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QueenOfCalifornia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 11:55 AM
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Pelosi Can't Decide What the Definition of "Torture" is... She Is Making My Head Hurt... (again.)
If you didn't already know it, Pelosi was on our favorite News Channel yesterday- When questioned about torture Pelosi told Chris Wallace the following

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WALLACE: So let me ask you directly. Do you think that the interrogation techniques that have been reported — let's not talk about what's in the memo, but what's been reported — in combination, head slapping, water boarding, exposure to extreme temperatures. Torture?

PELOSI: There is a legal definition of torture that I believe this would fit. The president says it is not. Again, we have to see the degree and what he is talking about, because again, to answer on the basis of something that's been reported in the press that the president has deemed is not torture, it's just not — I just can't give you an informative answer on that.
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Transcript here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,300097,00.html

Why couldn't Pelosi just volunteer to be water-boarded as a test to see if it is, in fact, torture? I think then, she would be a little more clear on the practice.
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 12:14 PM
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1. Bravely spoken, Ms. Pelosi!
Way to take a strong stance on a controversial issue.

Please let us know when you've been informed of your opinion.
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QueenOfCalifornia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 12:50 PM
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2. Exactly.
WTF is she talkin'about?
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 01:39 PM
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3. Hey, that's it! What a brilliant strategy! Instead of explaining it in words ...
she's inducing it in our feelings! What a powerful way to communicate about torture!

;-)
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QueenOfCalifornia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 03:44 PM
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4. Yes...
I think you nailed it.

I feel like screaming.
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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 03:45 PM
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5. Yes, let's water board Pelosi and see if she thinks she is being tortured
What an enabler of crimes against humanity!
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