Joe Wilson: "I Have Been Overwhelmed" By Supportive Phone Calls

decorum is dead

I thought Joe's outburst was about the alleged (imaginary) coverage for illegal/undocumented immigrants. Now his supporters are happy he's speaking up against the "threat" of "rationing"? We already ration healthcare. Right now, it's by income.

As of now, 11,674 people have donated $418,833 on ActBlue to Miller.

The interviewer is not exactly demanding: "Now, concededly, Obama's health care plan is a grave threat to the republic, everybody knows that, but don't you think you could have revealed this threat to an imperilled nation a bit more decorously?")

At some point, with age and experience, I will stop being shocked at their hypocrisy, right?? Can you imagine the outrage from the right if this happend to one of their presidents? Likewise with the school speech. I thought conservatives were all about respecting authority. So much for that idea.

The revelations today that GOP Representative Joe Wilson is having financial difficulties cast a whole new light on last night, providing at least part of the reason why he was tapped by the GOP leadership to heckle the President. This will spike his fundraising through the roof. Of course it will do so for his opponent as well, but clearly this is a gamble Wilson was willing to take and it's a brilliant move. Rush Limbaugh is already coming to his defense; imagine how much money that will translate into for Joe.

Given South Carolina's conservative bent, he has a nearly insurmountable advantage over any Democratic opponent. His outburst will galvanize his supporters and fill his coffers, while pulling many Democratic dollars into a race which they are preordained to lose. It's an inspired move worthy of Machiavelli, and Joe Wilson is already laughing all the way to the bank.

P.S. MN Rep. Michelle Bachmann is probably fuming over how she wasn't picked to deliver this "spontaneous outburst" instead of Wilson. The GOP has a new star, and Bachmann and Sarah Palin have a new competitor on the national stage.

Oh boo frickin hoo.You people are a riot. What laughable handwringing, after events like the Wellstone memorial, booing Bush at the 2005 SOTU address, the Moveon Betrayus ad, along with Reid and Pelosi calling us evil mongers and un-American.
Don't like the lack of decorum? Too bad. Liberals have led by example and set the tone way many years past. Keep up the good work.

oh really, im gonna call him and give him some liberal support

I hear the "You Lie" 2 times, about 5 seconds apart the second one was when it got quiet. It wasn't an outburst. It was planned, he probably got paid to do it.

"We all make mistakes," Obama told reporters, a day after Wilson stunned the president and his colleagues with his outburst.

Infuriated Democrats briefly considered sanctioning the four-term congressman, but decided early Thursday that doing so might distract lawmakers from getting an agreement to overhaul health insurance.

"It's time for us to talk about health care, not Mr. Wilson," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

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funny, there was time to censure moveon.org during two wars

""'Thank you for your passion, for the people who you represent, because you understand the threat to the health care system -- the potential for rationing"

Except for the part where his outburst had NOTHING TO DO with a potential for rationing.

Where's Stephen Colbert, South Carolina's favorite son, while all this is happening? I would SO love to hear his take!

I couldn't believe what I saw last night. The signs, the outbursts.. That they actually planned to mimic the townhalls with the childish antics, wow. The wife and I just sat there with our jaws on the floor at how the republicans acted.

I can imagin the same folks that started teh townhall mess gettign teh republicans in a room and saying, "hey you need disrupt him like we did in teh townhalls."

"I'm overwhelmed" with supportive calls from the Klan, the local militias, the criminally insane, the criminally stupid, tea-baggers, Michelle Bachmann, Jean Schmidt and Ted Kaczynski.

Judging by the response of the rightwingnuts, I predict it's a matter of days (at most) before some people start touting Joe Wilson for President.

Waiting for cannon fire to commence over Fort Sumter again.

This guy represents the last bastion of racist, unreconstructed Southerners who have no ability to adapt to the concepts of patriotism and honor when those values require them to honor and respect a "miscegenenist."

These folks DESERVE our ridicule.

They continue to fly the STARS AND BARS on their capitol grounds.

This is not quaint or cute.

As Steven Colbert said, minority whip is a good stepping stone for Grand Wizard in South Carolina.

I think the President was inaccurate on perhaps one thing. He said only 15% of the republicans are like Joe. But he did make a key point about legitimate points are welcome at the table to discuss. "You Lie" has no value... disrespect has no value. For that matter no honor. "I have been overwhelmed by phone calls from constituents"... how many is overwhemed? Not a value comment either. As you can be overwhemed by a single call.