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Letters: Joe Wilson suddenly has nothing to say

US Rep Joe Wilson points and says “You lie!” as President Barrack Obama discusses his health-care plan in a 2009 joint session of Congress.
US Rep Joe Wilson points and says “You lie!” as President Barrack Obama discusses his health-care plan in a 2009 joint session of Congress. Melina Mara ASSOCIATED PRESS
Columbia, SC

I wonder why U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson didn’t yell “You lie” when our current president was speaking. He had many opportunities.

I also thought he might yell, “You grab,” but I guess he was afraid to do that too.

Dow Hammond

Lexington

This story was originally published March 15, 2017 at 5:05 PM with the headline "Letters: Joe Wilson suddenly has nothing to say."

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