# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/41 "2009-09-10T02:41:29Z")
Fuck South Carolina. Their representatives were willing to let Detroit fail because they thought it would help the foreign car companies that have factories in the state. Meanwhile, we have tarrifs in place to protect their textile mills. I mean you people suck! Not just the politicians, you people that elected these fucks. So slavery, the Civil War, lynchings, and Jim Crow, weren’t enough? You had to make sure that your place in hell was guaranteed? I’m speechless. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/42 "2009-09-10T02:43:59Z")
> [@Camus](#): > > [Here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyTelRaoBAI) is a snippet of video. Classy. The “Show respect to the office of the President” must have happened in a parallel universe or something. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/43 "2009-09-10T02:44:51Z")
> [@Mr.Moto](#): > > 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) This example of _tu quoque_ is very silly, but actually I agree that whatever he was doing, as long as he was doing it quietly there’s nothing wrong with it. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/44 "2009-09-10T02:46:04Z")
> [@bup](#): > > 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.” 😃 Yelling at the tv is the American national sport. ---
**Author:** ![MizTina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MizTina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizTina)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/45 "2009-09-10T02:48:22Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > 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. > > \ I did just that, thank you for the idea and the link. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/46 "2009-09-10T02:50:14Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Anyone know anything about the paper that some of them were holding up? The list of communists from the vault of Joe McCarthy. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/47 "2009-09-10T02:56:58Z")
> [@Ale](#): > > Classy. The “Show respect to the office of the President” must have happened in a parallel universe or something. Well, it’s okay if the President is someone who is actively trying to destroy everything the country holds dear and send it spiraling into a black hole of bankruptcy and socialism from which there is no escape. (According to one blog, apparently there are some Free Republic posters who seem to go with this.) ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/48 "2009-09-10T02:57:59Z")
I’m curious, **Mr. Moto** as to whether or not you have an opinion on the actual subject of the thread. Or are you still searching for some kind of incident that you can fashion into some weak attempt at tu quoque in order to make it all better? Perhaps an example of a time when George W. Bush was out at the mall and some Democrat came up and said that he disagreed with him. As to my opinion of this incident - it’s just further proof that the Republicans are out of control. Their actual leaders are right-wing radio douchebags. Their political leaders are fucking morons who have no actual ideas or plans, but are just content to try and ride the wave of crazy. Their constituency is two parts sheer lunactics, two parts plain stupid, and one part gutless weasels who will support anything or sit silently on any matter as long as they personally have to pay less in taxes. ---
**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, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/49 "2009-09-10T02:59:59Z")
> [@bup](#): > > 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.” You’re right… I was reading the thread backwards and lost all context. ---
**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 10, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/50 "2009-09-10T03:04:11Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > What the fuck is wrong with South Carolina? Seriously. ☹ ---
**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, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/51 "2009-09-10T03:05:09Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > As to my opinion of this incident - it’s just further proof that the Republicans are out of control. Their actual leaders are right-wing radio douchebags. Their political leaders are fucking morons who have no actual ideas or plans, but are just content to try and ride the wave of crazy. Their constituency is two parts sheer lunactics, two parts plain stupid, and one part gutless weasels who will support anything or sit silently on any matter as long as they personally have to pay less in taxes. I’m tired of all you Liberal types giving the people who currently have control of the Republican Party ideas as to how to improve their chances in the future. Let it be. If these Neanderthals hold sway for the next 100years, it’s the best thing that could happen to the US this century. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/52 "2009-09-10T03:05:26Z")
> [@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. So not only can one not yell disapproval, one can’t even make faces? G-d help me get through a board meeting. 🙂 ---
**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, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/53 "2009-09-10T03:09:07Z")
A board meeting with the president? ---
**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/54 "2009-09-10T03:10:20Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Who was the dope carrying a sign that said “What Bill?” Yeah, what was that supposed to mean? ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/55 "2009-09-10T03:11:20Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > So not only can one not yell disapproval, one can’t even make faces? > G-d help me get through a board meeting. 🙂 No one is suggesting that. Are you suggesting that one can’t mention the fact that someone made faces? ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/56 "2009-09-10T03:14:58Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > John McCain has called for Wilson to apologize. He’s tougher on these assholes than Pelosi is. McCain’s reputation for integrity took a hit when he chose Sarah Palin as his running mate, but this proves that he’s a true gentleman. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/57 "2009-09-10T03:15:48Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > 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. In Pelosi’s defense, this is going on his permanent record. ---
**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, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/58 "2009-09-10T03:16:43Z")
[Wilson Apologizes for Calling Obama Liar During Speech](http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/09/wilson-apologizes-for-calling-obama-liar-during-speech.php?ref=fpblg) > [@](#): > > “This evening I let my emotions get the best of me when listening to the President’s remarks regarding the coverage of illegal immigrants in the health care bill,” Wilson said. “While I disagree with the President’s statement, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. I extend sincere apologies to the President for this lack of civility.” Of course, it’s not just this evening that Mr. Wilson and his fellow Republicans have let their emotions get the best of them, it’s most of the past nine months. Apology is not enough. Let’s see Wilson and his colleagues _make amends_ for their behavior. Supporting a government run “public option” health plan instead of freaking tort reform bullshit would make a good _start_. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/59 "2009-09-10T03:17:36Z")
> [@vinyl turnip](#): > > christ, at least do it right… “\bullshit!” > > expect this bold move to usher in a new era of real-time “commentary” during presidential addresses, e.g., shouting “bo-ring!” and loudly informing the commander-in-chief that he “talks like a fag.” freebird ! ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496/60 "2009-09-10T03:19:07Z")
Bwa-hahahahahahahahaha!!! From your link, **Squink** : > [@](#): > > Late update: Wilson apparently called the White House to apologize to Obama directly. Instead he ended up speaking to Rahm Emanuel. Oh, to have been listening in on that f@(&ing conversation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-heckled-obama-during-his-address-to-congress/509496.md?page=4)