Senior black Democrats have claimed the intensity of the anger shown by opponents of Barack Obama is largely rooted in racism
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday reprimanded the Republican lawmaker who yelled "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during Obama's speech to Congress last week on healthcare reform.
On a largely party-line vote of 240-179, the House passed a resolution of disapproval against Joe Wilson, who was a relatively obscure congressman from South Carolina until his outburst during Obama's nationally broadcast address.
A resolution of disapproval is the lowest form of punishment in the House and carries no penalty other than being cited for a breach of the chamber's rules of conduct.
Obama's push to reform the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare industry has also split Congress largely along party lines
House Republicans rallied to Wilson's side and opposed the resolution. During the vote, many patted him on the back and shook his hand.
They agreed that Wilson had made a mistake in shouting at Obama. But they noted the congressman had promptly apologized to the president in a telephone call to the White House and that Obama had accepted the apology.
Wilson rejected calls by Democrats as well as some Republicans to offer a separate apology in the House.
"It is clear that there are far more important issues facing this nation," Wilson said in a speech before the vote. "It is time to get on with the work of the American people."
While the five-term lawmaker from South Carolina has been widely scorned, he also has emerged as a hero among some conservatives.
Wilson and his Democratic challenger in next year's congressional election, Rob Miller, each claim to have raked in more than $1.5 million in campaign contributions since the Wilson yelled at Obama.
A USA Today/Gallup Poll released on Tuesday found that 68 percent of respondents said they oppose what Wilson did, while 21 percent said they support it.
Former President Carter see racism in outburst
“I think it’s based on racism,” Mr. Carter said at a town-hall-style meeting at his presidential center in Atlanta. “There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president.”
“Those kind of things are not just casual outcomes of a sincere debate on whether we should have a national program on health care,” he said. “It’s deeper than that.”
Mr. Wilson’s spokesman was not immediately available for comment. But his eldest son, Alan, defended him, saying, “There is not a racist bone in my dad’s body.”
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