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Joe Wilson stories: 33 news summaries

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 SC Hopes Its Dumb Pols 
 Don't Hurt Economy, Too 

Jokes are bad, but Sanford, Wilson messes could scare off more business

Oct 21, 09 7:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The fact that two of its more prominent politicians—Gov. Mark Sanford and Rep. Joe Wilson—are the butt of recent political jokes is no laughing matter in South Carolina, where memories of the fight over flying the Confederate flag are still scaring off business and tourism. The firestorm around... More »

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South Carolina • unemployment • Confederate flag • political scandal • Mark Sanford • financial crisis • Joe Wilson

'Kiss My Gay Ass': Calif. Dem After Heckling Arnold

... after interrupting governor's speech by yelling 'You lie!'

Oct 8, 09 7:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Slightly different forum, very different personalities, same heckle. And California Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano apparently followed up his “You lie!” interruption of a speech last night in San Francisco by Arnold Schwarzenegger by walking out and telling the Republican governor to “kiss my gay ass.” Ammiano’... More »

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San Francisco • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Willie Brown • Democratic Party • bipartisanship • President Obama • heckling • Tom Ammiano • California State Assembly • Joe Wilson • You lie

OPINION

Sorry, Jimmy: Race Ain't the Only Card in
the Deck

Obama anger not just about skin color: Rich

Sep 20, 09 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jimmy Carter and other Obama defenders playing the race card must remember that it’s just one in a deck that’s driving the I’ve-had-it-up-to-here rhetoric of Joe Wilson and Glenn Beck, Frank Rich writes in the New York Times. “There is a national conversation we must have... More »

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Barack Obama • race • Jimmy Carter • Washington • anger • Glenn Beck • Republicans • Joe Wilson

OPINION

Obama's Gandhi Act Ties Supporters in Knots

President seeks a fundamental change in our political discourse: Goodman

Sep 18, 09 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even President Obama's fans are beginning to wonder when—or even if—his "inner fighter" is going to emerge, writes Ellen Goodman of the Boston Globe. His collaborative style entranced many during the campaign, but supporters are groaning as the president listens calmly to the opposition rather than putting... More »

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Barack Obama • US Congress • Obama administration • President Obama • Mahatma Gandhi • Joe Wilson • civility • You lie

OPINION

Obama Doesn't Lie—But He Does Mislead

President slides by on half-truths on health care: Krauthammer

Sep 18, 09 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Wilson wasn’t quite right. President Obama doesn’t lie, exactly, writes Charles Krauthammer of the Washington Post, but he still has an odd “relationship to the truth.” For example, Obama promised to veto any bill that grew the deficit, then with his very next sentence... More »

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Barack Obama • illegal immigrant • Bill Clinton • health care reform • congressional Democrats • Obama administration • President Obama • Charles Krauthammer • Congressional Republicans • Joe Wilson • You lie

OPINION

 Some Obama Critics 
 Actually Are Racists 

They reject his 'legitimacy as president'

Sep 18, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jimmy Carter was right when he said racism fuels some of President Obama's critics, Eugene Robinson writes for the Washington Post. Carter may have overstated it—plenty of naysayers have legit policy concerns over issues such as health reform—but "the most vitriolic attacks" reject Obama's "legitimacy as... More »

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Barack Obama • Jimmy Carter • South Carolina • racism • Confederate flag • Obama administration • President Obama • Joe Wilson • You lie

GOP Blasts Obama for Fox News Snub

President will appear on every other
network Sunday

Sep 17, 09 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Republican lawmakers are peeved because President Obama is—try not to laugh—snubbing Fox News. Obama will appear on every political Sunday talk show this week, except Fox News Sunday. “If people are going to be on the Sunday talk shows, they should be on all of them,... More »

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Barack Obama • Fox News • television news • Obama administration • President Obama • conservative media • Pete Sessions • Joe Wilson • Fox News Sunday • Steve Scalise

Wilson's Son to Carter:
Dad's No Racist 

Slams former prez's claim 'you lie!' was 'based on racism'

Sep 16, 09 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rep. Joe Wilson’s “you lie!” shout wasn’t “based on racism,” whatever Jimmy Carter might say, argues Wilson’s son. “There is not a racist bone in my dad's body,” says Alan Wilson, himself a candidate for attorney general in South Carolina, reports... More »

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Congress • politics • Jimmy Carter • racism • President Obama • Joe Wilson • Alan Wilson

(AP) - Former President Jimmy Carter says Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst during President Obama's speech last week was an act "based on racism." Carter says Wilson's comment was part of an "inherent feeling" of some that a black man should not be president. In responding to a question at... More »

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Jimmy Carter • racism • health care reform • speech • town hall meeting • House Republicans • Carter Center • President Obama • Joe Wilson

(AP) - The House formally admonished Joe Wilson today for his "You lie" outburst during President Obama's speech. The vote was 240-179, with 12 Democrats and seven Republicans voting against party lines. "At issue," declared House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer during debate, "is whether we are able to... More »

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Congress • South Carolina • House of Representatives • John Boehner • censure • Steny H. Hoyer • speech • President Obama • Joe Wilson

Wilson's Wife Couldn't Believe He Was 'Nut That Hollered'

Roxanne defends Joe in an odd campaign ad

Sep 15, 09 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Wilson’s own wife couldn’t believe he’d be crass enough to shout at the president, she declared in what is supposed to be a positive ad for Wilson’s re-election campaign. “I said, ‘Joe, who’s the nut that hollered out, ‘You lie?’”... More »

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Barack Obama • campaign advertising • Joe Wilson • You lie • Roxanne Wilson

OPINION

 Brooks: Humility Is Dead 

Kanye, Joe Wilson lead age of attention-seeking

Sep 15, 09 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - What happened to humility in America? In the past few days, we’ve seen Joe Wilson interrupt a presidential speech, Kanye West steal Taylor Swift’s microphone to voice his opinion, and Michael Jordan offer up an “egomaniacal” Hall of Fame speech, writes David Brooks in the New York ... More »

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Michael Jordan • Kanye West • World War II • David Brooks • VJ Day • Taylor Swift • Joe Wilson

Wilson's Outburst May Put Dukakis in Kennedy's Seat

Anger at lawmaker's 'you lie!' could prompt change in Mass. law

Sep 15, 09 9:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Anger at Joe Wilson’s “You lie!” attack may have provided the spark Massachusetts’ Democratic lawmakers needed to honor Ted Kennedy’s wish: that the state’s governor be given the power to appoint a temporary replacement for Kennedy, writes Dan Payne for the Daily Beast. The top... More »

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politics • Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Michael Dukakis • health care reform • Joe Wilson • You lie

House Will Vote Tomorrow on Reprimand of Joe Wilson

Most Dems, some fellow Republicans expected to vote yes on 'You lie' yeller

Sep 14, 09 8:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The House of Representatives will vote tomorrow on a “resolution of disapproval” against Joe Wilson, the South Carolina Republican who shouted “You lie!” at President Obama during his speech last week on health reform. House Majority Whip James Clyburn, also a South Carolinian, will introduce the measure,... More »

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South Carolina • sanctions • health care reform • House Democrats • hecklers • House Republicans • James Clyburn • President Obama • Joe Wilson • You lie • resolution of disapproval

Obama: Wilson Fed 'Circus' Not Health-Care Debate

Some Republicans want to kill all reform, Obama tells 60 Minutes

Sep 14, 09 1:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is convinced he'll soon sign a strong health care reform bill, but bemoaned outbursts like Rep. Joe Wilson's which is turning serious debate into "a big circus," he said in a Sixty Minutes interview. Bringing civil debate to Washington is "a work in progress,"... More »

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Barack Obama • Republican Party • health care reform • Joe Wilson

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP


 Wilson: 'I Am 
 Not Going to 
 Apologize 
 Again' 

Gibbs denies Obama opposition motivated by race

Sep 13, 09 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Responding to threats by Democrats demanding he apologize to President Obama on the House floor, Rep. Joe Wilson was adamant today: “I am not going to apologize again.” The South Carolina Republican told Fox News Sunday, “I apologized to the president on Wednesday night. I believe... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Congress • race • Claire McCaskill • Maureen Dowd • Lindsey Graham • Joe Wilson

OPINION

 Dowd: Wilson 
 Really Meant 
 'You Lie, Boy' 

'Some people just can't believe a black man is president and will never accept it'

Sep 13, 09 5:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The "you lie" slam against President Obama from a "milquetoast Republican backbencher" was clear and simple racism, writes Maureen Dowd in the New York Times.  Dowd admits she has been "loath to admit that the shrieking lunacy of the summer had much to do with racism.... More »

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Barack Obama • Strom Thurmond • Confederate flag • Joe Wilson

Wilson Enlists Personal Tweeter

Part of a new-media push to take on critics, raise campaign cash

Sep 12, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe “You Lie” Wilson has hired a new-media strategist, intent on responding to his now-numerous critics, the Hill reports. So far, that strategist’s chief job seems to be to send Twitter messages—Wilson dispatched 15 within 5 hours of hiring him, four shy of his total for all... More »

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Congress • House of Representatives • hecklers • Twitter • social media • Joe Wilson

Wilson Wins: Obama Beefs Up Illegal Immigrant Ban

President will exclude illegals from new health-care purchasing exchanges

Sep 12, 09 7:38 AM CDT
(AP) - Looks like Joe "You Lie!" Wilson scored a direct hit: The White House denied the charge, saying illegal immigrants wouldn't be covered under his health plan, but moved yesterday to beef up measures to exclude them. The Senate Finance Committee looked ready to follow its lead. Obama press... More »

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Barack Obama • illegal immigrant • Senate Finance Committee • health care reform • Max Baucus • Robert Gibbs • Joe Wilson

Wilson YouTube Video Sparks $200K Haul

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

Sep 11, 09 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... More »

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

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