Saturday, September 26, 2009

Joint session of Congress is too a good place to heckle a president

To a Glenn Beck mobster:

I do believe you have acknowledged in this forum that you spent a part of your life in one of the U.S. military services. May I draw an scenario for you in response of your justification of Joe Wilson's breach of decorum.

Let us presume that your commanding officer, whatever his rank, is formally addressing all troops, NCOs, and officers in your regiment. Let us further presume that as your commanding officer is speaking, he misstates a fact, and you know that he is wrong.

Do you shout from the audience, "sir, you just misspoke!"

Or do you let your commanding officer continue his address uninterrupted, and then bring attention of his mistake at an appropriate time and in a proper venue?

Ithink that it's fine for Joe Wilson to claim that Barack Obama lies. He just needs to know when and where he can assert that opinion. At a joint session of congress, in those halls as the president speaks, is not a suitable time or place.

Or do you think that it is?

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