Tag Archives: Waterboarding

Romney Will Bring Back Torture

Posted on November 5, 2012 at 8:21 am by Bob Cesca

If you’re a smug, “civil liberties progressive” who’s voting for a third party candidate, you’re actually voting for this: Q: Waterboarding: do you think it’s torture? Romney: I don’t. … We will have a policy of doing what we think … Continue reading →

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Moment of Derp

Posted on November 15, 2011 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

Representative Allen West (R-Batshit) professed the merits of torture during his appearance on Fox News yesterday, and to support his position, he made a reference that has left me scratching my head trying to figure why it’s relevant. Rep. Allen … Continue reading →

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Just Like Bush

Posted on November 14, 2011 at 7:04 am by Bob Cesca

The president in Hawaii yesterday set the record straight on the U.S. position regarding waterboarding: KAPOLEI, Hawaii — President Barack Obama says the interrogation technique known as waterboarding constitutes torturing, disputing Republican presidential candidates who say they would reinstate the … Continue reading →

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Mancow Waterboarded

Posted on May 23, 2009 at 8:29 am by Bob Cesca

The insufferable Mancow allowed himself to be waterboarded and subsequently described it as torture. But if you look at the video and compare it to other videos of people being waterboarded, Mancow clearly went through a Fisher-Price version of waterboarding, … Continue reading →

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American Waterboarding Circa 1902

Posted on May 7, 2009 at 5:49 pm by Bob Cesca

The cover of Life Magazine from 1902 during the Phillipine-American war showing Americans waterboarding a Filipino. More here. (Source: Sullivan)

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Doof Quote of the Day

Posted on January 13, 2009 at 8:02 am by Bob Cesca

“Three individuals have been waterboarded. That’s it.”—Michael Smerconish

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