Rescue Ships Spotlight Europe’s Migrant Debate

RENATA BRITO and IAIN SULLIVAN and JOSEPH WILSON / The Associated Press Jun 17, 2018 Ships dock in Spain, ending a week-long ordeal for hundreds of people rescued from the Mediterranean Sea only to become pawns in the fight over immigration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Back to the Dark Side: Dick Cheney’s Pax Americana

By Ambassador Joe Wilson (ret.) and Valerie Plame / The Washington Spectator Oct 26, 2015 "Exceptional," the new book from former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter, Liz, is nothing more than an unhinged rant that smacks of sedition. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

‘Fair Game’: Spying in the Suburbs

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Nov 9, 2010 It’s not quite “Ozzie and Harriet with Security Clearances,” but there is something inescapably unedifying in watching the Wilsons bicker their way through the clichés of marital disaffection in a case that—let’s face it—was of small import in the context of the much larger crimes perpetrated by a pusillanimous power elite.The film is more about the deterioration of suburban decorum than it is about the deterioration of honor and probity in the upper reaches of American government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Grayson’s Comments Spark Congressional Flame War

Staff / Truthdig Oct 2, 2009 The partisan nonsense meter hit a high Thursday following a protracted bout of bickering in the House that heated up after Florida Rep. Alan Grayson made his views about his Republican colleagues eminently clear, but he's not sorry, and he's not apologizing -- at least not yet. This does not please said colleagues, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi isn't in a hurry to appease them either. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Joe Wilson’s Confederate Cronies

Joe Conason / Truthdig Sep 17, 2009 The stupid misconduct of entertainer Kanye West and the South Carolina politician demonstrated, if any fresh proof is necessary, that thoughtless rudeness isn't confined by ethnicity, ideology or background. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Counters Carter’s Race Claim

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2009 Although it certainly seems plausible that, as former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday, the intense hostility directed at President Barack Obama of late is partly rooted in racism, Obama apparently begs to differ. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wilson Faces House Knuckle-Rapping for Heckling Obama

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2009 How much of a backlash should Rep. Joe Wilson endure, and in what form, for his "You lie!" outburst during President Obama's speech nearly a week ago? Well, on Tuesday, the House was nearing a conclusion about whether to officially admonish Wilson -- whatever that might mean. (Update: Wilson admonished.) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Appease and Carrots

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Wilson and Our National Character

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 14, 2009 If you saw a woman struck by a car, would you call an ambulance right away? Or would you first ask for her papers to make sure she was not an illegal immigrant?If you saw a woman struck by a car, would you call an ambulance or ask for her papers to make sure she was not an illegal immigrant? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Is Rep. Joe Wilson Winning?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2009 The White House was worried President Obama's major health care address would get lost in the commemorations of 9/11. They didn't know about Joe Wilson, the heretofore unknown South Carolina congressman who is now the national poster boy for the disaffected and ill-informed white people hurling tea bags and insults at the president. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Letterman Heckles Obama’s Heckler

Staff / Truthdig Sep 11, 2009 Two can play this game, Joe Wilson. While the South Carolina congressman's heckle heard ’round the country triggered dismay from his opponents and enthusiasm from his supporters, Rep. Wilson's "You lie!" war cry to Obama provided humor fodder for David Letterman's Thursday night show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wilson’s Apology (Plus a Campaign Plug)

Staff / Truthdig Sep 11, 2009 So, Congressman Joe Wilson heckled President Obama during Wednesday's speech on health care reform. On Thursday, Obama accepted Wilson's apology, but that same day the South Carolina lawmaker leveraged the situation by posting this video calling for voters' support and announcing he was "under attack by liberals for standing up against a government takeover of health care." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )