Who said you lie to obama

Wilson, refuting Obama's claim that health care legislation would not cover illegal immigrants, shouted, "You lie," to the newly-elected president during the address.

King, who said it was "one of the big examples that many people saw of disrespect," asked Obama how he felt during that moment. What is he thinking? He called afterward to apologize — although, as I point out in the book, he saw a huge spike in campaign contributions to him from Republicans across the country who thought he had done something heroic.

Former president Jimmy Carter, who served in office from to , saw Wilson's stunt as rooted in bigotry. Obama recalled how he sought to forge relationships with GOP members, only to be rebuffed by his openness to bipartisanship.

The Affordable Care Act went on to be signed into law with virtually all Democratic votes — the House version passed with Democrats and only one Republican, while the Senate version passed with 60 Democrats in support and 39 Republicans opposed. We'd invite them to dinner. I'd go to their caucus meetings. He added: "The fuss of being president, the pomp, the press, the physical constraints, all that I could have done without.

The actual work, though? The work, I loved, even when it didn't love me back. John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate defeated by Obama last year, called Wilson's outburst "totally disrespectful" and said he should apologize.

Appearing on CNN's "Larry King Live," he said there was "no place for it in that setting or any other and he should apologize immediately.

Dick Durbin of Illinois, a top Senate Democrat. She said Wilson's comment and other GOP tactics "strike me as odd. The minority leader has to get control of his conference. But Jackson Lee described Wilson as "a likeable guy, seemingly reserved" and said it was "rather surprising" when saw who shouted the comment.

I think that what we saw tonight was really bad manners," he said. That was beyond the pale -- and I would hope that he would publicly apologize on that same floor to the president of the United States for that insult.

I think it's important to listen as respectfully as possible," he said. And I happen to be one of those. It was an inappropriate remark, and I am glad an apology has been made.

Mark Sanford's extramarital affair. Joe Wilson is a poor example of a statesman and an American. He owes an apology to the president and the American people. The Democrat hoping to unseat Wilson in next year's midterm elections also quickly seized on the Republican's outburst.

Sections U. Science Technology Business U. April 11, GMT. Joe Wilson, R-S. The South Carolina representative who shouted "You Lie" at President Barack Obama during a joint session of Congress was on the receiving end of the same words in his district this week.