I've been thinking about this all day. The only thing that I feel bad about is that he had to apologize. When I say that he had to, I'm sure he was pressured by many of the party people to do so. I wish that more would do this.
Its about time somebody in Congress and this Country grew a pair!
Respect is earned, and is never unconditional...
Its a matter of public record that H.R. 3200 Does IN FACT Cover Illegal Aliens, Twice this summer the house voted down amendments to explicitly exclude illegal aliens from coverage... There is additionally no provision to require proof of citizenship to receive coverage... FACT OBAMA LIED, WILSON CALLED HIM ON IT... NUFF SAID...
Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC) unlike Obama and most of Congress actually read and knows what is in H.R. 3200...
http://www.numbersusa.com/content/ne...al-aliens.html
I for one am refreshed that finally somebody in America Grew A Pair to call Obama & Congress on this out of control Socialist Tax & Spend Agenda that is sending us to hell in a hand basket at breakneck speed...
Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC) deserves a nations gratitude and respect and Obama & Congress owe us an Joe Wilson an apology...
Joe Wilson - Finally CHANGE we can believe in...
Lets Thank Joe Wilson by making some kind of contribution (ten bucks, whatever you can afford) to his campaign, additionally, lets call, fax, email and snail mail him and give him a heartfelt thank you...
Moreover, lets set the media straight!
OBAMA LIED, WILSON CALLED HIM ON IT!
No One Should Have To Apologize For Telling The Truth Or Stating The Obvious!
I'll keep my guns, freedom & money, you can keep the CHANGE...
Contact The Media:
http://www.capwiz.com/nra/dbq/media/
Thank Joe Wilson:
http://www.joewilson.house.gov/
Send Comments To House Of Representatives:
http://www.house.gov/house/house_comments.shtml
Call (202) 224-3121 for the U.S. House of Representatives switchboard operator.
Contact Speaker of The House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA):
Tell the hack in the box to get her head out...
http://www.house.gov/pelosi/
Dump Reid & Pelosi in 2010
Screw "decorum". It would have made me deliriously happy to have had a GROUP of real Americans stand up during the speech, shout "You Lie!" and walk out. Joe's got a pair. I like it; wish there were more like him, willing to STAND UP.
Obama did lie, Obamacare will insure illegal immigrants, Joe Wilson was right...
ALIPAC Takes Issue With Obama's Lie about Health Care for illegal immigrants
http://www.examiner.com/x-21448-Charlotte-Political-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Obama-did-lie-Obamacare-will-insure-illegal-immigrants
Obamacare won't cover illegal immigrants? Yes it will, says Congressional Research Service | Washington Examiner
Obamacare won't cover illegal immigrants? Yes it will, says Congressional Research Service...
Ex-Colo. congressman Tancredo says Obama did lie about illegal immigrants, health care - KDVR
Ex-Colo. congressman Tancredo says Obama did lie about illegal immigrants, health care
By Associated Press
1:58 PM MDT, September 10, 2009
DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo says South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson was correct when he accused President Barack Obama of lying about health benefits for illegal immigrants.
Tancredo says Wilson shouldn't have apologized for shouting "You lie!" when Obama told Congress his health care proposals wouldn't help illegal immigrants.
Both Wilson and Tancredo are Republicans. Tancredo says Democrats defeated GOP language that would have required the government to verify the immigration status of anyone getting benefits under the health care plan.
"Obama is a liar," Tancredo said in a written statement.
When Tancredo ran for president in 2007, he ran television ads linking lax border security to terrorist attacks, rape and other crimes.
Last Tuesday, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), which is the non-
partisan "research arm" of the United States Congress, issued a report
that concludes that illegal aliens will be able to receive benefits under
the House health care bill (H.R. 3200) through two major loopholes. (See
CRS Report and FAIR Press Release, August 26, 2009).
According to its own website, CRS is a legislative branch agency that
provides Congress with "policy and legal analysis" that is authoritative,
objective and accurate. (CRS website). The latest CRS report validates
what FAIR has been saying for the past month and a half — that illegal
aliens will be able to receive taxpayer-funded health benefits under the
House health care bill. (See FAIR's Legislative Updates, July 20, 2009;
July 27, 2009 and August 3, 2009).
The House bill creates an "exchange" and "all individuals," which would
include illegal aliens, are eligible to participate in the exchange.
Anyone who participates in the exchange, and does not otherwise have
health insurance, can either enroll in the public option plan created by
the House bill or enroll in a private insurance plan. Accordingly, the
first loophole that provides illegal aliens with health insurance is the
ability for illegal aliens to freely enroll in the taxpayer-subsidized
public option. According to CRS, "H.R. 3200 does not contain any
restrictions on non-citizens — whether legally or illegally present, or in
the United States temporarily or permanently — from participating in the
Exchange." (CRS Report). Accordingly, illegal aliens can enroll in the
public option, courtesy of the American taxpayers, to meet their health
insurance needs. (See CNN.com, August 2009).
The second major loophole is the failure to require any meaningful
verification procedure for taxpayer-subsidized insurance credits. Under
the House bill, individuals who buy private insurance through the Exchange
may receive an affordability credit to offset the cost of insurance. This
credit is ostensibly limited to individuals lawfully present in the U.S.,
but CRS (like FAIR) notes the complete absence of any provision in the
House bill that requires verification of eligibility for the affordability
credits. Without such a mechanism, there is nothing in the bill that will
prevent illegal aliens from receiving this taxpayer subsidy to buy private
health insurance.
These conclusions by CRS should eliminate any remaining doubt about
whether illegal aliens will receive health benefits under the bill. As a
result of this report, President Obama can no longer characterize the
concerns about the illegal alien health care loophole under the bill as
"misinformation." (See FAIR's Legislative Update, August 24, 2009 and
FAIR's Health Care Podcast, August 24, 2009). In addition, Members of
Congress can no longer claim the bill prevents coverage for illegal
aliens, and the media can no longer suggest this concern is a "myth."
(See FAIR's House bill summary and Townhall.com, August 27, 2009).
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR): FAIR Legislative Update August 31, 2009
Joe Wilson was right
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) was right. The President was being dishonest when he said the House health care bill does not provide benefits to illegal immigrants. It does.
Thank Joe Wilson!
- According to the Congressional Research Service, HR 3200 "does not contain any restrictions on noncitzens participating." The system would essentially operate on an honor system by illegal immigrants.
- HR 3200 provides State Medicaid agencies with the ability to set eligibility standards for the low income subsidies. Since States are given a 100% federal match, there is nothing to discourage them from setting loose standards that allow illegal immigrants to be enrolled in the program.
- With the help of the National Council of La Raza (SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor's Alma Mater), House Democrats defeated two amendments offered to HR 3200 that would have added explicit taxpayer protections to stop benefits from going to illegal immigrants.
- Senate Democrats promised Friday to include NEW citizenship verification requirements in their health care bill, proving that Joe Wilson was right about giant loophole in the House bill.
http://www.house.gov/formwilson/IMA/issue.htm
all politicians speak in half truths no matter who they are. What obama ment was the ilegal alians are still benifiting, and under he's plan nothing would change. joe wilson knew this and decided to pull some sort of media stunt by shouting that **** at the president.
All politicians are liars so i wont be fooled.
i say it's time all those asses in congress get fired thier asses are as corupt as mexican politicians just smarter on how to hide thier coruption, and any man that would support one liar for another is an idiot.