He only apologized for the speech interruption, adding that he did so at the behest of the GOP.
At the same time, in his statement, he specifically went on to, in detail, expose Obama’s lie.
This was a very weak apology, as apologies go.
It’s kind of like when somebody lies and you call them a liar and punch them in the face and then you apologize for punching them in the face but say they’re still a liar.
What should have happened is that the initial heckle should have opened a floodgate of heckles, but it must have gone against some sort of code among lawmakers, I dunno.
The GOP needs to grow some.
House Rule XVII:
1. (a) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who desires to speak or deliver a matter to the House shall rise and respectfully address himself to ‘‘Mr. Speaker’’ and, on being recognized, may address the House from any place on the floor. When invited by the Chair, a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may speak from the Clerk’s desk.
(b) Remarks in debate (which may include references to the Senate or its Members) shall be confined to the question under debate, avoiding personality.
5. When the Speaker is putting a question or addressing the House, a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not walk out of or across the Hall. When a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner is speaking, a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not pass between the person speaking and the Chair. During the session of the House, a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not wear a hat or remain by the Clerk’s desk during the call of the roll or the counting of ballots. A person may not smoke or use a wireless telephone or personal computer on the floor of the House. The Sergeant-at-Arms is charged with the strict enforcement of this clause.
What should have happened is that the initial heckle should have opened a floodgate of heckles, but it must have gone against some sort of code among lawmakers, I dunno.
The GOP needs to grow some.
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That would have been nice - the floodgate. Now as to heckling - the dim bulbs did it to Bush during his State of the Union speech in 2005 when he stated that Social Security will be “exhausted and bankrupt by 2042,” and of course bammy called Palin’s (really) notion of ‘death panels’ ‘lies’ about 30 seconds before Joe Wilson’s statement of truth.
In the British House of Commons Prime Ministers get heckled all the time. I guess we imagine we’ve got more decorum than the Brits.
Much ado from the dim bulbs (calls for censure!?) about NOTHING. The fools. They are disrespecting us all up and down the line, having their admin officials call us a$$holes - or whatever else (and I know that was not Jones primary sin, but I’m just citing examples) and then they want to ‘censure’ Wilson for speaking his mind.
OK then. The fullness of the injustice of the Democrat party is revealing itself day after day. They are two faced hypocrites. They are liars. They are cowards.
The Republican party does indeed need to grow a set. And NOW would be a good time.