The Heckle

There's a lot of overreaction to Joe Wilson's outburst during President Obama's speech. People are becoming overly prissy and sensitive about things like that. In a vibrant democracy that values free speech and open debate, you have to expect this kind of thing even if it violates rules of decorum. We aren't supposed to bow and scrape before the president as if he were a monarch. In the UK, members in the House of Commons frequently heckle the Prime Minister. If we are supposed to be the land of the free, we should be a bit more thick skinned and not be so outraged when someone uses their freedom of speech in a way we don't like.