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Joe ‘You Lie’ Wilson: Calling Romney a liar is wrong because ‘it’s not spontaneous’

Fox News host Megyn Kelly on Monday invited Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), who shouted “You lie!” at President Barack Obama during his 2009 speech to Congress about health care, to comment on whether it was appropriate to call Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney a liar. Kelly pointed out that several…

Do you want some cheese and crackers with that whine, wingnuts?

The inevitable “how dare you call someone racist just because they’re racist?” drivel is starting up. And as usual, I can’t believe the nerve of some people. This isn’t a case that has a lot of ambiguity. This isn’t an example of people having unexamined privilege but good intentions, people…

Keith Olbermann KOs Joe ‘YOU LIE’ Wilson in Special Comment

KO let Wilson and the GOP have it in his Special Comment (transcript via C&L): And finally, as promised, a Special Comment about the shout of “You Lie” during the presidential address to the joint session of Congress last night on the matter of health care reform. The 43rd president…

Rep. Joe Wilson yells “You Lie” at the President during address to Congress

This low-clash trashy behavior of Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) during tonight's address is outlandish. While the President was dispelling the lies by the right regarding whether undocumented people in this country would be covered under health reform (they are not), Wilson took it upon himself to scream out: "YOU LIE"…