Tortured Reaction

Posted on 04/23/2009 at 11:04 am by Bob Cesca

What’s truly revealing about the torture people is that we can list dozens of historical examples of how torture was prosecuted by American officials — be it following World War II or the Spanish-American war and so forth — literally dozens of factual definitions that waterboarding and other techniques are torture and how they’re basically ineffective. Facts and details torn from history books and official government documents.

Yet their counterargument is torn from a fictional TV series. And so 24 is supposed to trump facts and history.

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  • http://www.xkcd.com/ • Silly Ratfaced Git •

    The GOP: Providing shitloads of evidence every day that they are the dullest knives in the drawer. Or is that dullest knaves in the palace?How do these people find their way to and from the grocery store?

  • http://nadsofthor.wordpress.com Redmond

    Are you suggesting Jack Bauer isn’t a real person?BLASPHEMY!But, no, seriously, right wingers love them some fictional characters to base real life decisions on. *cough*jesus*cough*Damn allergy season…

  • Curly Lasagna

    Rep. Boner just called it torture while trying to hide the one he got by saying that word……..

  • http://www.broadwaycarl.blogspot.com Broadway Carl™

    I have to say, Henican did a pretty good job with Luffa Boy.

  • http://www.broadwaycarl.blogspot.com Broadway Carl™

    Loofa? Loopha? Falafel?

  • Inspector Dim

    But Broadway Carl, don’t you understand? There was a wall between the FBI and the CIA! And… and 9/11! And Eric Holder! And Los Angeles! And George Soros and MoveOn! And rightwing talking points! And leaps of logic! And nouns, BC, NOUNS! And CAPS LOCK!And that’s why Bill O’Reilly is always right. How dare Henican try to bring facts on The O’Reilly Factor.(Also, I think it’s “loofah.”)

  • rogect8

    Hahahahahahaha! Well said Inspector.There’s seriously something to this connection with “24.” People watch ridiculous ‘ticking time bomb’ scenarios solved by torturing a middle eastern guy on TV, and their opinions on national security are legitimately influenced by that. It’s stunning.Now that CSI has irreparably fucked up our criminal justice system, here comes 24 to fuck up national security. *Sigh*

  • eric

    If you are torturing someone to get critical information (a la 24), and they die before you get said information doesn’t that defeat your purpose?

  • eric

    PSRemember Tim Russet died suddenly and he had some of the best health care in “The Greatest Country On God’s Green Earth”, so why should a person picked up in a third world country be any more robust.

  • shootingczar

    Am I the only one that finds it ironic that the actor who plays Jack Bauer on 24, Kiefer Sutherland, is not only the grandson of the New Democratic Party founder Tommy Douglas but is also an activist and supporter within the party? Socialist-loving Republicans.

  • shootingczar

    Am I the only one that finds it ironic that the actor who plays Jack Bauer on 24, Kiefer Sutherland, is not only the grandson of the New Democratic Party founder Tommy Douglas but is also an activist and supporter within the party? Socialist-loving Republicans.