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Absurd: Joe "You Lie!" Wilson Claims Obama is "Solely Responsible" For Swine Flu

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. November 3, 2009.

This is despite Wilson's voting down of an appropriations bill that contained special funding to battle H1N1.

Teabagging Alan Grayson

Nick Baumann, Mother Jones Online. October 15, 2009.

Rep. Alan Grayson reduced the GOP's health-care program to two words: "Die quickly." At Grayson's town hall, Tea Party activists revealed themselves to a bit confused.

Republicans Flock to the Aid of Joe "You Lie!" Wilson, Agree That the Confederate Flag Still Rocks

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. September 15, 2009.

Yesterday, Rep. Steve King, R-IA, began circulating a letter defending Joe Wilson. He went so far as to agree that the Confederate flag should fly in S.C.

Stop GOP Hooligans From Stalling Health Reform

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. September 15, 2009.

Join MoveOn's fight against Joe "You Lie!" Wilson and others who are relying on town hall-style antics to mire progress.

Bill Kristol: Leave Joe "You Lie!" Wilson Alone

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. September 14, 2009.

"It will be a disgrace if they do some stunt in the House to try to humiliate this man."

Rachel Maddow: Republicans & Their Small Angry Tent

Rachel Maddow, The Rachel Maddow Show. September 13, 2009.

Their path to political irrelevance continues unabated.

Review of GOP Attacks on Health Provisions for Some Immigrants: Ranging from "Half-True" to "False"

Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor. September 11, 2009.

Rep. Joe Wilsonâ€™s heckling of President Obama has pushed the issue of illegal immigrants to the fore of the health care reform debate; too bad it's based on falsehoods.

Probable Beltway Evolution of Wilson's "You Lie"

wilbur, Daily Kos. September 10, 2009.

How Obama's heckler might just win the day in media. Or not.

Right-Wing Activists Seek to Reward Rep. Joe Wilson With Campaign Donations

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. September 10, 2009.

Rep. Joe Wilsonâ€™s (R-SC) shameful screed from the back-benches of the congressional gallery last night has made him a cause cÃ©lÃ¨bre for the far right.

This Was the Obama We've Been Waiting for

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. September 10, 2009.

At a joint session of Congress that rang like town halls, Obama comes out swinging for progressive ideals; yet his stance on the public option still is unclear.

Treason is Not Old News, Mainstream Media Wants to Trivialize McClellan Story

Valerie Plame Wilson, Joe Wilson, Huffington Post. November 22, 2007.

Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame Wilson: Where is the outrage? Where is the "contempt and anger?"