spoke many un-truths. Most of the time he has nothing of substance to say, just that his change is good (WRONG!). He needs to be impeached by the people. His election was a fluke and a fraud. I believe Joe Wilson had just heard enough of the President's BS and had to shout out. The people are getting mad and it is his job to tell the administration so. I'd stand side by side with this patriot any day.

The GOP has been busting unions, putting Americans out of work, & promoting illegal immigration for years which is in large part is why health care is unaffordable. Any republican who would do something as foolish as to suggest Obama would give illegal immigrants healthcare, call him a liar, during teh state of the union, after all the the GOP have done to the American people & worker is an abvious liar, politician.

That being said, let me make it clear both parties, all politicians have promoted illegal immigration & put US taxpayers out of work while promoting illegal immigration in exchange for campaign finance. To make it all worse, compound the problem, we as individuals unwittingly pay higher premiums which cover the cost of that campaign finance when our representatives are elected, hand over billions to contributors, & tax cuts we aborb.

These tax cuts are in large part why the infrastructure is trillions in need of repair & the stimulus is being used to upgrade because our mis-reprsentatives have neglected it.

Another reason this health care reform will not be an measure of success is we'll be paying more in premiums to cover the cost of campaign finance again, lawyers, accountants, CEOs, & lobbyists who used to be representatives who accepted campaign finance while we paid them, provided health care, & retirment we lose mor eof everyday.

The American people are the most gulible, easy to manipulate, people who will go for the lies by both parties & in the end, as we are now, pay, pay, pay. The reason we're trillions in debt along with all our other problems, direct result of our mis-representation taking campaign finance.

I have a petition on www.nextrvolution.net for full finacial disclosure by all our representatives & family but the American people are either afraid to sign on or still believe our political system is working. If they are afriad it speaks volumes about US as a nation built on the foundation we are & if they still believe these politicians through campaign finance is the concept our forefathers had in mind, we might want to rethink, from the Declaration, Constitution, to our very core beliefs, who we really are.

I may not have been the best student in school but if not mistaken the Declaration & Constitution as well as all our forefathers did in gaining our independence was not of the same mindset the American people are of today & damn sure NOT the lie both parties, while making out like a banit along wih their partners in crime through campaign finance!

Every problem we face today, from trillions in debt, wars, economy busted, unaffordable health care, illeagl immigration, banking scandals, finacial crisis, infratructure, every government agency failing, running in the red, & a list perpetual are the dorect result of our mis-representation of both parties through campaign finance.

If the American people want affordable health care or want to solve any or all of our problems, solve the one responsible for all of them. Our mis-representation taking $ through campaign finance whil ethey all make billions which is why we're trillions in debt!

He's got about as much tact as my right testicle (he's the rude one of the two), but hey, he was accurate. Obama has been sugar coating turds and selling us brownies. Maybe his comment was totally out of place and all that, but so have alot of the droppings from the mouth of politicians. This is nothing new.

About time the truth was told in congress, rather than just thinking something. Tell the truth, you bunch of hypocrites!

This wasn't even a "State of the Union" address as required by the US Constitution. It was solely by request from Pres. Obama. Hey, if you request to come speak at my house and you start repeating a laundry list of lies, I too will call you a liar. All the times Pres. Bush got heckled by dozens of Dems, there was never an outcry for appologies. And, there weren't any appologies either. And, Dems continuously sponsored members from various extreme organizations to come in and heckle Pres. Bush. Never any appologies nor any reprimands on Dems who were responsible for that. Again, the same old DOUBLE STANDARD...Dems are without SIN! Hooray for Wilson!

Made a rude remark that'll probably be largely forgotten in 6 months. A hero for those poor forgotten, oppressed, middle America types who have, you know, been getting fucked over for such a long, long, long time.

For the record, though I totally disagree with what President Obama has to say on the health care issue (and most everything else), I personally do think that Joe Wilson was disrespectful and out of line for shouting "You lie!" to him during his live address to Congress. Free speech or not, it was simply inappropriate at that moment, and he could have been far more tactful in showing his disagreement with the President than what he showed last night.

With that being said, he is not the first person of any political persuasion to accost a President on any level (or to be boorish in behavior). A fairly recent example was when then-recently elected Senator from Virginia, Jim Webb, had what amounted to a verbal confrontation with then-President George W. Bush about his son (and then admitting he wanted to slug him). And how about the shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist with the bad aim towards Bush? Wilson's actions were clearly not smart, but like Wiseguy and a few reviewers have said on this item, it is nothing new. I do think, at the same time, those who use this unfortunate outburst from Joe Wilson to play the race card against those who disagree with the President (namely Republicans) do not further their cause because the health care issue is not about race.

Agree to disagree, but boorish behavior from any side of the political aisle by those who engage in them does little to persuade the public of their cause, but that's just my personal opinion.

I don't understand the problem. Obama has been lying eversince he started on the campaign trail.
He said he did not know the Gov of Illinois and pictures have proved he is a liar. He will not provide a birth certificate because then everyone will know he is a liar. He said he would not go after our guns, he has several of his cabinet proposing all kinds of laws to take them away...
He keeps saying the health plan will not cover illegals but he will not say where in the plan it says that.

Omama is a liar of the worst type. He told the country this is the greatest country in the world now help me change it. Well he sure is. At the rate he is going the country will be BANKRUPT by the end of his term and then his muslem pals can just walk in and take over.

He wants to close gitmo, but he can't find anyone that will take the prisoners. What does that tell you...


With all the tea parties all over the country and the protests of the American public why can't those idiots in DC understand we are FED UP.

I can't believe that the damn fool can't understand what an idiot he really is. Chia Obama, that is
the biggest insult that could be made to anyone. SSSSSHHHHHHHEEEEEESSSHHHHHHH

From a fundraising perspective...well-played, sir. Rather profitable 2-word outburst, I suspect.

Joe said what I was shouting at the TV at the same time, "YOU LIE". God bless Joe

Joe just called a spade a spade.

I wish it would happen more often.

The look on Pelosi's face was priceless.

Update: Bush got heckled giving his State of the Unions. I’m sure most of you remember Harry Reid calling Bush a loser in front of school kids, now that was a great forum.

DC is full of liars and thefts who don’t give a flying shit about you and me, so excuse me if I don't give a fuck about them.

No new low was reached, far from it in fact.

He was only telling the truth. Barack Hussein Obama couldn't tell the truth if his life depended on it. Its the same old double standard - democrats: politicians, hollyweird types, financial moguls (read:"Soros") can smear, demean and just plain lie about republicans and they get a free pass. Let a republican call out a lying dem and he gets crucified.

Besides, calling a politician a liar? Outrageous! We all know that politician's NEVER lie!

FoxNews (I'm trying to keep a straight face as I type the word "News" alongside "Fox") is already preparing a spot for him as a regular "talking head" (how about just "head"?) alongside Karl Rove, token Juan Williams, and that buck-toothed gal (her name rhymes with "Spam") with the incendiary wingnut website. Maybe they'll add Joe the Plumber to the panel just to keep it "real"; wouldn't want it to get too "intellectual". In time, he'll have a show of his own, just like Huckabee.

And...while I'm aware of the constant whining of neo-con wingnuts that the "race card" gets played in any criticism about them and their execrable tactics...does anyone really believe that this hack Wilson would have acted in so uncivil and boorish a manner if Obama had been white?

As a conservative in Missouri, I don't see the big deal. There has been name calling through the years from both sides. Maybe Joe was a little stressed at the moment. Osama Bama is a liar, he's just a puppet of Nazi Pelosi. We need more like Joe representing us. Has Osama Bama even shown his birth certificate?

Not sure how to Rate this. I missed Obama's speech so I didn't hear it when Wilson called Obama a Liar on the floor. Nevertheless, when I heard about it, I admit to Laughing out loud. I think more politicians should call each names in Session. It would make the Whole mess infinitely more Entertaining.

Joe Wilson was giving voice to the suppressed American sense of life, which is eloquent outcry against the imposition of economic dictatorship. The Tea Party colonists were not being polite when they dumped the King George's tea into Boston Harbor.
When Obomba has already dictated salaries and bonuses to financiers, bankers and auto makers, one dioesn't need details about the Socialized Medicine Bill. But, notice that Joe spoke out in the name of a moral principle, truth. By the way, he was correct. To say you don't intend to give free medical care to illegal immigrants and then refuse to implement any plan for detecting who is and who is not a citizen, proclaiming a desired effect while refusing the means necessary to achieve it, is hypocrisy and deserves to be told, "You lie!"
Good man, Joe. I only wish more in Congress had your courage.

Bush won 60% of the vote in this district in 2004.

Wilson won a special election in 2001 to fill a vacancy and has easily won since.

He was born in 1947 and is Presbyterian.

Not surprised seeing as how SC still flies the confederate flag over their state capital building. What I hate about racists is that they never stand up for their beliefs. If you hate the man cause he's black, say so and stop hiding behind a bunch of BS rhetoric.

Wilson should be censured for his inappropriate behavior. I find it hard to believe that the state of South Carolina cannot do better than send this right-wing nut job to represent them!

Shame on Wilson and the Republicans who have continually lowered the bar on reasonable discourse. The disingenuous outcry voiced by those bussed in for town-hall meetings by the insurance and pharmaceutical companies (who have the most to lose) has threatened to turn a discussion over what is best for the American People into an argument. Wilson's outburst was just the illogical result.

If he didn't have the maturity or impulse control to keep a civil tongue in his head, then Joe Wilson is unfit for office. Similarly, if he really "believed" that the President was lying -- when the facts indicate otherwise -- then he is a fool and still is unfit for public office.

He (and those like him) don't deserve the trust of the American people.

So the Main Stream Media and the Liberals in Hollywood and Democrats, like Harry Reid call Bush a Liar, and we just have to suck it up. They scream Freedom of Speech!!! But poor Wilson calls Oshama a Liar and the World comes to an End....Hahahahahahah!!

Libs/democrats sure felt free to boo Bush in the past. He shouldn't apologize for expressing what so many Americans truly believe!

Joe is the Man! Government is not able to run any business, and the attempt to take-over healthcare should certainly get a rise out of anyone with an ounce of passion....

Joe Wilson simply stated an opinion. Albeit the truth, that shouldn't matter. We should be able to disagree with our politicians without them whining about it and creating a distraction from the real issues.