Joe Wilson (R-SC)...a class act

inmytree
inmytree Posts: 4,741
edited September 2009 in A Moving Train
seriously, what a jackass...kudos for McCain for his comments....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/0 ... 81480.html
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  • TriumphantAngel
    TriumphantAngel Posts: 1,760
    This is what happens when siblings marry. His behavior was entirely inappropriate for an elected official during a Presidential address. The lack of respect was shameful.

    I see it as just another distraction. We're smarter than that. Let focus on health care reform and ignore the idiots.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,892
    Now, here's a real ass clown.
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  • TriumphantAngel
    TriumphantAngel Posts: 1,760
    lol cincy. i rate that :mrgreen:

    i just finished reading your reply in the shoe throwing thread, so this made me smile.
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,237
    TriumphantAngel wrote:
    lol cincy. i rate that :mrgreen:

    i just finished reading your reply in the shoe throwing thread, so this made me smile.

    What does this Congressman care about being a class act on healthcare during a Presidential speech, he has healthcare for life?

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  • TriumphantAngel
    TriumphantAngel Posts: 1,760
    g under p wrote:
    What does this Congressman care about being a class act on healthcare during a Presidential speech, he has healthcare for life?

    Peace
    exactly. he doesn't care..
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    TriumphantAngel wrote:
    This is what happens when siblings marry. His behavior was entirely inappropriate for an elected official during a Presidential address. The lack of respect was shameful.

    I see it as just another distraction. We're smarter than that. Let focus on health care reform and ignore the idiots.


    Sad thing is there are many idiots on both sides. Hope they can get something done together. Odds are against them.
  • evenflow
    evenflow Posts: 401
    I'll agree that the way he voiced his remark was out of line but I don't remember everyone getting so fired up whenever a host of democrats boo'ed Bush during his last State of the Union Address. The biggest problem I have is that everyones focusing on how Wilson called out Obama and they're skipping over the fact that he was right in what he yelled.
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  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    He is a jackass, no doubt.

    But I wonder how many people condemning his actions today consider the Iraqi shoe thrower to be a hero.
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  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,741
    evenflow wrote:
    I'll agree that the way he voiced his remark was out of line but I don't remember everyone getting so fired up whenever a host of democrats boo'ed Bush during his last State of the Union Address. The biggest problem I have is that everyones focusing on how Wilson called out Obama and they're skipping over the fact that he was right in what he yelled.

    this fact you speak of is not a fact at all...

    http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.co ... ?ref=fpblg

    so it appears the only fact here is that Joe Wilson is a Liar...
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,459
    evenflow wrote:
    The biggest problem I have is that everyones focusing on how Wilson called out Obama and they're skipping over the fact that he was right in what he yelled.
    nice try, but wilson's claims have already been repudiated by factcheck....its in the article.

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  • ledvedderman
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    evenflow wrote:
    I'll agree that the way he voiced his remark was out of line but I don't remember everyone getting so fired up whenever a host of democrats boo'ed Bush during his last State of the Union Address. The biggest problem I have is that everyones focusing on how Wilson called out Obama and they're skipping over the fact that he was right in what he yelled.

    How was he right? The Presidents plan WILL NOT offer care for people who are in the country illegally.

    http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter ... -he-didnt/

    I don't remember Democrats booing Bush during his State of the Union address. If they did, it would be equally disrespectful.
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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,459
    ledvedderman wrote:
    evenflow wrote:
    I'll agree that the way he voiced his remark was out of line but I don't remember everyone getting so fired up whenever a host of democrats boo'ed Bush during his last State of the Union Address. The biggest problem I have is that everyones focusing on how Wilson called out Obama and they're skipping over the fact that he was right in what he yelled.

    How was he right? The Presidents plan WILL NOT offer care for people who are in the country illegally.

    http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter ... -he-didnt/

    I don't remember Democrats booing Bush during his State of the Union address. If they did, it would be equally disrespectful.
    i have no memory of this either. i would have called them out on it too. its about respect for the office.
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  • inmytree
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    slightofjeff wrote:
    He is a jackass, no doubt.

    But I wonder how many people condemning his actions today consider the Iraqi shoe thrower to be a hero.

    quite the random comparison...anyway, I don't think the shoe thrower is a hero...
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,892
    inmytree wrote:
    slightofjeff wrote:
    He is a jackass, no doubt.

    But I wonder how many people condemning his actions today consider the Iraqi shoe thrower to be a hero.

    quite the random comparison...anyway, I don't think the shoe thrower is a hero...


    Not so random...a thread right at the top.
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  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,741
    cincybearcat wrote:
    inmytree wrote:
    slightofjeff wrote:
    He is a jackass, no doubt.

    But I wonder how many people condemning his actions today consider the Iraqi shoe thrower to be a hero.

    quite the random comparison...anyway, I don't think the shoe thrower is a hero...


    Not so random...a thread right at the top.

    my fault, I don't read every thread...perhaps random may have been the wrong word...perhaps silly would have been a better choice... ;)
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    inmytree wrote:
    slightofjeff wrote:
    He is a jackass, no doubt.

    But I wonder how many people condemning his actions today consider the Iraqi shoe thrower to be a hero.

    quite the random comparison...anyway, I don't think the shoe thrower is a hero...

    Random?

    Both people interrupted a speech by a sitting U.S. president. One is held up as a jackass by the conventional wisdom of this board, one is held up as a martyr.

    I think they're both jackasses, frankly.
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  • Pepe Silvia
    Pepe Silvia Posts: 3,758
    edited September 2009
    slightofjeff wrote:
    inmytree wrote:
    slightofjeff wrote:
    He is a jackass, no doubt.

    But I wonder how many people condemning his actions today consider the Iraqi shoe thrower to be a hero.

    quite the random comparison...anyway, I don't think the shoe thrower is a hero...

    Random?

    Both people interrupted a speech by a sitting U.S. president. One is held up as a jackass by the conventional wisdom of this board, one is held up as a martyr.

    I think they're both jackasses, frankly.


    tehnically i think the shoe thrower was at a press conference, not a speech

    also, 1 did so making a false statement of 'that's a lie!' or whatever he said. the other reacted to years of violent occupation where a lot still didn't have consistent running water or electricity, random outbursts of violence, looooooooooots of deaths.

    it's easy to say 'war is hell' but that's meaningless when it's your neighborhood being indiscriminately bombed and your innocent neighbors or family members being shrugged off as collateral damage. especially when there was no real reason for it all

    oh, yeah, we had to be afraid of that mushroom cloud Saddam was gonna unleash :roll:
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  • slightofjeff
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    I heart Scout Niblett wrote:
    tehnically i think the shoe thrower was at a press conference, not a speech

    That a good point. It is, however, irrelevant.

    Look, it's not a big deal. I just find the double standard to be kind of funny.
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  • Pepe Silvia
    Pepe Silvia Posts: 3,758
    slightofjeff wrote:
    I heart Scout Niblett wrote:
    tehnically i think the shoe thrower was at a press conference, not a speech

    That a good point. It is, however, irrelevant.

    Look, it's not a big deal. I just find the double standard to be kind of funny.


    it was irrelevant, that's why i said technically.

    i edited my post while you were replying, by the way
    don't compete; coexist

    what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?

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  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    Yep - a classless move.

    Sadly, classless moves are becoming more and more common in our society.
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