Wilson's hateful and unhinged outburst wasn't' really that bad, writes Parker, because members of Congress have always done rude things while presidents address Congress, like when Sen. John McCain was caught napping during one of Bush's speeches.

I'm not kidding. That's what Parker wrote.

Do false equivalencies come any more lame than that? Indeed they do, because Parker's just getting started. She also notes that Hillary Clinton once wore a nasty expression on her face when Bush spoke to Congress, which let's face it, is just like calling interrupting the President of the United States on national television and calling him a liar. (And, of course, lying about him being a liar.)

It gets even worse. Parker then goes back and simply reinvents history by claiming that Democrats were “booing and heckling Bush throughout his 2005 address.”

Parker here is flat out lying here. Go watch the clip of Democrats allegedly “booing and heckling Bush” in 2005, which conservatives eagerly posting on the Internet yesterday. See for yourself what a joke it is to suggest the Democratic groans that arose when Bush was fear mongering about the state of Social Security, were the same as Wilson's clarion and unhinged “Your lie!” outburst.

And a personal challenge to Parker: Please substantiate your claim that the so-called “booing and heckling” of Bush in 2005 lasted throughout his 2005 address. Not even the factually-challenged right-wing blogosphere is making that preposterous claim.

UPDATED: Parker just plays massively dumb throughout the column [emphasis added]:

South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson seems to have set a precedent Wednesday night when he called the president a liar during a joint session of Congress. That's the official word from House deputy historian Fred Beuttler, who says that though cheering and jeering between parties are commonplace, a single individual seldom steals the floor.

Why the “seems”? Parker quotes a House historian who says nobody's done what Wilson did. But since her point is to pretend the “You lie!” was no big deal, Parker suggests it might have not been so novel.