# 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:** 10\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![Maia\_s\_Well](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Maia\_s\_Well](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maia_s_Well)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/401 "2009-09-12T12:05:41Z")
> [@wierdaaron](#): > > And the way they all went bonkers over the thing about malpractice liability limits was just sad. It’s like their _one_ thing. Affordable healthcare for everybody? Meh. No limits on coverage? Whatever. Not having to worry about malpractice lawsuits? WOOOT OMG BEST IDEA EVER THIS WILL SAVE AMERICA!!! > > It is a good idea, but the ferverence with which they cling to the idea is ridiculous. Don’t studies show that limiting malpractice layouts would save like 0.5% of the cost of healthcare? I’m sure the insurance companies would love it if they didn’t have to keep paying out multi-milion dollar payouts when their doctors screw up, though. But wont the republicans think of the lawyers?? I guess the insurance lobby trumps the lawyer lobby. What we need is a public option for malpractice insurance. 😛 > [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#): > > I thought the choice of Palin was a Hail Mary and one day he will probably admit it too. He lost his integrity when he decided to make nice with the Pat Robertsons and Grover Norquists of the Republican party in order to get the “base” to vote for him. That’s how he lost me (climbing in bed with da fundies). Palin was just the last straw. I have to admit it made me feel really good, though, when the President gave the shout-out to McCain during his speech. I still like the old fucker. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/402 "2009-09-12T12:23:30Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > “Republicans expect Wilson to also top more than **$1 million by Monday** because of the immense publicity he’s received in the last 48 hours.” So, three days behind the _honorable_ man, at best? Maybe Wilson’d do better if he actual _retracted_ his so called apology. ---
**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/403 "2009-09-12T12:34:55Z")
> [@Maia\_s\_Well](#): > > I have to admit it made me feel really good, though, when the President gave the shout-out to McCain during his speech. I still like the old fucker. Me too. I was disappointed to see him contort himself into something he;s not during the election. Now I see him defending Obama and standing and applauding. All is forgiven. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/404 "2009-09-12T15:07:38Z")
> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#): > > The Republican party has jumped the shark and Bricker is still a fan because he liked some of the earlier episodes. Look, I’m still a Republican and not a Democrat. The party left me, not the other way around. I don’t agree with most of the means the Democrats want to follow. Sadly, their opposition is effing bugnuts. I’m patient. I’ll wait till someone wants to represent me again. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/405 "2009-09-12T15:55:48Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Wilson is doing just fine, thank you very much. > > [http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/09/scs\_wilson\_rakes\_in\_750000\_in.html](http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/09/scs_wilson_rakes_in_750000_in.html) > > “_Just as liberals have poured cash into the campaign of Rob Miller, who lost to Wilson by almost eight percentage points in 2008, conservatives are_\* pouring contributions into Wilson’s campaign at an astonishing rate\*\*\*.” > > “Republicans expect Wilson to also top more than **$1 million by Monday** because of the immense publicity he’s received in the last 48 hours.” Well, democracy works. Ppl in general just never understood how much the ‘dick’ constituency was underrepresented. ---
**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 13, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/406 "2009-09-13T01:04:39Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > Look, I’m still a Republican and not a Democrat. The party left me, not the other way around. I don’t agree with most of the means the Democrats want to follow. Sadly, their opposition is effing bugnuts. I’m patient. I’ll wait till someone wants to represent me again. See, I don’t get this. If I were a sane Republican (like my mom, who is a social liberal / fiscal conservative type), I would be burning up the phone lines right now calling every Republican who even thought about representing me in Congress and begging them to bring sanity back to the party. The number of independents who voted for Obama after Palin joined the ticket is what pushed Obama over the edge. They have to understand that the crazies are NEVER going to vote D…so you have to play toward the middle. They’re going to have the fundie base no matter what. There’s no need to spend so much time pandering toward them. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/407 "2009-09-13T01:12:32Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > They have to understand that the crazies are NEVER going to vote D… But what if they simply stop voting R? What then? ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/408 "2009-09-13T02:04:58Z")
Tried. They weren’t listening. So, I’m waitin. Hoping they burn out and fail big-time _quickly_. Sooner it all goes to hell for them, the sooner we get some sanity back. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/409 "2009-09-16T06:01:41Z")
Jimmy Carter says racism played a role in the Joe Wilson outburst. Story [here](http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/15/carter.obama/index.html). ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/410 "2009-09-16T12:16:20Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Jimmy Carter says racism played a role in the Joe Wilson outburst. Story [here](http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/15/carter.obama/index.html). As a resident of SC, I’m sure he’s right…to an extent. I’m just not sure one can say how significant a role it played. There is [some precedent](http://harpers.org/archive/2009/09/hbc-90005700) to say it played a role in Wilson’s case, however. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496.md?page=20)