Wilson apologizes: 'I let my emotions get the best of me'

CNN ^ | September 9, 2009 | CNN

[Severino]

“This evening I let my emotions get the best of me when listening to the President’s remarks regarding the coverage of illegal immigrants in the health care bill. While I disagree with the President’s statement, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. I extend sincere apologies to the President for this lack of civility.”

[eyedigress]

You may be right. The verdict, believe it or not, is still out. He’s playing a fence that normally doesn’t sit well. If he loses both sides is he smart enough to parlay that?

Given the knowledge of my own life, I doubt it.

[bIlluminati]

What I would have said -
“I’m sorry the acting President lied before Congress and the American people. I’m sorry Senator McCain didn’t have the guts to ask him for his long form birth certificate. I’m sorry that the acting President and many of my fellow Congressmen ignore the Constitution. I’m sorry that secession is associated with slavery. I’m sorry that the American people votes for lying traitors for the highest office in the land. Give me liberty or give me death.

Except the death panels would regard that as a living will.

[bushpilot1]

Muslims do not apologize.

[pulaskibush]

This evening I let my emotions get the best of me when listening to the President’s remarks regarding the coverage of illegal immigrants in the health care bill. While I disagree with the President’s statement, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. I extend sincere apologies to the President for this lack of civility.”

He shouldn't have stated that his comments "were inappropriate and regrettable." He could said "broke Congressional decorum, or "weren't civil", or "were interrupting". He could have cleared things further by saying "Obama's claim that HR3200 will not provide healthcare to illegals is a lie because there is no enforcement language in the bill."

Wilson's apology will be used by the hypocrit left to bash Republicans for being uncivil, but his comment helped ruin Obama's crappy speech even more and harmed chances of HR3200! He's also improved his name recognition for a higher office and renewed anger toward the RINO John McCain who pressured him. He may get some airtime where he can clarify what he really is apologizing for. I guess in the end, we still came out ahead.

[Smokin' Joe]

No, Joe, someone had to holler "The emperor is buckassed naked!", or we'll be stuck with that fashion sense for a couple more seasons...

Sometimes, civility just won't git 'er done.

[divine_moment_of_facts]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=proX-KR1ud0

[bustinchops]

Thank you. That helps quite a bit. :)

[LibLieSlayer]

I watched those hearings daily... and Ollie took it to them too! Yes, the left has always wanted to destroy Freedom and Liberty and replace it with statism.

LLS

[LibLieSlayer]

We can only hope that Wilson inspires the Republicans to wish to live and prosper... and engage the evil crats in battle. Lately... republicans have come to a gun fight armed with a slingshot.

LLS

[joygrace]

Thank you email to Joe Wilson

I emailed Wilson a "thank you" for speaking up for the rest of us. I used a Myrtle Beach zip code (29578 plus 2615) so the email would hopefully get to him.

[aruanan]

Thanks. Wilson left out one important word, "You're a effing liar."

[ArrogantBustard]

Obama needs to apologize for his lack of civility.

Zero needs to apologise for his lack of honesty.

I'll accept his apology if and only if it is accompanied by the following words:

"Effective immediately, I, Barack Hussein 0bama, resign the office of the President of the United States."

[Chickensoup]

Is it me or do they look like meerkats?

[kabar]

Wilson didn't apologize for the substance of his remark. It is just a non-apology apology. Wilson did us a great favor because he invited greater scrutiny and attention to this issue and forced Obama and the Dems to address it properly, i.e., include enforcment provisions in the bill, which currently don't exist.

Congressional Research Service: Illegal Aliens Can Receive Benefits Under House Health Care Bill

[Magic Fingers]

“So you voted for Obama?”

So you’re an idiot?

Do you expect Obama to be running for the Senate from Arizona in 2012?

[muawiyah]

I do believe you misunderstand me. There are rules. There are ways around rules. All I did was give you the information about why those rules are what they are.

You'd should also remember I defended Speaker Hastert regarding how he was dealing with the Congresscritter whose office was broken into by the FBI. Legally, under our Constitutional system, the FBI can't go breaking into the precincts of Congress without the approval of the House and Senate leadership.

Here we have a similar situation ~ the Executive is invited in. There are rules each member of Congress has agreed to.

Frankly, Obama should not have been invited to the Congress for last evening's propaganda event. He is not worthy. That should have been debated on the House and Senate floors long into the night.

Unfortunately Nazi Pelosi runs the House at the moment and she'd have closed off debate before the "Un" was spoken.

So, let's go back to whether or not someone should be punished ~ the Dems want to hack into Joe. However, I think they should go back and hack into the FBI first. Bring in those agents, and the judge who gave them a warrant, and punish them for INSURRECTION.

First things first!

[True Republican Patriot]

Bizarre!

[muawiyah]

“Bizarre” is making fun of “she who must not be named”’s fat butt.

[justlurking]

At Bush's 2006 State of the Union speech, Democrats interrupted his speech to applaud and cheer their obstruction of Bush's proposal to reform Social Security.

http://mfile.akamai.com/5913/wmv/whitehouse.download.akamai.com/5913/2006/01/20060131-10.v.asx

Fast-forward to about 45:50 to see it. And at 46:05, take careful note of who you see in the lower left corner of the frame.

Hint: he didn't vote "present" this time.

[Kid Shelleen]

Mr. Wilson should have just stated that he should have calibrated his words more carefully.