"You Lie!": Rep. Joe Wilson Shouts to Obama during Speech

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/09/09/gop-rep-joe-wilson-presidential-heckler/ ^

[quesney]

President Barack Obama’s address to Congress this evening was moving along fairly smoothly until he pledged that there was nothing in the legislation that would provide health care to the millions of illegal immigrants residing in the nation.

A cry of “You lie!” was audible from the Republican side of the aisle. The Associated Press reports that the heckler was South Carolina Republican Rep. Joe Wilson.

“It’s not true,” the president responded to the outburst, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, seated behind the president, offered her mother-of-five glare towards the Republican side of the chamber. First Lady Michelle Obama was seen shaking her head from side to side.

While lawmakers may have become accustomed to that kind of language during the contentious town hall meetings in August, Wilson’s outburst was uncommon for a joint session of Congress, where decorum usually reigns.

A spokesman for Wilson did not immediately return a request for comment.

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He joins a growing list. Most recently black economist extraordinaire Thomas Sowell:

Listening to a Liar http://townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2009/09/08/listening_to_a_liar

[quesney]

Maybe they should’ve let this guy give the Republican response.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Neatly Creased Pants On Fire!

[Jeff Head]

Obama says he is going to save enough from one huge, inefficient, wasteful government program, Medicare, to pay for an even larger (eventually) also sure to be enefficient wasteful government program, Obamacare.

DOES ANYONE BELIEVE THAT BRAVO SIERRA?

Can you possibly trust or believe after the stimulus, bail-out, and Cash for Clunkers fiascos that this is what will happen?

No.

Read the bill the Democrats put forward. it is a HUGE government bureaucracy.

...and, it will lead to government officials deciding the standards for who gets coverage when...basically, for older Americans, it will amount to death panels.

In the end, the only one who spoke the whole truth tonight, who addressed the entire Joint Session, was South Carolina Congressmen Joe Wilson. And he did it with just two words...YOU LIE!

EZEKIEL EMANUEL AND OBAMA HEALTH CARE
(Must Read - Shocking, cited quotes by Emanuel)

OBAMA HEALTH CARE BY THE NUMBERS

AMERICA AT THE CROSSROADS OF HISTORY

A PETITION ON FACEBOOK FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RESTORATION

[quesney]

Thomas Sowell:

Listening to a Liar

http://townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2009/09/08/listening_to_a_liar

[DadOfFive]

LIAR

[TXBlair]

That was beautiful! The best part of Obama’s speech.

[Cicero]

Heh. Look at the headline on Drudge. If the media won’t cover it properly, he will.

[Rocko]

Maybe they should’ve let this guy give the Republican response.

He gave the Conservative response, which is quite different.

[floriduh voter]

bookmarked is historical outburst.

[upstanding]

Wow. A single GOP congress critter with balls.

[Typical_Whitey]

Never have two words so adequately summed up so many peoples feelings on the issue. “You LIE”

What more needs to be said. I mean honestly.

[True Republican Patriot]

Mc PAIN is demanding that Wilson apologize for being disrespectful! Thats OUTRAGEOUS!

McPAIN ought to apologize to AMERICA for screwing up so badly that this OBOZO IDIOT got ELECTED!

[Frantzie]

This is the what I want to see from the GOP. Tell it like it is. Get in their faces. Expose him for the liar he is.

[Sir Gawain]

Obama pulled the liar card first. Then he got called on it.

[STARWISE]

Here

http://www.breitbart.tv/liar-loud-shout-interrupts-key-obama-address-to-congress/

[Irish Rose]

And the million dollar question is: Did Barack Obama lie?

As shown by the fact that the Democrats killed an amendment that would have prevented illegals from being covered, the answer is yes. And you know, a liar in the podium is much more troubling than a heckler in the audience.

[Jabba the Nutt]

I heard Andrew Breitbart (breitbart.com + bighollywood.com) on Roger Hedgecock's show. He's launching a new website, biggovernment.com tomorrow. He says he's launching it with a big story, so big that tomorrow, no one's going to be talking about Obama's speech or healthcare tomorrow.

Any ideas, anyone?

[Frantzie]

Juan McCain and the RINOs sicken me.

[woweeitsme]

I hate to say this, because I know Mr. Wilson is speaking the truth, but this is only going to make the GOP look bad.

If he wants to call the President a liar, he should have held a press conference outlining the exact wording (or lack thereof) to show the inclusion of illegals in it. Now, it makes him and the GOP look bad and the media is going to continue to support the Zero and use this against dissenters.