Congressman Joe Wilson

CBS and Bloomberg Polls Show Obama's Health-Care Speech Halted Weeks-Long Slide in His Job-Approval Ratings, With Most Americans Praising President's Handling of Issue, But Remaining Sharply Divided on Whether His Plans Will Succeed; Gallup Poll Finds Sharp Disapproval of Wilson's 'You Lie!' Outburst -- Even Among Republicans -- But the Race Issue Won't Go Away "Take that, Joe!" is what President Obama appears to be saying to Representative Joe Wilson (R-South Carolina) in this photo montage after a fresh round of opinion polls were released this week showing that the president's speech last week to a joint session of Congress on health-care reform earned ... Read Full Story

The 240-179 roll call Tuesday by which the House passed a resolution of disapproval against Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., for Wilson's "You lie!" shout during President Barack Obama's health care address to a joint session of Congress. A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the resolution. Voting yes were 233 Democrats and 7 Republicans. Voting no were 12 Democrats and 167 Republicans. Voting present were 5 Democrats. X denotes those not voting. Present denotes those who voted they were "present" at the time of the vote but did not vote yes or no on the issue. There is 1 vacancy in the 435-member ... Read Full Story

The text of the resolution disapproving of the outburst by Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., during President Barack Obama's speech: Whereas on September 9, 2009, during the joint session of Congress convened pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 179, the President of the United States, speaking at the invitation of the House and Senate, had his remarks interrupted by the Representative from South Carolina, Mr. Wilson; and whereas the conduct of the Representative from South Carolina was a breach of decorum and degraded the proceedings of the joint session, to the discredit of the House: Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the House of Representatives disapproves ... Read Full Story

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) shouts as U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama addressed the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. (Getty Images) more pics » It was a scene of amazing tension tonight, as Barack Obama delivered his speech intended to quell opposition to his plan to reform health care. During one particularly dramatic moment, Rep. Joe Wilson , a Republican from the 2nd District of South Carolina, shouted "You lie!" when Obama stated that no ... Read Full Story

Last night the President of the United States laid out his plan for healthcare reform, and the Republican Party made me proud to be a birther/tea bagger/Republican/ignoramus by heckling the Commander in Chief. Representative Joe Wilson of the great state of South Carolina–also known as the Palmetto State and proud to be education free for more than a century–led the charge, by yelling out “you lie” during the speech. All heads turned in Wilson’s direction and booed the representative, who is living proof that there is no such thing as evolution. Today, Representative Wilson’s website is down. The congressman called the White House and ... Read Full Story