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Wilson apologizes: 'I let my emotions get the best of me'
CNN ^ | September 9, 2009 | CNN

Posted on 09/09/2009 7:37:05 PM PDT by 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.”

(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: 111th; apology; bho44; gop; joewilson
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To: Severino

Emotions save lives Joe, just remember that and don’t worry about it. You give me HOPE.


221 posted on 09/09/2009 8:19:07 PM PDT by 444Flyer (May God Bless and protect our Boots on the ground!)
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To: vox_freedom
Screw you McCain.

Did McLame really say that Wilson should apologize? I guess we should all ride this train to the camps and be civil about it.......MCLAME IS A POS!!...RESIGN NOW SCUMBAG.
222 posted on 09/09/2009 8:19:18 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Yonder stands your orphan with his gun)
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To: pennboricua
“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,” Wilson said. “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.”

""I believe the coverage of illegal immigrants has just been made issue number one.

Thank you for posting Joe's complete statement. We should all send him an email with a big hug for doing what he did!!!

223 posted on 09/09/2009 8:19:52 PM PDT by LADY J (Change your thoughts and you change your world. - Norman Vincent Peale)
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To: Severino
When will Pelosi, Reid, Obama, Murtha, etc, apologize?
224 posted on 09/09/2009 8:20:36 PM PDT by tobyhill (The Communist has arrived)
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To: RinaseaofDs
Never apologize for telling the truth. What number rule is that again?

It's Number 2, right after Number 1: Speak the truth.

225 posted on 09/09/2009 8:20:37 PM PDT by Talisker (When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
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To: eyedigress
Nancy Pelosi gave an OK to some MSNBC or CNN people to let their Code Pink friends into a joint session so they could make a disruption.

Her jaw dropping was clearly in response to her having been remembered for her lack of civility (through Code Pink).

Or, alternatively, it was the botox sucking her jaw backwards.

226 posted on 09/09/2009 8:20:52 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Severino

What the HELL are you apologizing for, Joe?? You spoke the truth, and the truth NEEDS TO BE HEARD!!!


227 posted on 09/09/2009 8:20:56 PM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Welcome to the Revolution.)
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To: Severino

Well, bummer! Some things don’t require apologies, and
telling the truth is one of them!


228 posted on 09/09/2009 8:21:06 PM PDT by luvie (Obama is forcing change that produces NO hope!)
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To: Severino
Learning the Love the Imperial Presidency

Every four to eight years, two ever-shrinking cliques band together to elect their great white hope to the "highest office in the land" and then wait starry eyed for their guy to graciously bestow that promised hope and change upon the country, his so-called "fellow Americans". It's bullshit. The presidency is an elected office with powers that should be limited and used to preserve our freedoms instead of saving us from ourselves. Nowadays all of these theatrics are there to distract attention from simple facts. The people we are elevating to the presidency are relatively mediocre mortals with serious flaws whose achievements and character do not even come close to entitling them to what so many fools see as the presidency. Washington himself was imperfect but commanded respect for his efforts long before he was elected. That, and for obeying the constitution that he helped create and really did want to preserve, unlike so many of his successors.
229 posted on 09/09/2009 8:21:11 PM PDT by dr_who
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To: Severino
The apology doesn’t matter. He had a moment of clarity that needs to be supported. The LIBS don’t care about it and we shouldn’t either. His apology will be a footnote but the outburst will be “seared” in everyone’s memory.
230 posted on 09/09/2009 8:21:24 PM PDT by frogjerk (Obama Administration: Security thru Absurdity)
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To: Palladin
iI’ve been a Republican for 50 years, but if Sarah Palin starts a third party, I will quit the Pubbies and go with her.

So will I and will work to get her elected.

231 posted on 09/09/2009 8:21:30 PM PDT by afnamvet
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To: eyedigress
I challenge you to find any instance in history when a president has held a joint congressional session and lied and lied and lied and lied and then called those standing against him liars and worse.

LLS

232 posted on 09/09/2009 8:21:38 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (hussama will never be my president... NEVER!)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network; All
Mission already accomplished.
Obama speech completely derailed.

Bravo for recognizing this!

Upstaging the opposition's speech has been done for YEARS by the Left. How many times have you seen a headline like, "Protester throws pie at official" or "G8 Conference marred by violence"?

It steals their thunder, alters headlines and shifts time off the 30-second nightly newscast. The media THRIVES on conflict. I don't condone violence, but conflict has shaped all facets of humanity — government, religion, geography, etc. Furthermore, the Left is going to call Conservatives a$$holes anyway, so don't be an appeaser RINO. Live by conviction and you can't go wrong.

It's called "Civil Disobedience," my fellow Conservatives — get use to it! Gandhi was quite successful with it. The road ahead is long and far. The window to speak up and stop the Marxist takeover is rapidly closing. Use your First Amendment rights while you have them.

One final remark as I step off my soapbox: IF revolution is indeed on the horizon, and if First Amendment rights are abridged by the very government entrusted to protect the First Amendment, never forget:

Exercising our Natural Rights - to SECURE them.

233 posted on 09/09/2009 8:22:01 PM PDT by BP2 (I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
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To: Severino
He should have demanded that Obama apologize for calling the Republicans liars.

No, he decided to "play nice".

Wuss.

234 posted on 09/09/2009 8:22:09 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: possumdawg

Exactly. The damage has been done to Obami.


235 posted on 09/09/2009 8:22:22 PM PDT by frogjerk (Obama Administration: Security thru Absurdity)
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To: budwiesest

Well you know, we’ve got a POTUS who thinks that doctors routinely take out little kids tonsils to make an extra buck...

That’s really the bottom line folks. The guy is an idiot.


236 posted on 09/09/2009 8:22:53 PM PDT by khnyny (Too much power in too few hands is always a problem.)
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To: Severino

Joe who? I didn’t know who he was before reading this article and if he caved to libs so easily, he’s a nobody to me still.


237 posted on 09/09/2009 8:23:44 PM PDT by LibWhacker (America awake!)
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To: Electric Graffiti

Dollars to doughnuts that if he runs again, the people in Arizona will re-elect him. It would not surprise me if he was not the Republican nominee in 2012. “Him” and “he” is john obama mc cain.


238 posted on 09/09/2009 8:23:48 PM PDT by sport
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To: Severino
So, right after the President called everyone a liar who believes that his Health Care Plan will lead to death panels (which, though not called that-of course-it most certainly will lead to government administrators making policy decisions on who gets coverage and when), thereby calling tens of Amillions of Americans liars...you correctly call him a liar when he states that his Health Care Plan will not benefit illegal aliens...and you apologize?
239 posted on 09/09/2009 8:24:02 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Severino
Heaven forbid he offend anyone.....
240 posted on 09/09/2009 8:24:11 PM PDT by ATLDiver
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