I went to Joe Wilson's webpage, and he's having a "town meeting by phone"

[raccoon]

(whatever the hell that means) On March 1.

That flashed on the screen for a nanosecond, then I couldn't see it any more.

Can anyone help me? What is that supposed to mean, other than the fact that he's scared to face constituents?

[tparrett62]

1. Same here in NY

Our chicken Representative, Lee Zeldin, did the same thing last night. Much easier than facing real people, I suppose.

[global1]

2. That's Called A Phone Call...

not a Town Hall.

Keep his feet to the fire.

[RKP5637]

3. He's afraid of his constituents IMO. n/t

[CurtEastPoint]

4. You mean "YOU LIE" Joe WIlson? That shitstain got reelected?

[raccoon]

5. Afraid so. I'm not in his district, but I'm still embarrassed that he's from SC. nt

[CurtEastPoint]

6. Oh, honey, I'm right next door in GA and we have a PLETHORA of asses.

[SCantiGOP]

7. Got re-elected?

After his shameful outburst he got a very credible opponent - an Iraq War veteran who ran a middle-of-the-road campaign. Wilson set a record for the amount of money raised in a SC US House race (I think I recall that over 70% was from out of state) and won by about 10%, and then beat the same guy worse the next time.

You sign up for his call, submit questions in advance and then, at 6 PM one night your phone rings and you get to hear the asshole answer whatever he deems to be the softest questions, like "Are you as awesome as Donald Trump, or is he just the awesomest person to ever live?"

This bastard is my Congressman. When he had a close election some time back they redrew his district so it goes from Columbia in the middle of the state to take in Aiken County on the Georgia state line, which is very conservative and has a lot of retirees, and all the way down to Hilton Head. Since then, he is unbeatable.

On edit: Based on state voting patterns (usually 55-45 Repub), if we had equitable districting SC would elect 4 Rs and 3 Ds; instead, 6 Rs are locked in and Jim Clyburn's district encompasses parts of downtown Charleston and downtown Columbia to pack as many minority voters as possible into that one district and protect the other 6.