I watched with great amusement as SC Rep. Joe Wilson called the President a liar during his televised address to Congress. The reactions were so good that I couldn’t have done a more accurate acting job if you shot me in the leg.
The Democrats and their willing propaganda arm (ie: our illustrious media) immediately pounced on Wilson. Hard. With both feet. And good for them. They should’ve. As much as I’m a free speech absolutist, there are times when you have to shut your mouth, and a Presidential address to Congress is one of them. In fact, I don’t even like the stupid applause breaks, the standing cheers, the boos, and all that other stuff. Let’s get rid of it all. Just sit there, quietly, like adults, and listen to the nice man in the suit speak.
The short-attention-span idiots at the anchor desks seized on Wilson to be the topic of conversation when they realized how full of crap the speech was. In fact, much of the “analysis” afterward was all about Joe Wilson’s outburst and little on the numerous stretching falsehoods let loose by Obama himself.
Then the narrative started. For this situation, the narrative was “This is an unprecdented outburst in the history of the Congress.”
Oh really?
The 2005 State of the Union begs to differ.
Note the yelling of “no no no” and the “boos” from the audience (hint: they aren’t coming from Joe Wilson). Now, I don’t know about you, but if someone says something and you start yelling “no no no” you aren’t saying, “I respect your opinion and I believe you’re telling the truth.”
Yeah.
Both sides are scumbags to the President when it fits their agenda to be such. That’s just the way it is.
That being said, Joe Wilson should’ve exhibited a lot more decorum, kept his mouth shut, and stayed in his seat because he ended up derailing a night that could’ve been brilliant for the opposition to Obamacare.
Textbook example of opportunity lost.