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Wilson YouTube Video Sparks $200K Haul

But 'You lie' rep's foe raises $750K, leads in poll

By M. Morris,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 11, 2009 4:34 PM CDT

(Newser) – Joe Wilson has raised more than $200,000 since he shouted "you lie" during President Obama's speech Wednesday—but his Democratic opponent has pulled in more than three times as much, CNN reports. Even worse for the Republican, opponent Rob Miller leads the incumbent, 44%-43%, in a poll conducted after the outburst. And two-thirds of Wilson's constituents say they disapprove of his actions, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Wilson defeated Miller in 2008 by 8 percentage points, the five-term lawmaker's smallest-ever victory margin. Wilson posted a video on his website last night in which he vowed, "I will not be muzzled, I will speak up and speak loudly."

Rep. Joe Wilson speaks during a public meeting about the need for Social Security reform at the Holiday Inn Express in Bluffton, SC, March 23, 2005.
Rep. Joe Wilson speaks during a public meeting about the need for Social Security reform at the Holiday Inn Express in Bluffton, SC, March 23, 2005.   (AP Photo/The (Hilton Head) Island Packet, Erin Painter)
Rep. Joe Wilson greets supporters as they wait for election results at the Back Porch Restaurant in Columbia, SC, June 9, 2008.
Rep. Joe Wilson greets supporters as they wait for election results at the Back Porch Restaurant in Columbia, SC, June 9, 2008.   (AP Photo/The State, C. Aluka Berry)
Rep. Joe Wilson speaks to a supporter during a campaign appearance in Bluffton, SC, July 7, 2006.
Rep. Joe Wilson speaks to a supporter during a campaign appearance in Bluffton, SC, July 7, 2006.   (AP Photo/The (Hilton Head) Island Packet, Jay Karr)
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C. speaks to reporters outside of his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009.
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C. speaks to reporters outside of his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009.   (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
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Joe Wilson talks about what he was thinking when he heckled President Obama on Wednesday night.   (YouTube)

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COMMENTS
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Robert_Dada
Sep 12, 2009 12:20 PM CDT
Yeah, way to go ass clown...supporting someone who disrespects the office of the president. I have no problem with political disagreement but the republicunts are nothing more than political toddlers, upset that they didn't get their way in 2008.
cornelison
Sep 12, 2009 12:13 PM CDT
Let him get bolder. He'll screw himself up again. I can only imagine what someone like him would be like in the 1840's.
BackAgain
Sep 12, 2009 12:07 PM CDT
Thank you Joe! About time someone stood up to this nonsense. Liberalism is a mental disease that needs to be cut every so often in this country.

 
South Carolina • House of Representatives • US Congress • Election 2008 • President Obama • Election 2010 • Republicans • heckling • Joe Wilson • Rob Miller

 
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