After Vandalism, Wikipedia Locks Joe Wilson's Article

The hits just keep on comin' for Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), also known as "You Lie Guy." He's the member of Congress who blurted out "You lie" during Barack Obama's speech on health care reform on Wednesday night. Things are so bad Wikipedia had to lock his article.

His article currently says, "Editing of this article by new or unregistered users is currently disabled due to vandalism." Small wonder, what with the uproar his disrepectful action has caused.

While addressing a series of falsehoods that have been cast at the idea of health care reform, which is really health insurance reform, Obama denied that his health care proposal would cover illegal immigrants. To that, Joe Wilson shouted, "You Lie!"

Bipartisan criticism has followed. Sen. John McCain, (R-AZ), said the outburst was disrepectful and demanded an apology. He told Larry King, "No place for it in that setting or any other, and he should apologize for it immediately."

Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) said, "I've never seen anything like that before. We do not invite the president of the United States into the House of Representatives and hurl insults."

Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), the longest serving member in House history, said: "Well, you've got to understand: They're Republicans. They're just doing what comes natural."

Joe Wilson has since apologized, but that hasn't stopped continued criticism as well as sites like joewilsonisyourpreexistingcondition.com from popping up. Additionally, Democrat Rob Miller raised, at last report, upwards of $400,000 for a possible rematch with Wilson in next year's midterm elections.

In addition to locking the article, Wikipedia added the following note: "This article or section may be slanted towards recent events. Please try to keep recent events in historical perspective."