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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSeize the moment. The most disgraceful public uttering EVER, was Congressman Joe Wilson's
outburst during the SOTU speech.
Directly and confrontational to President Obama.
"You Lie!"
That is my only answer to pearl clutching over any thing that any other public person may say.
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Seize the moment. The most disgraceful public uttering EVER, was Congressman Joe Wilson's (Original Post)
Ninga
Jan 2019
OP
it was a congressman
bearsfootball516
(6,373 posts)2. Wasn't that Joe Wilson?
Mr. Quackers
(443 posts)3. Wasn't that rep. Joe Wilson?
RockaFowler
(7,429 posts)4. Wait that was Rep Wilson
Alito mouthed something inappropriate, but Wilson was the A-hole who yelled during the SOTU
onenote
(42,602 posts)5. Alito mouthed "not true" - wasn't nearly as confrontational as Wilson's "You Lie" outburst.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)8. I remember that well. I wanted to slap the taste out of his mouth
when he did that. SO Disrespectful. Literally appalling.
Ninga
(8,272 posts)6. Corrected. Thank you. Important to attribute correctly. Still resonates with me
As disgraceful.
Moostache
(9,895 posts)7. I remember that like it was yesterday...
That was breath-taking incivility and he should have been drummed out of the House the next day. Instead, he became a "Tea Party" hero of sorts and a right wing celebrity. Assholes. All of them.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)9. +1 Yep.
And the right wing loved it. Bunch of goons.