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True Blue Door

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64. The issue isn't that the Left raises torture.

Sat Dec 13, 2014, 03:56 PM

Dec 2014

It's that we have no plan to achieve accountability for it.

We complain, and whine, and call people names, but actually do politics to achieve justice?

That sounds like work! (hiss!)

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The LEFT needs to realize that TORTURE is OVER [View all] MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 OP

More over the top "satire," Manny? MineralMan Dec 2014 #1

Do I suck again? MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #2

I have no idea, really. MineralMan Dec 2014 #3

Tell you what MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #10

Yeah, well.... Bobbie Jo Dec 2014 #19

We all think you are just wonderful and I bet Manny would be the first to agree Autumn Dec 2014 #50

Ok? Bobbie Jo Dec 2014 #76

Hit back with more "cops are great people threads" that will show em! Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #44

No you don't suck manny Andy823 Dec 2014 #9

Well you got admit Andy823 Dec 2014 #11

Jealous? SixString Dec 2014 #15

Nope, but thanks for noticing. MineralMan Dec 2014 #46

Some people here fear that admitting to liking Manny will harm their "creds" Autumn Dec 2014 #49

It's funny how they seem to be obsessed... SixString Dec 2014 #51

-I- like Manny..... brooklynite Dec 2014 #71

Looks like the third-way apologists are on duty hueymahl Dec 2014 #18

You do seem to follow Manny around, and post the same thing on every one of his threads...[n/t] Maedhros Dec 2014 #35

Thank you great old finger wagger. bahrbearian Dec 2014 #45

Manny's and we his little crew don't find recs to be important. Autumn Dec 2014 #47

One of your best, Manny! hedda_foil Dec 2014 #4

I'm just so glad ... NanceGreggs Dec 2014 #5

already-existing MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #20

Oh, so sorry that you're sick of hearing about it. Scootaloo Dec 2014 #30

It has nothing to do with ... NanceGreggs Dec 2014 #38

You should run through GD and tell everyone that they need to stop posting OPs. Autumn Dec 2014 #48

noticed that myself marym625 Dec 2014 #66

That was a great OP you posted Autumn Dec 2014 #69

Thank you marym625 Dec 2014 #73

Those that approve of everything the President does 1000% find themselves in a corner re. torture. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #80

Yes! When will people stop bringing up uncomfortable topics?? LondonReign2 Dec 2014 #56

The topic has nothing to do with it. NanceGreggs Dec 2014 #65

Seems there are two of you here that are here only to mock Manny. Mocking him rhett o rick Dec 2014 #78

Lumpen...man, I haven't heard that term for decades! countryjake Dec 2014 #6

As a Marxist, your use of the term "lumpenproletariat" makes me happy, Manny! Odin2005 Dec 2014 #7

As a Lumpenprole, your use of the word "Marxist" makes *me* happy, Odin! MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #37

Ach, kom mit me, ve haff a DU Lumpenfest! Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #68

You're being a bit sanctimonious about the left. K&R Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2014 #8

K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2014 #12

One can't question "unverifiable assurances." That's be too sciency for America. nt valerief Dec 2014 #13

It was just "some folks" right Manny? 99Forever Dec 2014 #14

Just like... Oilwellian Dec 2014 #23

Geography matters, too. If you have torture done on a base like Bagram, or on a navy ship at sea, merrily Dec 2014 #32

Manny, how can you live with Third-Way Manny sloshing around in your head? tclambert Dec 2014 #16

You have no idea... MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #17

I get it, while I also get why some others will be having some difficulty getting it too. nt Electric Monk Dec 2014 #21

I don't get it? Why do people keep calling your post satire? A Simple Game Dec 2014 #22

Torture will NEVER be over, as long as... Hubert Flottz Dec 2014 #24

Are you unaware that torture by the US did not begin or end with Bush? merrily Dec 2014 #27

Glad to see Third Way Manny weigh in on this issue. zeemike Dec 2014 #25

+1 Damn wadded panty-wearing liberals! merrily Dec 2014 #28

Besides. All doped up, wearing a diaper and a ride on a Lear Jet? What's not to like? Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2014 #40

Wow you channeled a few posters here all in one reply! Rex Dec 2014 #54

You cannot really go over the top of what has been posted on this board in all seriousness. merrily Dec 2014 #26

My job gets more difficult by the day MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #29

Forgive me if I roll my eyes at your precious complaints about the difficulty of your job, TWM. merrily Dec 2014 #31

You win. MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #34

! woo me with science Dec 2014 #82

... woo me with science Dec 2014 #33

Cuba!! RobertEarl Dec 2014 #36

Yes, Obama banned torture two days into office. joshcryer Dec 2014 #39

But not rendition grahamhgreen Dec 2014 #42

Obama closed all black sites. Zero extraordinary renditions under Obama. joshcryer Dec 2014 #43

Crickets. zappaman Dec 2014 #53

nailed it, Josh bettyellen Dec 2014 #55

shhhh, it doesn't play well with the bashers. spanone Dec 2014 #67

Six reasons the dark side exists under Obama: grahamhgreen Dec 2014 #79

It all depends on what the word some means. Autumn Dec 2014 #57

He banned torture. joshcryer Dec 2014 #58

He banned "some of the extraordinary interrogation techniques that are the subject of that report" Autumn Dec 2014 #59

Name "some" that you find torturous. joshcryer Dec 2014 #60

"one of the first things I did was to ban some of the extraordinary interrogation techniques" Autumn Dec 2014 #61

How about what Obama did? joshcryer Dec 2014 #62

I'm gonna stick with what Obama said. Autumn Dec 2014 #75

If you will. ROFanalhydration! grahamhgreen Dec 2014 #41

I get it now� you must be a former trainer/graduate of the School of the Americas aka WHINSEC Agony Dec 2014 #52

Stop being so sanctimonious, says the "Constitutional Scholar" & Peace Prize winner... blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #63

The issue isn't that the Left raises torture. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #64

A good reminder (nt) Babel_17 Dec 2014 #70

By reminder I refer to how we've exported our torture/used others (nt) Babel_17 Dec 2014 #72

K&R DeSwiss Dec 2014 #74

speaking of fucking torture nt arely staircase Dec 2014 #77

kick woo me with science Dec 2014 #81

kick woo me with science Dec 2014 #83