Joe Wilson shouted “You lie!” during Obama’s primetime speech. Turns out, he is the one who voted to provide tax payer money to illegal immigrants according to congressional records…
On Wednesday night, Rep. Joe Wilson [R, SC-2], shouted “You lie!” at President Obama when he said that the healthcare bill would not cover illegal immigrants. “The supporters of the government takeover of healthcare and liberals who want to give healthcare to illegals are using my opposition as an excuse to distract from the critical questions being raised about this poorly conceived plan,” Wilson said the next day in a campaign fundraising video.
However, in 2003, Wilson voted to provide federal funds for illegal immigrants’ healthcare.
At the very least, it is ironic for him to be “casting the first stone” given his track record.
Here is the President’s speech for those who did not get to see it live …
David Mantilla 