Analysis: 'You lie!' further erodes discourse (AP barf)

Associated Press ^ | Sept. 11, 2009 | LIZ SIDOTI

[Free ThinkerNY]

WASHINGTON – Screams of "Socialism!" Conservative talk show hosts peddling debunked "death panels." Placards likening Barack Obama to Hitler. And now, to the president's face: "You lie!" A breach of civility? Absolutely. A strategic political mistake? Maybe.

Republican Rep. Joe Wilson's personal attack on Obama and jeering from other GOP lawmakers as the president spoke to Congress escalated the opposition's outrage machine that over the summer framed the health care debate and knocked the White House back on its heels.

The rare lack of decorum on the House floor as Obama addressed lawmakers could provide him with a much-needed opening to retake control of the national conversation over a health care overhaul by turning off Americans to his critics' acerbic claims.

[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.

[Question Liberal Authority]

A strategic political mistake? Maybe.

You lie.

[Question Liberal Authority]

[IronJack]

A breach of civility? Absolutely. A strategic political mistake? Maybe.

Accurate? You betcha!

[A_Former_Democrat]

Hey Liz . . . just wondering if you wrote an article critical of the insults, defamatory statements, name-calling, et al that were hurled at the Tea Partiers and Townhallers?

I’m guessing you didn’t.

[ThePatriotsFlag]

could provide him with a much-needed opening to retake control of the national conversation

... and it also "could provide him" with the sound of the "first shot" coming from the protesters tomorrow. It would certainly be the first time he "heard" us. That would be a milestone!

[HarleyD]

Funny how Congress can spend so much time on this yet ignore Charlie Rangle’s million dollar tax evasion. I guess truthfully calling the President a liar to his face (which just about everyone doesn't seem to deny) is much more serious than evading taxes.

[GeronL]

These people are so hypocritical its not funny. Did they run this kind of article when Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer wrote that column in USA Today calling the dissidents “Un-American”?

[Jeff Chandler]

Oh, NOW the Leftist Democrat AP is concerned about civility. Where have they been for the last eight years?

[Marty62]

DUMMIES can’t stand the truth. I think I have figured out why the Dummies say there is no death panels. Because they are to STUPID to actually comprehend WHAT they are reading.
They have absolutely ZERO critical thinking skills. And just hate the idea of actually THINKING.

[sionnsar]

What “discourse”?

[GeronL]

Accuracy? Like they’re interested in accuracy or facts or anything else.

[Question Liberal Authority]

LIZ SIDOTI

An anagram of the author's name is:

LZ IS IDIOT

How do you like that discourse?

[muir_redwoods]

Is this the same AP that published the picture of Marine Cpl. Jerome "Bernie" Bernard as he lay dying with both legs blown off in Afghanistan that is now lecturing us on what constituted seemly and civil behavior?

Just asking.

[This_far]

The rare lack of decorum on the House floor as Obama addressed lawmakers could ...

show the reporters lack of knowledge.

[Diogenesis]

[FlyingEagle]

No worries. The revolution is coming. Can’t wait to see the AP’s editorial on it.

[Question Liberal Authority]

Where have they been for the last eight years?

Eight years? Where were they during THE SPEECH?

[Jeff Chandler]

Good point!