No He Didn't!
Last night during President Obama's speech, SC Rep. Joe Wilson interrupted his speech with an immature and classless comment, basically calling him a liar with regards to illegal immigrants receiving health care. Now I have watched presidential speeches for most of my life and I have NEVER heard of an outburst from any representative during any of them. Their comments were reserved for after the speech. This man claimed that he "let his emotions get the best of" him. Yeah, right. What he did was demonstrate his own degree of racism. Comments denouncing his comment have come from both sides of the aisle as well as within his own state. His website was bombarded by outraged constituents to the point where it crashed, he can't be reached by phone due to the sheer volume of callers, and even Twitter has received thousands of tweets. He has outraged so many people that his opponent has received over $100,000 in donations OVERNIGHT. He began receiving calls DURING the speech. His fellow Republicans even gave him the 'Are You Stupid' look. Not only did he show disrespect to the president, but also to the office itself.
Of course he apologized for his comment, however the damage was done. The possibility of him being re-elected is slim to none. Both of his supporters on Twitter are the lone islands in an ocean of disdain and disgust. There is absolutely no justification for his disrespectful outburst, and his red face now matches his neck. His colleagues are beginning to distance themselves because of the possibility of being viewed in the same stupid and racist light he shown upon himself, even if they are. Committing political suicide is not the objective of any politician, yet that is exactly what he did. An apology will not be enough to salvage his career. As Luther Vandross said, "It's over now!"
Of course he apologized for his comment, however the damage was done. The possibility of him being re-elected is slim to none. Both of his supporters on Twitter are the lone islands in an ocean of disdain and disgust. There is absolutely no justification for his disrespectful outburst, and his red face now matches his neck. His colleagues are beginning to distance themselves because of the possibility of being viewed in the same stupid and racist light he shown upon himself, even if they are. Committing political suicide is not the objective of any politician, yet that is exactly what he did. An apology will not be enough to salvage his career. As Luther Vandross said, "It's over now!"
..."I hear that he tried to call Obama last night to apologize, but Obama, rightfully so, refused his call. He ended up speaking to one of his aides instead"...
Good and I'm really glad that the President refused his call. What a moron! Sister Irma we as a community of bloggers will continue to expose these right wingers for what they are...liars! The days of networks like Fox are indeed running their course. Americans really need to wake up and start investigating things for themselves rather than relying on sound bites and clips taken out of context to mislead the masses. America is suppose to be a first world country, but many of the citizens don't know half as much as citizens of some of the third world countries that we sometimes snubb.