"Daily Show" Takes On Torture Supporters (I guess including those on DU also) w/ Video

[TeamJordan23]

<"Daily Show" Takes On Torture Supporters (VIDEO)[/b>

Last week the Department of Justice released memos detailing techniques used for interrogation of terrorism suspects aka torture memos. This decision by President Obama has been lauded by some, but several members of the Bush administration and their supporters have been making the rounds on Fox News and the Sunday talk shows saying it was a huge mistake. A former Bush administration official told Politico:

"It's damaging because these are techniques that work, and by Obama's action today, we are telling the terrorists what they are. We have laid it all out for our enemies. This is totally unnecessary...Publicizing the techniques does grave damage to our national security by ensuring they can never be used again..."

Jon Stewart took on these men and women last night saying, "Do you really have to waterboard somebody 183 times? Doesn't the efficacy go down? I assume after 90 waterboardings the guy's thinking 'you're not really drowning me.'"

Video here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/21/daily-show-takes-on-tortu_n_189356.html

[DrDan]

1. there are torture supporters on DU?

I have yet to see them.

[TeamJordan23]

5. Here is on example

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8359425

I have seen a couple more similar types of threads.

[Connie_Corleone]

2. Who on DU supports torture?

[Doctor_J]

8. Here's one:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8357637

[high density]

3. Let me guess, agreeing w/Obama & Holder on prosecution = supporting torture?

Great logic there, buddy.

[prolesunited]

10. Logic on DU?

Surely you jest. I just read for shits and grins anymore.

[Forkboy]

13. No, but starting threads where one says they approve of torture is.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8357637

Snark really doesn't work when you miss your target by miles.

[vaberella]

4. Peggy Noonan....oh for fucks sake. I can't stand her.

JS was on the money when he said "genocide, slavery" you don't wash that shit away it's a sin on America and it will remain so end of story. Republicans are notorious for not taking responsibility.

[Supersedeas]

11. Frances Townsend was all bundled up in a tizzie about her precious TECHNIQUES

being exposed. And CNN was disseminating her position unchecked and unchallenged all day long.

[DevonRex]

6. Nobody on DU supports torture.

[TankLV]

7. Too many do - and making EXCUSES for torture and TORTURERS is the same as supporting torture...

there is no "middle ground"...

TORTURE IS ALWAYS WRONG AND NEVER WORKS.

PERIOD.

[Doctor_J]

9. This one does

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8357637

[Forkboy]

14. Guess again.

[Senator]

12. K&R

[Starry Messenger]

15. k&r

I couldn't get the video to load at the Daily Show website. Thank you for the link to HuffPo's embed. :)