Senator McCain supports torture

[adigal]

I called his office and asked if he was voting to confirm Alberto Gonzales. The woman said Yes, so I said, to get the record straight for the online blog that I am reporting to, that Senator McCain supports torture. She got really rattled and freaked. She yelled at me, NO, he does not support torture, he supports the President's nominee. I said that with the torture memo, and Gonzales' refusal to answer questions about torture and the way in which he answered the Judiciary Committee, a YES vote was a vot for torture and I would be sharing this with the blog.

She freaked, told me thanks for my views and hung up on me.

I love democracy,

[WI_DEM]

1. hmm, maybe he got to like it while held captive all those years

[BlueEyedSon]

7. Stockholm Syndrome?

First identifying with the captors, now identifying with the guys giving the orders?

[PROGRESSIVE1]

2. McCain did have "close contact" with torturers for some years.

McCain was very sympathetic to the Vietcong and their "torturous" ways.

[understandinglife]

3. He's clearly into supporting torture and criminal wars by supporting...

....Rice and Gonzales -- as is ANY Senator who supports either of them.

Their all certified members of the Bush Liar, War-monger and Torture Brigade.


BE THE BUSH OPPOSITOIN;24/7 (aka TBO;24/7)

[RedSock]

6. f mccain

didn't he recently say that his captors where just fratboys letting off steam?

what fucking scum he is.

as is anyone else who votes for this sadistic war criminal.

[lebkuchen]

4. Thanks for your report

I'll give him a call.

On edit: I called. Got a guy on the phone. I gave him my background and read the list of 12 retired generals who do not want Gonzales as attorney general. I told him where he could find the letter on the web and asked him to direct the senator's attention to the letter because I felt that 12 retired generals couldn't be wrong.

The aid was blase, "took in" the information, and said thanks.

[skypilot]

5. Sounds like McCain is running a real tight ship over there.

Wow, it's that easy to freak out the folks who work in his office. I would have loved to have heard that call.

[adigal]

10. It was pretty funny

Her voice got all high and a bit wavering, and she was really appalled and exasperated at my characterization of it all.

Damn pain in the a$$ Dems.

[skypilot]

12. Your "characterization of it all"...

...probably struck a nerve over there--as well it should have.

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[CoffeeCat]

9. Someone should start a show like "Crank Yankers"...

...that would call political leaders' offices and harangue them.

I'd watch that!


:D

[fooj]

11. I was fairly surprised myself! Thought he'd use his own personal

experiences to cast his vote on this issue! Wow!

[lebkuchen]

13. Feinstein supports Rice, but will vote NO on Gonzales

thank god

[geniph]

14. I'm convinced the Bushies have something on McCain

he's been in lockstep with them - after being confrontational in his opposition to them early in the first term - ever since early last year. Did they kidnap one of his kids, or what? A stance like this is so unnatural for McCain - it really stands out. His support of the shrub during the election campaign always seemed so pained, so forced. He's not a natural pod person. Has his spine been surgically removed?