Isn’t Life Strange?

I’m sure you’ve all had the opportunity to learn about the outburst by South Carolina Representative Joe Wilson during President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress last week.

The outburst certainly was a violation of the normal rules of conduct and decorum, written or unwritten. Wilson’s interruption was inappropriate. I believe it is important to note that this is not the United Kingdom, where such interruptions are common and even considered normal.

President Obama indeed deserved an apology for Wilson’s interruption, and Wilson was right to quickly give the President that apology.

But I have some honest questions that I believe are not being addressed by the political left or their mainstream media enablers.

• Was Wilson’s challenge technically wrong, or was it simply a politically motivated outburst?
• If Wilson’s outburst was so outrageous and wrong, why then are none of the media outlets researching the statement in the President’s address that inspired it?
• Would it not be helpful to the American people if we had the facts about the President’s address, especially facts related to the statements he was making just before Wilson interrupted?
• Can it be racist to challenge something we know is untrue?
• Since Wilson has been officially censured by the House for supposedly breaking a House rule for calling the President a liar, will the House now act to censure those who repeatedly broke that same rule for calling President Bush a liar?
• How is it possible to be racist by opposing the contents of any piece of legislation?

I wouldn’t be surprised if millions of Americans are asking the very same questions right now.

I’m not holding my breath as I wait for honest answers.