Congressman happy rifle part engraved with "You Lie" no longer being sold

Joe Wilson Glad That SC Armory Is No Longer Selling 'You Lie' Gun Part
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), whose famous "You Lie" words were engraved on a gun part being sold by a South Carolina armory, is glad to hear the company has suspended the product. In a letter to Palmetto State Armory President Jamin McCallum, Wilson wrote, "I thank you for quickly suspending sales of the product that uses my words." The debate over the use of violent political Rhetoric has heated up in the wake of the Mass Shooting in Arizona that left six dead and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) in...

Report: Company sells rifle part inscribed 'you lie'
A South Carolina gun company is reportedly selling a rifle component inscribed with the words "you lie" in tribute to Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst at President Obama. The Palmetto State Armory is selling a commemorative part, known as a lower, for an AR-15 in honor of Wilson, who shouted "you lie" as Obama addressed a joint session of Congress last year about Health Care. The news was reported by The Free Times, an alternative news weekly in Columbia, S.C. The news weekly says web page for the rif...

Analysis: Blood libel claim polarises the US
THE ARGUMENT about whether America's polarised politics incited the gunman who brought carnage to Arizona has, guess what, polarised American politics. In the aftermath of the shootings and the very different reactions of President Barack Obama and his chief Republican challenger, Sarah Palin, Americans are equally divided over whether hysterical language was a factor in the shootings. A USA Toda ADVERTISEMENT y poll found Americans were evenly split when asked if Ms Palin's harsh language and...

Rep Joe Wilson Honored By You Lie On Assault Gun Component
A South Carolina gun company is “honoring” Joe Wilson by having the congressman’s phrase “you lie” — the one he shouted at President Obama during a State of the Union Address — etched into components of an Assault Rifle. “Palmetto State Armory would like to honor our esteemed congressman Joe Wilson with the release of our new ‘You Lie’ AR-15 lower receiver,” reads a portion of the company’s website. The page with this offer ...

'Both sides' don't produce politicized assault rifle components
'BOTH SIDES' DON'T PRODUCE POLITICIZED Assault Rifle COMPONENTS.... It's hard to forget Rep. Joe Wilson's (R-S.C.) heckling of President Obama in September 2009, shouting, "You lie!" when the president was, in fact, telling the truth during a Speech to a joint session. Of course, some folks remember the incident more fondly than others. Rep. Joe Wilson's (R-S.C.) Health Care-era "you lie" interruption of President Obama is now reportedly being commemorated with a place on a new, limited editio...

"You Lie" Semi-Automatic Rifle Components
A South Carolina gun company is selling semi-automatic rifle components inscribed with 'You lie' -- a tribute to the infamous words of Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) when he shouted at President Obama during a congressional Speech in 2009, the Columbia Free Times reports. From the company website: "Palmetto State Armory would like to honor our esteemed congressman Joe Wilson with the release of our new 'You Lie' AR-15 lower receiver." Though the product "is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Joe Wils...

Worst Persons in the World
Palmetto State Armory for this: A South Carolina gun and accessories company is selling semi-automatic rifle components inscribed with “You lie” - a tribute to the infamous words of 2nd District Republican Congressman Joe Wilson when he shouted at President Barack Obama during a congressional Speech about national Health Care reform in the fall of 2009. “Palmetto State Armory would like to honor our esteemed congressman Joe Wilson with the release of our new ‘You Lie’

Worst timed product release ever
In light of the tragic political Assassination attempt in Arizona, one might think it would be in extraordinarily bad taste to go ahead and release this tribute to atrociously bad manners. But no: A South Carolina gun and accessories company is selling semi-automatic rifle components inscribed with “You lie” - a tribute to the infamous words of 2nd District Republican Congressman Joe Wilson when he shouted at President Barack Obama during a congressional Speech about national health car

AZ GOP Official Resigns, Fearing Violence
The shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has caused a GOP district chairman in Arizona to step down. Anthony Miller, a black Republican who was chairman of Legislative District 20, told the Arizona Republic that his support of John McCain had made him unpopular with district Republicans who favored J. D. Hayworth.   “I wasn’t going to resign but decided to quit after what happened Saturday. I love the Republican Party but I don’t want to take a bullet for anyone,” sai...

Sarah Palin To Be Interviewed on Fox News Monday
Sarah Palin will appear Monday on Fox News in her first interview since accusing critics of committing "blood Libel" for insinuating her Rhetoric may have been somehow connected to last week's shooting rampage in Arizona. A Fox executive told The New York Times that the former Alaska Governor would sit down with host Sean Hannity for an extended segment. Palin, the 2008 GOP vice Presidential Candidate, is on the Fox Payroll, often appearing as a commentator and contributor. On Wednesday, Palin ...

More Love for the Modest Heros of Tucson
Daniel Hernandez continues to charm his way into the national spotlight. Nearly a week after he helped save Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ life during the deadly shooting rampage in Tucson, he earned the praise of President Obama during a memorial service Thursday night at the University of Arizona. In front of thousands of mourners, the president commended Hernandez for his Bravery. “Daniel, I’m sorry and you may deny it but we’ve decided that you are a hero because you ran th...

Obama in Arizona
A little girl was buried Thursday in Tucson, Ariz. Christina Taylor Green was 9. She was an A Student, a member of her student council, born on Sept. 11, 2001, and, as a result, interested in American politics. "She saw public service as something exciting and hopeful," President Barack Obama said at a memorial service Wednesday night. "She saw all this through the eyes of a child, undimmed by the cynicism or vitriol that we adults all too often just take for granted." The ...

Gun maker sells assault rifle component engraved with You Lie congressmans quote
Stumble This! There's something to be said for poorly timed remarks, but it's another thing to display a flagrantly insensitive contempt for political realities. Example one: Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), who shouted "You lie!" during a Speech by President Barack Obama. He's become a hero to tea party Activists for his outburst, even in spite of a voting record showing lock-step support of President George W. Bush's least fiscally responsible policies. With Congress and the media making much of the...

South Carolina gun manufacturer attempts poor-taste promo at poor time
Call it an itchy trigger finger, maybe. But no matter how you look at it, a weapons manufacturer in Columbia, SC just got caught in poorly-timed gaffe. Following the recent shooting of a Democratic U.S. representative from Arizona, and with national media drawing connotations between that tragedy and conservative Republicans and Tea Partiers, Palmetto State Armory started a new promotional campaign honoring a Republican who is well known for public tirades issued against Democrats. “Palmet...

"You Lie!" Gun Accessory, Celebrating Joe Wilson's Obama Outburst, No Longer For Sale
​In the wake of Saturday's shooting in Arizona -- and amid this morning's "blood Libel" -- the AR-15 lower receiver gun piece unearthed by the Huffington Post and Dave Weigel, which immortalizes Rep. Joe Wilson's "You lie!" cry at President Obama, was frightening to say the least. It appears the piece is no longer available, with the website now bringing up a "404 Not Found" message, but the damage is done -- it existed -- and it's already spreading online. Congratulations, Palmetto Stat...

For gun collectors: The Joe Wilson 'You Lie' AR-15 Lower
Palmetto State Armory would like to honor our esteemed congressman Joe Wilson with the release of our new "You Lie" AR-15 lower receiver. These lowers are the same great quality you have come to expect from Palmetto State Armory and feature "You Lie" as the first six digits of the serial number. Only 999 of these will be produced, get yours before they are gone!  These forged lowers are made using high quality 7075-T6 aluminum and are marked "MULTI" to accommodate most builds.  Finish ...

Joe Wilson 'You Lie' Slogan Etched Onto Line Of Assault Rifle Components
Rep. Joe Wilson's (R-S.C.) Health Care-era "you lie" interruption of President Obama is now reportedly being commemorated with a place on a new, limited edition line of Assault Rifle components. The Columbia Free Times reports that the words are being engraved on a series of lower receivers manufactured for popular AR-15 assault rifles. Lower receivers are one of the primary pieces of the Firearms. "Palmetto State Armory would like to honor our esteemed congressman Joe Wilson with the release ...

Howard Kurtz Correction Is a Journalism Gift That Keeps On Giving
​Howard Kurtz is a middling, moderate media critic -- one of many of the same kind of white male eggheads -- who frequently gets singled out and faulted for being an especially unconvincing type of navel-gazing, insider asshole. That's why much of the admittedly tiny circle of media-obsessed Internet was riotous with Schadenfreude when it came out that Kurtz not only made a mistake -- we all do -- but an especially embarrassing one that undermined an entire article. In fact, it's probabl...

Your Opinions
Kudos to the developers, architects and to the firm of Godfrey & Kahn for having the courage and foresight to develop Milwaukee's next downtown Skyscraper called Washington Square. The parcel slated for construction has been vacant for decades and deserves far better. As reported, the new 22-plus-story building will be a real economic and aesthetic boost for downtown, and if it is truly touted as a mixed-use development, perhaps a hotel could be included to add much needed height to what c...

South Carolina Armory Sells Engraved 'You Lie' Gun Part
As the debate over the use of violent political Rhetoric heats up in the aftermath of the shooting in Arizona that killed six and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition, a South Carolina gun company may find itself in an uncomfortable position. Corey Hutchins, a reporter for the South Carolina alt weekly Free Times, reports that a South Carolina gun and accessories company is selling semi-automatic rifle components with the words "You Lie" inscribed on them. The engraving reference...

Obama praised for leadership after U.S. shooting
Sheldon Alberts, Washington Correspondent, Postmedia News · Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011 TUCSON, Arizona — John Jewell did not vote for Barack Obama — and he never voted for Gabrielle Giffords either, for that matter. But as the 59-year-old Tucsonan paid silent tribute to Ms. Giffords on Thursday outside the Hospital where the Arizona congresswoman is recovering from her gunshot wound, he had a message for his president: Well done. On the day after Mr. Obama rallied Americans to beg...

9-year-old AZ shooting victim laid to rest
Stumble This! Tucson, Arizona - The youngest Victim of the Tucson shootings was laid to rest Thursday, after Barack Obama hailed the 9-year-old girl as an inspiration to US politicians to heal their poisonous divisions. Christina Taylor Green, who was among six people killed by a misfit gunman last Saturday, has become the heart-breaking public face of the attacks which unleashed a wave of soul-searching about America's political culture. Hundreds of people lined the streets as her small ...

Barack Obama calls for 'new era of civility' in Tucson speech
US President Barack Obama offered the American nation's condolences to Victims of the Arizona shootings at a memorial service on Wednesday night. • President Barack Obama with wife Michelle at the memorial service. Picture: Getty He also called on Americans to learn from the Tucson tragedy - in which six people were killed and more than a dozen injured, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, 40, by gunman Jared Lee Loughner, 22. The president said if lessons were drawn from the lives o...

Obama returns to form with plea for unity
Was it a new Barack Obama who flew home from Tucson in the early hours of yesterday or the old one he had lost sight of? In 33 minutes on Wednesday night he had reminded Americans of what used to be the essence of his appeal: his conviction that politics – and leadership – should be about uniting not dividing. Moments of great tragedy become moments of opportunity for every president. But the days since the shootings in Tucson last weekend arguably demanded Mr Obama's touch especia...

Shot in the brain a week ago, now her eyes are open
Gabrielle Giffords ... the US congresswoman shot in the head but recovering well. Photo: Supplied The US lawmaker shot in the head in Arizona has made a "major leap forward" in her recovery, opening her eyes spontaneously and moving her legs and arms when asked, doctors say. Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords opened her eyes for the first time minutes after President Barack Obama visited her on Wednesday and is becoming increasingly aware of her surroundings and able to respond. "This i...