SCRN on top of big story

South Carolina’s Second District Congressman Joe Wilson was virtually unknown until he cried out, “You lie!” during President Barack Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress. Though he apologized to President Obama ever since, he has been the subject of derision, ridicule and even adulation throughout the U.S.

The South Carolina Radio Network covers him, along with the Congressional delegation on a regular basis. An in-studio interview was scheduled before his outburst, and immediately after the media onslaught, his office called to say they planned to honor it, thanks to our attention to the issues that concerned him when he was lesser-known.  It was a great opportunity to talk to him about life after “You lie!” and other hot-button legislation. Wilson serves the largest military constituency in the state, from Ft. Jackson to Parris Island Marine base.

–clyde