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Personally I think this line of thought is ridiculous. People shouldn't be afraid to criticize the President because of the race. It seems the liberals refuse to let this issue die even though the President wants it too. Think about it. Does the President want the issue of race to come up every time a disagreement on policy comes up and Polar Bears against Palin; you have to be the biggest snob I've seen on the blogging scene.

Defending your position about healthcare reform makes you a concerned American and defending an idiot that disrespects the President of the United States dosen't necessarily make you a racist.
An Unpatriotic Classless Hateful Southern Clown Supporter it does make you.
wanting to defended him says it all.

Im not saying because J. Wilson said you lie have anything to do with racism but id really do feel that there are people out there that donot like this President just because he is a black man and they cannot stand the fact that he is in the white house. I feel they believe that this President donot deserve to be President because of the color of his skin. But im so proud that we have others that are not racist and they just disagrees with this President views, then there are those who supports him wholeheartely. Thats ok if you disagree with this president at least if you do as long as you are doing it without racism and hatred in your heart ,some of us didnot agree with Former President G. Bush on everything either and racism had nothing to do with it.

The more I read and listen to what democrats say, the more convinced I become that Aliens did crash-land in New Mexico back in 1947. And have been here ever since. How else can you explain democrats?

As a minority whose earliest memories include hearing racist comments yelled at his father for no reason whatsoever...this argument by Johnson is plain ridiculous.
It is cowardice and manipulation to pull the "race card" when the merits of a position (such as President Obama's on health care) just don't withstand scrutiny. And when we're talking about a subject as important as our healthcare...doesn't it deserve the most rigorous scrutiny we can provide–no matter the color of the skin of its greatest advocate?

Do you people really believe your own rhetoric? Do you think about what you wwrite or do you just parrot the party line?

Intelligent people (Democrats & Republicans) called Nixon a liar, Carter inept, GHWBush out of touch and Clinton a philanderer. We honored the Office even when the person occupying it was dishonorable. Yet when Junior Bush made reasoned decisions based on best intelligence of the moment, with the backing of the overwhelming majority of Americans, and the Army screwed it up, the Demoncrats booed POTUS in Congress.

Now a seasoned Congressman speaks a truth about an empty suit occupying the Office, a comment verified by the White House 4 days later. The demoncrats played the race cards because they didn't know what else to do.

He is being villified with character assassination cause they can't stand it that he was right.

Amazed by the misunderstanding displayed in many of these posts – largely due to a result of not listening or reading carefully.

It's not the fact that they disagree with the President it is in the WAY they SHOW their disagreement.

Also, I'm getting weary of the childish claim that it is OK because they did it to Bush.

I voted for Bush and did not approve of how he was treated.

I voted for Obama and likewise do not approve of how he is being treated.

Now, that is really "fair and balanced"

Of course it was calculated. Calling the Commander in chief a liar before the assembled Congress and the world, plays well in redneck SC, and country club SC, in fact in plays well among most of this Congressmen's constituency. He will raise millions of dollars, win his election and will see an astonishing rise in stature among SC Republicans in general and Republicans everywhere. It's merely the continuation of the "Southern strategy", the only strategy sadly the party of Lincoln, Snowe, Dirksen, Javitis, and ironically Earl Warren has left. It appeals to our meanest and lowest common denominator, it has won elections before, and God help us it will again. Sign me a Georgia democrat, I know my folks well.

How irritating, apparently every negative feeling about Obama's policies is because I'm racist?! Ludicrous! It is not those on the right who are avoiding political discourse on the laws being proposed in Congress, it is the left. Why isn't the media calling out the Democrats for ducking the issues?

The bigots don't really want to admit it to themselves and use every excuse to justify their actions. I just hope they are in the minority - and only wish the President were right that the segment were small. However, it only takes one person to act irrationally being encouraged by the hatred that is being demonstrated. Americans forget quickly; however, some of us remember how disliked President Kennedy was at the time of his administration. He went to Texas to smooth over things there; and we who were alive then remember what happened there. That was one time too much in a lifetime. Those who attack the President's actions in the way they do these days (not in a civil manner) certainly stir up those who cannot control their own actions.

Anyone who doesn't think racism still exists has their head in the sand. Whether or not Wilson's kindergarten liar, liar pants on fire outburst can be considered racially motivated is a moot point.

There are most definately fringe elements (think Aryan Brotherhood) that still exist today whose sole motivation is hatred based on race. These people are dangerous, armed domestic terrorists and I believe the question should be "when" not "if" there will again be deadly, race motivated violence.

Homeland Security had it right when they released their report on the wacko religious right wingnuts a few months ago. Racists go against everything God stands for...a bunch of wacko sick puppies.

This is ridiculous. Someone speaking their mind in about something they feel passionate about is not an act of racism. If a black man did that about Bush when he was in office would they have called it race motivated? Not likely....

You can disagree, but Repubs have shown so much disrespect to the President on every issue. Typical mean-spirted, bigoted attitudes are shameless, more now than ever. Understandably so if you listen to Rush, Hannity and Beck. They don't run our country and people need to start listening to someone with educated, meaningful solutions.

Of course he staged his "outburst". He needs the money, the right is trying to make their base feel completely alienated from the mainstream, and since many of them are on conspiracy freaks anyway....

wow, this dude is seriously grasping for attention. Hmmm. Wonder why? yeah, you guessed it.

Addison Graves ("Joe") Wilson's political mentor was that vicious old racial bigot, Strom Thurmond.

Thurmond had fathered a daughter, Essie Mae Washington-Williams, with an 16 year old African-American girl who was the Thurmond family's maid. Old South buiness as usual.

Wilson publicly claimed Essie Mae was a liar (does this sound familiar) in saying that Thurmond was her father. The Wilson outburst then: “It’s a smear on the image that [Thurmond] has as a person of high integrity who has been so loyal to the people of South Carolina,”
But it is now very well established that Essie Mae was NOT a liar,and Thurmond was indeed the father.

Yup, if you disagree with Obama's policies you are a racist. True stories.

After Johnson opened his yap last week, I sent a check to Wilson for $200. I hope Johnson shuts his mouth soon. I can't afford this.

BRING ON 2010!!!!!!!!!!!

its not about race or color of skin its about the wierd stuff the liberals believe in.

Rep. Johnson, I don't remember you making one peep over the last 8 years while YOUR PARTY members were dishonoring the office of the President with the slanderous lies, accusations and comparisons that members of the Democrat party were throwing around.

You, sir, are a hypocrite. When you decide to have some integrity, perhaps the public will start to take you seriously again.

How absurd. If anything, however disrespectful, it shows that we still have free speech.

It is comments like this coming from the democratic party that are beyond the pale. As an independent I am sick to death of all these people crying "racist" every time they open their mouth and now bring up the KKK. The man said "You lie". Since when is that racist and since when is everyone now a reincarnation of Johnny Carson's Carnack? Dowd says she could just hear him almost saying "you lie. boy". Well, he didn't and that might be wishful thinking on your part so as to enrage the flames between the two major parties even more. The allegations thrown at this man are horrendous. If he is to be guilty of what he might have believed or did in his past, then I want to declare that I am disgusted that Obama used illegal drugs. Can I assume him to still be a lawbreaker then for his past deeds? I am seriously to the point that I don't know whether democrats are trying to ensure Obama is a one term President or not, because a lot of people are tired of being branded for expressing an opinion contrary to a democrat's and may find that listening to this garbage for 4 years is enough.

Way to go Dems. Keep perpetuating the myth that anyone who disagrees with POTUS is a racist. You are the ones complaining that racism still lingers, but you wonder why! I don't disagree that racism is out there, but it is on all sides and perpetrated by all colors. Stop and listen to those differing opinions before you label anyone speaking out (or just plain disagreeing with POTUS) a racist.

I wish CNN would interview experts on race relations. I would be interested in a non partisan opinion on this matter.

Wow! First come tea parties. The left hates them, so they were calculated. Remember "astro turf"? Now, after Wilson's opponent begins to raise money after the outburst, Wilson responds by passing the two million dollar mark in donations. Therefore, it was calculated. The American people can't possibly be able to think for themselves (unless, of course, they vote democrat). As for the racism charge... grow up. Are there some racists against the president? Of course. Did some racists vote FOR and continue to support the president? Yes. But screaming racism every time someone disagrees with the president is pathetic. I, like many others, am tired of constantly hearing how white people who disagree (civilly or otherwise) with black politicians or "community leaders" are racist. Must be the man keeping me down.

I once saw the great Homer Simpson spout the leftist motto when on trial. It went as follows: "Quick! Play the race card! Play it! PLAY IT!"

this is the most silliest conclusion i have ever heard.

Hank Johnson is an idiiot. How does a clown like this get elected to Congress? The WILSON incident is over, move on.

Even if you disagree, the more you bring it up, the more attention it gets.

Hanky Boy, You are embarassing yourself, but then again, what else is new?

DUMocRAT in action.

So how is it when we knew Bush was lying, and called him on it, we were called traitors. When Wilson calls Obama a liar for something he did NOT lie about, he is a hero? I cannot understand how Republicans still support Bush's illegal activity and wasting of lives and our treasury for 8 years, while they SEE the destruction he caused to this country, but they are so very worried about every step Obama makes. And they don't think they are the least bit racist? If Hillary were President, I doubt she'd be under this kind of scrutiny from Repubs. And there wouldn't be people carrying loaded weapons either.

Wilson was totally out of line. But now his outburst is being used by some to paint anyone who disagrees with the president as a racist. This is about a low as you can go.

Is this a calculated move from CNN. One way to keep the constitutents of a party happy is to continue to show how poorly the other side acts. He has been a non-player in Congress for some time, this is his 15 seconds of fame.

DUH...of COURSE it was calculated. He's running for reelection against a strong Democrat. This unacceptable behavior was designed to rile up his more conservative (relative to his own rather strict conservatis) to donate and to rally. I thought how Obama handled the matter was gracious, much more than Wilson deserved. And I'd have PAID to be a fly on the wall when Wilson made that "apology" call that the White House Chief of Staff answered (Emanuel)...that would have been "interesting" indeed. Black, white, or other races, Republician, independent, or Democrat, male or female, most of us know that you do NOT shout down the President during an adddres to Congress. There are accepted ways to protest, but Wilson's behavior was beyond the pall. Hopefully, the people in his home state who were offended by his behavior will continue to donate to his opponent's campaign and Wilson will have to find a new job at which common courtesy and appropriate behavior are not "required".

We Won Get Over It: You will have to change your name come 2010. We are gonna CLEAN house!

Wilson planned this for a very long time. It's about the only way he could get his 15 minutes of fame in the sun and yes, he planned the fund raising angle as well.

Let's face the ugly truth, even Pres. Obama knows that all these flames are fuelled by 99% racism. He's only tempering his reaction just because it's politically incorrect for him to outrightly admit that Joe Wilson is racist.

I'm a proud American but we haven't gone half-way in erradicating racism in this country. Tha't the fact that most people are afraid to admit.

We Won Get Over It??? Are you kidding me? This is EXACTLY why we are in the position we are in!! You simply want to discard nearly half of what the country believes and feels. That doesn't solve anything; it just continues to bred discontent. Discontent is exactly what the Democrats did when the Republicans were in control so please explain to me why you are right and they are not? You also say that the Bush administration was responsible for the mess we are in; when do we as individuals accept responsibility? The government didn't make each of us go and spend beyond our means; that was an individual choice. I will admit they made it easier but they didn't force us to do it.

I'm sorry, but all you apologists for racism don't seem to get it. Where were the people of color at the 9/12 Beck party? When Wilson yelled he simply left off one word: YOU LIE BOY!

i felt this was done on purpose as soon as it happened...you don't do something like that and then go "oh wow, sorry ...that was out loud...sorry, forgot where i was" – yeah, right – people who believe that are still looking for the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq

So........... How is the deep end of the pool Representative Johnson? I think your over-thinking things just a wee bit. Get some rest.

On one hand, I agree that the fall out was far greater than expected. Just the fact that it distracted the nation from health care is bad enough, let alone triggering the KKK.

On the other hand, I would say you're giving Joe Wilson waaaaaaaaay too much credit.

This is not a racist country. If it were Obama would not have been elected. Maybe we would be better off if it was. Then we wouldn't have a radical socialist in office. Wake up people!!! It is not the color of his skin that is causing the uproar. It is is radical policies and his slick misleading statements of what those policies are.

After these racists have told us plainly that they can not stand the idea of a black man as President, if you doubt that racism plays a part in some oppostion to President Obama, you are either dumb or a closet racist yourself!

That element as the congressman should be investigated by Homeland Security as home grown terrorists.

These people have no respect for the United States of America and some like the Governor of Texas are talking openly of seceding from the United States.

That in my humble opinion makes them traitors and with their call for violence they are outright terrorists.

It is high time to expand the Department of Homeland Security and it's also time to weed out all those hired in violation of the Civil Service Act by the last Administration.

The time for action is now, it's time to protect our Country!

Way to go CNN! Keep playing to the public's perception of the media as being only interested in reciting namecalling and mudslinging! No journalism here, only he-said-he-said. Soon, no one will be watching. We've all got better things to do with our time than read your "news".....including me....why am I even typing this?

Well, I do not believe there is much of a correlation, but if you really think about it, the fact that Wilson has been described as 'canny' reflects his vast magical knowledge. From an outsider's perspective, there may be evidence to suggest he has more to do with the Ministry of Magic than a 'hanky panky' kind of person may believe. Dumbledore, before his tragic and untimely death, once compared a small fox to that of a lying politician, and I believe the conniving Wilson can take much from this observation.

WHY is the racism card being played. Did Wilson say anything racist? No, he said, "You lie!" Plain and simple. Yes our President is black, and yes there a many people upset about that, but Joe Wilson was not voicing racist sentiment that night. He was calling out Obama's health care reform for what it is, a lie! NOT RACISM! GET OVER IT!

I am convinced that Wilson's "you lie" was simply him channelling the millions of TV viewers who were shouting the same thing at their TV. And, no matter what Jimmy Carter says, it has nothing to do with Racism in 90% of those homes. To steal a phrase from Bill Clinton's campaign, It's "the deficit stupid."

Actually, I caught Obama in at least 13 either half truths or down right lies myself.

I was so mad that Obama was soooo BLATANT in his lying that I wanted throw something at the TV.

Come on America READ the BILL like I have.

OPEN YOUR MIND before it is too late.

Naughty naughty Mr. Hanky Panky.

Anyone who flies the confederate flag is a traitor. Of course Joe Wilson is a racist. Think he could get elected in SC if he wasn't?

If you look at the widely circulated photo of Wilson in mid-outburst, you note that the gentlemen seated on either side of him are looking straight ahead. This strikes me as strange.... If I were listening to the President speak to Congress and the guy sitting next to me shouted at him, I would look at him. While a single photo never tells the whole story, this one raises a question: Did Wilson alert them beforehand? I wonder.

Who CARES what Johnson thinks!!! Just because some fringe, and racially motivated, democrat decides that he knows what was in a republican's mind at a specific point in time (and in a way that fits his own agenda) doesn't mean that CNN or anyone else needs to give it legitmate and valuable airtime. Shame on CNN for spreading the baseless and politically motivated conjectures of an incredibly biased and ignorant source.

I guess I'm a racist because I think Obama is lying too. The truth be told, I would have given anything for Colin Powell to be President. He has earned respect, has a record of accomplisment, and by the way is blacker than Barack Obama. I dislike Obama because of his policies, just as I disliked Al Gore for his policies. This has nothing to do with skin color. Obama's lack of fiscal responsibility will take decades to overcome.

Democrats are the one who use class wars to stay in power and they try to increase the government size to increase their power. That's why they were OK with Clinton lying under oath but they are angry with Wilson for calling out a liar. Obama has been misrepresenting the facts since the beginning. He has never done any work properly in his life. When he was a law student, he was writing editorials. When he was a lawyer, he was doing community service. When he was a senator in Illinois, he was planning a run for US Senate. When he was in US senate, he was planning a run for US President. Now he is planning to usher in socialism. He will ruin US by killing the meritocracy and promoting meritocracy. And democrats are calling everybody racist who tries to question his ridiculous claims and Washington accounting to claim the Health care bill won't add to deficit.

Well, well, well. Apparently everyone seems to have conveniently forgotten that our president was elected through intimidation. Anyone remember the case against the New Black Panthers and charges of voter intimidation? Of course not, they were dropped without explanation. I'm not saying anything, I'm just sayin....it seems like the charges of racism are coming from the wrong end of the political spectrum. But that would be racist of me to say that.

I've lived in the south all of my life, and I know racism when I see it. This was not racism. It was a carefully, planned, skit put on by the Republicans to take the heat off of the healthcare fiasco and to further divide the country so that the Obama administration cannot get anything accomplished during his term.

The Republicans are willing for this country to lose in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere to promote their re-election to the whitehouse. We've already seen them block any type of financial recovery action and now they are blocking any type of healthcare reform.

They are interested in nothing that helps to rebuild this country. They are willing to tear it down in order to get back into power.

How someone could suggest that the Republicans might harbor major racist sentiments is a shock to me! I mean, who could imagine that such educated and careful-thinking individuals could feel such a way. It's certainly not anything that has been expressed by them before. Certainly not something the party has a history of. Certainly not a trait common to their demographic or the states they now populate. Oh, no. Who could suggest such a thing?

Hank, if the people in Georgia's 4th congressional district wanted a representative that would spew stupidity and psycho-babble and embarrass them, they would have kept Cynthia McKinney. Stop your race-bating and do something constructive.

ive heard it all now.....geez

The outburst was calculated - not by the KKK, but by the GOP, in advance, to steal the news cycle from the president's speech. The most disturbing part? It worked.

I completely agree. Bravo! for something daring to speak the truth.

Of course its racism. Grow up

I agree with him.

He is not saying that all opponents of Obama are racist - only that some are, which is undeniably true. It only takes one sufficiently riled-up kook . . . can we say . . . James Earl Ray . . .

Wilson should be impeached for trying to rase a hate issue in our great nation . those who would or will follow this ass (Wilson) . need to stop and think . did any one of these racist people have the ability to choose how or who they were when they were born? NOT !!!! so each of you are only skin deep, and stupid .
fire it up ready to go....
we beleive in change and some of these idiots hate the idea . the media should not listen nor ensite the ideas of KKK or any other group of hate threat and fear.

Gary Davis
Harbor Oregon

I agree. I grew up in the south and this is exactly what this is about. When someone like Joe Wilson does something like he did he opens the door for all the nut jobs out there. Unfortunately racism is alive and well in the south.

The USA is filled with racists – both Black & White, Democratic and Republican – Northern and Southern, and so what? Who cares? I am an African-American and I couldn't give a flying fart out of a bat's butt about who doesn't like me in this country because of the color of my skin. And your dislike for me determines what? And why should I care? Either we get down to business as a nation and solve our problems or watch it continue to deteriorate academically, economically, socially, etc. After all, even the great Roman Empire fell! You decide, either way, I'm still a Black Man and proud of it! And if that bothers you, well, you know what you can kiss...!

He just said what we were all thinking so calc'd or not , he spoke for the nation

He will never be ready for prime time....He's too busy pruning his tobacco farm.....

I don't think about race most of the time except when I received email intended for a white person, in which racism is certainly played big time against President Obama, who is actually 50% white.

I don't think we can ever get rid of racism, but I agree with Rep. Johnson and Speaker Pelosi that politicians need to take responsibility for their words and actions.

I did not vote for Obama, but Rep. Wilson and alike have to respect MY president. I was against the bailouts, but I fully support the self-sustaining Public Option, which will serve the Middle Class without adding a dime to our deficits. We shouldn't fall prey to private insurers doing us apart for their profit in this reform. Justices Roberts and Scalia cannot distinguish between an individual and a corporation. The People need to work together before we are swallowed alive by big corporations such as private insurers.

Enough of the garbage.

First of all, Dems and Libs are not calling every republican or person who disagrees with President Obama a racist. We are calling those who show up to tea parties and rallies with Curious George monkeys, watermelons, bananas, pictures of the president as a witch doctor, the Joker, Hitler, or any other disparaging matter that can be interpreted as racial stereotyping, those and those that support and encourage that behavior are the people we are calling racist, because that's what it is!

PLEASE POST THIS!

Sorry, guys. I'm just not seeing the racism there. Perhaps everyone criticizing Wilson is being a bit prejudiced themselves. After all, if Wilson had been from – oh, I don't know – New York, would everyone still be popping off about racism?

Or do all white men from the South automatically get branded racist when they have an opinion that differs from a black man? South Carolina is, after all, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. Could you all be stereotyping him? It's something to think about.

Wilson's act was out of line, but he IS right on the issue of illegal immigration in this bill. It's a pretty low blow to call the opposition "racist" as a means to shut down their voice. I guess that's one unintended side-effect of having a black president. Something I should have thought about before I voted...for Obama.

Joe Wilson called Obama a lie right at the time that he was talking about illegal immigrants. He is a racist, disrespectful and full of stereotypes. Wake up America. Racism still exist and we are still afraid to admit it and talk about it. Joe Wilson has no respect for our President nor to the people of the great state of SC. South Carolinians please kick this guy out of office so that your state can continue growing and not continue to be associated with racism and small minded individuals like Joe Wilson. Joe needs to go live in Alaska and move in with Sarah Palin. While you are at it, take Bush, Cheney, Beck and Rush with you.

I believe it is the Democrats who have entertain(ed) legislators who are sheet wearing members of the Klan...so a little Byrd tells me. I don't think Wilson has the Chicago political machine behind him calculating every move and counter move.

Sometimes the truth hurts, I can't believe the crap I'm seeing here.
Is google a bad word here?

Terrorism will come form within no the oustide if the right continues with their motus operendi.

Right on!!! Of course this is racism. Anybody that doesnt agree is racist!!!

I don't agree that all of Obama's opponents are racists, but Wilson is a part of the group that denies he was ever a citizen of the US. The birthers are known for their disdain of anyone who is of color. In addition, Wilson has heard numerous people that he has vehemently disagreed with who just happened to be white and he never behaved that way. I guess I'm disturbed that so many people in this nation are trying to pretend like racism does not exist. It just shows that the more things change, the more things stay the same. God Bless.

Joe Wilson's outburst was purely politically motivated, but not particularly racist. Wilson went from an invisible rep to a media celebrity in two words flat, and raised millions in campaign funds in return for it. His actions were calculated and planned, and I look forward to seeing him go from congressman to private citizen in one election flat for his next act.

I fully agree with Johnson that wilson is a racist, he meant to say :'
you lie Boy! he is a disgrace to the senate and should be out of the office by tomorrow. then he would have more time to spend with with his insurance buddies.

Never mind the fact that Wilson was right in the first place.

Democrats think by attacking conservatives as racist they can take attention off of Obama horrific agenda and the damage it is doing to the country, seniors, and middle income families. We aren't fooled and in the next election we will send them a big message all tied in a bow. Just keep it up because every time I hear this garbage I get alittle madder and become even more determined to get these liberals out of office. If you are a middle American every time you hear this garbage send a contribution to a Republican. And keep it up because these buggers are toast.

Its kinda like what Nixon used to call his southern strategy....And now guess what?..It worked. then ...but matters have changed a lot now..Its a different time.. More intellect ..maybe..But the poor souls the 50 million USA people without health care..do not vote , mostly live in the south..and have no time for town hall meetings..they just get by keeping a roof over their many kids all without health care..thanks to the uncaring, and non Jesus like attitude of you know what members of Congress.....

Carl Rove is the master of this kind of politics and is directing the Rethuglican onslaught at every wicked, disgraceful turn it takes to the low road.

What is amazing is the fact that so many people are so stupid and shallow, not seeing through the terror tactics of the right. Unfortunately, we will all get what they deserve right along with them. I wish they could find their own planet to live on where they could live in ignorant bliss.

Wilson's comment was very inappropriate. Everyone knew way before President Obama was elected that there was still racial tension in the U.S. He did not need to reinterate that subject, therefore putting us back a few steps. Obama has many issues to deal with and racism has to placed on the back burner. This country has to accept a black man holding the highest office in the land and move on. Now whether or not Wilson's comments were a hidden agenda, i do not know, but what I do think is that he did spark a fuse that shouldn't have been lit. We cannot let fear get in the way of the American dream, and as you can see Obama didn't either. He wasn't afraid to run, to win, or push the issues that will help this great country look the future in the eye with success.

It can be construed as racist if a white president who brought the country into an ill advised war was buffeted from criticism by detractors being called unpatriotic and a black president is shown little to know respect as he tries to reform health care. so a white president can kill innocent human beings and anyone that criticizes him is against the country and a black president who is trying to help people with universal health care can not even address congress without members yelling out. the tea parties and rep. joe wilson are trying to motivate the ignorant and the uninformed by playing on emotions including racism. by doing so they continue to foster racism in this country and it is a disgrace.

We are all allowing ourselves to be sidetracked by the media, politicians, and those who speak the loudest. Instead of using our energy to write these notes we could all be finding a way to get the USA back on track.

All of this nonsense has occurred over and over again beginning with the our first president. Perhaps now is the time to move our conversation forward in a new and positive direction. We elected a president last November. We can respectfully disagree with him but we don't need to be combative. We all have the right and responsibility to put forth arguments for and against ideas. It should not be necessary to use derogatory adjectives to describe any president. We do not need to agree with him but we should respect the office.

Let's all move forward.

Typical Lib response, lash out with the racism claim when all else fails. I hope you realize it is this kind of stupidity that has set race relations back 50 years. Kind of ironic since Obama stated he was going to bring us all together. So far I se nothing but signs that he is tearing us apart. When the truth finaly emerges I think we will all see who the true racist is. Whites elected Obama how quickly we forget this and to call these same people racists because they disagree with a policy is ludicrous.

I agree completely with Rep. Hank Johnson. I thought the exact same thing after seeing the way Wilson has acted since his "apology".

I hope the voters of SC wise up and vote him out of office.

This guy is an idiot. A liar was called a liar...nothing more.

Hank Johnson you are just awesome!

The more you talk about race and blame the Republicans the further you slip in to the mud. Foolish man you are.

How could Joe Wilson contain himself while George Bush continued to lie to the American public about WMD and the reason we sent our sons and daughters to die in a desert in the middle east but couldnt help himself when this president was speaking about health care ..it was racist and disrespectful and world is witnessing the ugliness of America which prided itself at onetime the leader of the free world and a symbol of dignity and equality..God help us

Unfortunately, there is an element of truth in the racism charge. There are parts of this country where racism has not been laid to rest. I think most of us have risen beyond it but..... Mr. Wilson showed a marked lack of civility, respect and an inability to handle himself appropriately in the Congressional setting. Of course he is allowed to disagree but there is always a time and place. What a thing to teach our children. When one of his kids talks back to a teacher or another adult with anger and distain we will know where he learned it. I don't think most of us mind the disagreement. What we mind is the atmosphere of hate and anger that seems to accompany the dissenters. I cannot recall this kind of behavior in my 65 years. I've seen quite a bit but not this vitrollic, nastiness that we are currently seeing. That is why we suspect racial undertones...it is so much nastier than the usual political rhetoric. Some older friends tell me FDR received some of the same type attacks. But I do not know where I would be if he had not introduced Social Security.

I'm so tired of everything being called racist.

Yes, this was planned and it was a disgrace to his office and our country. What A Punk.

Ah yes – the vast right wing conspiracy!! The only racist in this story is Hank Johnson. The Democratic Socilaist party want to make all of us slaves.

I agree with Rep. Johnson. But, I think we can have compassion for the white people that are so afraid. Why do those who do not see racism here insist on claiming that the theory is that disagreement with the administration is seen as racist? It is not. What is seen as racist is the violent and rude nasty outbursts. It started during the Palin/McCain campaign when hateful things were shouted and not objected to by the candidates. The situation is very dangerous.

Another wacked out narrative from the Looney Left.....keep pushin' the racism because all your ideas are disasters.

Joe Wilson, Strom Thurmond, Preston Brooks, and John C. Calhoun: All from the great state of South Carolina. First to secede from the Union, first to fire on the federal govt.

I wouldn't care if SC seceded again, and took the rest of the Deep South with it.

I sure wish people would use a little critical thinking and analysis regarding racism. No one is saying that everyone opposed to President Obama is racists. That would be an exaggeration. However, you are stuck in denial if you cannot admit that many of the gun toting, confederate flag waving, "taking my country back", angry people (overwhelmingly white and over 50) are racists. Lastly, no one has to define to a southerner, over the age of 40 a racists.

I'm not sure whether he calculated it or not, but it doesn't really matter. After "apologizing" he went on to basically say that he only apologized because his leadership forced him. He also happens to be one of the few politicians who tried to keep the Confederate flag on the SC capitol building. Joe Wilson is a racist and so are the people who donated over $2M to his campaign since his shameful outburst. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck...

people, people, people. It is about truth, not skin color. all you people that play the race card just because something you don't like or agree are just looking for excuses. the poster that mentioned Colin Powell, Condeleeza Rice, etc. they did pretty good, didn't they? do you really think they did not encounter racism somewhere along the line? They succeeded in spite of it and that my friend is the best arguement against it. Someone seeing boy after you lie is really stretching it and a sign of someone looking to be provoked

Libs just try to throw out the race card on anything to stifle debate and turn away from the real issues at hand. A lot of Obama's pics for his cabinet are questionable and borderline racist.

Yeah planned....hmmm once he heard President Obama lie he briefly planned a response "you lie!"

Joe Wilson "attacked the dignity" of the Office of the President of the United States? Well, maybe he did. But every time the President of the United States goes on television and speaks about his health care, he attacks the dignity of every thinking US citizen. The man stands up there and speaks in eloquent terms of part of the proposed legislation that is nothing more than smoke and mirrors. The truth is... HE LIES! Check the facts.

This isn't about health care, this is about bringing America to her knees...it's about POWER. Wake up and listen!

You idiots !
An what Senator is a former proud member of the KKK?
Democrats have been the party of segregation and racist politics for ever. Don't be fooled.

"Shame on You, Barack Obama."
– Hillary Rodham Clinton

Of course Wilson's outburst was calculated, thereby ensuring that the media would talk about it non-stop instead of talking about what the President had to say about healthcare reform–just as we are doing now.

Anyone who says that if you disagree with a person makes you a racist, is trying to hide something. Go ahead and disagree, but do so on the substance of the issue. Most of these clowns who claim to disagree, do not even understand the issue. That is why it is widely believed and articulated, that these folks are racist. They do not want a black man to be their boss, their leader, and they cannot stand it. I sit back and revel at the stupidity of Boss Limberger cheese and no more advertisers Glen Becker head, and laugh a hearty laugh every day. They are so mad, I just wait for them to blow a gasket and croak from their hatred. I smile and look at my picture of the president, and know that we have him for four years and there is NOT A THING they can do about it!!!!!

Americans do not have to agree with the president, but cannot do it in a threatening or violent way. I disagreed with Bush on...just about everything, but I didn't tell people to "pray for his death" or any other nuts stuff like that. There will always be dissent, but threats are unacceptable!

I am a white constituent of Hank Johnson's; I have proudly voted for him in two elections, and I think his comments are 100% accurate.

The only "carefully calculated" statement came from Hank Johnson himself. I wonder how many campaign contributions from anti-discrimination groups will come knocking at his door...

Joe Wilson, Strom Thurmond, John C. Calhoun–all brought to you by the great state of South Carolina.

First to secede from the Union, first to fire on the federal govt. Wouldn't bother me a bit if SC seceded again, and took the rest of the Deep South with it.

Amen! I wish the media would stop denying the obvious. President Obama has to sugar coat it so that he can stay focused on his agenda. God forbid he stated the obvious. However, MANY of the signs, comments, and just plain hatred are based on pure unadulterated racism. The tea parties look like KKK rallies. The anger reminds me of the reaction to children integrating schools. These folks were opposed to their own best interests with other democratic presidents but they never questioned their legitimacy, prevented their children from hearing their message to stay and do well in school or insisted the sky is purple if he said it was blue. The death threats are 400+ times more than for any other president. So stop denying the obvious. It's getting tired.

Having lived my entire meager existance in Georgia I can tell you this guy is as sincere as he is dim. Its a real phobia among his crowd that plays into government support programs. If my victimhood is victimhoody enough the programs stay in place. If not then Im like any other American and not special enough for preferential treatment. Its been this way all around me for forty plus years. You can take the victims outta their situation but you can never elevate them beyond the convenience of being special!

I believe it was planned. Look at the picture of the guys around him....no one seem suprised. Odd to me that everyone around him kept their eyes on Obama....they wanted to see his reaction.

Think about it...SNL got it right!

As a black man, I don't care about the resurgence of the KKK. I am aware of my rights as a private citizen. I am more concerned with the brand of politics that is being played in Washington. Its is very dangerous and immature. I wish we had more people in DC who care more about the direction of this country and less about the politics of the moment. Even if you don't agree with Obama, at least he is trying to have honest talks. I hate even the dems who are trying to make him play politics. What ever happened to integrity?

Rep. Hank Johnson is cut from the same cloth as the Rev. Wright, Prof skip Gates, Vernon Jarrett and all others of the race bating wackos.

The only racist in this story is Hank Johnson. Moving straight to a racism verdict only proves Johnson's hatred of white people.

Add your names to that list if you like, posters. So many of you post your agreement with him, only validating the argument, because 100% of you that do such a thing are African-American. Am I a psychic? Or are you just predictably racist yourselves?

I wouldn't say you lie Joe was racisist but it was extremely disrepectful. Where the heck was he for the previous 8 years??? I'd say many of the signs at that crazy Sept 12 "high" tea fest were racist but what else would you expect from the party of the KKK and domestic terriorists.

How dare he!
Johnson is a dope.
What a lame, recycled remark.
Who paid him to say that?

The POTUS is allowed to call people liars in front of congress but no one is allowed to call POTUS a liar.

Get real!!!!!!!

Well I was opposed to Obama being a Democrat....but I think I'm feeling a little racist now that you mention it. lol....

Enough with race garbage. It's insulting to everyone's intelligence and makes a mockery of race relations.

Are there still some racists in the country? Yes, but I think it's a minority.
Are there some that opposed President Obama based on principles and not his race? Yes.
If you oppose President Obama based on principles, then verbalize those principles the next time someone accuse you of 'racism'. Perhaps both of you can sit down and have a productive dialogue and discuss how would you solve the problem and perhaps listened to criticism.
Then perhaps you can understand the dilemma the President is going under. He can't please everybody even though he wants everybody to be happy.

You must be kidding me. Johnson, go back to your narrow minded, self serving hole and realize that, although wilson chose an inappropriate forum, simply to disagree with an elected official is an American right. Get over yourself and leave your racial prejudices at home, as your actions incite rather than unite. Being from Georgia, you embarrass me.

Wow this is crazy how these politicians turn the tables. The guy had an out burst, he put his mouth in front of his butt!!! Race isn't even an issue here.
Yes there is a faction of ignorant Racist hate mongers in America.
But there is also a movement of Americans that just flat don't agree with Obama, or his left wing base. This has nothing to do with Race, and everything to so with policy.
Clinton had these same people against him but they couldn't use the race card with him.

anyone from wilson's district can tell you, he is a racist. he's even an active member of a well known hate group!

I agree 100%!
The only emotion Wilson was overcome with is a desire to destroy Obama's presidency. Health care, whatever, who cares, it is just a wedge issue to Republicans!

I have no idea if Joe Wilson is a racist. I do know he's a rude idiot and I'm sure there are racists who were happy with his behavior.

Democrats and liberals have to have an excuse for their shortcomings. It can never be about the lack of planning or farsightedness they lack, the inability to stand for what their constituents are demanding they produce or the representation they will not give if in any way that impinges of their being reelected. They therefore use racism as a crutch for those shortcomings and find it inexcusable and a total sign of weakness that pervades their party. It starts from the top and slides and winds its way throughout the entire cabinet as well as the liberal members of the legislature.

Im sorry really I am but for the life of me I can not detect ANY glimpse of racism in the words "you lie". I dont care who says it or who it is said to the words "you lie" do not conjur up any racist thoughts or intent. Those that see racism in these words are racist themselves, want to see racim and want to play the race card for THEIR OWN benefit..

Wilson was correct. The President did lie. Race has nothing to do with it, except provide the radical Left a tool to beat any dissenter to the President over the head.

Some of the angry reactions to President Obama may be rooted in racism, but I think the main thing is that THEY LOST. They are mad that they lost. Now they are taking it out in any and every way possible.

I think that Wilson mispoke intentionly and then swept all of his ignorance of decorum into the stunningly astounding pile of ..Gee I was ovecome by the emotion of the moment!
Does South Carolina really want a represenative who not only intentionly distorts the content of the materials being examined and discussed but is also in a time warp on emotional development. Is "citizen" Wilson qualified to do any critical thinking? It is a sorry time in our history to have a social, intellectual, and emotional, moron holding elected office. Well... George W and Carl Rove nailed South Carolina voters with their standard insider joke, that "the public has an extra chromosome." Im beginning to think that they may have been on to something.

The congressman is absolutely right and he describes it very eloquently and to the point. This country will, if this bs isn't stopped, going to hell in a bucket and it'll be republicans who lead it there...hopefully not.

Can't we get off this story? I see no purpose in beating it to death.

I agree that Wilson calculated the whole event – why -a way to get funds for his up coming congressional race and just maybe it was a way to get the teabaggers to make donations to his up coming congressiona race. People lets not be so naive to believe that politicans do not calculated every move he or she makes – in order to stay in Washington. You must remember they are able to retire with a nice retirement check (usually about 50 to 45 percent of their check) and they get to keep their insurance. No politicans is in a hurry to go home

Mr. Johnson....YOU LIE!

why isn't the attention where it belongs. The attention BELONGS on whether the President is telling the truth or is lieing to the American public. Sadly it's the latter and his behavior actually is what is feeding any little bit of racism.

Of course Wilson's ridiculous outburst was calculated!

My response was to start contributing to the campaign of Rob Miller, Joe "The Heckler" Wilson's 2010 challenger.

Rob Miller is a former marine and Iraq War veteran, and owns a small business in South Carolina.

Maybe Obama could go on national TV and explain racism to all of America so everyone can understand, the way he has done with Healthcare. Until Obama's media blitz no one understood healthcare and did not know the real facts now everyone understands and believes. He acn do the same for race relations and for that matter he can solve all of our problems simply by reading from his trusty tel-prompter.

The GOP only cares about the INSURANCE COMPANIES. Insurance companies are LYING about the Health Care bill to SCARE seniors. Of course the Insurance companies don't want any legislation to pass -they will lose their RECORD PROFITS. And the GOP are standing firmly behind the insurance companies. GOP are a bunch of FRAUDS.

When I couldn't get my dog to lay down on command, I yelled "You Lie!"

The dog told me I was being racist.

There is no doubt in my mind that Joe Wilson's statement was both caluculated and racially motivated.

Can we let this go? Please focus on fixing out economy, rather than trying to make the Democratic party look like a bunch of saints trying to save humanity, and making the GOP look like a bunch of racist rednecks. JUST DO YOUR JOB AND SHUT IT!!!!

Americans are no more smarter and no less stupider than the rest of the world. Sarah Palin plays millions. O'Reilly. Fox. The republicans. Wilson's taking the same route. So blatantly obvious. Wake up and smell the coffee Americans! Definitely a calculated move. But who dares call him out? Took so long for 1 man to have the courage.

The outburst was rude and loutish, and I also believe it was calculated.

It appears that Johnson is correct in stating that Wilson's rude outburst was calculated to attract those on the fringe of our society who have forgotten their manners or have been brainwashed by Fox and others. Pres. Bush proved himself to be a liar, along with VP Cheney, but did you hear anyone being rude enough to yell out insulting comments during his "speeches"? The people who approve of Wilson's childish behavior need stop for a moment to remember that their parents and teachers taught them that good citizens show respect to one another and to the leaders of our country. Most people in the US (I hope) still have the sense and courtesy to listen politely no matter if they agree or disagree with what is being said by their President. Intelligent people debate intelligently and respectfully. Unfortunately, it seems that Wilson is not one of these people.

I don't see how this could not have been calculated political theater on Wilson's part. There just HAPPENED to be a Getty photographer snapping a pic of him at the exact moment he spontaneously yelled at the President?

Oh my god we are going to cry racism now every time someone disagrees with Obama.

For all those people that think Oamba lied and Wilson is a hero, I direct your attention to HR 3200, section 246, SEC. 246. NO FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS.
Nothing in this subtitle shall allow Federal payments for affordability credits on behalf of individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States.

Yes most of the opposition is from racists. Referring to the President and his family as "apes", "monkeys", "nappy", etc. and calling for his assassination is not disagreeing with his "policies". If I disagree with a white person I don't call them "white trash" or "cracker" and I don't threaten to kill them or wish them harm.

When did Reagan, Bush, Clinton, or Bush have people showing up to their speaking engagements carrying guns?

No one had heard of South Carolina's politcal leaders (Sanford, Graham, Demint, Wilson) until they started "grandstanding" against this black president. They should be embarrassed to have the spotlight on the state for which they have done "nothing" except fly the Confederate flag!

Extremists want to take America back to Jim Crow times. Since I believe in the Right to Bare Arms; this black South Carolinian will be purchasing gun. Yes

Johnson is an idiot, and his attempt to make this yet another Carter-like racist moment is outrageous and racist in itself. He must resign immediately. Go now, and never be heard of again!

We have now reached the point where the idiots outnumber the quality members of both the Senate and Congress – regardless of party – how about some pols that believe in America?

OF COURSE it was "calculated!" How can anyone think otherwise?

You think anything a professional politician does is NOT calculated?

Wilson figured it would solidify his credit with his racist base in SC and that's exactly what it's done.

This isn't rocket science folks. Politicians, and their consultant-enablers spend their careers looking for opportunities like this. Wilson was a nobody before this. Now he's a hero to his hateful constituency.

The fact that the southern Republican power base grew out of their opposition to desegregation and equal rights and their alignment for terrorist groups like the KKK is a fact on the histroy books. Jessee Helms used race in the late 80's to win an election when he was falling behind in the polls, Karl Rove and GW used it to win in the Primary in South Carolina over McCain, and I really doubt the good 'ol boys wouldn't resort to the same tactics to win at any cost.

"There are no accidents in politics."–Franklin Delano Roosevelt

The libs make a big deal that Joe Wilson tried to keep the Confederate flag flying over the South Carolina statehouse. He's just proud of his state's history.

Johnson is right. He may sound alarmist, but his evaluation is actually rather balanced. Violent expressions of deep-seated racism remain rare, but may increase because folks who hold onto them are being given license and validation by exhibitionist figures of authority such as Wilson.

FINALLY – an elected politician who tells the truth – even if it won't get him re-elected!!

I think we're seeing a lot of unspontaneous outbursts; the town hall 'protests', Mr. Wilson's crude outburst; all of these and more are calculated to appeal to the worst instincts and to besmirch the Obama presidency. All in all, an ugly time for ugly behavior in America. Not anything to be proud of right now, I'm afraid. The far right has done its calculations, and it is pretty certain that just doing these kinds of ad hominem attacks will finally drag down a promising time in our political history, and return us to the dark ages of fear and loathing from the previous years. Jim Crow is alive and well.

Joe Wilson is racial. Everything that he says makes it more so. I'm from the south and I am ashamed of our behavior, and we are going to have to change if we survive.

I am sick of the racism argument. Most conspiracy theories are dispelled and this one is no exception. Show me evidence of a resurgence of the kkk.

Wilson was factually wrong in saying that Obama lied about his health plan not covering illegal immigrants. Obama hadn't made any details of his plan available at that point. Wilson was talking about the House Democrats' health bill, not something Obama had authored. Wilson was factually wrong but seems proud of himself nonetheless. That's not a right-wing or Republican thing, it's just the mark of a shallow human being.

That is a pretty irresponsible piece of journalism.

Soon Wilson will be out of Office

Of course this outburst was planned. All one needs to do is to review the picture taken at the time (see article down further). Both gentlemen flanking Mr. Wilson, show no reaction of surprise at the shout out.... rather they almost look as though they are awaiting reaction. If you look at the two gentlemen directly in front of Mr. Wilson, you see no head turning, no element of shock at it. It seems therefore, that this was not only staged, but advertised ahead of time.

No, he is just a blundering man benefiting from a mistake. A man like this is not capable of "careful calculation".

Rep. Johnson and President Carter have both said that there is a fringe group in this heated oppostition to anything Obama that is racist. They have NOT said all oppositions is racist.

Both these men were raised in the Deep South and they know racisim when they see it from 'good old boys' and their racist followers. It is not the race card as many claim that these two men are playing.

I live in a North Texas town that is heavy Republican, just since the current hate speech coming out of the FOX talking heads, and Rush, Confederate flags are flyin high onec again – this is racism. Not all, just the ones expressing themselves in well known racist terms.

As Obama said on TV, he was black before he was elected. No wonder that those fear-mongering racists are so scared of him.

Part racial, part political, part theatrical.

Wilson's outburst was planned and staged as so much in politics is. The hope was to enrage an easily fooled public, and they succeeded.

Here we go again. The Dems love playing the race card!

Its so funny that Dems are mad at him for yelling out "YOU LIE" about a health plan that the president KNOWS DOESN'T WORK, but yet sits there and tries to make us all believe that it does... I have nothing but respect for Joe Wilson.

Yes maybe the timing was off but the fact that he stood up for something and made a point about something shows that at least somebody in Washington knows what is really going on. I hate all of our government system. Its all about corruption and who you know. Nobody cares about the middle class workers anymore or the 6.5+Million Americans out of jobs... But hey... all 500+ congress men are employed, rich and corrupt. But hey who's counting

OF COURSE IT WAS carefully calculated.

There is NO possible way a photographer could have caught that image of Joe Wilson shouting 2 words, which takes a total of one second.

By the time ANYONE would have heard and registered what Wilson was doing, the moment would have passed and the camera would not have been able to catch that shot. I should know, I am a photojournalist.

We Won Get Over It,

Wow, you are still as angry as ever aren't you? Too bad your life is so miserable. Why aren't you passing any significant health care bill? I thought you had all of Congress and the White House? Why is it that Obama's approval fell faster than any previous President in U.S. History? Is it because America is having buyer's remorse in less than a year after Obama took office. The whole world is now saying "no" to Obama and what is he doing about it? He is giving in and bowing to their every demand. Yeah, Obama is a great President. (sarcasm) Obama and this administration will go down as the most corrupt, inexperienced, and inept administration in U.S. history. Hopefully he won't destroy what America stands for before he is booted out.

Guess What? having an African American man in the white house does not wash away centuries of racial hatred. this country is so steeped in animosity and blood it will take generations to get clean. i always believed that america would have to be on the brink of oblivion for a Black man to rise to the white house – and i was absolutely right. all i can say is God Bless him – he knows in his heart what he has to deal with. he can bring intelligence, honesty, charisma and strength but he knows what he has to deal with - this is america. we condemn genocide everywhere else but in our backyard. how many black, red, yellow and, yes, white ghosts cry out from paved over roads and melancholy trees. read our history. it doens't take much to start the race machine – it never stopped.

Oh give me a break already.
CNN needs to get over "racism." The constant "racism" cry is proof positive that Obamacare, and Obama's other policies, are simply indefensible. Shouting "racism" is like shouting "hitler", it's a way to tar and feather your opponent. Pull out the racist card and you have just admitted you have no real argument.

Your left leaning days are numbered CNN. And as for your pathetic excuse for editors who delete all comments in opposition to Obama, Pelosi and criminal Reid, too bad you couldn't get a real job. Hopeless losers!

Of course it was.

To all Glenn Beck haters, he's a libertarian, not a republican. He said as many things about Bush as he does about this president. He speaks the truth and does his research to back it. he single handedly got van Jones out of Obama's cabinet by exposing this racist and loon out of the white house. Look up libertarian and you will see what the tea party demonstration stand for, truth, justice and liberty for all.

"It is racist to assume people of one race who happen to disagree with you are racists."

It is racist to ignore the point that is really being made in order to set up a straw man against which to claim reverse racism.

why is it the Democrates can make Racist comments and think its alright and when a Republican disagrees with the Obama its racism. What a joke t Worldhe Democrates are. They act as Dictators, Hitler and Stalin all in one. I think the Democrtaes are the RACIST OF THE WORLD.

The Democrates are why we are where we are at, DEPRESSION>

Well duh... why else would there have been a camera ready to document his outburst. He was playing to his racist SC voters who have since rewarded him with money to run in his next election. His constituents most likely hate the fact that congress has to listen to that black man at the podium. God help us... facism is on it's way.

You people are so screwed up. Anything that doesn't meet your approval is racist. Let me tell you, Hank Johnson is one of the biggest Racist I have ever seen. And he LIES! Hows that?

can we give georgia to some other country?

Wilson made a mistake of inappropriate behavior, but I'm sure he would have made the same blunder no matter what color Obama is. All this talk of racism should be dropped. We've come too far as a country. I believe the far majority of all people will always have "prejudices" against all manner of issues, but racism continues only in the minds of a very few. Let's not bring it into the lives and future of our children.

He is a fool and will soon be departed form SC public service!

It is racist to assume people of one race who happen to disagree with you are racists.

Why is Hank Johnson talking? Isn't it obvious from the Sept 12 march on DC what some people think about Obama? And we have sent our finest men and women to die abroad because we think we have something better to offer? They may be laughing at us.

What is interesting is that the Republicans don't see why Wilson should be censured, but they were quick to call for Clinton's impeachment because he denigrated the office he held. Well, there you have it: different strokes for different folks.

I really truly believe that the republicans are trying to incite to riot. They know there is no way they are going to WIN any election legimately. That is why they are starting all this disruption and whining and spewing. That is why Fox News has an agenda to try to discredit any and all of the Obama administration.

Any sane person, who looked at and lived thru bush's corrupt and crooked administration that can truefully say that he did not ruin this country should be sent immediately to one of cheney's undisclosed locations and kept there till they regain their senses.

Anger, fear and ignorance will only leave you paralysed. Get off of your racist horse and stand for something that's real.

resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan...
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Republicans already hung effigies at Palin rallies during the campaign; business as usual in as far as the connection between the KKK and the GOP.

Johnson is ridiculous.

Does Johnson mean canny like liberal politicians who throw out the race card to divert legitimate attention away from themselves, kinda like.......Johnson? What a stupid, ridiculous, race baiting statement, talk about intimidating. This is a congressman saying this? No wonder the libs are in so much trouble, they live in a fantasy land.

Whoa, hang on there, Georgia Democrat....don't you have bigger things on your plate right now???

Hank Johnson is a nut case, apparently one of far to many on the left.
Most of Americans who heard Wilson shout out 'you lie' don't give a rats behind about any symbolisim Johnson associates with where he did it or glean any signal to racism from it. Most who heard it will tell you it was rude to interrupt Obama's speech in this way, regardless of the setting. Many will tell you none the less they agreeded with the shout out, they agree that Obama is all too often not telling the truth. When you don't tell the truth, you are lying. Racism has nothing to do with it, unless you are a truth challanged left wing nut case.

In the words of Popeye, that's all I can stand, I can't stands no more!
If this doesn't break the American voter's back, nothing will.
These two parties have a monopoly on our government. And neither party has been truthful in decades, neither has a moderate stance anymore. And who is paying for all this nonsense? Us the middle class working taxpayer that’s who! Truly we are the new minority. Is there no voice of reason left?

Your writing about what most minorities already know, it is inevitable. However, once the republicans let their untamed hatred out of the bag it will destroy America, as we know it.

There is a saying "divided and conquer" and if the republicans divided this country some other country will try to conquer.

Very interesting. I too had wondered about a virtually unknown congressman who suddenly couldn't contain himself and screamed out during a nationally televised joint session. A random act? I doubt it.

How in the heck do the two words, "You lie!" constitute racism? What so now black people never lie and we can't say one of them is lying? I suppose the people who called Bush a liar are racists too?

Of *course* it was calculated - did anyone really believe it wasn't?

This just sickens me. And the democrats never disagreed with Bush and showed nothing but the utmost respect for him at all times??? I wish both parties would grow up. I'm tired of the old Washington games and finger pointing. Vote them ALL out.

I agree with Congressman Johnson. Joe Wilson knew exactly what he was doing. Wilson has the same arrogance that Ensign, Sanford, Vitters has. When Wilson yelled at the President, he should have been expelled from the Chamber and made to apologize to all American's who was watching the President speak. With Joe Wilson and others in Congress, and with Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck on TV, scaring the American people, we are all in trouble. The ignorance of the Republican Party is spreading.

You know, I never thought of it that way.... Now I know why. That is the stupidest pile of horsestuff I ever heard in my life. Geez, I am from Georgia, don't live there now, but Geez... People voted to put this guy in a position to speak for them.

Here's my two cents worth on this whole racial pile of .... Okay, I won't go there. Anyway, anything said, done, written, and whatever else has racial implications. An example:

On the news in Washington, DC. A lawsuit is being presented because the HOV lanes racially profile. That's right. Their logic. The poor, and they even threw in the phrase African-American can't afford the new fees. Some of us Scotish American, Irish American, Spanish American, and even some of the American Americans can't afford it either. Personally, I don't care what a persons color is, but what ticks me off is when it's being used as an excuse.

If any of ya'll read this.... Thank CNN

Get off it – you coward!! What utter nonsense. The only act of "racism" has been idiots like you and Carter trying your best to make it so. Keep it up and you'll succeed. As far as Wilson's actions go, where was all the outrage for years when the stupid democrats booed, hissed, call Bush a liar, etc.??????? Stop with this nonsense before you cause a race war!

Wilson is a racist. Rep. Hank Johnson is correct here. I'm middle class white man.

Well said Mr. Johnson, and it is so true. Congressman Wilson knows exacely what he is doing. We are all aware even the President himself, but it's best for him to stay clear of the subject at this time.

Why are the Dems doing this? It has nothing to do with race, BO either didn't know what he was saying (or was told to say) or he lied through his teeth. Either way it was a LIE. Joe should have waited to say something untill BO was done, but things happen as they do to all of us. He said he was sorry and BO accepted this. Congress has a lot more to worry about than what Joe Wilson said. Get Back To Work Boys and Girls.
God Bless All

What a joke. After the treatment of the last President by dems they have no leg to stand on. This fake outrage and cries of racism define their failing strategy.

You hit the nail on the head, with your understanding of what is taking place in the Republican party.

Mr. Johnson needs a psychiatric evaluation. This is crazy, the Democrats just can't seem to accept the fact that we despise Obamas policies that are going to destroy this country. This distraction is not working for them, it is only pissing us off by calling us racist. Obama didn't win without the WHITE vote, and some of those people are protesting now.

Obama is like Carter, nice guys but lousy leaders and in competition with each other for the worst president ever.

Question for Rep. Johnson

Since your follow up comments to your comments last week were thought full and detailed, what do you propose should be done with Rep. Wilson? According to you, he planned this ahead of time in a diabolical scheme to feed racist hatred of President Obama. Maybe he should be investigated...who helped him plan this?, who just liked it when he said it? who just might not like the policies of this administration? Who just might be THINKING the wrong thoughts?????

The man appologized and the President accepted, END OF STORY.

You Dems can keep talking because the more you do the more ridiculous you sound.

Nov. 2010 can"t come fast enough.

Mr. Johnson, you fifteen minutes of fame are up.

It is interesting to note that the conservative southern states have the worst health insurance coverage by individual and their congress people are against them getting better care. Doesn't these southern people understand that their leaders are selling them down the drain. I guess by keeping the voters uninformed, these racist leaders will keep their states at the poorest level.

The Supreme Court should force South Carolina to remove that Confederate Flag. States rights only go so far. And Joe Wilson is a throwback to an era when Black people were lynched at random.

erm, that is McCain/Palin rallies....

Revitalization of the KKK?
Where has Johnson been?
Did he miss the McCain/Pally rallies?

We don't need Yellers in Congress. Congress has a decorum. It is a Gathering of Civilized People. There is a Proper Procedure to Protest in Congress, not by Yelling. It is not Allowed to Yell in Congress.

In some Countries like S. Korea – Congressmen Grapple; India – Congressmen Fist Fight; In another third world Country – A Congressman Peed on the Desk of the Chairperson.

BUT we will not allow the US Congress to become a Collection of Idiots like Joe Wilson.

Mr. Johnson,

Very depressing to see a man such as you make it as a Congressman and yet convey a message of hate and despair. Of course there is racism today and there always will be. However, the opposition of healthcare reform stems from an abhorance to the government and their ability to do anything well. The government is just too big to be able to handle this enormous undertaking, not to mention the lack of Constitutional authority.
The more we focus on the fringe, racists the more credibility we give to them. An overwhelming majority of our country are law abiding, contributing members of society. It hurts deeply when you say that opposition to healthcare is akin to being in the KKK.
We need to move forward and embrace the progress we have made. Sure, 10% said they would never vote for a black man. However, said another way, 90% would! Is that not incredible improvement and growth from where we were just 25 years ago?

Rep. Hank Johnson is a complete moron. I am a lifelong democrat and do believe that Wilson's outburst was planned and not just a spontaneous rant, but I don't believe there is a racist under every bush. It was planned to get the right wing ya-hoo's all riled up and it served it's purpose. Those that insist on scraeming "racism" at every possible opportunity make themselves and the party look silly.

It's nice to see a Republican finally sticking his neck out against what has so obvioulsy been going on. Just because it's not spoken of or some don't see it, doesn't mean that racism is no longer a problem in our society. In fact, ignoring racial differences and hiding from the huge racial divide in this country has only served to fester the underlying racism that still exists.

This is true not only in the Deep South, but also up here on the Mason-Dixon line as well. The Confederate flag flies on. Klan matters are overheard at drugstores and in bars. "Lawn jockeys" are easy to find on the farms north Baltimore. And so is all fo the attendant talk and blather.

I agree with Rep Johnson: Rep Wilson spoke exactly to these misguided, out-of-date fellas. They "want the country back"-from whom? From "those people."

They would rather give it up entirely to insurance companies and banks. Certainly, they will protect all of us when the time comes. Right?

Anti healthcare and anti liberal policies are not racist but the allegations that President Obama is a:

Terrorist
Non-Christian
Undercover Muslim
Non-Citizen
Illegitimate President
Wants "Death Panels"

seem to be all racially motivated. How else can you explain these rumors? If he was a white American none of these elements would have ever been considered. No one would have thought that he was a non-citizen if he looked like "the rest of us". I thought racism was the flaw of a dying generation, but I am now convinced that it is still a mainstream problem with deep roots.

Of course Wilson's ridiculous outburst was calculated!

Wilson is a tool of the sleazy Republican leadersihp that has nothing better to offer than phony controversies.

My response was to start contributing to the campaign of Rob Miller, Joe "The Heckler" Wilson's 2010 challenger.

Rob Miller is a former marine and Iraq War veteran, and owns a small business in South Carolina.

"I guess we'll probably have folks putting on white hoods and white uniforms again and riding through the countryside, intimidating people,"

As long as they stay in the "countryside" they'll be safe. If they poke their white hoods into my old neighborhood, let's put it this way, I can't vouch for their safety. Stay out in the boonies where you belong, klan. Be afraid of the inner city. Be very afraid. Have a nice day!

Rep. Hank Johnson has come across to this nation as the Racist. These racial scare tactics of continually bringing up the KKK and white hoods is a calculated diversion to the ineffective leadership within the Congress and administration. Americans are growing tired of all these corrupt politicians and will ensure the election of 2010 and 2012 reflect that lack of confidence with these elected swindlers.

Oh and this nut job knows this.............how? This is getting totally ridiculous and the Democrats better watch their step in over playing the race card.

Obama LIED, how is that racist? Do only black people lie? Someone needs to explain how calling Obama out on his misrepresentations is RACIST.

I really hope not you white people need to stop being so hateful it's not about you it's about america and President Obama is our President.

After all the media covering "You Lie" stuff, I believe the Mr. Wilson outburst was planned base on a volcano racist buildup that he could not control. If he was so sincere when he gave his apology he would not continue to use “You Lie” to his advantages.

Congressman Johnson is right on target.

Both he President Carter, who grew up watching southern white politicians stoke the fires of race hatred while being careful never to get dirt (or blood) on their own hands, recognize a gathering cloud when they see one.

Failing to confront people like Congressman Wilson quickly and directly will only embolden those who are already carrying guns to Presidential appearances.

But a more important question occurs.

How hard would it be for just one nationally recognized Republican to turn this process around by condemning it for what it is?

Just a thought – Please don't report how much money Wilson's opponent has raised. We wouldn't want to upset the Rethuglicans who are sending this 3rd rate racist Joe Wilson lots of money for his re-election, since they are all so proud of him.

Well Rep. Wilson has sure managed to profit from his outburst.

He's $2 million richer because of it, and shows no sign of regret or apology.

Its as if it was all an act on his part.

We are not afraid of them now though. Back in the day, there was no recourse.. Today, we all have power. And we are not afraid to use it. I am an empoered person, and I am not afraid of some idiot who is afraid to show himself by hiding behind a sheet.

What an idiot!

oh please – Get over it already. It's not the rudest thing that's ever happened to a president in that chamber. Just ask George Bush.

I too, believe that all of the parts of what has been going on has been calculated with precision by the republican parties, from the tea parties to the You lie outburst.

Republicans are proving to be calculating devils.

Isn't that what's happening already? People showing up at President Obama's meetings armed with rifles and assault weapons? First amendment rights, my fanny. Those nut jobs are there to intimidate just as the KKK did back in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Nancy Pelosi asked both parties to dial down the rhetoric because she's seen first hand what happens when vicious, bigoted rhetoric because violent bigoted actions and yet she was branded as being an alarmist by John Beyner and other republicans.

i agree with johnson, wilson is a racist and he knew what he was doing. it is very sad but true that some americans hate our president because he is black. i am very proud of president obama and these nasty hate mongering teabaggers need to understand that we the majority and white i might add voted this man into office and president obama is doing OUR will. WE the majority will re-elect this president even though we are not out there ranting like beck or hannity, we are a silent majority that is standing behind our leader.

Todays Republican Party is made of thugs who have NO respect for anybody who doesn't think exactly how they do. The Republican Party is not the party our mothers and fathers once supported.

Hank Johnson is from the same congressional district that elected and re-elected extreme moonbat Cynthia McKinney. Enough said.

Rep. Johnson is correct about the racism in reference to President Obama. I am glad people like he and others are finally speaking out. I have not seen this kind of hate, anger, bitterness and racism since the 60's during the Civil Rights Movement. I have lived in the South my entire 60 years. We still have people fighting the Civil War and they are not able to move on. Most of the racism comes from people with low self-esteem because they have not accomplished much in life. They want to put down others and blame them for their own problems in life. This is how they are able to feel better about themselves. The people that have been stroking the kind of hate, bitterness and racism don't realize what they have unleashed. There is nothing wrong with freedom of speech but this has gone too far and it is tearing our country apart. I don't worry about terrorists anymore but I do worry about being safe around some of these people if you disagree with them.

Didn't this wingnut catch Obama on Letterman last night? Obama got a huge laugh by pointing out that he was already black when elected, and has stated that race isn't an issue. If it's not with him, why is it for any of the politically correct liberals who need to get a life?

Exactly!!!!! Joe Wilson knew what he was saying would get a lot of publicity.

I completely agree. Some of the right wingers are against Obama simply because of skin color. Last year after the election I felt so proud about how our country had finally moved away from racism. Well it is not so yet.

Unfortunately these people do not understand that Obama's policies are actually good for them. They are being used by Republicans just to bring obstacles to Obama so that he does not succeed. Healthcare opposition is a very good example of how Republicans are making up things like "Death Panels", "Government take over of healthcare", etc to frighten people. GOP has no shame in lying to achieve their goals no matter how bad it is for the country.

I don't agree it was incite racism..but I do suspect there was some political manuvering in it....I mean...look at the photo with Joe and his two peers at the sides of him...there smirk was just too obvisous.

No, this isn't to open more doors for the KKK , it was to reve up the bankaccount for reelection...and it just happen to benifit the Dems to. Go figure! lol

With today's technology in law enforcement and the FBI, a superior secret service detail, and "The Beast", the kkk will wander out of the
50's only to realize that "they're not in kansas anymore".

(I think the President is pretty safe.)

He's a joke and a coward. He disrespected the Office of the President of the United States of America.

He's unpatriotic... exactly the same thing the Republicans called anyone who disagreed with Bush and the war in Iran!!

According to Ann Coulter... he should be tried and hung for treason!!

That is moronic. No one in their right mind wants a racist as a constituent or even a friend if you have any scruples. Wilson messed up and admitted he was wrong and disrespectful. Get me a break.

Hank Johnson shows his hand....and a Royal Flush of race cards. Way to go Hank! Obama's tanking, you libs can't legislate your way out of a barrel, and you manage to whittle it all down to two words, spoken in truth, reflecting a sentiment a majority of Americans feel about Obama and the Dems in Congress, and turn it into a race issue.

Wislon's comment will not lead to a revitalization of the KKK, but your comments will lead to a revitalization of stupidity and allow you, your fellow libs in Washington, Jimmy Carter, and the media (especially the yutzes at MSNBC) to go on more of your stupid rants about how the only reason someone would disagree with Obama is because they can't handle a black president. It's not that they can't handle a black president, it's that they can't stand watching a man who is so inexperienced for the job he's in ruining this country more and more each day.

While I am not sure it was completely calculated, I will say this. I watched the speech live and my immediate reaction when I heard Wilson cry out was the he might as well have added "boy" to his loud retort. No facts behind my comment, I freely admit. Just my gut reaction when it occurred. Sadly, you in the media have made him out as a hero to many, and THAT is a sad commentary on the state of our culture. It is unfortunate that WIlson and his colleagues on that side of the aisle have nothing else to offer to American as solutoins to problems other that, "You lie". I am gravely concerned about our country's future if the Republican party continues on this path.

Enough of the racism stuff. If you can't move above it you only embolden them.
Far right racist are a loud, obnoxious and uneducated bunch... stop helping them gain any credibility by engaging with them.

There appears to be mounting evidence that Addison Wilson is a neo-Confererate racist. So, I tend to agree with Rep. Johnson, who probably knows the mindset of white, far right conservatives from the South.

This guys comments offend me. I am so sick of being called a racist by these so called representatives.

I think Republican Joe Wilson and his fellow Republicans will do and say anything to create violence and hatred in America. They are NOT the party that our mothers and fathers once supported. Sad.

He's right. And to all of those who say that just because you oppose President Obama's policies, you're being called a racist... Well thats simply not true.

But some are. As my father used to say to me, the guilty dog will bark. So if the label racist doesn't pertain to you, then why are you speaking up so vocally against it? No one is talking about you, right?

I agree! For a public figure to yell an outburst like that to the President just gives idiots like the KKK a boost. I think Wilson should be barred from any agenda at the house.

So far this is the most insightful and intelligent analysis of Wilson's act. Kudos to you Rep. Johnson, for telling it like it is.

. . . Uhhh, That's what the Secret Service is for.

I agree with Congressman Johnson.

Well said! There is surely a racist fringe that cannot simply be ignored. Left unrebuked and denounced, the sentiment may fester and they may become emboldend to to worse things. The country has come way too far to let this fringe to derail our progress.

A true supporter of equality for all will stand up and disagree with his own and tell the truth about a matter.

Thank you Johnson for telling the truth. Not many whites will do this even though they believe it in their heart. Many are cowards.

Oh, brother you said it! And it's right!

Wilson defends the Confederate flag and is a well-known racist in Georgia.

I am a black man who voted for Obama and it sounds like the only one racist is Hank Johnson. I disagree with the president on health care reform, so does that make me racist. Has he ever thought that Obama might be telling a lie? He wouldn't be the first president or the last, the only difference is that Obama's lie could bankrupt america and hurt millions of hard working families to the point we can never recover financially, and that is why people are so angry including Joe Wilson and myself.

Totally agree. Be careful what you ask for, just might get it!!!

Democrats and Liberals NEED for their to be racism so they can explain away why Obama is becoming such a failure.

The problem is the facts don't lie and America does not trust him. He wanted the health care bill passed back on August 8th so they would only have 3-5 days to look the bill over and accept what some SEIU or Apollo Alliance idiot put in the bill.

The fact that he wants to rush everything and not open things up to an honest debate is Obama's problem not the color of his skin.

I agree with the Congressman...CNN has polled the question, "what are so many people angry about" I think we know but just keep blaming it on the economy or healthcare...it's more to it.

Who can say "paranoid" with me? It's raging paranoia like this that causes the problems we have. Sometimes it lasts for a lifetime (see "Jimmy Carter"), but it is curable.

I may not see eye-to-eye with our President, but he could teach a lot of these Chicken Littles a lesson or two about a healthy self-image and staying on task.

Why is telling someone that they are lying, regardless of the color of their skin, racist??? I don't like Obama, but it isn't because of his race. I am a Republican, not a racist! If Colin Powell or Condelezza Rice ran on the Republican ticket I would vote for them hands down. Obama is not a good president–he is not focused, he is infatuated with himself, and he cannot handle what he is up against. I don't like him because of his arrogance and his inability to properly govern, not because he is black. Give us who don't like him or his policies some credit for being smart enough to know when we are not racist. I also don't need politicians telling me when and when I am not racist. I think I could figure that one out myself!!

(CNN, please post, even though it is anti-Obama.)

Five words: Rep. Johnson is absolutely correct! (And those that deny it are both naive and blind to the impending danger.)

Wow...that's new!!! A politician would NEVER LIE...and those that think he would has absolutely got to be a racist. It couldn't possibly be anything else since the senator is white.

CNN I am abandoning your politcal news reporting. You truly suck!!!!

The struggle of the black man/african american continues and will continue for a very long time. The Obama presidency is legitimate. What is sad is that the racism and bigotry, started many years ago, will continue to fester. I really don't understand it. It is only skin color. So many african americans have proven themselves and have been very successful. Obama, Colin Powell, Bill Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey, Clarence Thomas, the list is near endless.

The bigots are very small people, insecure in their own white skin.

Bravo to Representative Johnson for his courage in calling Joe Wilson a racist. It's good to know there are some decent people in the South who aren't afraid to condemn racism when they see it.

I agree 100%. I talked to some of my white friends and they said that in private they are hearing some very ugly stuff from other whites. If these "people" are allowed to spread their hate it will create an up tick on the KKK and other groups. But this time we will be ready and we will fight back.

The GOP need to be really careful here. Most people see these people as part of the GOP, and all non-white male groups will run as far away from the GOP as possible. Remember, the United States is becoming less white and less male every day. The GOP main source of support is declining while the Democrats' support groups (black, Hispanic, gays/lesbian, non-Catholics, Asian, etc.) is growing.

The problem is that the GOP just love to hate.

this dude is another idiot...just like typical republican idiots...who messed the nation...entirely...tirelessly...just like big idiots like George Bush...Dicky cheyney....idiots...

So will the Congressman also concede that Jesse Jackson's "Hymie Town" comments years ago heightened anti-Semitism? Or does the sword only cut one way for this hypocrite?

I suppose it will be racist of me to ask why the heck our esteemed president is so silent on the flooding in Georgia. Actually, I don't care. Atlanta is a strong city and as a Georgian I know what we are made of. It just amazes me that George W. Bush was slammed unmercifully for what some saw as a poor response to Hurricane Katrina (it wasn't). But I forgot, the Messiah can do no wrong. And I guess I will hear from all of you how this doesn't even compare to Katrina. Tell that to those who have lost their homes and have lost family members.

finally someone with the guts to talk the truth.... face it, our society is just like he said, behind closed doors we are horrible people who can't change unless we own up to it

Obama is just as much a white man as he is a black man. Who cares! THIS IS NOT ABOUT RACE, IT IS ABOUT TRUTH!

While I think the remarks about the KKK smacks of insane extremism, as a white woman, I have to agree with Johnson on the rest of what he's saying. Wilson obviously planned it, especially since he spoke during a time when the President was speaking about a particularly hot topic within Health Care, but I don't think Wilson expected the result.

Now, if conservatives can honestly deny that at least some of their fellow opponents of Barack Obama are not racist, then you've found the ones who qualify.

Look, acting like racism still doesn't exist beacuse we have a half-black President is just willful ignorance.

As a matter of fact, I'd say that a majority of the current Republican platform (mind you, current) is based on willfully limited perspectives and symbolic speech filled with chicken-little hypothetical doom scenarios.

All demanding 'their cooutry back.' Back from who?

If you can't base your outbursts on the facts, then it begs the question of what IS the motivating factor then. It is clear to anyone that the guidelines in the bill prevent those here illegally from getting government assistance, and yet Wilson still had that outburst. The conflict wasn't related to the facts obviously so what was it then? What got him so riled up he needed to shout down the president in the middle of his speech?

YEAH. Well caculated or not; IT WAS THE TRUTH. oBama has a bill on his desk waiting for his signature giving millions of illegals free citizianship making them elgible for medicare, human resources, social security and welfare as soon as his health bill passes congress. THE AMERICANS NEED TO BEWARE OF THIS MAN WHEATHER AFRICAN AMERICAN, CAUCASION OR RED.

You are so wrong Hank Johnson! All you ever do is yell "Racism". I've watched you for years and you have never changed. No matter what anyone says, if you don't like what they said, it's racism. Why don't you look in the mirror. You will discover one of the problems behind racism. By the way, you are a disgrace to Georgia!

How convenient that the reporter neglected to mention that Hank Johnson is black.

Rep. Johnson obviouisly needs to adjust his meds...he is a liberal nut job.

I think that Rep. Johnson's assessment of the events is right on the money! The Republicans are using the racist elements in this society for their own political gain. It's up to the rest of us to call them out and make sure that it backfires on them!

Nice try Rep. Johnson but throwing the race card this time is not going to work. As usual, when a Liberal is losing an argument, as a last resort they will accuse their opponent of racism. It is similar to the story of the little boy who cried wolf. The term has been used so many times it has now lost all of it’s meaning.

Don't worry, there won't be violence from these protests that are soley and only about a government that is taking our rights, freedoms, and wealth, the leftist extremists who are always violent when they are protesting now are too busy with becoming Czar's in the current administration.

For the record, the lib media did not cover the tea party protests. Saying that a bunch of racist right wingers were blocking the streets in DC while focusing on the lib plants and their racist signs, does not count, fox was correct, once again.

More people trying to insulate the President from criticism by hinting that anyone critical of the President is racist.

I guess when blacks complained about Bush and Reagan, they did so because of race too.

Ludicrous. Since when can people not disagree with someone of a different race without being racist?

So true. All these right-wing, uneducated fanatics are racists. Now, excuse me...I'm going back to my Mozart CDs.

That is the stupidest logical conclusion ever.