'Joe Wilson' top trending topic on Twitter

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[agrarianlady]

Get yer Joe Wilson paraphernalia here! (LOL) Too funny how quickly these got made.

[possumdawg]

The Ted Kennedy letter scheme was so sad to listen too. Rush will have a great show just on that part alone. The Joe Wilson event will be in the press for days and so will the Dead Ted letter too.

[AmericanMermaid]

A historical moment, very true! If only our leaders had the fortitude of people like Rush, Levin, Beck and the lowly conservative Internet blogger. There would be no apology forthcoming, only bold defiance for the sake of liberty.

[lightman]

He only apologized for the way that he interupted--not for the content--NOT FOR THE TRUTH!

Palin - Wilson 2012!!

[Salvation]

Bump.

[mockingbyrd]

I actually am glad he apologized. I enjoyed the moment, but really it was inappropriate. I don’t want the precedent set that Congress heckles the President.

[Theophilus]

It's high time that we define patriotism less by how much we are willing to give and more by how little we are willing to take.

Joe Wilson stopped taking it tonight. When will you stop taking it?

"Oh You're So Condescending
Your Gall Is Never Ending
We Don't Want Nothin', Not A Thing From You"

[The Antiyuppie]

“Were it not for political correctness, it would be the kind of moment written up in the history books.

I have watched a lot of speeches to Congress and never witnessed something like this.”

...but still, it was bad behavior and sets a bad precedent unless seriously admonished now. If someone stood up and called a politician a liar every time they were known to have lied (never mind, when they were THOUGHT to have lied), it would be utter chaos for all political parties. OTOH, speeches would be much shorter...

[potlatch]

[VanDeKoik]

He didn’t apologize for the substance of the comment, only for the outburst during the speech.

[Tenacious 1]

"Let me be perfectly clear" We need to respect the OFFICE, the position, not the man. I agree. His job is to serve us. I do not believe we have a sincere leader in office with the good of the nation as his best and first interest. I have little respect for the man. In honor of the founders of this nation and the republic for which millions have given their lives to preserve, I choose to respect the office of the Executive branch. If we collectively right off the government, we are no better than those that trampled the constitution. We need to pull together and fix it. We need to elect the right officials and restore honorable leadership to an honorable status.

[nhwingut]

It’s like cutting the cheese and then apologizing. Too late. The damage is done.

The libs’ heads are exploding over at MSDNC.

[Freddd]

Yeah, but Obama hasn’t apologized for calling the media, radio, leaders in Washington and the American citizenry liars....

[Freddd]

Yeah, that knowledge makes me feel sooooo good. Bout time they got some of what they dished out the last 6 years!

[Tenacious 1]

He only apologized for the way that he interupted--not for the content--NOT FOR THE TRUTH!

EXACTLY! He did not retract his outburst. He acknowledged that it was inappropriate to disrupt the president's speech and he let his anger and emotion get to him.

It is a perfect publicity stunt and I think he will get more opportunities to explain his frustration during the course of an apology tour.

[behzinlea]

No! Obama needs to respect the people he serves. That’s the start of it. When he dishonors his office he deserves NO respect. None.

[dr_who]

But we need to respect the office of the Presidency for the good of the nation.

What does it mean to "respect the office of the

P

residency?"

When a liar lies, you should call him on it.

[Tenacious 1]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I respect yours. But consider this.

What would we be posting right now if the speech would have been in 2006 and Democrats were screaming about Bush lying about weapons of mass destruction?

Now I personally believe that a lie suggests the orator know the truth and intentionally deceives his/her audience. Does any here think Bush lied about weapons of mass destruction as an excuse to go to war in Iraq? Then do we believe that many democrats believed he did?

If we accept, as both of you have said, it is appropriate in this case because we believe he is a liar (as I do), then we give up our intellectual honesty and integrity when we admonish our opposition in the future for behaving the same way whether we think their pretense for doing so is right or wrong. Shall we be hypocrites because liberals are?

I personally enjoy being a conservative and all the presumptions of strong values and nobility that the label carries. Even liberal admit that they are wacky when you try to engage in intellectual debate about issues.

As I started, we may not agree on this. But dang I did so love it when he did. And it will help me sleep tonight.

[Tenacious 1]

As I have said, I choose to honor the position and the office for the sake of our founding fathers and the sacrifices of a million soldiers before us.

I do not respect the man in that position.

[Kieri]

This could be a “but the Emperor isn’t wearing any clothes!” moment.