Immigration Loophole Oct 24, 2009
Universal Nightmare 2. Universal Nightmare 2. (Fox News)
Man arrested after deputy is run over Oct 24, 2009
The wife of South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson is recovering from swine flu. A spokesman for Mr. Wilson said Friday that Roxanne Wilson is doing much better after being diagnosed with the H1N1 virus earlier in the week. (The Augusta Chronicle)
GOP comments about Jews spark uproar and apology Oct 21, 2009
"South Carolina Democrats are delighted that we have strong candidates who will bring embarrassments like Jim DeMint and Joe Wilson home in 2010. Like Mark Sanford, these Republicans represent the worst our state has to offer," Fowler said. Ulmer, Merwin apologies. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Words heard around the nation Oct 21, 2009
The remark garnered South Carolina national attention on Tuesday, coming on the heels of s extramarital affair and U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson, R-S.C., shouting, You Lie. at President during his address on health care reform. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Oh no Jew di'nt! Oct 21, 2009
There must be something wrong with that state, seeing as to how they've given us Mark Sanford, Jim DeMint, Joe Wilson, and now this. Posted 03:06 PM on 10/20/2009 I'm a fan of this user 101 fans 00004000. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Wilson, Miller campaign in S.C. brings in money from across U.S. Oct 18, 2009
Joe Wilson yell "you lie!" as President Barack Obama pitched his health care reforms on prime-time TV to a joint session of Congress, the Illinois small businessman had a strong reaction ... Joe Wilson and Democratic challenger Rob Miller raised record sums of money in the 22 days from Wilson's "you lie!" yell at President Barack Obama on Sept. 9 through Sept. 30, the end of the third-quarter reporting period for campaign finances. (Anchorage Daily News)
View From the Right: Abortion lies come as no surprise Oct 16, 2009
Joe Wilson of South Carolina was wrong to blurt out You lie ... Joe Wilson apologized for his outburst. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Editorial Roundup Oct 13, 2009
Joe Wilson, South Carolina Republican, yelled, "You lie," which made that section of the president's speech a part of every newscast. Illegal immigrants technically are not covered in the bill. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Kathryn Lopez: Abortion lies should come as no surprise Oct 10, 2009
Joe Wilson of South Carolina was wrong to blurt out You lie. during a presidential health care pitch before a joint session of Congress in September. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE | Oct. 8, 2009 Oct 9, 2009
Joe Wilson did wrong was to say sorry for what he said ... And one last thing, if Joe Wilson was wrong on calling Obama a liar on U.S. taxpayers paying for illegals' medical care, then why did the Democrats reject the Republican bill to have a card check to make sure you are a legal citizen before you can be treated. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Wilson Raises $2.7 Million After Outburst Oct 9, 2009
Joe Wilson (R) made about $1. 35 million per word when he shouted You lie. (Roll Call)
Hold Grayson accountable Oct 4, 2009
Joe Wilson, R-S.C., whom Democrats admonished on Sept. 15 for shouting "You lie!" during President Barack Obama's Sept. 9 health care address to a joint session of Congress ... Joe Wilson's presidential insult disrespectful and unacceptable, fundraisers have apparently decided his outburst can be an asset ... Joe Wilson was rude to the president of the United States when he shouted out at him, and Rep. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Revamped Carter museum to reopen in Atlanta Oct 1, 2009
Joe Wilson - at first sorry for yelling, "You lie" at Obama as he addressed a joint session of Congress, but defiant since - is being hailed as a hero by conservative activists. They're inviting Wilson to speak in other states and sending him campaign contributions from across the country - almost $2 million since his now-famous shout. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Do teachers need tutors? Oct 1, 2009
Joe Wilson of South Carolina look like a piker. Your headline, "Enzi not supporting the Baucus Bill," could have been written the day he joined the Gang of Six. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
National view of Orangeburg often skewed Oct 1, 2009
Republican Joe Wilson of the 2nd District with his You lie ... The story was not surprising in that many whites interviewed defended Joe Wilson and criticized Obama, while most African-Americans questioned Wilson s motives and supported Obama ... It is a vast oversimplification to paint Columbia Road as some kind of dividing line tension along the border between whites of Joe Wilson s majority-white district and African-Americans of Clyburn s 6th. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
GOP demands apology for Democrat's comment on health care Oct 1, 2009
Joe Wilson "You lie" controversy and refocus Congress' efforts on getting a workable overhaul of our broken health care system ... We say enough of this bickering over Joe Wilson ... Joe Wilson's presidential insult disrespectful and unacceptable, fundraisers have apparently decided his outburst can be an asset. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Wilson's outburst an example decorum, civility fading Sep 30, 2009
Joe Wilson's shout of "you lie" at President Obama shocked some people ... you go Joe wrote on Sep 24, 2009 12:19 PM:" Are you saying that it is proper decorum and civility to lie but not proper to call Obama on it?Bravo Joe Wilson. ". (Benson San Pedro Valley News Sun, AZ)
Wilson, Williams, West: Are we becoming America the boorish? Sep 30, 2009
Joe Wilson let fly with his You lie during President Obamas healthcare address ... Three outbursts by Joe Wilson, Serena Williams, and Kanye West leave many clucking over rise of rudeness. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Will Cable Roughhousing Extract a Price? Sep 30, 2009
Joe Wilson felt free to shout that Obama was a liar during an address to Congress. The president pointedly snubbed Fox during last week's Sunday morning TV tour, leading the network's Chris Wallace to say the administration is "the biggest bunch of crybabies I have dealt with in my 30 years in journalism.". (Newsmax)
Wilson gets warm welcome home in South Carolina Sep 30, 2009
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Spirited debate over President Obama's policies has little to do with race Sep 30, 2009
Allow me to start off by yielding the floor to the gentleman from Georgia, Congressman Hank Johnson, who agreed with the Congressional disapproval of blurter and South Carolina Representative Joe Wilson ... CaPatriot wrote on Sep 22, 2009 9:23 AM:" Where in the 2 words that Joe Wilson uttered "You Lie" was race mentioned? The kind of statements made by Congressman Johnson and former President Jimmy Carter, are out of context, irrelevant and just plain stupid. The fact that Jerry McNerney and his... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Obamamania Over? T-shirts Measure Success Sep 30, 2009
Joe Wilson let loose on Obama during his speech to Congress about health care. There are still spikes in Obamamania, as well. (CBS News)
Joe Wilson to attend SC Republican rally Sep 26, 2009
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Analysis: Wrestling with how to talk about race Sep 26, 2009
Joe Wilson's oldest son defended his father against a claim by former President Jimmy Carter that the congressman's outburst during a speech by President Barack Obama was "based on racism." ... Joe Wilson's "You lie!" retort to the president. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
•Letter: Nation needs leaders, not political tantrums Sep 26, 2009
Joe Wilson of South Carolina was "rebuked" by a House resolution for his "You lie!" outburst, you probably wondered, "What precisely does that mean for Rep. Wilson?" Will he be fined or have to perform community service. Will he have to sit through some kind of sensitivity training with Kanye West and Serena Williams. (The Daily Journal)
Joe Wilson to garner local support Sep 25, 2009
AIKEN --- Joe Wilson said he plans to talk about a number of things when he shows up Saturday for a rally in Aiken, but one of them won't be his now famous outburst ... What: The Show Your Support for Joe Wilson rally ... Joe Wilson shouts out "You Lie!" Later that night, Mr. Wilson calls the White House offering an apology, which the president accepts. (The Augusta Chronicle)
State with most uninsured residents: Texas Sep 25, 2009
Joe Wilson, where almost 15 percent of residents have no health insurance. Wilson gained fame for his outburst of "You lie!" during President Barack Obama's speech to Congress on health care reform. (MSNBC -- Health)
A crash course in coarseness Sep 25, 2009
Web search powered by YAHOO. Incivility is the new secondhand smoke. (Juneau Empire)
It's Wilson who lied Sep 25, 2009
Joe Wilson if he does not apologize on the House floor for yelling "You lie!" at President Barack Obama ... Joe Wilson and his Democratic challenger said Friday that they had raised nearly $1 ... So the Democrat-led Congress passed a resolution of disapproval against Joe Wilson for upsetting the decorum of the joint session when the President was pushing his health care bill by yelling You lie. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
A courtesy call to be more civil Sep 24, 2009
The tipping point for me came as I watched in shock when South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson shouted YOU LIE. and pointed threateningly at the President while he addressed a joint session of Congress. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Political theater of the absurd Sep 24, 2009
Joe Wilson for the insult he shouted at President Barack Obama during his address, they may have thought they were drawing a line that would halt the spread of the town hall/tea party ethos across the country. Think again. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
MARSHFIELD STATEHOUSE ROUNDUP: Playing by the House rules Sep 24, 2009
Joe Wilson at Obama during the president s congressional address on health care. Rep. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
One Orangeburg road divides two ways of thinking Sep 23, 2009
Philip Rucker of The Washington Post was in South Carolina this past week examining the political landscape in the wake of 2nd District Congressman Joe Wilson s You lie ... Joe Wilson, a white Republican who heckled President during a speech, and Rep ... Joe Wilson apologized to the president, and the president accepted it. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
No compassion for sick illegal immigrants Sep 23, 2009
Joe Wilson isn t the only conservative agitated over the prospect that some undocumented worker somewhere in South Carolina or Iowa or California might get cheap health insurance with a taxpayer subsidy ... As to immigrants, instead of the moron judges in immigration courts who aren t appointed but are hired by DOJ as plum jobs, some of them with no litigation experience whatsoever as immigration lawyers (like Joe Wilson who lied about it last week), instead of having them wait 10 and 15 years... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Obamacare and the $13 rule Sep 23, 2009
An underlying argument of many of those who oppose Obamacare - rudely represented by South Carolina Representative Joe Wilson, who shouted "You lie!" at the president during his address - is that those who don't have health care are unworthy and that those who do should not have to pay for those who don't. To Wilson and others on the far right, decent health care for all is a form of communism and - or so their ugly rage suggests - unpatriotic, if not downright traitorous, to American capitalism... (Asia Times Online)
Health care debate tinged with racism Sep 22, 2009
While in the audience, a South Carolina congressman, Joe Wilson, yelled, "You lie!" as the President defended his health care plan against false right-wing attacks. I ask you this: Would Joe Wilson have yelled "You lie!" to a white president. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Wilson outburst a terrible display Sep 22, 2009
Joe Wilson's behavior recently in front of the American public ... Joe Wilson, one of the infamous seven who backed the flying of the Confederate flag over the South Carolina capitol and was, and well may be still, a member of the increasingly radical Sons of the Confederate Veterans. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
JIM DALGLEISH: Compassion already comes with a high price tag (7) Sep 22, 2009
Joe Wilson of South Carolina to shout out "you lie!" What he should have yelled, if yelling was appropriate, was "then who will pay for illegal immigrants' health care!?". Today we pay for indigent illegal immigrants' health care just as we pay for anyone else without means. (The Herald-Palladium)
State House Round-up: And On The Third Day Sep 22, 2009
shout from South Carolina GOP Congressman Joe Wilson at Obama during the president s congressional address on health care. Rep. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Wilson's you lie comment creates sparks for Piryx Sep 22, 2009
Joe Wilson heckled President Barack Obama with the infamous allegation during an address to a joint session of Congress earlier this month, contributions flooded into Wilson s campaign coffers. That prompted Wilson s staff to contract with Piryx Inc., which operates an online payment system for politicians and nonprofit groups. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Rep. Wilson's Shout Could Reverberate Sep 21, 2009
Joe Wilson may have shouted his way into the toughest election fight of his life. Just ask former Sen. (Newsmax)
Wilson's `You Lie' Outburst to Obama Belies the `Bland' South Carolina Man Sep 21, 2009
Wilsons You Lie Outburst Belies a Bland South Carolina Man - Bloomberg. Updated: New York, Sep 21 04:20 London, Sep 21 09:20 Tokyo, Sep 21 17:20. (Bloomberg -- US)
Free swim Sunday Sep 21, 2009
Joe Wilson may or may not be in that camp, but, either way, thats not the news. As we watched and rewatched the South Carolina congressmans star turn, what grabbed us was the act itself. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
What's Behind the 'Mad as Hell' Movement? Sep 21, 2009
You even heard it from the floor of the House, in an unprecedented outburst from Congressman Joe Wilson of South Carolina ... " For some Republicans, like 15-year veteran Walter Jones of North Carolina, the intensity on the right poses a dilemma: he recognizes that the frustration over big government is the kind of issue that can win over independents. But he also worries about it - indeed, he was one of only seven Republicans in the House to vote to admonish Joe Wilson (whom some of the right... (CBS News)
Obama insult could reverberate in 2010 Sep 21, 2009
Joe Wilson may face the toughest election fight of his career ... Joe Wilson may face the toughest election fight of his career after shouting "You lie" during President Barack Obama's health care reform speech to Congress. (MSNBC -- Politics)
'You lie' could reverberate next November Sep 21, 2009
Joe Wilson may have shouted his way into the toughest election fight of his life ... Joe Wilson may have shouted his way into the toughest election fight of his life. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Kauai Komedy (198) Sep 21, 2009
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- Viewpoint: Health care reform debate 0 Sep 21, 2009
Joe Wilson who until then was a virtual unknown outside of his state of South Carolina has become an overnight national hero of sorts for those who were desperately looking for a high-caliber weapon to point at the president. Wilson was accusing Obama of not telling the truth when the president reaffirmed something he has been saying for months, that undocumented immigrants would not be included in his proposed changes to the health care system. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Wilson's outburst may shape elections Sep 21, 2009
Joe Wilson could face the toughest election fight of his career after shouting "You lie" during President Obama's health care reform speech to Congress. Voters often frown on rude conduct, and Democrats would like nothing more than to have Mr. Wilson's scalp in 2010 -- not just to win another seat, but also to hold up the victory as evidence that even the conservative South rejects the vitriol that Mr. Obama is facing. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Jeff Vrabel: McMahon and the political smackdown (smackdown!) Sep 21, 2009
There's mouthy/shellshocked/contrite/peppy chucklehead Joe Wilson hollering things in prime time and succeeding in finding a way to make South Carolina look like the nation's biggest boat full of bunglemuffins without incurring the exorbitant cost of several flights to Argentina; there's the anti-Obamacare marchers in Washington (if you believe the left, 38 of them, if you believe the right, 85 million) waving rudimentary Nazi and Joker signs and threatening to bring guns places and doing other... (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
No rules in the arena? Sep 20, 2009
Joe Wilson of South Carolina made history Wednesday night ... Joe Wilson, R-S.C., to scream out "You lie" at his commander-in-chief in the middle of Barack Obama's recent health care speech before a joint session of Congress. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Letters to the editor (9/20/09) Sep 20, 2009
Joe Wilson of South Carolina made during a speech to Congress. He called out, "You lie," to the president of the United States of America. (Anchorage Daily News)
Jimmy Carter's favor Sep 20, 2009
Joe Wilson s You lie. outburst during Obama s address to a joint session of Congress. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Banking life: never saying sorry, even insincerely Sep 20, 2009
Joe Wilson, the South Carolina Republican, who called US President Barack Obama a liar, apologised too. Since being sorry is the least you can do you would think the bankers might try it. (Business Report, South Africa)
In autumn of America's discontent, Obama's race emerges as an issue Sep 20, 2009
Joe Wilson - at first sorry for yelling, "You lie" at Obama as he addressed a joint session of Congress, but defiant since - is being hailed as a hero by conservative activists ... Joe Wilson's oldest son defended his father against a claim by former President Jimmy Carter that the congressman's outburst during a speech by President Barack Obama was "based on racism.". (Fresno Bee -- Local)
The Wilson controversy Sep 20, 2009
Joe Wilson rudely shouted You lie. during President Obama's health care speech to Congress last Wednesday night. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Moving past our summer of incivility Sep 19, 2009
South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson didnt want to wait until President Obama finished his speech to shout about it. Kanye West wouldnt sit in quiet disagreement with the judges at an awards show. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Obama: Race not 'overriding issue' in criticism Sep 19, 2009
Carter raised the point after South Carolina Republican Representative Joe Wilson shouted "You lie" at Obama during a healthcare reform speech in Congress last week and thousands of conservatives rallied in opposition to Obama at demonstrations in Washington. "I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man," Carter told NBC News. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Health care issue Sep 19, 2009
Joe Wilson talked about healthcare reform Friday afternoon ... Joe Wilson talked about healthcare reform Friday afternoon. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Obama: Legalize Illegals to Get Them Healthcare Sep 19, 2009
" Under the 1996 welfare overhaul, most federal aid programs are restricted to citizens and legal immigrants who have been in the country for at least five years. Democrats have tried this year to chip away at that rule. Immigration has dogged Mr. Obama in the health care debate. Rep. Joe Wilson, South Carolina Republican, shouted, "You lie," when the president, in an address to Congress last week, said his plans wouldn't cover illegal immigrants. Lawmakers - who got an earful from constituents... (Newsmax)
Wilson says he would 'absolutely not' repeat outburst at Obama Sep 19, 2009
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. U.S. Representative Joe Wilson of South Carolina said today that if he could do it over again, he would "absolutely not" shout "you lie" at President Barack Obama. "I was speaking at the wrong place at the wrong time," Wilson said at a news conference. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Navarrette: Joe, Kanye, Serena -- aren't they special? Sep 19, 2009
Ruben Navarrette Jr.: Joe Wilson, Kanye West, Serena Williams are in the news ... Among the self-centered: Congressman Joe Wilson, rapper Kanye West and tennis star Serena Williams. (CNN -- US)
Obama: Health care anger notbased on racism Sep 19, 2009
Joe Wilson shouted "You lie!" at Obama during the president's address to a joint session of Congress last week. The White House has said for weeks that such moments are not representative and overblown. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Recap and analysis of the week in state government Sep 19, 2009
shout from South Carolina GOP Congressman Joe Wilson at Obama during the president s congressional address on health care ... shout from South Carolina GOP Congressman Joe Wilson at Obama during the president s congressional address on health care. (Burlington Union, MA)
Former president Carter: Wilson comments 'based on racism' Sep 19, 2009
Joe Wilson, a South Carolina Republican, was formally rebuked Tuesday in a House vote for shouting "You lie!" during Obama's speech to Congress last Wednesday. The shout came after the president commented that illegal aliens would be ineligible for federal subsidies to buy health insurance. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
