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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-29-09 07:17 PM
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"I do believe that waterboarding is torture." - Seems like that's all she wrote.
Edited on Wed Apr-29-09 07:18 PM by BlooInBloo
Not sure investigations/prosecutions can possibly be avoided with that statement.
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NYC Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-29-09 07:18 PM
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1. But he hasn't arrested Bush, Cheney and everyone in that administration
Edited on Wed Apr-29-09 07:19 PM by NYC Liberal
put them on trial, and locked them up in the first 4 months.

Therefore, Obama is complicit and a failure.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-29-09 07:19 PM
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3. EXCELLENT response to an excellent question....
... a LARGE section of the American public needs to hear what he's saying now. It does't matter if it works or not, it's WRONG!
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NYC Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-29-09 07:21 PM
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5. Especially since we could have gotten the info in other ways!
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-29-09 07:22 PM
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7. That's up to the Justice Dept. not Obama.
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NYC Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-29-09 07:23 PM
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8. I know - a little sarcasm on my part :)
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-29-09 07:33 PM
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11. I wonder why they didn't just tazer these guys anyway. If its good enough for American citizens,
Edited on Wed Apr-29-09 07:34 PM by MichiganVote
why not terrorists?

:shrug:
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-29-09 08:45 PM
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13. Because they know it might kill 'em.
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-29-09 08:50 PM
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14. Well that's true. Terrorists can't be made into martyrs but US citizens can be,
Makes sense....if you're high on meth that is.
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MissDeeds Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-29-09 07:33 PM
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10. I agree
And thank you for saying it. I cannot believe that the Bush cabal is getting a pass. Cannot freaking believe it!!! :wtf:
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LakeSamish706 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-29-09 07:19 PM
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2. Damn, he is dancing around answering that one huh? n/t
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-29-09 07:19 PM
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4. He didn't start dancing until after he had said that. I think he realized after he said it...
just how much that said. lol!
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jefferson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-29-09 07:21 PM
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6. He doesn't position himself as judge, jury, executioner for Boosh and Buddies...
Good. He's layed out the principles and let the justice department do what it needs to do.
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riverwalker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-29-09 07:23 PM
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9. "the documents...
do NOT answer the question of "are we safer" because we tortured"

was a nice way of saying Cheney is full of shit.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-29-09 08:43 PM
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12. The beginning of the end....
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