This is surprising to me.
Barney Frank, who is supposed to be on our side, said last night in the Rachel Maddow show that Joe Wilson's "you lie" remarked aimed at President Obama was "not a big deal."
Yes, Frank said that this shows that Obama's speech was effective and the GOP couldn't handle him; but it's not a big deal?
If it's not a big deal, I'd suggest that Frank come to the Daily Kos and see for himself how REAL progressives feel about this disrespectful, racist rant.
MADDOW: A Republican Member of Congress named Joe Wilson of South Carolina screamed, “You lie” at the president tonight, interrupting his speech. Is this an “ignore the tantrum” moment or is that a big deal?
FRANK: I don‘t think it‘s a big deal. Look, I think free speech—you know, heckling is a tradition, obviously, in the British parliament. They even have mikes that come down to hear the heckles.
I think what we should take it as—it is unusual—it‘s a sign of how effective the president was. These guys just couldn‘t handle it. I looked at John Boehner and he looked about as glum and as dour as—as possibly he could be.
So what Joe Wilson did was just scream out in frustration because the president was nailing it.
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