Congressman Yells 'You Lie' at Obama During Speech

In an extraordinary breach of congressional decorum,a Republican lawmaker shouted "You lie" at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress Wednesday. The incident came directly after Obama said, "There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants.This,too,is false. The reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally." "You lie!" Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., shouted from his seat on the Republican side of the chamber. Wilson's shout drew immediate condemnation from both sides of the aisle, ultimately leading him to apologize. Wilson tried to call Obama to apologize in person, but ended up speaking to White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel. The contrite congressman, "expressed his apologies" to Emanuel, not the president at whom he had shouted a few hours earlier, Wilson's office said. "This evening I let my emotions get the best of me when listening to the president's remarks regarding the coverage of illegal immigrants in the health care bill," Wilson said in a written statement. "While I disagree with the president's statement, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. I extend sincere apologies to the president for this lack of civility." Wilson's wasn't the only interruption during Obama's speech, but it was the most notable. Reaction to the outburst included criticism from members of Wilson's own party. "Anybody who would cat-call the president of the United States addressing this body is very, very inappropriate, and he will hear from a lot of us about that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Wilson's behavior was "totally disrespectful. There is no place for it in that setting, or any other, and he should apologize for it immediately