tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385085882160667044.post6663600750208579616..comments2023-08-16T10:32:46.866+00:00Comments on E3 Gazette: Waterboarding, Torture and ‘Not Letting a Good Crisis Go to Waste’.The Monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291546809967159683noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385085882160667044.post-44084376991714784992009-04-22T22:39:00.000+00:002009-04-22T22:39:00.000+00:00Amazing. Waterboarding -- taken to the extreme nec...Amazing. Waterboarding -- taken to the extreme necessary only to be USEFUL rather than TERMINAL -- does not injure, scar, cripple, or even HURT its "victims." It just SCARES them... REALLY BAD! The average person typically lasts about 15 to 20 seconds before electing to become more cooperative. The all-time record was a little over two minutes, I believe, held by a particular Islamic gentleman who knew enough about the technique to actually hold his breath for a while. This, as opposed to bone-breaking, shoulder-separating, fingernail-removing... bamboo wedgies, shin log-rolling, multi-day suspensions, starvation, yadi-yada-yada. And in the process of inflicting this twenty-second FRIGHT, we save Los Angeles.<br /><br />We've waterboarded our own troops IN TRAINING!<br /><br />There's not a breathing meat-unit in this administration that has the brains of toast. Their heads are up their asses all the way to their elbows.<br /><br />Oh, and on a semi-related note of revulsion...<br /><br />On a recent commercial flight, an unnamed bank VP was overheard pointing out to his neighboring passenger that, once the runaway inflation kicks in in a year or two, EVERYBODY will be making more than $250,000 a year, and EVERYBODY will get to experience the true "patriotism" of Biden's tax platform.<br /><br />(*sigh*)<br /><br />I need to go vomit now.<br /><br />GHSGreatHairySilverbacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385085882160667044.post-24959058214930084652009-04-22T20:17:00.000+00:002009-04-22T20:17:00.000+00:00I think it's time for a total housecleaning of Con...I think it's time for a total housecleaning of Congress...AND term limits. The president has them; it's time Congress did, too.<br /><br />DaddyQuatro, I would suspect that every one of those congress critters on the "investigation" committee has a few skeletons for which he/she could/should/would be prosecuted. We won't hear about it, of course.<br /><br />I know, I know...call me cynical.SkyeChildnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385085882160667044.post-45319546755240815662009-04-22T20:11:00.000+00:002009-04-22T20:11:00.000+00:00The other possiblity he raised was a "bi-partisan ...The other possiblity he raised was a "bi-partisan commission" to "investigate". Made up, no doubt, of the same congressmen and Senators who were briefed about everything up front but now are "Shocked! Shocked!" to learn that there was gambling (waterboarding) going on.daddyquatrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845283760860562110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385085882160667044.post-9565922756492973662009-04-22T19:47:00.000+00:002009-04-22T19:47:00.000+00:00Skye, The One's not keeping the possibility of 'li...Skye, <B>T</B>he <B>O</B>ne's not keeping the possibility of <I>'litigation'</I> open - he's keeping the possibility of <B>'prosecution'</B> open - how's <B>that</B> for a precedent?<br /><br /> - MDMuscleDaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17719637531761541940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385085882160667044.post-29399101733885772582009-04-22T19:14:00.000+00:002009-04-22T19:14:00.000+00:00Either way, MD, I think he's setting a dangerous p...Either way, MD, I think he's setting a dangerous precedent for his and future administrations. Legal counsel will be afraid to give any sort of advice in the future (except of course, our own BisW, who ain't afraid o' NUTHIN'!) because of the likelihood of being sued.<br /><br />And, where does it end? If we can prosecute federal counsel, can it be extended to state and local...we sue whoever disagrees with us?SkyeChildnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385085882160667044.post-51504491519130868502009-04-22T18:47:00.000+00:002009-04-22T18:47:00.000+00:00Contradict to your heart's content, Skye - if I on...Contradict to your heart's content, Skye - if I only wanted to hear my own thoughts, I'd write a blog or someth... <I>no, wait - that didn't come out right....</I>Anyway, I'm pretty sure that Legal Counsel for the Administration is still permanent, dedicated Legal Counsel for the Administration, <I>(they get fired @ each new admin)</I>so I'm considering them 'part' of the past administration - which doesn't necessarily have to mean 'Cabinet'.<br /><br /> - MDMuscleDaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17719637531761541940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385085882160667044.post-56539743515447947482009-04-22T18:12:00.000+00:002009-04-22T18:12:00.000+00:00Not to contradict you, MD, but I thought that Bamb...Not to contradict you, MD, but I thought that Bambi was leaving open the possible prosecution of the legal counsel responsible for the "torture," the ones who gave the legal approval to the operatives.<br /><br />He's setting a very dangerous precedent here, imo.SkyeChildnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385085882160667044.post-20232738509240837872009-04-22T17:29:00.000+00:002009-04-22T17:29:00.000+00:00Oh, they aren't asking the wrong questions. They ...Oh, they aren't asking the wrong questions. They are asking exactly the right questions to make sure that President McCheesecake doesn't have his feet held over the fire.<br /><br />They don't want facts, they want a fantasy. I heard one of the journalism teachers at my school bemoaning the fact that Fox News even existed because "They are so hateful in their coverage of the president"<br /><br />They don't want facts, they want their unicornsinstincthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891346937398300935noreply@blogger.com