Both Sides Condemn Outburst; Wilson Apologizes (Truth yelling Congressman chastised)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/politics3199018;_ylt=A0wNdPrND6lKAAwB7BoGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTJpaXVidTVkBGFzc2 ^ | Wed Sep 9, 2009 | y Jonathan Allen and Adjoa Adofo

[Maelstorm]

Republican Rep. Joe Wilson shouted "Lie! You lie," at President Barack Obama during Wednesday's address to a joint session of Congress, earning repudiations from his own party and from Democrats.

Wilson took exception to a passage in Obama's speech on health care in which the president said illegal immigrants would not get health insurance coverage under the overhaul.

"There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false -- the reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally," Obama said.

Wilson answered the comment with his outburst, loud enough to be picked up on television and in such an unusually disruptive fashion as to merit reprimands from across the political spectrum.

House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, a fellow South Carolinian, said Wilson's heckling was more damaging to South Carolina's reputation than the exploits of Republican Gov. Mark Sanford, who admitted to having an extramarital affair with an Argentinian woman.

"I thought he [the governor] had embarrassed us as much as we could be embarrassed. But to have a congressman use the floor of the House of Representatives in a joint session to insult the president the way Joe Wilson did is as embarrassing as anything anyone could think of," Clyburn said. "Our state can do without this."

Arizona Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee and a fellow veteran, denounced the comment as "totally disrespectful and called on Wilson to "apologize immediately" during a post-speech interview on CNN.

[Maelstorm]

What in the hell is wrong with Republicans? Why in the hell are they apologizing? This is political stupidity. Wilson will receive a donation of $100 dollars from me tomorrow even though he appologized and I will not support anyone who rushed to attack him and defend this third world socialist dictator. Wilson should have said in response, while my outburst was harsh there is no quieting the voice of liberty when confronting the threat of tyranny. We have politely slouching towards socialism and dictatorship. We need to stop bowing and saying "S'il vous plaît" to tyrants. This man was not rude, he was a leader for once in a world full of soft accommodating men. I really hate Republicans sometimes. I hate being associated with those who aspire to weakness on the brink of victory. Do these people not remember the likes of Patrick Henry or are they also embarrassed of the harshness of our founders and those who shed blood to create this nation only to see the liberty for which they fought trickle away through the fingers of men not strong enough to grasp it.

"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"

-Patrick Henry

[jimfree]

I sent Leader Boehner an email to express support for Wilson. Contact Leader Boehner

[TBP]

Why is Wilson apologizing for simply stating the truth?

[I'm ALL Right!]

Pandering Republicans. RATS can BOO Bush during his speeches AND NEVER APOLOGIZE...but one Republican has the guts to call out the Liar in Chief and he’s criticized? I fully support him.

[Carl LaFong]

Obama Liar

[Yo-Yo]

Well, I would have apologized, too. “I’m sorry that President 0bama is a liar.”

[bigbob]

Meh, buncha weenies!

If this acts as a bookmark and the Dems later try to shove through a bill that covers illegals in contradiction to what Dear Leader said, then maybe it will serve a purpose after all.

[US Navy Vet]

The “Republicans” in DC are part of the incestuous system. They (Dems and GOP) is DC are all buddies. THEY ALL NEED TO GO!

[TBP]

Typical RINOism that pervades the stupid Republican Party (another reason why it's of NO use as a vehicle for conservaives.) They really should change the party symbol from an elephant to a jellyfish, because that is what truly represents today's Republican Party.

The GOP was formed to replace the Whigs because the Whigs would not take a stand on any of the major issues of the day. Well, the Republicans have done such a good job of replacing the Whigs that they have become the Whigs.

[GnL]

Bunch of GOP cowards, led by the Coward in Chief—Juan McCain.

[LibFreeUSA]

He may have apologized, but he didn’t retract his belief that the POTUS is a “LIAR”!

[cranked]

Enough said: Remove all them pandering idiots in 2010.

[Steamburg]

Send Joe a couple of bucks. That will speak more loudly than anything else these libtards can do. If we are selective in where we open our wallets, those money hungry congress critters will quickly catch on.

I don’t wish to cast any aspersions on Joe Wilson, but if his campaign gets money for this, the rest of them will jump on this like when you feed squirrels in the park.

[Sherman Logan]

"There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false -- the reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally,"

Truly Clintonian.

The reforms probably will not apply to those who are here illegally, but there will be no mechanism in place to determine whether a person is legal.

De jure no coverage. De facto full coverage.

[Sudetenland]

Yeah, but decorum required the apology whether you agree with it or not...the real message here is the difference in class.

Congressman Joe Wilson recognized that his conduct was improper and immediately gave a genuine apology, unlike the non-apology apologies that Democrats always...always...give, e.g. Van Jones's non apology.

Notice also that when Democrats jeered and booed President Bush during his 2005 State of the Union Address, no apologies ensued.

Democrats...the essence of hypocrisy.

[montag813]

McCain demanded that Wilson apologize for calling Obama on a lie.

McCain did NOT demand that Obama apologize for calling his running mate a liar.

[The Anti-One]

House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, a fellow South Carolinian, said Wilson's heckling was more damaging to South Carolina's reputation than the exploits of Republican Gov. Mark Sanford, who admitted to having an extramarital affair with an Argentinian woman.

What a crock. Since when is telling the truth more damaging than an adulterer and his affair being made public?

This country is doomed. No longer do people have their priorities straight.

I'll shout it from the rooftops, "BARAQ O BAMAH"! YOU ARE LIKE YOUR FATHER THE DEVIL! A L~I~A~R AND SO TOO ARE YOUR LIBERAL AND MODERATE MINIONS!

Put me into the House or Senate and I will say it there as well and to hell with all those that take offense.

JMHO!

[TBP]

"But to have a congressman use the floor of the House of Representatives in a joint session to insult the president the way Joe Wilson did is as embarrassing as anything anyone could think of," Clyburn said.

Unless, of course, it's Clyburn and his racist/Communist friends doing it to Bush or some other Republican President. Then it's standing up for America (or, to use their spellign, Amerika.)

What fake, phony frauds Clyburn and his hypocritical ilk are. They're just plain disgusting human beings.

[pollywog]

Thanks~ Sent a note and thanked JOE WILSON for standing up....much the same as “ JOE PLUMBER” stood up to Obama!

If we don’t stand up we will sink.

EVERYONE send BOEHNER a note!!!!

Polly

[stevio]

Done.