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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 10:36 AM

kpete (38,905 posts)

John McCain responds to Cheney with torture jab

Source: Washington Post

John McCain responds to Cheney with torture jab
Posted by Rachel Weiner at 09:44 AM ET, 07/30/2012

Former presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) brought out the rhetorical firepower Monday morning when asked about Dick Cheney's criticism of Sarah Palin, questioning the former vice president’s judgment on torture.

Cheney said Sunday that it was a “mistake” to put Palin on the Republican ticket in 2008 when she’d governed Alaska for less than two

“I’m always glad to get comments four years later,” McCain said sarcastically. “Look, I respect the vice-president. He and I had strong disagreements as to whether we should torture people or not. I don’t think we should have.”

“But,” McCain added, “the fact is that I’m proud of Sarah Palin, I’m proud of the job she did, I’m proud of the job she continues to do, and so everybody has their own views and I respect those views, but I’m proud of what we did.”

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/john-mccain-responds-to-cheney-with-torture-jab/2012/07/30/gJQA1JYJKX_blog.html

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22 replies	Author	Time	Post
John McCain responds to Cheney with torture jab (Original post)	kpete	Jul 2012	OP
GOP grumpy old men have a contest to see who can yell...	Javaman	Jul 2012	#1
+++++++	Champion Jack	Jul 2012	#2
Or the latest episode of "A Broken Clock" (featuring John McCain who	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#3
When something you say will be printed and your name ...	MindMover	Jul 2012	#4
Celebrity Deathmatch	BumRushDaShow	Jul 2012	#5
What "Job she continues to do" is McCain "proud of"?	tridim	Jul 2012	#6
Grifting is a job n/t	DefenseLawyer	Jul 2012	#10
Apparently pays well, too n/t	VWolf	Jul 2012	#12
This is great, I love it when they fight among themselves.	bemildred	Jul 2012	#7
Far as I knew, Sarah gave up her job.	lindysalsagal	Jul 2012	#8
Huh?	Scuba	Jul 2012	#9
She walked out on Wasilla, mid-career.	lindysalsagal	Jul 2012	#19
How are you proud of the job she continues to do?	Scuba	Jul 2012	#20
“But,” McCain added, “the fact is that I’m proud of Sarah Palin, I’m proud of the job she did,	Guy Whitey Corngood	Jul 2012	#22
i'm glad torture is a liability for Cheney	Enrique	Jul 2012	#11
Never thought I'd say this but...	SylviaD	Jul 2012	#18
Cheney still continues with the torture, American citizens are tortured by the sound of his voice	Thinkingabout	Jul 2012	#13
If Obama said that he's "proud" of Biden...	ehrnst	Jul 2012	#14
I know that McCain is getting old and senile	Thumper79	Jul 2012	#15
You said it for me	Jessy169	Jul 2012	#17
Cheney & Scalia both	Iwillnevergiveup	Jul 2012	#16
Nice jab, John	IDemo	Jul 2012	#21

Response to kpete (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 10:45 AM

Javaman (40,665 posts)

1. GOP grumpy old men have a contest to see who can yell...

"GET OFF MY LAWN" the loudest.

a grudge match of the stupids.

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 10:53 AM

Champion Jack (4,424 posts)

2. +++++++

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 10:54 AM

coalition_unwilling (14,180 posts)

3. Or the latest episode of "A Broken Clock" (featuring John McCain who

is correct on the torture issue, while being incorrect on just about everything else).

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 11:30 AM

MindMover (2,798 posts)

4. When something you say will be printed and your name ...

will be in the headlights . some people don't care what the they say, just say it...

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 11:53 AM

BumRushDaShow (11,958 posts)

5. Celebrity Deathmatch

They need one like that for Darth vs Mclame.

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 11:54 AM

tridim (40,739 posts)

6. What "Job she continues to do" is McCain "proud of"?

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 12:29 PM

DefenseLawyer (8,400 posts)

10. Grifting is a job n/t

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 12:53 PM

VWolf (2,526 posts)

12. Apparently pays well, too n/t

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 11:59 AM

bemildred (67,518 posts)

7. This is great, I love it when they fight among themselves.

Those conservatives are always getting in circular firing squads.

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 12:19 PM

lindysalsagal (1,808 posts)

8. Far as I knew, Sarah gave up her job.

I’m proud of the job she continues to do,

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 12:28 PM

Scuba (26,789 posts)

9. Huh?

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 07:40 PM

lindysalsagal (1,808 posts)

19. She walked out on Wasilla, mid-career.

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 09:12 PM

Scuba (26,789 posts)

20. How are you proud of the job she continues to do?

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 10:15 PM

Guy Whitey Corngood (14,853 posts)

22. “But,” McCain added, “the fact is that I’m proud of Sarah Palin, I’m proud of the job she did,

Last edited Mon Jul 30, 2012, 10:16 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

I’m proud of the job she continues to do, and so everybody has their own views and I respect those views, but I’m proud of what we did.”

Quotation marks were omitted.

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 12:42 PM

Enrique (22,652 posts)

11. i'm glad torture is a liability for Cheney

for a while it was looking like our country was embracing torture completely, for example it seemed what people mostly liked about "24" was the torture part.

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 05:49 PM

SylviaD (163 posts)

18. Never thought I'd say this but...

...good for McCain for slapping down that war criminal.

McCain for all his faults is a decorated military man. He knows waterboarding is evil and wrong.

Cheney is beneath scum

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:16 PM

Thinkingabout (1,791 posts)

13. Cheney still continues with the torture, American citizens are tortured by the sound of his voice

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:45 PM

ehrnst (2,911 posts)

14. If Obama said that he's "proud" of Biden...

They'd say "He's not your son, he's your vice-president!!"

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:27 PM

Thumper79 (115 posts)

15. I know that McCain is getting old and senile

as is Cheney, but McCain has to defend Palin because doing otherwise would prove what a ignorant fool he is. McCain does not condone torture but he sure as hell doesn't mind torturing people in AZ. He needs to resign. As far as Cheney is concerned, his opinions mean absolutely nothing to me. He's a bloviating ignoramus.

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Response to Thumper79 (Reply #15)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 05:28 PM

Jessy169 (412 posts)

17. You said it for me

I was going to post my two-cents worth on this, but you've already said it. I would like to make one minor change however:

Instead of "a bloviating ignoramus", I would have used "an EVIL bloviating ignoramus". When it comes to rotton, mean, blood-thirsty, stinking, pukey assoholes like Cheney, I've always gone a little overboard on the adjectives.

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:36 PM

Iwillnevergiveup (5,826 posts)

16. Cheney & Scalia both

to be avoided at all costs when aired - they have nothing to contribute. And Palin? Well, that goes without saying.

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 09:22 PM

IDemo (12,309 posts)

21. Nice jab, John

but having to listen to the Klondike Kardashian screech inanities for several months constituted torture for many of us.

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