# Who heckled Obama during his address to Congress? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 10, 2009, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496 "2009-09-10T00:52:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/21 "2009-09-10T01:37:58Z")
> [@Squink](#): > > Now lets see Pelosi make him pay the price for it. > [@](#): > > House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wasn’t immediately aware who yelled “you lie” during Obama’s speech, but she told FOX News that she would not move to sanction anyone for it. [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/09/congressman-yells-lie-obama-speech/](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/09/congressman-yells-lie-obama-speech/) ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/22 "2009-09-10T01:38:21Z")
> [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](#): > > Biden looked over there and shook his head sadly. Pelosi _glared_ at the heckler. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/23 "2009-09-10T01:42:21Z")
Next up, a Sternly Worded Letter. Damn it, at times I still think that Nancy Pelosi thinks she’s in the minority and that Bush is still in office. She should have had the Sergeant-at-Arms throw Wilson out. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/24 "2009-09-10T01:42:38Z")
> [@x-ray\_vision](#): > > [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/09/congressman-yells-lie-obama-speech/](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/09/congressman-yells-lie-obama-speech/) The Dems should have dumped both Pelosi and Reid back in Jan. What a couple of losers, it’s like they have Stockholm syndrome or something. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/25 "2009-09-10T01:44:02Z")
What the fuck is wrong with South Carolina? Seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/26 "2009-09-10T01:46:21Z")
John McCain has called for Wilson to apologize. He’s tougher on these assholes than Pelosi is. ---
**Author:** ![Camus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba8739/32.png) [@Camus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Camus)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/27 "2009-09-10T01:48:21Z")
[Here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyTelRaoBAI) is a snippet of video. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/28 "2009-09-10T01:49:30Z")
Good for McCain. I just sent an e-mail to Voinovich begging him to grow a sack and stand up to these nutbars. I hope he does–he’s done it before, although in the end it’s all talk and no action with him. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/29 "2009-09-10T01:50:00Z")
Wiki > [@](#): > > Editing of this article by new or unregistered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. > See the protection policy and protection log for more details. If you cannot edit this article and you wish to make a change, you can request an edit, discuss changes on the talk page, request unprotection, log in, or create an account. This would have been the best edit war yet.:mad: Next time the Senator will be pouting but I want to sit at the adult table. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/30 "2009-09-10T01:54:01Z")
This is Mr. Wilson’s opponent, just in case anyone thinks he could use a donation. He’s an Iraq War veteran who got 46.5% of the vote in 08 in a heavily Republican district. \ ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/31 "2009-09-10T01:55:06Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > This would have been the best edit war yet.:mad: I’d be happy if they just fixed “subsequently after.” ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/32 "2009-09-10T02:07:32Z")
Not to hijack, but who was the turd shown (at least on PBS) texting not one but two times during the address? He had on a pink tie and was sitting next too a fellow turd who kept smirking at Obama’s points. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/33 "2009-09-10T02:09:48Z")
> [@PatriotGrrrl](#): > > **ME!** > > Oh, you mean someone who was there in person. Nevermind. 😃 Do you have a specific statement of his that is untrue, and a credible source to prove it, or are you just one of those LIAR LIAR SOCIALIST people? ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/34 "2009-09-10T02:13:47Z")
> [@SmellMyWort](#): > > Not to hijack, but who was the turd shown (at least on PBS) texting not one but two times during the address? He had on a pink tie and was sitting next too a fellow turd who kept smirking at Obama’s points. I believe that was Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Republican Whip for the House. ---
**Author:** ![wierdaaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eada6e/32.png) [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/35 "2009-09-10T02:15:02Z")
> [@SmellMyWort](#): > > Not to hijack, but who was the turd shown (at least on PBS) texting not one but two times during the address? He had on a pink tie and was sitting next too a fellow turd who kept smirking at Obama’s points. That was Eric Cantor, world class douche nugget. The GOP can’t get past their schoolyard mentality. After telling themselves so many lies about Obama not being an American, wanting to kill your grandma, knowing black magic, having to file down his horns twice a week, and having a pit viper instead of a penis, of course they can’t summon the decency to sit and listen to the president talk without playing Tetris on his blackberry or sniggering about how good the last blowjob they got from the insurance lobby was. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/36 "2009-09-10T02:18:59Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > Just bad HTML. Here’s the actual URL. [Joe Wilson - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Wilson_%28U.S._politician%29) From a line in the Wiki > [@](#): > > He is believed to have shouted “you lie” to President Obama during his joint address on September 10, 2009. . In before the lock!! ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/37 "2009-09-10T02:22:26Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > Do you have a specific statement of his that is untrue, and a credible source to prove it, or are you just one of those LIAR LIAR SOCIALIST people? She just said she heckled, not that she accused Obama of falsehood. She may have just yelled at the tv, “create jobs, bitch!” and then **Shodan** said, “Clinton got a blowjob,” because he heard the word “job” and because they hang out, and what else is he gonna say anyway, and then **Starving Artist** was all like, “anybody need another baby skewer?” and they were all like, “Not now. Lie on the carpet until we need you.” ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/38 "2009-09-10T02:35:53Z")
Anyone know anything about the paper that some of them were holding up? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/39 "2009-09-10T02:35:55Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > I believe that was Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Republican Whip for the House. I don’t think he was texting - I think he was taking notes for a statement that went to the press almost immediately after the speech. And even if he was sending these notes to his press people - so what? This is pretty much what we pay congresscritters for. I wouldn’t get too bent out of shape were this a Democrat - unless it were proven they were playing [solitaire.](http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-solitaire-0904.artsep04,0,3439180.story) ---
**Author:** ![nameless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@nameless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nameless)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/40 "2009-09-10T02:40:31Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Anyone know anything about the paper that some of them were holding up? Supposedly, they were some sort of Republican heath care reform bill/talking points to prove that the GOP wasn’t totally devoid of ideas. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496.md?page=3)