“YOU LIE”
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 | Uncategorized
“YOU LIE”
In the shout that was heard around the world, Rep. Joe Wilson sent the political world into a spin. The immediate reaction was to condemn his outburst as an uncivilized way to act in a joint session of congress. Rep Wilson’s spontaneous reaction was not the first, and probably won’t be the last instance of such behavior by congressmen. The question we must ask ourselves is this, which is the greater offence, to lie, or to tell someone they are lying to their face?
When you look deeper into the character of Rep. Wilson, you will discover that he is a very respectful person who has been criticized in recent town hall meetings for not mentioning the President by name in dialoguing with his South Carolina constituents. This issue of health care reform has drawn out the masses of people to his town hall meetings which in the past were attended by small crowds of 50 or so people. Crowds of 1500 are the norm now that our government is pushing for control of our health care system.
Joe Wilson is a member of the Education and Labor Committee which has jurisdiction in this matter. He had been following the amendments of the Ways and Means Committee, the Energy and Commerce Committee, as well as his own committee and he knew that there were no provisions for verification of citizenship. Rep. Wilson was right, the President was lying when he stated that illegal immigrants would not be covered in his health care plan.
The White House admitted later that Wilson was correct and President Obama let slip a “clarification” on how universal health care would intersect with millions of illegal immigrants.
So I ask you again, which is worse, to willfully lie, or to accuse someone of lying? It seems as though all the focus in on the accuser while the liar has been given a free pass by the media.
John 8:44 “You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.”
1 Comment to “YOU LIE”
It’s just too bad he didn’t call Obama’s predecessor a liar as well - we’re not supposed to “play favorites” either!
September 17, 2009