Joe Wilson Goes All -Dictionary' On Obama: VIDEO
Frothy shoutmonger Joe Wilson is a man of few words — as in, he only knows a few words in the entire English language. But he’s working on it! You know, I'm really disappointed, and I actually agree with Vice President Cheney that the President is dithering. And I actually had to look up what “dithering” meant, and it's “indecisive.” And that's what the President is being. And then he had to look up “indecisive,” but that was a dead end, so he tried to...

'You Lie!' worth $2.7M for Joe Wilson
The words "you lie!" earned Joe Wilson a resolution of disapproval on the House floor last month. But the outburst has certainly had its upside, netting him $2.7 million in third quarter political donations -- with most of the money raised after his Sept. 9 outburst, according to Federal Election Commission reports filed Thursday evening. Wilson's $2.7 million quarter is a Fundraising anomaly -- better than many Senate candidates and even some presidential candidates could hope for....

We Are Not Experiencing An Epidemic Of Rudess, You F*cking Assholes [Narcissus In Bloom]
CNN's Ruben Navarrette Jr. says Joe Wilson, Kanye West, and Serena Williams are examples of "a rise in self-centeredness." But maybe the real problem is our desire to lump totally different types of bad behavior into an epidemic.

Out-of-state contributions soar for Wilson: PHOTO
Washington, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Out-of-state donations to Rep. Joe Wilson , R-S.C., who shouted "You lie" during President Obama's healthcare speech, have grown, campaign reports indicate. Documents filed with the Federal Election Commission indicate more than 75 percent of the money Wilson reported receiving came from beyond the Palmetto state, USA Today reported. First-time contributors to Wilson included a $2,500 donation by the Minuteman PAC, a political action committee focused on illegal...

Joe Wilson Blames Obama for Scarce H1N1 Vaccine, But Voted Against Funding
November 3, 2009 (ChattahBox)—The notorious presidential heckler, Joe “You lie” Wilson (R-SC), is blaming the manufacturing delay in producing adequate amounts of Swine Flu Vaccine on President Obama. But in June, Wilson didn’t think preparation for the pending Swine Flu epidemic, was important to Americans, when he voted no on a special funding bill to combat the H1N1 virus. Despite the Obama Administration taking every available precaution to deal with the H1N1...

'Marsha Blackburn, Definitely'
You'll be happy to learn that Rep. Joe Wilson, the South Carolina Republican who became instantly famous last night for shouting "You lie!" at President Obama, is very fond of one of his colleagues from Tennessee. In a June 2007 profile of him in The Hill newspaper, Wilson was asked, "If you were struck on a deserted island, which member of Congress would you want to be stuck with?" His answer? "Marsha Blackburn, definitely." It's time for Wilson to realize his dream, isn't it? We should find a...

Joe Wilson: You Lie
Maybe at the next joint session of Congress, Joe Wilson will yell, "you kill!" Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) says President Obama has endangered American lives by not doing more to alleviate the nation's short supply of H1N1 vaccine.  [...] "The current administration is solely responsible. They can't blame this on any prior administration," said Wilson. "This is the responsibility of the current administration. They've put the lives of Americans at risk." Last week, some Democrats predicted that...

Alan Grayson's Joe Wilson moment
First there was Rep. Joe Wilson’s “famous ‘You lie!’ outburst,” said the Albany, Ga., Herald in an editorial. Now we have Rep. Alan Grayson (D, Fla.)

EXCLUSIVE: Wilson says Carter's racism accusations distract from issues
Rep. Joe Wilson said Wednesday that former President Jimmy Carter's accusations of racism are a distraction from the issues.

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) Yells Out "You Lie" When President Obama Says His Health Care Bill Won't Mandate Coverage for Illegal Immigrants: VIDEO
Once again, the Republican Party shows that it has no class. During President Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress tonight regarding Health Care reform, Republican Congressman Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) yelled out "lie" when the President said his Health Care Bill would not mandate coverage for illegal immigrants. I can't recall hearing any member of Congress interrupt President George W. Bush or President Bill Clinton during their address to Congress. Why should President Obama be continually...

Will cable TV news roughhousing extract a price? (AP)
NEW YORK – Amplifying the nation's political division has been good business for Fox News Channel and MSNBC during this season of anger — but it may come at a price. President Barack Obama has complained about a coarsening of political dialogue and cable news cycles where "the loudest, shrillest voices get the most attention." After a summer of raucous Health Care forums that received wide coverage, South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson felt free to shout that Obama was a liar during an...

Washington in 60 Seconds: Obama Skips Election Drama; Joe Wilson Looks Up 'Dithering'
Good morning, Capitolists! It's morning in America for Republicans again after winning the governors races in Virginia and New Jersey and getting buckets of free ink in an otherwise sleepy congressional district in up, up, upstate New York. If you fell asleep or were otherwise engaged, here's what's making News in Washington today: * Obama Pre-action to Dem Losses: No Drama. As Democratic defeats loomed in New Jersey and Virginia Tuesday afternoon, The White House staff said the president would...

Joe Wilson: Obama Should Be -Held Responsible' for Swine Flu Vaccine Shortage: PHOTO
South Carolina Republican Rep. Joe Wilson said that President Obama should "be held responsible" for the government's lack of preparedness in addressing the Swine Flu epidemic. Wilson said this was one crisis Obama could not blame on any other administration.

Video: Kanye West Interrupts Obama's Speech (HD): PHOTO
Damn! Kanye is going in on Obama's Healthcare reform!! This is why Kanye wasn't invited to Obama's big healthcare speech. If only the MTV VMA people had done the same - at least they had the good sense to not invite Congressman Joe Wilson. (And Beyonce's video *was* pretty awesome.) Newer Post Older Post Home Currently have 0 comments: Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Post a Comment Tell EG Radio what you think? Newer Post Older Post Home Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Categories...

The Pentagon Sewer Monster Is Watching You, And Joe Wilson Is Hired As A Male Escort: PHOTO
Hot date! Southern gentleman and rhetorician REP. Joe Wilson (R-SC) has been given the honor of escorting German Chancellor-Frau Angela Merkel to the 20th annual Berlin Wall Ball. But will Joe be ready for the big night? Where will he find a corsage that compliments Angela’s captivating blue eyes? And can he trust the ILLEGAL ALIENS who work at the dry cleaners with his tailcoat? And does he remember how to waltz? Gossip mongers report that Joe has been practicing his footwork all week:...

EXCLUSIVE: Joe Wilson, rival Miller raise nearly $4.4 million
WASHINGTON - The returns are in: Two words - "You lie!" - are worth roughly $2 million apiece. Republican Rep. Joe Wilson and Democratic challenger Rob Miller raised a total of nearly $4.4 million through Sept. 30 in their 2nd Congressional District rematch. Fourteen months before voters go to the polls, the Wilson-Miller contest is already the richest U.S. House race ever in South Carolina.

EXCLUSIVE: Joe Wilson, rival Miller raise nearly $4.4 million
WASHINGTON - The returns are in: Two words - "You lie!" - are worth roughly $2 million apiece. Republican Rep. Joe Wilson and Democratic challenger Rob Miller raised a total of nearly $4.4 million through Sept. 30 in their 2nd Congressional District rematch. Fourteen months before voters go to the polls, the Wilson-Miller contest is already the richest U.S. House race ever in South Carolina.

Cheney: Wilson mission 'Amateur Hour'
Newly released documents show that Former Vice President Dick Cheney offered a scathing critique of the decision to send former Ambassador Joe Wilson on an intelligence-gathering trip to Niger ahead of the Iraq War: “Amateur Hour out at the CIA,” Cheney said. The account comes from an FBI report of Cheney’s 2004 interview with special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, who investigated the leak of the fact that Wilson’s wife, Valerie Plame, was a covert officer at the CIA....

Cheney vs. "Amateur Hour" CIA
Someone just can’t stop making the news. Dick Cheney had some fighting words for the CIA for sending a spy’s husband to Niger to see if Iraq was seeking nuclear material. In 2004, as part of a probe into who leaked the identity of Joe Wilson’s wife, Valerie Plame, to a newspaper columnist, Cheney told the FBI that it was “amateur hour” at the CIA when it sent Wilson to Niger, though Wilson implied Cheney requested someone make the voyage to validate the Bush...

FBI file: Joe Wilson concerned Cheney
WASHINGTON -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney told the FBI in 2004 he had no idea who leaked to the news media that Valerie Plame, wife of a Bush Administration critic, worked for the CIA. A summary of the FBI's interview with the then-vice president reflects that he had deep concern about Plame's husband, Joseph Wilson, a former U.S. ambassador in Africa who said the Administration had twisted prewar intelligence on Iraq. Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, was...

David S. Broder - When Fitness for Office Becomes a Weighty Issue
Every time you think politics has hit a new low, it finds a way to go lower. I thought we had reached the nadir last month when Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina shouted "You lie!" at President Obama while he was speaking to a joint session of Congress.

'You lie!' pays off across nation
Washington - When Jerry Palmer heard U.S. Rep. 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: It's about time. Palmer, a Republican who lives in the town of Lincoln, roughly midway between Chicago and St. Louis, didn't know Wilson before his yell the night of Sept. 9. But he went online and contributed $250 to the congressman from Springdale in Lexington...

Carter 'Racism' Claim Draws Widespread Criticism: PHOTO
Sept. 15: Former President Jimmy Carter is flanked by his wife Rosalynn in Atlanta. (AP) Related Stories Former President Jimmy Carter drew widespread criticism Wednesday for claiming that Rep. Joe Wilson's infamous outburst last week was "based on racism" and that an "overwhelming portion" of similar demonstrations against President Obama are rooted in bigotry.  Obama's supporters have attributed racist motives to opponents of his Health Care plan for weeks, but Carter is the...

White House: Obama Disagrees With Carter on Race: PHOTO
(AP Photo/John Bazemore) White House press secretary Robert Gibbs reiterated at his press briefing this afternoon that President Obama disagrees with former President Carter's assertion that Joe Wilson's "you lie" outburst and other animosity directed at the president is grounded in Racism. "The president does not believe that -- that the criticism comes based on the color of his skin," Gibbs said. "We understand that people have disagreements with some of the decisions that we've made and some...

What the Left Could Have Yelled at Obama's Speech: Dave Lindorff
Instead of being so righteously indignant over Republican Congressman Joe Wilson’s “You Lie!” remark, liberals should be considering their own verbal blasts at President Barack Obama, writes journalist Dave Lindorff. After all, the American presidency is now on too high a pedestal, “with all the imperial trappings and pomposity formerly associated with royalty,” which is why Democrats in Congress should have “hooted down some of the other whoppers and...