Rep. Joe Wilson calls Obama campaign accusations of Romney lying 'inexcusable'

The congressman who accused President Obama of lying during the president's 2009 address to Congress called the Obama campaign's recent charge that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan had lied during presidential debates "inexcusable."

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) was the congressman who in 2009 shouted "you lie" at Obama while the president was delivering a speech to a joint session of Congress. In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Wilson criticized accusations by the Obama campaign that Romney and Ryan had plainly lied during their debates against Obama and Vice President Biden, respectively.

"Indeed, on the House floor was inappropriate," the lawmaker said of his outburst. "That night I had a discussion with Rahm Emanuel that we would discuss the issues. And that’s what we’ve been doing.

"But, truly, I think it’s inexcusable for the highest levels, [campaign advisers David] Plouffe, [David] Axelrod — the statements that are being made, and this is being thought out. It’s not spontaneous and it’s just not true. The American people truly do see that Mitt Romney has a positive plan to create jobs in our country."

After the first debate earlier in October, Democrats repeatedly accused Romney of "fabricating" his position on issues to appeal to independents as well as Republican-leaning voters.

"He likes bank regulations now?" Rep. Jan Schkowsky (D-Ill.) said in an interview with The Hill. "He wants more teachers? No tax cuts for the rich? ... He was basically lying."

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