And then there’s this…
Some idiotic Chicago libertarian (or republican, depends on who you ask) so-called “shock jock” radio talk show host apparently had himself water-boarded the other day to “see if it was torture or not.”
Uh, I can answer that without having to bother anyone to tie me up or anything. Yes, it’s torture. Simple as that.
Apparently the powers that be said that the longest anyone has withstood this particular form of torture was something in the neighborhood of 14-15 seconds.
This guy lasted about 6 seconds. (See link here.)
How completely insane. And some people look to idiots like him to help form their opinions about the world? God help us.
Ok, so perhaps we can look at it as a publicity stunt, but it’s still perfectly appalling.В What next? Someone cutting off Rush you-know-who’s fingers to see if HE will confess to anything interesting?
Come to think of it maybe that’s not such a bad idea. Note to the humor challenged: my next statement is entirely meant as sarcasm, mmmmkay?
Well, heck, if we can water-board one “rethuglican” talk show host, why can’t we water-board them all?
Oh wait, because it’s TORTURE.
Ms. Sanity shakes her head in wonder….Who pays these idiots? and furthermore, who listens to them?
May 23, 2009
Tags: conservatives, culture, insanity Posted in: Insane
2 Responses
At least he had the decency to say it was torture. Of course, now the Republicans don’t want to call it torture just because he says it is. Maybe they could all go waterboarding just to clarify the situation.
Oh, I agree. At the time I wasn’t aware that he had come out and said it was torture, but you’re quite correct. At least he got that right. For that matter, so did Christopher Hitchens, who tried it out too. I think all the idiots out there who (stupidly) want to argue that it’s not torture should submit to it, and then vote. I am so ashamed of my countrymen and women sometimes….
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