The LEFT needs to realize that TORTURE is OVER
Last edited Sat Dec 13, 2014, 01:13 AM - Edit history (1)
Look people, we get it: you don't want people, even foreign people, to participate in certain activities that may make it difficult to drive, operate heavy machinery, breathe, or support a normal cardiac rhythm. Truth be told, while I get that our brave and patriotic Activity Directors have very stressful jobs, even I think they sometimes do go a smidge too far. But unlike you moonbats, I don't get all sanctimonious about it.
In any case, our President has ended some of these "enhanced interrogation" techniques so most of us can relax. Deep breath now, folks! It's all good!
But some on the Left are harshing our buzz: they keep raising the whole "extraordinary rendition" thingy, claiming that it's outsourced torture, the Trans-Torture Partnership if you will. Nothing could be further from the truth. Let me say this in a one-sentence paragraph so it looks like I'm being direct and honest:
The people we kidnap for extraordinary rendition are not tortured. Period.
Yes, back in the old days, when extraordinary rendition was invented by Bill Clinton and Al Gore, there may have been a little rough play. But that's a thing of the past: when our President ended torture by ending some enhanced interrogation techniques, he also made a profound change in the "rules" around extraordinary rendition which ensures that all prisoners are treated humanely and with dignity, from the moment they're snatched off the street and drugged into submission, until the last of their body parts are released by the partner country that agrees to serve as their host.
Now, this is all a little technical for the Lumpenproletariat that frequent DU, so rather than bore your with legalese, I'll demonstrate this critical change in the rules as a pretend conversation between the US and the host country. It could be any participating host country, such as Egypt, Jordan, Afghanistan and Morocco or the others that are proud to work alongside us on the War on Terra!
US: "Hey host country! We grabbed this guy off the street because we suspect he has a lot of Terra! in him. We think he wants to overthrow your government, too. Could you give him food and shelter for a few years?"
Host country: "No problem!"
US: "And while you're at it, can you torture the @#$% out of him?"
Host country: "Hell yeah!"
That was then; this is now:
US: "Hey host country! We grabbed this guy off the street because we suspect he has a lot of Terra! in him. We think he wants to overthrow your government, too. Could you give him food and shelter for a few years?"
Host country: "No problem!"
US: "And could you not torture the @#$% out of him? We won't actually check to see if you're not, because we trust you!"
Host country: "LOL. Sure. 
"
And there you have it! Unlike the torture-filled extraordinary rendition of yesterday, today's detainee-guest cannot be tortured, thanks to unverifiable assurances from our partners.
"But Manny!", some on the Left protest, "shouldn't we have some way of verifying that the people we snatch off the street aren't being subjected to unspeakable abuse?" LOL! That's why you people don't get paid the big bucks! Insisting on verification would send a signal to these countries that we don't trust them, which could make them angry, and you definitely don't want to get on the bad side of these countries - let's just say that the word vivisection was not in my vocabulary until I started researching these places.
So, in conclusion: it's all the Left's fault.
Regards,
Third-Way Manny
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Beside all that, what do you think about ME?? 
You are really good at what you do. Just keep on stirring! Of course I have noticed your rec counts aren't up there like they used to be, guess you need to stir a bit harder.
He is really good at it. He really loves all those recs.
It seems you're usually the first to arrive when Manny throws a party.
... with the number of recs Manny gets.
Some of them even rec their own threads.
Can you believe that?
I've never seen Manny self rec.
We don't worry about silly stuff like that, we leave that up to others, I think we all know who. 
When a person does, or in Manny's case case writes something really great, accolades naturally follow. Accolades in this case being Skinners rec thingy that gets a few of Manny's non fan crew in a tizzy. Writing is a mad skill and Manny haz it. On the plus side Manny's 3rd way writing is funny as all get out. Of course there are those who say that satire is not cool, others say that those who can't find humor have no humor.
On Skinners message board. Where people post things. Where MANY people post things that are current issues and events, Even non-issues.
I gotta tell you though as a former fan of your writing I find your posts in Manny's threads to be the best of any of your writing . They just capture and spotlight the real essence of you. 
It's either jealousy or disdain. Either way, why even comment and bring attention to something/someone you don't like? Hmm. Attention to self perhaps?
Autumn
I don't get it, people I have no respect for I stay out of their threads. But it just didn't get enough recs for my liking 
Seriously, thank you. I appreciate it.
Me too. Don't get following someone you don't like around. Only time I even see some people are on a Manny thread.
Oy!
They realize they should find torture abhorrent but the President is soft selling the war crimes of Cheney and the gang. Children were tortured and Pres Obama shrugs it off. You can see the bind they are in. The only option is to lash out at poor, defenseless Manny who hates it sooo much. LOL. They say he does it for the rec's. LOL, he does it for the hate. He seems to love the hate. Manny is one strange bird, but don't tell him I said so.
Comrade!
I suppose he wasn't talking about the interrogation techniques that are the subject of that report on how they tortured people?
I suppose he was talking about different interrogation techniques in a much different report. 
You are free to do otherwise. 
- It's strange how weird things just seem to go right with each other. Mutt & Jeff, Laurel & Hardy, Rectal-rehydration & Hummus. And so it is with this frame of mine that I therefore dedicate this song to your thread, Manny. Because it's life's deeper questions that really matter in the end.
Lord knows you've answered one here.....
