IMO he was wrong, not for what he said, but the timing. Now the Dems are making a media circus of it, using it to gloss over the warts on this pig called health care reform.

He wasn't wrong in the sense that he did not yield to Obama's lies, but he did break the rules. There is a saying "there's a time and place for everything", this was not the time. He could have made his voice heard by speaking out to the Media. I do, however, think the Dems are abusing this situation for political reason. ironic considering Obama claims the Rep are against healthcare reform for political reasons.

The question is why has he not been running with this? hy is he not being vocal outside the House? Why aren't any of the Reps being more vocal after this?

I agree with Charles that there is a time and place for everything and this outburst wasn't right.  I too have wanted to shout out at inappropriate times when I heard an untruth.  I remember my husband holding me back once, cause I had all I could do to keep my mouth shut.  I tend to be expressive at times, not so much now that I'm older and wiser, but when I was younger...whew!  Not good! 

He was wrong and once he apologized that should have been the end of it. This is getting way overblown.  If the dems had their way his tongue would have been cut off for making such a statement. 

I think the house needs to put on their big boy boxers, sit down and behave themselves.  They're making themselves out to be quite childish. 

Afterall they are claiming to be our leaders.  What kind of example are they setting here? 

I do agree with your principle, I just believe this forum was inappropriate for the the Senator's comment (which in essence I agree with). IMO conservatives are not going to win the hearts and minds of the people by out-lefting the left. The majority of the people are with the right on this one. When you're that far ahead their is no need to thumb your nose.

I like (and appreciate) your passion, as I do the Senators. But, there is a time and place for everything. Let the far-left be the hateful, ill-mannered folks if they so chose. We do not need to isolate ourselves from the moderates and independents, especially on areas of common agreement. Many are fed up with the nastiness of politics. Lets talk about the issues, not the theater.

should addison graves wilson (that would be good ol joe btw) have apologized to the late senator thurmond's illegitmate black daughter--as he would eventually do--after publicly calling her a liar when she revealed to the world that her famously racist father was a lying hypocrite at least as regards race mixing.

i'd be much less interested in an apology for his most recent outrage than in whether he'd have even considered showing such disrespect to a white president.

Yeah, yeah we get it. It's all about race. Just because the most racist party in the history of the US puts a black man in the white house, does not give them the right to accuse others. Simple minds will fall for this tactic and hate does keep voters in line, but just a small amount of research shines the light on the facts.

This is sick and perverse; you really think it has to do with the color of his skin rather than the content of his words? I have called Mr. Obama and empty suit since he was a Senator. I have disagreed with most of his policies mostly as he announced them. not because he is the first black president but because he is a weak sister. Mr. Obama is doing the same things that Mr. Carter did when he took office. The only difference is I voted for Mr. Carter because I believed that racism lies told about republicans. That took me a year to realize I was lied to and have not supported democrats since I found out how racist they are. You Bee, still believe the lies and swallowed them, hook, line, sinker, the boat, and half the water it displaced. Every time liberal democrats get caught the first thing they do is blame and then attack the people that caught them. The only racism I have seen in my life time has been on the democrat side of the house. Republicans as far as I have been able to trace back have only had one prominent person as a member of the KKK. He was the Governor of Illinois back in the 20's. Democrats can't say that and still embrace racists. When the South was racist they had democrat representatives. When racism started to end republicans were taking power in the south. We are told that the South is racist because of the past, but we don't see that in states were their are republicans. We don't see racists, and lynch mobs, racial attacks and rapes of black women. What did the democrats do to help end this? They lost power.

I am sad that Mr. Obama is the second black president; Remember that Mr. Clinton was hailed as the first black president. If Senator Kerry were elected president he was saying his wife would be the first African-American first lady. It would have been true but still sad. Mr. Obama fits the racial stereotype of liberals. Too out of his league to do his job so when he fails they can point to the fact that they supported him and were not racist but we can't let that happen again and use that to justify never supporting a black person again. Black people just aren't ready for high office. I heard that before each time they put and incompetent black in some office of power and then let them screw it up.

I am ashamed that the first or second black president is a fascist and too interested in destroying our nation rather than building it up and makeing corrections as needed.

For King Bee...without digging to far back in the DNC's dirty racial laundry pile (we all know that anyone that can read, knows, or should know, about the Republican/Democrat "disagreement" on race from 1861 -1865), here are a few tidbits.

In his 1960 “State of the Union” address, Republican President Dwight Eisenhower called for a new civil rights law to enforce voting rights for minorities. This bill established a system of federally appointed election monitors, and made it a crime to defy school desegregation orders from federal courts. It was passed by Congress and signed into law by Eisenhower over the objections of Democrats who conducted one of the longest filibusters in the history of the Senate in an attempt to stop the bill.

In 1964, a civil rights bill was passed by Congress and signed into law by Democrat President Lyndon B. Johnson. The law provided for enforcement of the "constitutional right to vote," and made it unlawful to for employers to discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

69% of Democrats in the Senate voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 82% of Republicans in the Senate voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

63% of Democrats in Congress voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it was signed into law by Democrat President Lyndon B. Johnson. 79% of Republicans in Congress voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

In February of 2000, Al Gore’s web site contained a written transcript and video of a speech that Gore made on the topic of civil rights. Gore's transcript reads:

R.D. Davis, a member of Project 21 (a black conservative organization), researched the voting records from the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and found:

- Al Gore Sr. voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

- Al Gore Sr. participated in a 74 day filibuster to delay and weaken the legislation.

- Al Gore Sr. proposed an amendment to the Civil Rights Act that would have kept federal funds flowing to schools that defied court desegregation orders. It was defeated by a vote of 74-25. 23 Democrats and 1 Republican voted for it.

Truly I am impressed with the DNC. They managed over the years to re-direct their own flaw, on their opponent and convince half the population, including the many of the victims, that their liberators are the bad guys, while feeding them crumbs and keeping them blind. Bravo! Well done.

here's one additional simple fact to consider: wilson voted for bush's medicare drug benefit bill containing funding providing health care to illegals living in the us.  so what really is the source of his outrage over a bill without such a provision?

You do know that the “Sothern Strategy was to shift support from Nixon to Reagan and when the heads were counted they were short support nations wide and went back to supporting Nixon. Reagan was the conservative between the two. Conservative republicans wanted Reagan not Nixon.

I don’t get your point. Should he have used the N word? Back in those days that was being a moderate. Unless you have some context to go with the statement it sounds like he was explaining the facts of life in the way the segregationists’ viewed it.