Friday, September 11, 2009

Tila Tequila Nguyen - Charges against Merriman dropped by San Diego DA

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The NFL Network just announced that charges filed by Tila Tequila Nguyen against San Diego Chargers Linebacker Shawne Merriman were dropped by the San Diego DA. This ends a most unfortunate episode for the star linebacker, who just last Saturday was out with the MTV reality TV star.

The DA reportedly said that there was insufficient evidence to charge Merriman with assault and imprisonment. But the story told by observers goes deeper. San Diego Channel 10 reported that Tila Tequila Nguyen was jealous that Merriman was in bed with two other woman and not her!

I'm not making this up, folks! This is what Channel 10 wrote:

Sources close to the story told Vara that Tequila -- also known as Tila Nguyen -- was unhappy that she was not the only woman getting attention from Merriman, and jealousy played a role in the early morning altercation.

The sources told Vara that witnesses at Merriman's home said the three-time Pro Bowl linebacker went to his bedroom with two women.

Sources said Tequila walked into the room and Merriman asked her to join them. However, the sources said Tequila reacted angrily and threatened to have sex with a member of Merriman's entourage.

According to sources, Tequila was intoxicated, and she got naked and attempted to leave the house.

Sources told Vara that Merriman, 25, tried to stop the 27-year-old Tequila, and that is when she called 911.


Wow!

That fits more with the image "Tila Tequlia" herself presents on her website and in her videos as being a "hot" woman who has multiple personalities, enjoys the good life, including champagne, and consistently rants against haters, and talks about how all the guys want her.

You know, I really feel sorry for Nguyen because in a weird way I'm sure someone warned her that her behavior would catch up to her, and it did. Now, her personality is out there for public view in a way that she didn't expect when she called 911 while intoxicated.

It's sad that she has to go through what's going to be a blizzard of Internet chatter against her (see the Twitter tweets) . Tila's fueling it herself, stating that the DA made a reckless decision, and posting this photo...

Im at a big meeting right now....ohhh look whos in the boss c... on Twitpic

Tila's tweeting that "We are looking for my new date!"

Oh, my God!

Shawne Merriman, focus on a good , mature business woman


Over at TMZ, Tila was asked if she would forgive Merriman and her response was that she didn't know. Now, this is the statement her representative gave TMZ.com:

Tila Tequila is the victim of a violent crime. The San Diego District attorney's decision not to press charges against Shawne Merriman for the battering of Tila Tequila demonstrates an unconscionable negligence in the discharging of their public duties. We strongly feel that justice has not been served in this matter.

Obviously, The San Diego Charger's NFL franchise brings millions of dollars in revenue to the city of San Diego, and it seems clear that other interests are being served by the DA's office than the upholding of the law. A young woman was violently beaten and choked, and the physical evidence is both overwhelming and disturbing. Tila's account of the events has remained consistent from the beginning, while Merriman's story has changed repeatedly.

Just because the DA has made this reckless decision doesn't mean that justice will not be served in this case. No one is above the law. Tila Tequila will immediately begin pursuing civil charges against Mr. Merriman and she will have her day in court."


Reads like a civil suit's coming to me.

Merriman should take a lesson from this and focus on more mature women friends who are solidly in his corner and have their own mainstream businesses.

As for Tila, I'm not sure she's going to learn anything from this, except how to call a new set of people "haters." It's good that what, in a non-Internet past, would have taken months to sort out, took less than a week today.

The lesson is that one can't abuse the legal system as an instrument to support their own insecurities. I hope observers get that message today.

Finally, Nguyen should take time to do something for those less fortunate than she. Host a fundraiser or donate to a charity and give them exposure. (Oh, here it comes.) That would go a long way toward repairing her image.

Tila Tequila Nguyen - Charges against Merriman dropped by San Diego DA

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The NFL Network just announced that charges filed by Tila Tequila Nguyen against San Diego Chargers Linebacker Shawne Merriman were dropped by the San Diego DA. This ends a most unfortunate episode for the star linebacker, who just last Saturday was out with the MTV reality TV star.

The DA reportedly said that there was insufficient evidence to charge Merriman with assault and imprisonment. But the story told by observers goes deeper. San Diego Channel 10 reported that Tila Tequila Nguyen was jealous that Merriman was in bed with two other woman and not her!

I'm not making this up, folks! This is what Channel 10 wrote:

Sources close to the story told Vara that Tequila -- also known as Tila Nguyen -- was unhappy that she was not the only woman getting attention from Merriman, and jealousy played a role in the early morning altercation.

The sources told Vara that witnesses at Merriman's home said the three-time Pro Bowl linebacker went to his bedroom with two women.

Sources said Tequila walked into the room and Merriman asked her to join them. However, the sources said Tequila reacted angrily and threatened to have sex with a member of Merriman's entourage.

According to sources, Tequila was intoxicated, and she got naked and attempted to leave the house.

Sources told Vara that Merriman, 25, tried to stop the 27-year-old Tequila, and that is when she called 911.


Wow!

That fits more with the image "Tila Tequlia" herself presents on her website and in her videos as being a "hot" woman who has multiple personalities, enjoys the good life, including champagne, and consistently rants against haters, and talks about how all the guys want her.

You know, I really feel sorry for Nguyen because in a weird way I'm sure someone warned her that her behavior would catch up to her, and it did. Now, her personality is out there for public view in a way that she didn't expect when she called 911 while intoxicated.

It's sad that she has to go through what's going to be a blizzard of Internet chatter against her (see the Twitter tweets) . Tila's fueling it herself, stating that the DA made a reckless decision, and posting this photo...

Im at a big meeting right now....ohhh look whos in the boss c... on Twitpic

Tila's tweeting that "We are looking for my new date!"

Oh, my God!

Shawne Merriman, focus on a good , mature business woman


Over at TMZ, Tila was asked if she would forgive Merriman and her response was that she didn't know. Now, this is the statement her representative gave TMZ.com:

Tila Tequila is the victim of a violent crime. The San Diego District attorney's decision not to press charges against Shawne Merriman for the battering of Tila Tequila demonstrates an unconscionable negligence in the discharging of their public duties. We strongly feel that justice has not been served in this matter.

Obviously, The San Diego Charger's NFL franchise brings millions of dollars in revenue to the city of San Diego, and it seems clear that other interests are being served by the DA's office than the upholding of the law. A young woman was violently beaten and choked, and the physical evidence is both overwhelming and disturbing. Tila's account of the events has remained consistent from the beginning, while Merriman's story has changed repeatedly.

Just because the DA has made this reckless decision doesn't mean that justice will not be served in this case. No one is above the law. Tila Tequila will immediately begin pursuing civil charges against Mr. Merriman and she will have her day in court."


Reads like a civil suit's coming to me.

Merriman should take a lesson from this and focus on more mature women friends who are solidly in his corner and have their own mainstream businesses.

As for Tila, I'm not sure she's going to learn anything from this, except how to call a new set of people "haters." It's good that what, in a non-Internet past, would have taken months to sort out, took less than a week today.

The lesson is that one can't abuse the legal system as an instrument to support their own insecurities. I hope observers get that message today.

9-11 - Remembering 9-11-01 on 9-11-09

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9-11-2001 is a day I'll certainly never forget.

I had a habit of falling asleep on my couch, in part because I used my laptop there as an escape from working on my nearby desk. All the better to code my then new XFL Simworld game and catch up on the TV news, as I had a better angle to see the TV screen.

I watched KTVU Channel Two religiously, then, and "Mornings On Two" was a guilty pleasure for me. So the TV was almost always on "2" at that time; so it was the morning of 9-11.

I'd fell asleep on the couch, again, but this time I when I woke up the TV was on and I could not believe my eyes: a giant building was on fire. When I focused my eyes and ears I realized it was one of the World Trade Center towers in New York City. I could not believe it.



(Above) Bill Chackhes' video tour of "Ground Zero"

The first thing I did was call my Mom and (now late) stepfather and told them to tune in two Channel 2. The second thing I did was send emails to friends about what was happening. The third thing I did was just watch.

I figured it was just a fire as at that point, it wasn't clear what caused flames to start blowing out of the building. Then as the time passed, it was reported that a plane crashed into it, later the plane was identified as a Boeing 767. I've flown on those alot, so much so I felt as if I knew it inside and out. That's a big plane.



My mind raced. What could have happened to cause that? And as it did, and friends called me, and I watched, the second plane hit the second tower and for a time, both buildings were on fire.

I thought about my friend Dan who wanted me to work for American Express in New York, where I would have been near that building as AMEX World Headquarters was in the World Trade Center. Then I thought about Dan and how he was doing and tried to call him there - no luck.

As more time passed, and it seemed the flames from massive buildings got larger, something unexpected happened that was captured on TV - they fell, World One first, then sometimes later, World Two.

I still to this day can't believe I saw that. I just can't.

I had to get out of the house, so I walked down to Oakland's Lakeshore Avenue and to Arzmendi's where I used to have a morning coffee and pastry with the neighborhood's work-at-home types. But this time it was different.

People who usually got their coffee and whatever and drove to work in an office where still in the neighborhood. It was actually crowded, and everyone was talking about what I just saw: the destruction of the World Trade Center.

It was frankly the first time I've experienced people just bonding in a way I'd only seen after the 1989 Loma Piereta Earthquake and the Oakland Hills Fire in 1991. Yep, I was here for both of those disasters.

But the difference is you could feel America come together. Right now. Over the disaster. Man, that day hurt. Hurt alot. It hurts to have seen so many people suffer then who were in the building, and later, who were families of the people in it.

They didn't do anything wrong at all. And I'm not sure what they could have done that, even if it was wrong, would call for that kind of punishment.

It's an event that bonds people to this day. My good friend, New Yorker Bill Chachkes, who took me on his own 9-11 tour in the video above, talk about that day again and again, and again.

It's a day I'll never forget.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Rep. Joe Wilson's "You Lie" outburst makes Rob Miller a star

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Rob Miller 


When Republican Congressman Joe Wilson (R - South Carolina) yelled "You lie!" to President Obama during his health care address to a joint session of Congress, he unwittingly created a new star other than himself; his 2010 Democratic Challenger, Rob Miller.

Rob Miller raised over $350,000 online since Wilson's outburst, thanks to the efforts of democratic voting group "Act Blue", and now, MoveOn.org has gotten into the game of throwing supporters and money at Miller.

Even Miller's website at www.robmillerforcongress.com refreshes to the Act Blue contribution page.

But who is Rob Miller?

According to the blog "Shotpolitics", Miller's a native South Carolinian, former Marine captain, and Iraq War combat veteran who's 33 years old. He's married with one child.



Miller was motivated to run for Congress because he observed that too many elected officials had not served in the armed forces yet were making decisions that impacted America's military. He points at Rep. Wilson as one who "is quick to introduce resolutions supporting the troops, but did nothing when our wounded veterans couldn’t get the basic care they needed at Walter Reed.”

Miller's congressional policy objectives are fairly basic: eliminate tax reductions for the super wealthy, and push for stronger ethics laws. In this, he reads as a conservative Democrat, but far more desirable than a person who openly disrespects the President Of The United States in the middle of a joint session of Congress, as Wilson did last night.

Miller's rise to stardom is the child of an incredible degree of anger toward Wilson. But even with this, Charlie Cook of the Cook Political Report doesn't think Wilson will be sunk by the torpedo that Miller's become.
"Some news accounts have noted South Carolina GOP Rep. Joe Wilson faces a "tough race" in 2010. Not so fast - this conservative seat remains relatively secure for the GOP, even after Wilson's outburst. After all, Democrat Rob Miller's 46 percent showing in 2008 was largely attributable to Obama’s strong 45 percent in the state, a factor Miller won't enjoy again.

Instead, this looks like simply more of a distraction for the GOP. Wilson's remark itself isn't likely to be a huge problem for him 14 months from now, but the instant cash it has generated should make Miller one of Democrats better-funded challengers next year."

I'm not sure Cook counted on the involvement of MoveOn.org.

I just got an email from the organization with a link to a petition which reads: "Don't let right-wing extremists hold health care reform hostage. Pass President Obama's plan, including a strong public health insurance option."

I seriously doubt MoveOn's efforts will stop at a petition. What was once a sleeply little race that wasn't expected to be a challenge for the GOP has, overnight, become one that has the attention of, and the money from, a good portion of American liberals.

Stay tuned.

President Obama's health care plan picks up 14 points in CNN poll

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Proving that a great speech does impact public opinion, a CNN / Opinion Research poll reports that 67 percent of the people surveyed supported the health care proposals President Obama described in his speech Wednesday night.

Before Obama's address to a joint session of Congress, 53 percent of the people surveyed backed his proposal. That's a 14 percent jump in support. More than seven out of ten people said the President clearly outlined his goals. 75 percent of the people surveyed believe the President will be able to pass all or some of his proposals.

NFL Week One Injury Report - Wednesday: all teams

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This is the injury report for all team games for the first week of the 2009 National Football League season. The NFL's 2009 season kick's off tonight with the game pitting the Tennessee Titans at The Pittsburgh Steelers. The list is provided by the NFL.



NFL WEEK 1 INJURY REPORT – WEDNESDAY

Following is a list of quarterback injuries for the Thursday night game:

Pittsburgh Steelers

Probable

Dennis Dixon (right shoulder)

TENNESSEE TITANS at PITTSBURGH STEELERS on Thursday night

TENNESSEE TITANS

Status Report

QUESTIONABLE

TE Jared Cook (ankle), CB Ryan Mouton (ankle), WR Nate Washington (hamstring)

PROBABLE

P Craig Hentrich (back)

Practice Report

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

Tuesday

TE Jared Cook (ankle)

Wednesday

TE Jared Cook (ankle)

LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Monday

TE Jared Cook (ankle), WR Nate Washington (hamstring)
Tuesday

WR Nate Washington (hamstring)

Wednesday

WR Nate Washington (hamstring)

FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Monday

P Craig Hentrich (back), CB Ryan Mouton (ankle)

Tuesday

P Craig Hentrich (back), CB Ryan Mouton (ankle)

Wednesday

P Craig Hentrich (back), CB Ryan Mouton (ankle)

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Status Report

DOUBTFUL

LB Lawrence Timmons (ankle)

PROBABLE

QB Dennis Dixon (right shoulder)

Practice Report

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

Monday

LB Lawrence Timmons (ankle)

Tuesday

LB Lawrence Timmons (ankle)

Wednesday

LB Lawrence Timmons (ankle)

FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Monday

QB Dennis Dixon (right shoulder)

Tuesday

QB Dennis Dixon (right shoulder)

Wednesday

QB Dennis Dixon (right shoulder)

DALLAS COWBOYS at TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

DALLAS COWBOYS

Practice Report

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

CB Michael Hamlin (wrist), LB Curtis Johnson (hamstring), LB Jason Williams (ankle)

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Practice Report

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

CB E.J. Biggers (shoulder), TE John Gilmore (ankle), LB Adam Hayward (ankle)

FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

WR Antonio Bryant (knee), WR Michael Clayton (hamstring)


DENVER BRONCOS at CINCINNATI BENGALS

DENVER BRONCOS

Practice Report

Wednesday

Practice Not Complete

CINCINNATI BENGALS
Practice Report

OUT (DEFINITELY WILL NOT PLAY)
Wednesday

CB David Jones (foot), T Andre Smith (foot)

LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

G Scott Kooistra (knee), S Roy Williams (thigh)

FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

QB Carson Palmer (ankle)

DETROIT LIONS at NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

DETROIT LIONS

Practice Report

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

QB Drew Stanton (knee)

LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

CB Phillip Buchanon (neck), K Jason Hanson (right knee), DE Jason Hunter (ribs), DT Grady Jackson (knee), WR Dennis Northcutt (hand), G Stephen Peterman (ankle)

FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

TE Casey Fitzsimmons (knee), CB Anthony Henry (shoulder)

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Practice Report

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

Wednesday


T Jammal Brown (hernia), TE Darnell Dinkins (foot), RB Pierre Thomas (knee)




FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

S Usama Young (shoulder)

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

Practice Report

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

TE Zach Miller (knee), T Tra Thomas (back)


INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Practice Report

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE


Wednesday

S Bob Sanders (knee), TE Tom Santi (ankle), CB Jamie Silva (abdomen)

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at BALTIMORE RAVENS

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Practice Report

LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday


RB Jackie Battle (illness), QB Matt Cassel (knee), CB Brandon Flowers (shoulder)



BALTIMORE RAVENS

Practice Report

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

TE L.J. Smith (hamstring)

LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday


LB Brendon Ayanbadejo (foot), LB Dannell Ellerbe (knee), DE Haloti Ngata (knee)





MIAMI DOLPHINS at ATLANTA FALCONS

MIAMI DOLPHINS



Practice Report

FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

CB Vontae Davis (knee)

ATLANTA FALCONS

Practice Report

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

Wednesday
S William Moore (hamstring)


LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

DE John Abraham (knee)


FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

DE Chauncey Davis (foot), LB Tony Gilbert (hamstring), C Todd McClure (calf), RB Jerious Norwood (knee)


MINNESOTA VIKINGS at CLEVELAND BROWNS

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Practice Report

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

LB Erin Henderson (calf)

LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

WR Bernard Berrian (hamstring), TE Jim Kleinsasser (hand)

CLEVELAND BROWNS

Practice Report

OUT (DEFINITELY WILL NOT PLAY)

Wednesday

G Rex Hadnot (knee)






DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

RB Cedric Peerman (thigh)

LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

LB David Bowens (knee), RB Jerome Harrison (knee), DT Shaun Rogers (foot), CB Eric Wright (knee)






FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE




Wednesday


LB Alex Hall (shoulder), TE Steve Heiden (knee)


NEW YORK JETS at HOUSTON TEXANS

NEW YORK JETS

Practice Report

LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

DE Mike Devito (hamstring)






FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE




Wednesday


QB Kellen Clemens (right elbow), RB Shonn Greene (ribs), LB Bryan Thomas (ankle), WR Wallace Wright (knee)



HOUSTON TEXANS



Practice Report

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

WR Kevin Walter (hamstring), CB Eugene Wilson (knee)

FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

CB Jacques Reeves (fibula), DT Deljuan Robinson (calf), QB Matt Schaub (ankle)





PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at CAROLINA PANTHERS

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES



Practice Report




OUT (DEFINITELY WILL NOT PLAY)

Wednesday

G Todd Herremans (foot), LB Joe Mays (shoulder)

FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

WR Kevin Curtis (knee), T King Dunlap (elbow), LB Moise Fokou (shoulder), DE Darren Howard (groin), T Winston Justice (shoulder), CB Dimitri Patterson (ankle), DT Mike Patterson (ankle), RB Leonard Weaver (knee), LB Tracy White (rib)



CAROLINA PANTHERS

Practice Report


LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

S Chris Harris (shin)

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at ARIZONA CARDINALS

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS



Practice Report




Wednesday


Practice Not Complete

ARIZONA CARDINALS

Practice Report

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

Wednesday


WR Anquan Boldin (hamstring)


LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

WR Early Doucet (ribs), WR Sean Morey (ribs), QB Brian St. Pierre (back)

FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

WR Steve Breaston (knee), S Matt Ware (shoulder)

ST. LOUIS RAMS at SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

ST. LOUIS RAMS



Practice Report




DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE




Wednesday


S Craig Dahl (hamstring), LB Larry Grant (knee), T John Greco (hand)




LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

QB Marc Bulger (right finger), RB Sam Gado (ribs), RB Mike Karney (ankle), DE Leonard Little (knee)

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

Practice Report

OUT (DEFINITELY WILL NOT PLAY)

Wednesday

T Walter Jones (knee), C Chris Spencer (quadricep)

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

WR Deion Branch (hamstring), CB Travis Fisher (hamstring), DE Derek Walker (hamstring), S C.J. Wallace (rib)

WASHINGTON REDSKINS at NEW YORK GIANTS

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

Practice Report

LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

CB Carlos Rogers (calf), T Mike Williams (ankle)

NEW YORK GIANTS

Practice Report

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

CB Kevin Dockery (hamstring), T Adam Koets (ankle), CB Aaron Ross (hamstring), LB Clint Sintim (groin)

CHICAGO BEARS at GREEN BAY PACKERS on Sunday night

CHICAGO BEARS

Practice Report

LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

DT Israel Idonije (hamstring)

FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

CB Charles Tillman (back)

GREEN BAY PACKERS

Practice Report

DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

CB Will Blackmon (quadricep), RB Brandon Jackson (ankle), DT B.J. Raji (ankle)

FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE

Wednesday

QB Matt Flynn (right shoulder), S Aaron Rouse (hamstring)

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Joe Wilson, GOP Congressman, apologized to President Obama

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Rep. Joe Wilson


Republican Congressman Joe Wilson (R - South Carolina), who gained immediate Internet-fueled fame for yelling "You Lie" to President Obama during Obama's great health care speech, reportedly called White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to apologize to the President for his outburst.

CNN.com posted Rep. Wilson's statement:

“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. 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.”

The response to Wilson's brief heckling was swift, and while some people defended his action, the vast majority of observers rightly saw it as an offense to the office of The President of The United States.

His outburst resulted in 2010 Democratic challenger Rob Miller raising over $70,000 online in just five hours.