In one of the most extraordinary breaches of congressional etiquette in the history of presidential addresses to Congress, Rep. Joe Wilson (R., S.C.) screamed at President Barack Obama last night “You lie” during his speech on health care. In this video, you can see the surprise on Pelosi’s face who appears honestly and legitimately shocked.
The President had just declared that it is not true that the health plan would cover illegal immigrants and the President immediately looked over to Wilson who can be heard clearly screaming “You lie.”
In fact, Section 246 of the law states:
NO FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS.
Nothing in this subtitle shall allow Federal payments for
affordability credits on behalf of individuals who are not lawfully
present in the United States.
Wilson represents the second district in South Carolina. His actual name is Addison Graves Wilson, Sr. but goes by Joe. He was an aide to Sen. Strom Thurmond. He is best known to many citizens for his crusade against online poker. However, he has also supported such worthy projects as the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005, legislation that made safe water and sanitation an objective of U.S. assistance to developing countries.
Within minutes, conservative groups rallied to defend Wilson and this video defense was released calling Obama a Liar.
Wilson apologized after the speech and insisted that the statement was “spontaneous“. He released a statement of contrition and called the White House:
“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.”
Ironically, this is only the latest live mike problem this week for Republicans, here.
It is not that Dems cannot show bad form, but the worst breach of civility came when they booed President Bush in 2005, which is mild in comparison:
This is still far better than what English Prime Ministers have to put up with on a regular basis:
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There is no doubt Joe Wilson was disrespectful and unprofessional, but what makes a man yell that to the President of the United States? The one thing President Obama is not talking about is the cost to you and I for a public option. Also, let’s be clear that health care is a right and anyone can get treatment, but you have to pay for it like almost everything else in this country. HEALTH INSURANCE however is a privilage not a right and the majority of the people that will benefit from a public option are the people that are already making out on the loop holes in the welfare programs. I was in a grocery store the other day and watch a young man pay for his items with food stamps and then jump in his Cadillac SUV and drive away, Now you tell me how fair that is to the american people?
We need to focus on the national debt and decreasing it before we decide to start a program that will add billions to it. The funny thing is so many people are focused on change that they don’t even realize the cost. Taxes at some point are going to go up because the money has to get paid back some how and we are not talking about a couple dollar increase in are pay check. It will be alot more and then everyone will be mad about that, but never realize they did it to themselves.
Someone once said to me this statement that I believe to be very very true. The Democratic party is had bad ideas, while the Republican party has no ideas. Nobody is a winner in todays government. I believe that Sen. Wilson was %100 correct however he shouldn’t have had that little outburst. But seriously if we as a nation almost impeach a president for lying to the country about sexual affairs, shouldn’t we feel the same about Obama lying to us about EVERYTHING and having absolutely no clue about what the future holds with or wthout all of his handouts and bailouts and bleeding heart BS.
Adam:
I think my math is correct. The opinions not so sure about.
It also appears that you’re not so good at basic math either I might point out. Or else you’d realize you’re outnumbered here.
Adam,
You can’t do basic logic. So what’s your point? Other than on your head, Mr. Apologist Nonsensical Smear Tactic Neocon Troll.
Or I could quit being lazy and use a pencil and paper. 😀
Calculators can be a horrible crutch. As a practical matter, I should stay in better practice with the pencil, but years of scholastic acceptance of the machines may have ruined me already. lol
Byron:
🙂
Good day.
Buddha,
Interesting facts.
Everyone — including the President — keep talking about how much health care is going to cost, and how we MUST “pay for it.”
What makes me sick is that there was no willing to stand up and make the same statements about Iraq and Afghanistan. George Bush got his wars — and his illegal entry into Iraq – at full expense to taxpayers, even giving his Blackwater and other defense contractor buddies great contracts.
Now, for average Americans with cancer and heart disease, and whatever else, and no insurance, they are losing their homes and declaring bankruptcy, in the thousands every week, because of medical bills.
Our government doesn’t care about us, the citizenry, except as an end to THEIR financial and power means.
ADAM:
Are you still doing research on the Internet in order to formulate a response to me? Go from what you know and not from what someone else has written.
If you guys cannot do basic math…how am I to trust your opinions on topics that require the ability to do basic math?
I’ll leave with the kool aid drinkers saying “there goes another neo-con racist”
Byron,
Like I said, my calc program (this is what I get for using a soft calc instead of a hardwired one) is acting really weird. I may have to reinstall because it’s spitting out other craziness this AM too.
Adam:
“Like 83 bajeebus dollars?” ROFL
how many is a bajeebus?
Buddha:
9.8×10^12/1.2×10^6 = 8.167×10^6 it would be 8.2 million Buccatis not 817 and that is with 9.8 trillion.
But dont you mean 980,000,000,000 (980 billion?) or 9.8 trillion? (9,800,000,000,000)
Sorry for the typos in last reply. Typing too fast…
Or do you want to attack Obama on more nonsense instead of the practical and concrete failures he’s making instead of pimping your Neocon crap. You think being a prognosticator is the judge of a man’s credibility? How about “We’ll be greeted as liberators.”? Yeah, he can’t see the future perfectly, but at least he’s not lying about it to make money for himself.
ADAM:
This mess did not start on Obama’s watch. It started long before Obama. You are spitting out those figures that started on BUSH watch. Do you understand that? Obama is trying to correct past administrations mistakes. The man has a lot of stuff on his plate. And you and many others like you won’t give him the respect and opportunity to solve the problems that others are responsible for. When things heat up you resort to name calling. I am not concern with your partner Wilson or your preferance for men or women. Than’s your business, not mine.
Adam,
I didn’t make up the number. Use Google, nitwit. Sooooooooo why don’t you quit making up that your not a Neocon troll, mmmmm k?
Byron (and jenx for that matter),
It’s nice to have some more self-identifying Republicans with good sense around here. I think FFLEO was getting lonely.
Buddha is laughing:
You probably didn’t see me because I WAS NOT HERE! I was bitching then too.
980 trillion dollars? What? There is fuzzy math and then there is completely made up shit. That falls under completely made up shit.
Our ENTIRE GDP annually is only about 14 trillion dollars.
Why didn’t you just make up a new number and atleast be creative? Like 83 bajeebus dollars?
I was talking to a former marine officer at dinner last night and he was told to read an examination of the war and the reason for fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan prior to deployment. I took away from his synopsis that we are fighting to prevent the Saudi Royal family from loosing power. The Caliphate that Osama wanted to create would have destroyed the Royal family. If my interpretaion is accurate we are a bunch of chumps. We could have invaded SA and created our own “Oiliphate” for far less blood and treasure and made money.