When I heard Congressman Joe Wilson(Republican of SC) clearly and distinctly yell out on the floor of a joint session of Congress to the President of the United States, "YOU LIE", It simply stretched credulity to not believe my lying ears.
It was the sort of moment that should have caused all parties on all sides to take pause and clearly lay down the gauntlet. That that sort of shameful, rude, insidious, disrespect for our nations leader did more than just cross the line, it foretold the kind of people we have become in this country as a whole. And I say 'we' because because of the seeming apathy emanating from people who should know better and the outrageous support from others I do not expect very much from in support of his outburst.
What has become of this country of recent years when we appear to tolerate the most vile and worst from human behavior. Those with political agendas on the far right has gone so far as to propel this man to the status of 'national hero' and therby approving his incivility. Those of much more moderate views have given him a pass as' 'merely expressing frustration' because he's so damned angry at the President because they don't agree with his governing policies. Then there are the weak progressivies on the left that always seem to be caught off guard.
The House of Representatives is scheduled today to introduce a measure of condemnation against this wayward Congressman and yet no one really believes this will amount to very much. The irresponsible Congressman has already decided that it is more profitible to him to continue to be boosted by his rightwing pals than to offer any semblence of decent decorum usually expected from an elected US Congressman.
When will this madness we have come to know in this country abate? Not as long as we have supposedly responsible leaders who find it appealing to some in this nation who have no shame
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