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Joe Wilson Was Right
The American Thinker ^ | November 17, 2014 | Jack Cashill

Posted on 11/17/2014 12:04:11 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

On the night of September 9, 2009, a still highly popular President Barack Obama spoke spiritedly to a joint session of Congress. He had summoned the members of both parties to introduce his plan to transform American health care.

The promises he made that night were many and, to most in the television audience, at least, sounded fresh. “Nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change the coverage or the doctor you have,” said the president. “Let me repeat this: nothing in our plan requires you to change what you have.”

Simmering throughout this litany of disinformation was an obscure five-term South Carolina congressman named Joe Wilson. When Obama denounced as false the claim that this proposed health care system “would insure legal immigrants,” Wilson could hold his tongue no longer. “You lie!” he yelled.

[SNIP of a very good read]

.....During a debate with McCain in 2008, Obama falsely claimed that because of a “pre-existing condition” Cigna refused to cover his mother’s cancer treatment. Even after this trumpery was exposed in the New York Times, he repeated it in a 2012 campaign ad. A man who was willing to lie about the death of his mother surely would have no trouble lying to voters about their health care plans. But then again, given their “stupidity,” there was no other way to get the bill passed.

Bart Stupak should have seen it coming. Joe Wilson did.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aca; liarinchief; obama; obamacare
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1 posted on 11/17/2014 12:04:11 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

save for later


2 posted on 11/17/2014 12:40:35 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Jimmy Carter;No Longer The Worst President In My Lifetime)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

God bless PATRIOT Joe Wilson!


3 posted on 11/17/2014 12:51:01 AM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: Gay State Conservative; onyx; All
YouTube :37 GOP Rep. to Obama: 'You Lie!'

Obama, the confident liar.

4 posted on 11/17/2014 1:10:47 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I can guarantee you that Bart Stupak wasn’t deceived. He knew full well.


5 posted on 11/17/2014 1:15:17 AM PST by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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To: Pontiac

For Later


6 posted on 11/17/2014 2:03:28 AM PST by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

As I recall Wilson took in a couple of million bucks in donations over the next 24 hours.


7 posted on 11/17/2014 2:08:44 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Our congressman brought him to speak to our annual Republican event here in our district not long after he had become “public enemy number 1” in the Press. He was a great speaker and a quick look at his bio will tell you why.


8 posted on 11/17/2014 3:05:30 AM PST by billhilly (First eligible to vote in 1958)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Our congressman brought him to speak to our annual Republican event here in our district not long after he had become “public enemy number 1” in the Press. He was a great speaker and a quick look at his bio will tell you why.


9 posted on 11/17/2014 3:06:10 AM PST by billhilly (First eligible to vote in 1958)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I’ve tried to start a fund raising campaign for Joe Wilson to erect a statue to him in DC. Entitled “Joe Wilson; the last man in Washington to tell the truth.”


10 posted on 11/17/2014 3:12:05 AM PST by Safetgiver ( Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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11 posted on 11/17/2014 3:15:21 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

0bamanites brush aside the lies about the ACA by saying the policies lost were “junk policies”. I looked over my policy and discovered I wasn’t covered for birth control or pregnancy. I’m a 68 year old male with a “junk policy”.


12 posted on 11/17/2014 3:30:31 AM PST by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

This inspires me to get out my old “YOU LIE” t-shirt! I bought it on line right after Joe Wilson and wore it to the protest for Obamacare. Very popular!


13 posted on 11/17/2014 3:43:18 AM PST by albie
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To: Cowboy Bob

“I can guarantee you that Bart Stupak wasn’t deceived. He knew full well.”

I’m thinking the same. Stupack was clear that he wanted socialized medicine and he was definitely going to find some contorted way to support it, hell or high water.

There was NO WAY the Dems were not going to pass Obamacare. They knew they’d never see those numbers in Congress again and they knew people (stupidly) ‘trusted’ this president. They would have passed it Gruber or not.

But the fun part now is watching the reaction of shock to Gruber. “My God, they REALLY were lying”. Gruber has given an (unprotected) face to Obamacare, and I LOVE IT.


14 posted on 11/17/2014 3:50:44 AM PST by BobL (Don't forget - Today's Russians learn math WITHOUT calculators.)
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15 posted on 11/17/2014 4:03:49 AM PST by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

And then gutless Boehner forced him to apologize after Rahm Emmanuel had a coniption.


16 posted on 11/17/2014 4:30:13 AM PST by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I’ve been posting Joe Wilson’s name here and there for the past couple of weeks.

I thought a day needed to be named in his honour. Every time I watch the news, this guy comes to mind. He called Obama out a LONG time ago. He needs to be apologized TO for being forced to apologize for telling the truth!


17 posted on 11/17/2014 4:51:51 AM PST by JudyinCanada
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To: joewilson

Wanna be Vice President?


18 posted on 11/17/2014 4:54:51 AM PST by novemberslady
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19 posted on 11/17/2014 4:59:23 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee

20 posted on 11/17/2014 4:59:57 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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