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Illegal Immigration Foes See Opportunity After Wilson’s Outburst

By | 09.16.09 | 6:00 am

This is the second year Alex Segura has trekked from Utah to Washington to lobby for stricter immigration laws. It isn’t getting easier with practice.

“It’s worse than ever,” Segura told TWI. He was in the Phoenix Park Hotel, across from Union Station and a short walk from Capitol Hill, More…

Rep. Joe Wilson: ‘There’s a Witch Hunt’

By | 09.14.09 | 3:50 pm

If there was any question that Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) was enjoying his newfound celebrity, he was back on Sean Hannity’s syndicated radio show today — his second consecutive appearance. Wilson profusely thanked Hannity for asking his listeners to support him.

“They have named me — the Washington Democrats, MoveOn.org More…

Poll: Joe Wilson Takes a Hit From ‘You Lie’

By | 09.11.09 | 2:38 pm

Confounding some of their early findings last night, the Public Policy Polling survey of South Carolina’s 2nd congressional district finds that voters have turned on Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), even though they split on whether Wilson was correct when he accused the president of lying about illegal immigrants’ rights More…

The Party of Wrong

By | 09.11.09 | 1:34 pm

Rep. Joe Wilson, the not-so-contrite South Carolina Republican who heckled President Obama on Capitol Hill Wednesday night, has said repeatedly that a report from the Congressional Research Service, the non-partisan research arm of the Library of Congress, vindicates his claims that the Democrats’ health reform strategy would cover More…

Joe Wilson’s Fundraising

By | 09.11.09 | 12:45 pm

He’s been advertising on the email lists of The Washington Times and Townhall.com, among other places, and claims to have raked in $200,000 so far. Here’s the pitch from one of the emails:

Poll: Most South Carolina Voters Back Rep. Joe Wilson

By | 09.11.09 | 10:22 am

Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling sent out some explanatory tweets last night about a coming survey of South Carolina voters, asking them what they thought of Rep. Joe Wilson’s (R-S.C.) “You lie!” outburst.

After 145 interviews 66 say Wilson calling Obama liar makes them more likely to vote More…

Dick Armey: Don’t Attack Joe Wilson, Because Obama Called People Liars, Too

By | 09.10.09 | 4:37 pm

After today’s FreedomWorks-organized rally outside on Capitol Hill this afternoon, former GOP Majority Leader Dick Armey talked with reporters and knocked the press for piling on Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.). Armey’s response to the first of two questions on this, the first from The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank:

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Rep. Joe Wilson Talks With Sean Hannity, Stands By His Comments

By | 09.10.09 | 4:14 pm

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), who apologized last night after yelling “you lie!” during the president’s address to Congress, appeared on Sean Hannity’s radio show to push back against the idea that he was actually wrong.

“At the end of the day, you’re right and the president is wrong,” said Hannity. More…

He Tried to Warn Us!

By | 09.09.09 | 9:50 pm

Rep. Joe “you lie!” Wilson (R-S.C.), on Twitter, Sept. 7: