I see where you're coming from, it appears I'm talking about Ms. Shepard's personal views. I really am talking about more about her/NPRs 'professional' opinion. I should have made that clearer.

My tactics would still work on why the 'professional opinion' on NPR would allow them to call rats knawing off your face torture, but will not allow them to call waterboarding torture.

MJ's youngest kid is referred to as 'Blanket'. I have read where people wrote that was due to MJ dangling him over a balcony when the kid was an infant (I have seen the footage & there didn't seem to be a blanket involved).

I thought the name 'Blanket' was bestowed by a 'Southpark' episode that parodied the whole MJ situation.

Now I read a post up above where MJ is said to have referred to the child as 'Blanket'. Does anyone know the true source of the child's nickname?

Since she seems to think 'waterboarding' is some kind of enhanced spa technique, ask her about shutting someone up in a coffin-sized box with bugs (especially someone who is claustrophobic & afraid of bugs). To me, you have harder time dismissing that as not being torture. It sounds more medevil than 'waterboarding'.

Also the sleep deprivation tactic should be mentioned & then noted that the North Koreans used this to brainwash our troops. Did North Korea use torture or not? If she says keeping someone forcibly awake for 3 or 4 days straight is not torture, then what the North Koreans did was not torture.

You can also ask hypothetical questions to determine what she would call 'torture'. Surely she would think that ripping off someone's fingernails or putting a cage with a starved rat on their face was torture. Then you could try & walk them back as to why they didn't think waterboarding was torture.

You could also note that if we don't think waterboarding is torture, then we can't object to another country waterboarding our troops they have captured in some conflict. Ask her if that will help our troop's morale.

I know you'll get them in the end, Glenn.

'Prior'

Best song he ever did. One of top 3 songs of the 80s. Still great after all these years.

Those of us who follow the many incarnations of the entity originally known as 'Realname' & 'Electro Robot' feel that 'GLR' is another of his incarnations.

The 'GLR' handle did throw us at first, since it didn't match up with his usual offbeat phrase or '2 words that don't go together' handles he usually uses.

The tone & writing style do match. If it isn't him, then it's someone doing an excellent impression.

the autopsy will find that Mr. jackson was a long time anorexic. That probably contributed greatly to his body just wearing out.

He had a sad childhood (actually not any 'real' childhood at all).

This paul thinks your logic is impeccable. Therefore, of course, you could never be a member in good standing of the GOP. Sorry bout that ;-)

hopefully these gentleman will be in good shape & act pleasantly & being exotic (in that locale), will be able to attract some female companionship.

I would think they'd be on a 'happy high' for about a year after getting out of Gitmo.

I hope your worst-case scenario doesn't come to pass.

I have some cousins right now visiting Ireland. They were very excited to be going & I'm sure they're having a great time in your fair country.

under the circumstances (being at Gitmo for 8 years), don't you think they'll probably be somewhat happy to be sent to an island paradise (weatherwise, anyway)?

I'm mad that I can't get a government contract to keep one or two myself.

who mentioned this gem: 'Speaking of Rev Wright why don't those "jews" he spoke of eariler this week let him speak to Obama? Why does he have to wait 5 or 8 years now?'

Now I know that if Rev. Wright had told you 'the sun rises in the East' or anything else you wouldn't believe him one bit.

Yet, when he comes out with the above assertion you quoted, all of a sudden he's preaching the truth, praise Jeebus.

With some of you wingnuts I would think they were cynically jumping on the Rev's quote to advance their lie-of-the-day (whatever that might be). However, with you, I just think it's because you are a doofus who doesn't understand how silly your comments always are.

Personally, I think there's a secret muslim, madrassas raised, Harvard educated commie who doesn't particularily want to speak with Rev. Wright. But I'm just a DFH, so what do I know...

of Debbie Schussell's agitprop.

I nominate her to receive the 'Reichswanker' medal.

BTW, it would be funny if she'd been arrested for DWI when she gave her last name & the officer thought she was smashed.

Great email! Like the way you think.

I think you'd have to consider the Sybonese (sic) Liberation Army as 'left wing'. Tney murdered the Superintendent of Oakland schools in c. 1975.

I do agree with the general thrust of your comments: That there have been hardly any 'left wing' murders in last 35 or so years & a disturbing number of 'right wing' ones.

If Mr. Smith really had some balls, he would call out Rush, Hannity, O'Lielly, etc.

This will sound stupid, but to people who aren't familiar with the people in question or countries outside the US (there are many, many Americans who fall into this generalization), the name 'Uighur' just sounds evil.

Like they are some kind of orc species. 'Hail Legolas, thou must watch for yon band of Uighurs sent from Minas Morgul'.

I just get the impression that Joe Dumbshit American has no fucking clue what an 'Uighur' is & it sounds nasty to him so if they have to rot in Gitmo, so what.

There needs to be more explanation of the travails of this ethnic group & how they have been persecuted by the Han majority & really are close in spirit to our Pilgrim forefathers.