House Democrats, Republicans denounce GOP Rep. Joe Wilson’s ‘You lie’ outburst at Obama (WGN TV Chicago)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and Republicans alike are denouncing Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting “You lie” at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress, an extraordinary breach of decorum for which the South Carolina Republican swiftly apologized.
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House Democrats, Republicans denounce GOP Rep. Joe Wilson’s ‘You lie’ outburst at Obama (WGN TV Chicago)
Mr. Wilson, you do not serve in the knesset, where insults and fist-fights are commonplace. Your type of outburst from the gallery would get an ordinary citizen removed and likely arrested. Yet you chose a Joint Session of Congress assemble to hear the President of the United States speak. If you couldn’t contain yourself, why didn’t you stay home?
It’s a shame you thought yourself so important as to make yourself the center of attention. Your half-hearted apology was betrayed when you said the party asked you to.
That fact leads me to believe there is something more to your hostility to our president.
I think that, besides being in the back pocket of the insurance and pharmaceutical companies, you are a typical white southern racist at heart.
That is why I hope you do not get a chance to return to be an embarrassment to South Carolina, and I will contribute to your democratic opponent.
Sincerely,
John J. Winters
Oakland, CA