John Ennis has put out a very helpful (and hilarious) version of Joe Wilson's video apology:
http://www.johnennis.tv/blog/joe-wilsons-apology-closed-captioning-for-the-bs-impaired/ And, less laughably, Max Blumenthal looks deeply into Wilson's ties to the Sons of Confederate Veterans: Joe Wilson's Strange Friends by Max Blumenthal http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-09-11/joe-wilsons-rebel-yell/?cid=hp:mainpromo6 The controversial congressman has been a member of Sons of Confederate Veterans. Max Blumenthal, author of the just-published Republican Gomorrah, asks: Did he remain so even after it became a hate group? And here is an eye-opening overview of Wilson generally: 14 Things You Need to Know About Obama Heckler, Rep. Joe Wilson By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. Posted September 11, 2009. http://www.alternet.org/story/142563/14_things_you_need_to_know_about_obama_heckler%2C_rep._joe_wilson He was mentored by notorious racist Strom Thurmond, he's taken hundreds of thousands from the health industry, and "Joe" isn't even his real name. MCM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [email protected] OR go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
