Joe Wilson Gossip

September has been a wild month for bizarre, inappropriate outbursts and YouTube Hall of Fame moments, ranging from music to sports and even politics.

Which was the worst meltdown of them all? Let's review the contenders:

• U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) wasn't a celebrity until his "You lie!" outburst during President Obama's health care speech. That was an all-timer.
• Serena Williams, tennis legend, completely imploded with a profane tirade at a judge in the U.S. Open semifinals, leading to her disqualification.
• Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the MTV Music Video Awards and belligerently said Beyonce's video was way better.

None of the above are likely to live down these infamous tirades anytime soon. But which was the most inappropriate? Vote in THG's survey below ...

Whose outburst was the most inappropriate?

President Barack Obama's candid thoughts about Kanye West have provoked a debate over standards of journalism in the age of social media such as Twitter.

They're also sparking some hilarious parodies.

ABC News says it was wrong for its employees to Tweet that Obama called West a jackass following the rapper's ambushing of country star Taylor Swift.

The network said its employees overheard a candid discussion between the president and CNBC's John Harwood that it didn't realize was off the record.

E-mails shot around among ABC about Obama's comments, with at least three employees Twittering to spread the news before the interview even aired.

When ABC authorities found out about the Obama Tweets, they had them taken down after about an hour. But the news was out and the damage done.

ABC apologized to the White House and CNBC.

During informal banter before an interview began, Obama was how his two girls felt about Kanye hijacking Swift's acceptance speech at the MTV VMAs.

No one can accuse the President of being out of touch on this issue.

"I thought it was really inappropriate," Obama says. "The young lady seems like a perfectly nice person. She's getting her award. What's he doing up there?"

A questioner chimes in, "Why would he do it?"

"Eh, he's a jackass," Obama said, and was met with laughter from several people, prompting the President to quickly realize he may have gone too far.

"Come on guys," he said, subtly urging them to keep the comment private and to "cut the president some slack. I've got a lot of other stuff on my plate."

It's fitting that Obama was overheard commenting on Kanye, whose outburst was described by some outlets as giving Swift "the Joe Wilson treatment."

Wilson, a South Carolina Republican Congressman, was issued a formal rebuke by his colleagues following his heckling of Obama's speech last week.

Here's a brief, but hilarious video of Kanye's outburst interspersed with the President's health care speech, right as it was interrupted by Wilson ...

By a 240-179 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution of disapproval against Rep. Joe Wilson, the South Carolina Republican who yelled during President Barack Obama's health care address to Congress last week.

This effectively does nothing, only proves, via an official roll call, that a majority of the U.S. House thinks Joe Wilson is a jackass. Gotta love politics.

Bitterly divided along party lines, the House rebuked him for shouting "You lie!" at the President during his speech last Wednesday on national TV.

The rare resolution of disapproval was pushed through by Democrats insisting that Wilson had violated basic rules of decorum and civility that night.

Republicans dismissed the vote as a political witch hunt and a waste of precious time and taxpayers' money. Hard to argue with the former at least.

Joe Wilson called the White House to apologize after the incident, and said the president "graciously accepted my apology and the issue is over."

Joe Wilson has been rebuked. This does nothing, but it's funny!

Republicans agreed, but several Democrats pressed the issue.

"The resolution is not about the substance of an issue but about the conduct we expect of one another," said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md).

Wilson's "You lie" outburst came as Obama said illegal immigrants would not be eligible for federal subsidies to purchase health insurance under his plan.

Democrats say their proposals prohibit undocumented immigrants from getting assistance. Republicans say we need stronger verification requirements.

Whose side are you on?

Following his instant-classic "You Lie!" outburst last night, U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson has sparked widespread discussion and even inspired a website in his (dis)honor.

The South Carolina Republican is the subject of a new site called Joe Wilson is Your Pre-Existing Condition, a reference to the controversial health care issue.

It was President Barack Obama's health care speech that caused Wilson to heckle him last night, shouting at him and earning headlines and criticism.

With the tagline "You dissed America; we'll dis you right the f**k back," the new site takes funny shots at the Congressman with each click of the mouse.

Some of them are just amusing, sort of like reverse "Chuck Norris facts." Joe Wilson is totally "that guy" we all hate. For example, the site claims that:

• Joe Wilson hit on your mom
• Joe Wilson stole your newspaper
• Joe Wilson yells 'Free Bird' at concerts
• Joe Wilson didn't refill your Brita pitcher
• Joe Wilson farted during your wedding vows
• Joe Wilson talks on his Blackberry during your favorite movie
• Joe Wilson swapped the dead batteries in his Walkman for the fresh ones in your TV remote

Yep. Joe Wilson is totally that guy.

Some of the Joe Wilson "facts" directly address the health care crisis and his rude outburst, however. A few examples of more serious criticism ...

• Joe Wilson yells while adults are talking
• Joe Wilson claims your sick child is faking
• Joe Wilson thinks you are too stupid to actually read the bill
• Joe Wilson canceled your insurance for buying off-brand insoles
• Joe Wilson doesn't respect the constitution of the United States
• Joe Wilson distracted you from one of the most important speeches by an American President in the last 20 years

What do you think? Was Joe Wilson right to speak his mind or out of line to heckle the Prez during his speech? Whose side are you on?

U.S. President Barack Obama was giving a speech to Congress Wednesday night about health care. Until Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina decided to interject.

Here's how the exchange (if you can call it that) went:

• Barack Obama: " ... There are also those who claim that our reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false ... the reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally."
• Joe Wilson: "You lie!"

This is, truly, the classiest, most effective way to disagree with someone.

You might expect such a response to Obama's address to school children ... actually, no you wouldn't. Five-year-olds typically have better manners than this.

Perhaps it was a perfect storm of controversial topics helped evoke Wilson's bizarre, negative and universally-criticized outburst. It was the South Carolinan who had been reinforcing the belief that health care reform includes "Death Panels."

YOU LIE: Hopefully Joe Wilson doesn't subscribe to OK! Magazine. We imagine him calling them out when he opens the mail and sees every Robert Pattinson cover.

Wilson called it an "end-of-life counseling program, which has been highlighted by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as a program which could lead to seniors being encouraged to seek less care to protect the government´s bottom line."

Minutes before Wilson's outburst, Obama's speech debunked that: "It's a lie, plain and simple," he said, which brought most of Congress to its collective feet.

After the speech, reaction to Wilson's remark was bipartisan.

Sen. John McCain, among many others, said the outburst was "totally disrespectful" and demanded that Rep. Wilson apologize to the president, which he did.

Check out the video of Joe Wilson's "You Lie!" moment ...