Posted on 09/10/2009 7:13:36 AM PDT by indcons
Joe Wilson's 15 minutes of infamy notwithstanding, Democrats were pretty rough on George W. Bush during a joint sessions a few years back.
Two examples:
In 2004, Democrats delivered a “Chorus Of Boos” during Bush's Bush’s State Of The Union when he called for renewal of the Patriot Act., according to the Washington Times.
In 2005, Dems howled, hissed and shouted "No!" when Bush pushed for Social Security reform in the SOU: "Foreshadowing the contentiousness of the coming debate, Democrats broke decorum and booed twice," according to the National Journal.
At the time, CNN's Bill Schneider remarked, “It was unusual. I had never heard it at least at that level before. The Democrats clearly were booing, heckling, saying no when the president talked about the crisis in Social Security."
Moreover, Obama's claim that illegal immigrants won't be covered -- which sparked Wilson's outburst -- while technically accurate, doesn't quite tell the entire story. Some of the bills being considered in the House and Senate contain provisions locking in local statutes that prevent providers from inquiring about immigration status prior to treatment. And illegals are treated, and are bound to be treated, in ERs, covered by local, state and federal uninsured pools.
So why the outcry over Wilson?
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Who cares if it was personal? He is a liar, his is the party of liars, slavery, the KKK etc. It should be personal because he and the democrat party has made it personal. They call conservatives domestic terrorists, liars and worse yet conservatives cannot call them what they are? Taking the high road and not stooping to “their level” has accomplished nothing except encouraging them to heap on more abuse. The democrat party has always understood that politics that is down in the dirt works. This does not mean that conservatives have to lie and cheat like them; just that conservatives should get in their faces and personal at every turn.
LOL!
The list, ping
His apology detracts.
Wilson’s outburst was inappropriate - we’re supposed to be the adults. However Mr. Thrush seems to ignore the fact that the dems were exceedingly nasty AND personal with Bush 43.
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