Congressman Who Disrespected Obama By Yelling ‘You Lie’ Hears Same Words From Irate Constituents
The Republican congressman who yelled 'you lie' to Obama has the same words thrown back at him by angry constituents.
WASHINGTON — South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson has been hospitalized with a fever, according to his office. Wilson famously disrupted President Obama’s address last year to congress by yelling “You Lie.” Wilson is also a supporter of the Confederate Flag and a member of the Sons Of Confederate Veterans, which has ties to white supremacists. […]
The GOP has a neo-confederate problem. Rather than viewing slavery as a genocidal crime, many in the Republican party seem to view it as a romantic, proud way of life defended by noble warriors who were defending their states’ rights, culture and way of life in the Civil War.
