After Rep. Joe Wilson’s (R-S.C.) famous outburst against President Obama, he apologized to the president and watched his little-known Democratic opponent raise over $750,000.



But Wilson is now fighting back, replacing his campaign website with a defiant, videotaped appeal that he “will not be muzzled” – all while asking for money to help him win re-election.



“Please go to JoeWilsonforCongress.com, and contribute to my effort to defeat the proponents of government-run health care,” Wilson said in a videotaped statement. “Health care is a matter of life and death for so many, and I choose life with health insurance reform.”



Wilson also hit the conservative talk show circuit yesterday, including appearances on Sean Hannity’s radio and television shows.



Wilson's efforts to become a conservative cause celebre have netted his campaign over $200,000 so far – not nearly in the ballpark of his Democratic challenger Rob Miller -- but enough to nearly double his campaign coffers. He ended June with just $211,000 in his campaign account.

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