GOP Senate Candidate: I’m Not Giving Back Joe Wilson Money
EmailABC News' Teddy Davis reports: The Connecticut Democratic Party is using $8,000 worth of donations from the man whom they have dubbed Rep. Joe "You Lie!" Wilson, R-S.C., to impugn former Rep. Rob Simmons, the Connecticut Republican who is hoping to be the GOP's Senate nominee against embattled Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd. Contacted by ABC News, Simmons indicated that he has no plans to return the Wilson funds."I think that was quite a long time ago, wasn't?" said Simmons who had not personally seen the press release from the Connecticut Democratic Party. Asked about Wilson's outburst, Simmons said, "All I know from reading the newspapers, is that a representative made a comment and then apologized." Simmons then attempted to turn the tables on Dodd who announced earlier this week that he has decided to keep the Senate Banking Committee gavel instead of moving to become chairman of the Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee which used to be chaired by the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass. "Maybe Chris Dodd needs to be giving back some banker money," said Simmons. "I think he should begin by giving back all the banker money that he has been stuffing into his pockets this year," he added. Simmons says that if he were to ever become chairman of a Senate Committee, he will not accept money from the industries he is charged with overseeing. He would, however, raise money from them if he were merely a junior member.
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I think it is a sad day when we have elected people showing such disrespect for their leaders. What are the young people the students to think. Is it ok to behave like this use name calling. I think I just listened to a sermon about calling people names and how hurtful and wrong it is. This outburst is unexcuseable, shows disrespect for the whole country. This makes me really sad, I don’t think he (Wilson) wanted to appolgize, he doesn’t even understand that this is wrong, and he wants to help manke laws for us. I think not.
Posted by: Janet McAtee | September 10, 2009, 5:45 pm 5:45 pm
It’s one thing to boo. It’s quite another to publically impugn the character of your Commander-in-Chief on international television while the country figts two wars. Al Qaeda and the Taliban surely took comfort from Wilson’s childish outburst If a Democrat had pulled Wilson’s stunt in a Bush joint session speech, Repubs would have labeled him a TRAITOR. Probably, too strong a condemnation. How about,
BIGOTED HYPOCRITE
Posted by: R. Wood | September 10, 2009, 6:04 pm 6:04 pm
Wilson –
A Family Crest that goes back over 1000 years, ALWAYS demonstated honor, intgerity, and loyalty to the King (of England)
His racist outburst – against our Commander and Chief – has brought shame upon our name.
He must resign immediately and bring HONOR back to our name.
Posted by: willie | September 10, 2009, 6:51 pm 6:51 pm
Teddy, you need an editor.
Could you re-write that first paragraph. The one in which it says CT Democrats are using $8,000 worth of donations from Joe Wilson?
Posted by: TrueBlueCT | September 10, 2009, 7:39 pm 7:39 pm
JanetMcAltee: Get a life. When a person is telling the truth like Joe Wilson did there is no room for an apology. I wouldn’t give it myself. But I would have waited until the end of the speech to call Obama a liar and that would have really stung him. Pelosi and Reid are going over the Health Care bill again since Wilson called Obama a liar. Which means they think there is a possibility he did lie.
Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | September 11, 2009, 2:15 pm 2:15 pm
Willie: Race has nothing to do with lies. That’s not what the subject was. It is about insuring illegals. Get a grip. Wilson referred Obama as telling a lie about it and I belive Wilson. Obama wants to insure illegals in this country because of the vote but he is getting caught and it took a man with guts to do what you commentors are afraid to do. All of you talk big and make nasty comments but you all are araid of your shadow. Tell the truth and speak up for what is right.
Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | September 11, 2009, 2:23 pm 2:23 pm