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Addison Graves “Joe” Wilson (b. July 31, 1947)
Joe Wilson serves as a Republican Congressman representing South Carolina’s 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Wilson’s district extends from the state capital of Columbia, and goes down to the Carolina coast to the resort towns of Beaufort and Hilton Head Island. Representative Wilson is a member of the Republican Party’s conservative wing, and is best known nationally for his outburst against President Obama on September 9, 2009, in which Wilson called Obama a liar in regard to the President’s health-care reforms.
Rep. Wilson is a conservative Republican, who, until his shouted “You Lie” comment to President Obama, was perhaps best known as one of only seven Republican State Senators to vote to continue flying the Confederate battle flag over the state capitol, stating that, “The Southern heritage, the Confederate heritage is very honorable.” The South Carolina Senate voted 36-7 to remove the Confederate flag. Joe Wilson’s affiliations include membership in the organization Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Since his outburst on national television during the President’s speech, Congressman Wilson’s campaign has registered over a million dollars in donations from conservatives around the nation.
