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Joe Wilson's Opponent Brings In Big Money After Outburst

Eric Kleefeld | September 10, 2009, 9:18AM

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Rep. Joe Wilson's (R-SC) outburst of "You lie!" against President Obama has been good for at least one person: Rob Miller, a Marine and Iraq War veteran who ran unsuccessfully against Wilson in 2008, and is running again for 2010 -- and who has now brought in a lot of money.

Jessica Santillo, the Southern regional press secretary for the DCCC, confirms to us that Miller has raised over $100,000.

In the 2008 election, John McCain carried the district 54%-45%, and Wilson himself was re-elected 53.7%-46.2% over Miller. This was a significant swing from previous elections -- when Wilson would win with over 60% or even over 80% of the vote, and George W. Bush carried it 60%-40% in 2004.

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arugulachomper

September 10, 2009 9:47 AM

Well I know I just flipped Miller $5 for snicks. That was refreshing.

The link to donate yourself, or just to see Miller's highly amusing fundraising total as it makes leaps and bounds:

http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/19079

You get a free bonus helping of Schadenfreude with every donation!

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merlot

September 10, 2009 10:01 AM

Just sent my first & not my last contribution to Miller. Let's take this jackass down!

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jward

September 10, 2009 10:09 AM

Rob Miller now up to $122,000 on ActBlue--woo woo!

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trblmkr

September 10, 2009 10:10 AM

Reader News (fictional) has learned overnight that Rep. Joe Wilson (Wingnut-SC) was retained by the CIA to hospital ERs 'in or around a US international border that is not Canada' to determine if indeed illegal alien 'Saddam Sanchez and his family sought to acquire $500 worth of medical care from America'.

Mr. Wilson had completed half of a rough draft of his to-be-published op-ed "What I Found in El Paso" but decided shouting "you lie" at the President would be "easier than all that writing stuff."

In further developments, the White House has secretly determined that Wilson's wife, a NOC for the South Carolina Republican Women's Auxiliary is now "fair game."

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