Comments on: Game on! Bush torture memo prosecutions NOT off the table UPDATE: Thompson Speaks

By: Krauthammer: Obama, Bush, and the Torture Show Trials | Radio Vice Online

Krauthammer: Obama, Bush, and the Torture Show Trials | Radio Vice Online — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:44:39 +0000

[...] officials who authorized enhanced interrogation techniques, it caused confusion even among the White House Press Corps (no jokes [...]

By: Dimsdale

Dimsdale — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:28:35 +0000

Or dare I say, a teleprompter?

By: Wayne SW

Wayne SW — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:40:47 +0000

It is interesting how Gibbs is using his role as Press Secratary to Audition for the Leno position next year. All he needs is cue cards.

By: Terry Smyth

Terry Smyth — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:18:18 +0000

Hi Jim

As a former Navy S.E.R.E. instructor (1975-1977) It was our responsibility to prepare Naval and Marine aviators to resist interogation teniques that they were sure to encounter if caputured. These resistance techniques were developed by our returning Vietnam prisoners. One of those interogation techinques was "waterboarding".

Under the supervision of a Doctor, a trained instructors (who had been wate boarded themselves) were authorized by the training command to waterboard students . Not all students were waterboarded but it was used to demonstrate to the students that everyone has a point where they can no longer resist and that there is no shame in it. These avaiators were not damaged for life and many of these young aviators are our top military commanders today

By: Dimsdale

Dimsdale — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:03:25 +0000

Let's see: each household is currently on the hook for about $55K in the new Obamanation.

Yep, better drag out the old reliable Bush Boogeyman!!

By: Steve in Norfolk

Steve in Norfolk — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:50:07 +0000

Obama, Pelosi, Reed, Holder etc. etc. should be prosecuted for high crimes, treason and for giving aid and comfort to the enemy!

Among other anti American stances, period.

By: davis

davis — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:20:55 +0000

It will be hard to throw anybody under the bus.

By: Darlene

Darlene — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:35:14 +0000

Between the bank bailouts, auto company bailouts, executive management decision making, bonus taxation, the lies of 95% of Americans getting a tax reductions, tax cheating by the executors of our tax policy (and the list goes on), I have seen our government do things I never could have predicted. I would never say never Erik. I have lost all faith in my understanding of what our government can and can't do.

By: Dimsdale

Dimsdale — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:45:33 +0000

I think it is all a big Shamwow designed to obscure the goings on in the economic sideshow. Take the attention off of the nationalization and brobdingnagian deficit our naive president is rapidly building for us.

Seriously, if they set a precedent like this, they better damn well make sure that the Republicans, as gutless as they are, never grab the reins of government again. Just think of a new Republican majority prosecuting Dodd and Frank for their ineptitude, or going after the Cong. Black Caucus for meeting with Castro, or Pelosi meeting and negotiating with the Syrians, or anything Carter did. The possibilities are endless.

Do they really want to open that can of worms?

By: Erik Blazynski

Erik Blazynski — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:17:38 +0000

Don't be ridiculous. The former president and all of his administration will not be prosecuted in any way for any crimes that they have committed. You can just dismiss that out of hand. This is just crazy talk that will be conveniently used as a distraction when they don't want you to see something else.