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Sunday, October 5, 2008 12:00 AM

Porn producer invokes the Bush/Yoo defense -- unsuccessfully

Citizens who produce fictitious films depicting "humiliation" and "degradation" will be sent to prison. Government officials who do that in reality will be immunized.

Glenn Greenwald

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Sunday, October 5, 2008 09:56 AM

Second Impression

Glenn,

Since I'm not an advertising executive or a producer of political commercials, I really don't care -- in general (with some exceptions) about the "framing" of arguments. I'm interested in whether arguments are true -- not whether they can be reduced to 10-second sound bites and featured on Chris Matthews.

I take your point. However, I would argue that it is legitimate to consider framing when discussing the effectiveness of an argument, irrespective of the negative connotation the word "framing" may evoke.

I don't think it is unreasonable to question the claim that the manner in which the USDOJ treats arguments for leniency made by a producer of sadomasochistic videos may not be analogous to the way it treated arguments made by those charged with mistreatment of detainees suspected of terrorism.

—Muddy Mo Read Muddy Mo's other letters

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