Monday, September 14, 2009

Twitter to the Rescue of Congressman Joe Wilson

Last week during President Obama's speech to the nation regarding his health care insurance proposal, Congressman Joe Wilson (R - South Carolina ) blurted out during a quiet time "You lie!".  This action was heard clearly by other Members of Congress in the room and the entire viewing public.  A camera focused on Congressman Wilson at the time quickly published the video and it spread throughout news outlets and the web immediately.

Before the outburst, Congressman Wilson had basically no opponent for the 2010 election, but literally overnight an opponent reportedly raised $400,000 online.

Wilson subsequently hired a profesional PR person to take to Twitter in his defense.  David All, a consultant and former capitol hill staffer has taken to the airwaves with pro-Wilson tweets.

Follow Wilson on Twitter @CongJoeWilson
Follow All on Twitter @DavidAll

Following are several Tweets from @DavidAll in defense of Wilson from September 10 to September 13.  Follow them both to watch this play out.

RT @wesleydonehue: RT @mashable Joe Wilson’s Payments Provider Reports DDoS Attack http://bit.ly/1FZjV

Fox News: "Hackers imperil Wilson campaign web site" http://bit.ly/mTaIO #TechGOP

@taxplaya Just for the record, that BlackBerry @CongJoeWilson uses is his campaign BlackBerry and not official.

After Fox News Sunday, @CongJoeWilson drops a Tweet http://twitpic.com/hl4mc

RT @mattklewis: "I am not going to apologize again." - Rep. Joe Wilson on Fox News Sunday. #tcot

Tune in or TiVo: @CongJoeWilson live on Fox News with Chris Wallace at 9AM EST. Please RT

@mattklewis great job on Fox News today. Hope you have a swell Birthday tonight.

National Review Online: "[@CongJoeWilson] is telling the truth, and President Obama is not." http://bit.ly/Oolb3

Hey @jaketapper CBS disagrees with your take: "Does Joe Wilson Have A Case On Health Care, Illegal Aliens?" http://bit.ly/FVsIR

Politico: @CongJoeWilson "I will not be muzzled" http://bit.ly/oW7pz #tcot

Hey @JakeTapper "Obamacare won't cover illegal immigrants? Yes it will, says Congressional Research Service" http://bit.ly/zIWEQ

RT @CongJoeWilson: Over 8,500 Americans are standing with me against the liberal attacks. Join them at http://bit.ly/3Euh28

@jaketapper I'll ask Congressman Wilson for a response. DM me your email address to send response.

AUDIO: @CongJoeWilson Speaks Softly with @RedCounty http://bit.ly/Br7de


I'm a fan of both Andrew Breitbart and Mike Flynn so yeah, I'm digging http://biggovernment.com #TechGOP

Stand with Congressman Joe Wilson - donate today at http://slatecard.com/

[fixed link] Support Congressman Joe Wilson with a donation http://bit.ly/37F838 (plz RT and take action

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