Posted on 9/10/2009, 10:42:01 AM by vg0va3
The words "you lie" will live in infamy for Joe Wilson, the overheated Republican Congressman who shouted at President Obama during his address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. Beyond criticism and a swift apology, the incident has already provided a fundraising bonanza for Wilson's opponent, Rob Miller, a Democrat and Marine Corps veteran.
Miller raised over $50,000 in just a few hours after Wilson's outburst, after activists and small donors flooded his page on ActBlue. Bloggers and readers at Daily Kos, a popular liberal blog, also used the site to instantly create a dedicated fundraising page highlighting the incident. The portal, titled "Defeating the man who yelled 'liar' at Obama: Goodbye Rep Joe Wilson," has already raised $35,000 for Wilson from over 1,050 individual donors.
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How dare Joe blaspheme against Zero!
How much of that was collected from outside of Wilson’s district? If it is that much, then it is easy to conclude that Wilson’s oppenent is more beholden to out-of-district masters than anyone else.
He’d have raised triple that if he hadn’t apologized.
Anyone know what Hussein said after “not cool”?
I guess I’ll have to send a donation to Joe Wilson...
Isn’t he from a hard core conservative district?
If Wilson’s opponent must rely on a rude statement by Wilson, the opponent is in deep trouble. I’ll send Wilson an out of state donation with the admonition that he spend a portion of it to buy a copy of Emily Post’s book, “Etiquette.”
Wilson won by just 8 points in 2008.
Okay, Marine Corps veteran, you have an opportunity to be the Statesman by taking a look at and commenting on the substance of Wilson's outburst.
Did our President really lie? What aspect of Obamacare was the POTUS being less than forthright? Why was Wilson so compelled to make an outburst? Was he totally frustrated with the complex and ever-changing legislation, with the lack of communication with the Marxist-leaning Democrats?
If Wilson was correct, then should you and your fellow Democrats explain themselves better and apologize to the American people?
And Joe Wilson was on the verge of a fund raising boom himself for stating the truth. I even saw one posting here linking to his fund raising site. Unfortunately, by apologizing, he will probably not now get that boom and is being denounced by both sides.
I was ready to send a donation to him before I found out that he apologized... and he is not even my congressman.
Unfortunately, that TARP voting slimebag Gresham Barrett "represents" my district.
Wilson will reap $$$$ ten-fold over Miller when the donations are counted . Bout’ time someone stood up to this “ brown clown “ !
Not for calling him a liar. I have no problem with that.
I think smokin Joe will get five times that much if he stops apologizing... and stands up for the truth.
Something suitably pithy regarding "infidels" and the sawing off of heads, most likely.
anyone have a link to donate to Wilson? We need more representatives who call a lie a lie.
I will donate to hime.
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