What is Digg?202 Comments
- inactive, on 11/29/2007, -15/+265In other news, the GOP will be asking paedophiles if it's wrong to ***** children.
- inactive, on 11/29/2007, -8/+80waterboarding is not torture! i've been waterboarded over a hundred times... it builds charachter and puts hairs on your chest.
- FredFredrickson, on 11/29/2007, -6/+76So they'd be conducting the poll inside the party?
- FredFredrickson, on 11/29/2007, -2/+54He'll consult Blackwater? Is that supposed to be some sort of joke? *sigh*
- fractalman, on 11/29/2007, -0/+48Romney says stupid crap like this because he does not know the constitution. He is not qualified to be the president of a home owner's association, and certainly not of the United States.
- kirtap, on 11/29/2007, -3/+47He also said he doesn't think a presidential candidate should divulge what tactics he may or may not use to gain information, etc.
A presidential candidate SHOULD be telling the American public those kinds of things, these guys have it all wrong... - MadKennyP, on 11/29/2007, -0/+38"should NOW be ..." Sorta got that completely backwards.
- wendelgee2, on 11/29/2007, -1/+36God I hope you're being sarcastic.
- seattle98104, on 11/29/2007, -1/+32I'm sure he saw Jack Bauer do it many times.
- DerekV, on 11/29/2007, -0/+30Could you give an example when torture was used to save lives?
- khail250, on 11/29/2007, -6/+34thats like asking Hitler on torture... or Bush what he's doing to the US Constitution, or our rights
- steve693, on 11/29/2007, -1/+28Congressional Consent to invade a country: "Uhh, I'd ask my lawyers."
Waterboarding as Torture: "Uhh, I'll ask Cofer Black."
Openly Gay Men in the Military: "My name is Mitt Romney, and I'm too scared to answer that question."
Romney is spineless. I'd love to see someone ask him about his magic Mormon underwear, see how much he chokes up then. - lazloman, on 11/29/2007, -1/+27Me too. We have some sick sadistic people in this country.
- TwoKill, on 11/29/2007, -1/+24Can we waterboard Romney right after we finish with one of the Bush girls?
- wayne2222, on 11/29/2007, -3/+22My girlfriend and I waterboard each other on lazy Sunday mornings. Beats that tantric stuff. If you want real torture, try holding your orgasm for 5 hours.
- jzen, on 11/29/2007, -0/+19You do know that waterboarding is different from surfing, right?
- dbixler, on 11/29/2007, -1/+20Well, he did say he'd consult Cofer Black... Vice Chairman of Blackwater.
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/press/cofer.asp - wendelgee2, on 11/29/2007, -1/+18Sick, sadistic, and stupid. This jinned-up adrenaline-fueled Hollywood scenario bears no relation to reality.
- CondoleezzaRice, on 11/29/2007, -3/+20it puts the lotion on the skin
- NCSUspoon, on 11/29/2007, -1/+16Torture give inaccurate information. What happens if you are torturing someone who is innocent? They will say whatever you want to hear just to get you to stop. Torture, doesn't save lives. It provides inaccurate information, which is what got us into this *****.
- LeRenard, on 11/29/2007, -0/+15My abridged OED says "Torture: anguish: extreme mental distress". "Simulating Drowning" seems to fit that bill to me.
- Shaman760, on 11/29/2007, -1/+16Pretty soon these idiots will be waterboarding their children when they do wrong. I'd like to see that play out in the legalities.
Judge in court- "Sir, you waterboarded your child"
Father- "Yes, it's legal according to the Attorney General and most major presidential candidates"
Judge- "Well I suppose you're right. Carry on". - inactive, on 11/29/2007, -1/+15You are a ***** retard.
At one point it was ok to keep Blacks as slaves.
I guess our stupid "civil rights" crap is just a product of modern times.
Gee, too bad we are not as ignorant as we once were.
Well, you are, I guess. I'm sure you can find other neanderthals to play with. - adamwho, on 11/29/2007, -1/+15Then why has the US tried (and convicted) people as war criminals post WWII for waterboarding?
- Depthfunction, on 11/29/2007, -0/+14I thought Romney did a horrible job in last night's debate. He just wouldn't give a straight answer to any question. His low point came when the audience booed him after he refused to own up to his previous statement about supporting gays in the military.
How come the same people who lambasted John Kerry as a flip-flopper are now supporting this joker? Romney makes Kerry look like a stubborn, unwavering dogmatist. - awtripp, on 11/29/2007, -0/+14His advisor heads up Blackwater, I don't see what is made up about that. It's the fact that he chose the sociopath from Blackwater to be his adviser that's pissing people off. Romney chose to make him his adviser, it's not like they drew names out of a hat and Romney got stuck with Cofer Black. You appoint advisers because you trust their judgment; the fact that Romney thinks Cofer, who only cares about killing and money, will give him a fair judgment on waterboarding is a little disturbing.
- madmaxmedia, on 11/29/2007, -0/+13Waterboarding aside, this is a pathetic response from a presidential candidate this far into the race. If he doesn't have an opinion by now on a huge hot-button topic, on what basis are we supposed to decide whether to vote for him or not?
Actually, his non-answer speaks volumes to me. Later in the article:
"Romney has repeatedly dodged answering questions during debates, instead saying he needs to consult with his advisers before taking a stand. During an October CNBC debate, Romney said that before figuring out if he’d need congressional approval to invade Iran, he’d have to ask his lawyers: “You sit down with your attorneys and tell you what you have to do.”
I guess all he's got left to campaign on are good-old family values and stuff, who cares about the actually issues and problems of the world. It's really convenient to talk about principles and such, without having to go into how you intend to use them to deal with the nitty gritty problems of the real world.
Simply horrible. - bovox, on 11/29/2007, -0/+13They would probably say that they would seek out counsel from a variety of sources before they could answer the question.
- kurtwinter, on 11/29/2007, -0/+13I'm glad the Christian Right can produce someone who is so moral that he can't answer a question about torture without consultation.
- brhad56, on 11/29/2007, -6/+18yes, because we all know mental capacity is related to ones religious beliefs
- seand, on 11/29/2007, -1/+13On your next tour of duty, if you are captured and tortured, I hope that the one person who is able to rescue you realizes that you have taken such a stance and turns and leaves you behind with the thought that, "I must allow this, he would want it that way."
Perhaps a product of modern times, but to me it seems a necessary product that falls in line nicely with being civil. - FredFredrickson, on 11/29/2007, -2/+14Proofreading FTW
- williamdyer, on 11/29/2007, -2/+13And they would take "wide stance" on the answer.
- tehnico, on 11/29/2007, -0/+11To summarize/paraphrase, "I am against torture, and I refuse to define what that means."
- inactive, on 11/29/2007, -2/+13You will grow up someday karmaticrogue, and weep for your ignorance. War is sweet only to those who have never experienced it.
- DangerCollie, on 11/29/2007, -2/+12More Republican retirements to be announced soon, followed by a train wreck in '08.
- hummingbird, on 11/29/2007, -0/+10For me the big revelation here isn't that he's consulting his advisor on counterterrorism, it's that his advisor is Cofer Black.
And i don't think it's common knowledge. I follow american politics pretty closely and i had no idea. Even blackwater should be a bigger story than it is imo. I'll digg it just in the hope that the Romney-Blackwater association is more widely known. - LeRenard, on 11/29/2007, -1/+11Yes, and 100-200 years ago we were also fairly okay with slavery.
- defwheezer, on 11/29/2007, -1/+11If you like Bush, you'll LOVE Romney
//but seriously, we really can't survive another religious fundamentalist "decider" in chief. - iticu, on 11/29/2007, -2/+11This isn't ***** hollywood.
- trubey, on 11/29/2007, -0/+9He's just being your everyday politician, never giving a straight answer and trying to leave statements as open as possible to secure more voters.
- jzen, on 11/29/2007, -1/+10Idiotic thinking like this is what's ruining America. So if Iraqi rebels catch some of our soldiers and torture them to get troop positions etc., that would be OK because they're just doing what they have to to save Iraqi rebel lives? Environmentalists and anti-abortionists have been called terrorists. Should we torture them too? How about people who vocally disagree with the direction this country is headed, thereby posing a "threat to national security"? THIS ROAD, ONCE TAKEN, HAS NO TURNING BACK. THINK, YOU FOOL!
- NCSUspoon, on 11/29/2007, -0/+9In other words, he will only consult with people he can pay to agree with him?
- Ragnoir, on 11/29/2007, -0/+9Well let's do it to him and see if he calls it torture
- trevorjez, on 11/29/2007, -1/+9by saying he'll consult blackwater he really means he consult those golden plates only joseph smith could read...and see.
- squeezer, on 11/29/2007, -0/+8Next up: The Romney administration appoints Hitler to head up the Affirmative Action bureau and Department of Diversity.
- bulkhater, on 11/29/2007, -2/+10The most effective interrogator in history was a NAZI, renown for never laying a hand on a prisoner or making them fear for their lives at any time. After the war the CIA hired him. Torture is a crappy interrogation method that yields crummy results. It''s the tool of incompetent fools incapable of more subtle and effective means.
- ricardo53, on 11/29/2007, -3/+11Maybe he'll find someone else to help him.
Maybe BlackWater?
That was a joke. Ha Ha. Fat Chance. - inactive, on 11/29/2007, -2/+10Somehow the more comments you make the stupider you get.
HOW would you know the info is no good, moron? Go check EVERY WORD that comes out of a tortured person's mouth?
What are you, 14?
I don't see how anyone older could possible be this clueless. - WoollyMittens, on 11/29/2007, -0/+7Running water into someone's airways *IS* highly traumatizing. If they think it so innocent, why don't they try it themselves?
-
Show 51 - 100 of 196 discussions
Digg is coming to a city (and computer) near you! Check out all the details on our 
© Digg Inc. 2009
— Content created and posted by Digg users is