Posted on 09/14/2009 6:01:43 PM PDT by Kaslin
Discourse: The reaction to the congressman's outburst shows what happens when you judge this president by the content of his character. In a post-racial presidency, charges of racism are the new last refuge of scoundrels.When Joe Wilson, the decorum-challenged South Carolina Republican, reacted to President Obama's assertion that there was nothing in health care legislation giving coverage to illegal aliens by shouting "You lie!" he knew, as his critics ignore, that there was nothing requiring proof of citizenship either.
A nonpartisan Congressional Research Service study found that the House health care bill at that moment did not restrict illegal immigrants from receiving health care coverage.
"There were two opportunities for House Democrats to make clear that illegal immigrants wouldn't be covered by putting in requirements to show citizenships," House Minority Leader John Boehner said. "Both of those amendments were, in fact, rejected."
When the president mysteriously dropped the number of uninsured from the 47 million he had been insisting on to 30 million, perhaps he had in mind the charge that illegal aliens would be included and that Democrats in Congress were actively working to make that happen.
Congressional Democrats and the White House have been disingenuous in other ways. They talk about cutting $130 billion from Medicare Advantage without affecting services to seniors. They talk of savings from cutting waste from Medicare and Medicaid, even though this could have been done the day after the 2006 election with willing GOP help and as a stand-alone effort.
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I love that graphic.
Obama, YOU LIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
However even RINOS can get outraged.. I know, its rare but it can happen..
I love that graphic too.
Wilson refused to apologize again according to Fox this morning. That’s a good start. Maybe Wilson has a set of...
Hey, can someone post a pic of Wilson from the movie please?
I love you, Wilson!
Wait a minute. Are you calling Wilson a RINO? The only thing what Wilson needs to do is flip the bird to Pelousi and Hoyer and stick with his refusal to apologize the them
Thanks
There is no reason for him to apologize again. He apologized to the Zerobama and he accepted. What more do these a**holes want?
Oh, I like that one well enough. But I was referring to the Joe Wilson pic with the Orwell quote. I’m a big Orwell fan. I read Homage to Catalonia in the last year, by the way, and highly suggest it. It really helps you see where Orwell got the practical education that led to 1984 and Animal Farm.
bump
They want us to kneel down at Zerobama’s feet and pour oil and wash them. You didn’t get the memo??? /S
So glad that Wilson is standing up.
Sorry, I misunderstood you. I am afraid the graphic you are talking about is not showing in my browser
Rep. Wilson was the boy that yelled out that the emperor had no clothes. Everyone else knew that Obama was lying through his teeth but was afraid to call him on it for fear of being called a racist. Wilson reflexively called it as he saw it.
Now the media can’t ignore the obvious. The more they highlight Rep. Wilson’s comments the more they indirectly show Zero’s mendacity for all to see.
WILSON!?... (((*>*))
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