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Support Rob Miller; Defeat Joe Wilson!

Support Rob Miller for Congress!

By now, we all probably know that some a-hole shouted out "You lie" during President Obama's speech when the President was disputing the charge that health care reform will cover illegal aliens. Far from being a random heckler, it was a sitting member of Congress, U.S. Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02). (What's in the water in SC these days, anyway?)


Donate to Rep. Joe "You Lie" Wilson's Opponent Rob Miller!

By now, we all probably know that some a-hole shouted out "You lie" during President Obama's speech when the President was disputing the charge that health care reform will cover illegal aliens. Far from being a random heckler, it was a sitting member of Congress, U.S. Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02).  (What is in the water in SC these days, anyway?)


Obama's Healthcare Speech - text

Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery

 

Address to a Joint Session of Congress on Health Care


Muslim World is Here, Not There (originally posted at Sepia Mutiny)

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My buddy Taz over at Sepia Mutiny just posted a very good commentary on the hyped up and highly anticipated Obama address "to the Muslim world."  I was looking forward to finding out what she thought about the speech, as a Bangladeshi American (yes! that's Asian American!) activist who is Muslim.


President Obama's Awesome Speech

obama1 President Obama addressed both chambers of Congress tonight. In short, it rocked. I would hate to be in Bobby Jindal's shoes. To check out the entire transcript, flip to the other side.