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Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts) Fri Aug 8, 2014, 12:55 AM Aug 2014

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We tortured some folks. Patriots tortured those folks.

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We tortured some folks. Patriots tortured those folks. (Original Post) Luminous Animal Aug 2014 OP

Derp. nt Cali_Democrat Aug 2014 #1

Patriots tortured those folks. Luminous Animal Aug 2014 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat Aug 2014 #5

Torture. It's what patriots do. Luminous Animal Aug 2014 #7

Patriots tortured those folks. Luminous Animal Aug 2014 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat Aug 2014 #3

Our President said that patriots tortured. Luminous Animal Aug 2014 #6

... conservaphobe Aug 2014 #8

Patriots torture. Luminous Animal Aug 2014 #10

9 Home Remedies for Hangovers conservaphobe Aug 2014 #11

yep. Indeedy. You are a patriot when you torture. Luminous Animal Aug 2014 #13

... QC Aug 2014 #23

+1 Marr Aug 2014 #26

Anyone who tortures is no patriot; I don't care what the President said. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2014 #9

Goodonya, CaliforniaPeggy. Goodonya. Luminous Animal Aug 2014 #14

Anyone who tortures is a War Criminal. We have laws, seems our leaders sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #16

I agree: anyone who tortures is a War Criminal. It's horrifying. I agree with your entire post. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2014 #17

Excellent post! Luminous Animal Aug 2014 #19

+ a gazillion. nt Mojorabbit Aug 2014 #28

Yep. Indeedy. You are a patriot when you torture. Luminous Animal Aug 2014 #12

So what Obama is saying here is that Bush and Cheney are patriots. Luminous Animal Aug 2014 #15

Oh, ouch. An inconvenient observation. nt Zorra Aug 2014 #18

Bush and Cheney, according to Obama,are patriots because the reigned over a torture regime. Luminous Animal Aug 2014 #20

Hmmmm Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2014 #29

Thank you. woo me with science Aug 2014 #21

The blasé' attitude that the President and many others have taken SomethingFishy Aug 2014 #22

I guess the rest of us are Commies for not torturing folks. n/t Orsino Aug 2014 #24

Torture is the Adult Thing to Do to Children Octafish Aug 2014 #25

Don't get all sanctimonious now. Marr Aug 2014 #27

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

1. Derp. nt

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 12:58 AM

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Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

4. Patriots tortured those folks.

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 01:09 AM

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Cali_Democrat This message was self-deleted by its author.

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

7. Torture. It's what patriots do.

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 01:11 AM

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Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

2. Patriots tortured those folks.

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 01:08 AM

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Cali_Democrat This message was self-deleted by its author.

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

6. Our President said that patriots tortured.

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 01:10 AM

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conservaphobe

(1,284 posts)

8. ...

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 01:12 AM

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Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

10. Patriots torture.

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 01:15 AM

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conservaphobe

(1,284 posts)

11. 9 Home Remedies for Hangovers

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 01:18 AM

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http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/natural-medicine/home-remedies/home-remedies-for-hangovers.htm

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

13. yep. Indeedy. You are a patriot when you torture.

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 01:21 AM

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QC

(26,371 posts)

23. ...

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 10:20 AM

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Marr

(20,317 posts)

26. +1

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 10:51 AM

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CaliforniaPeggy

(149,607 posts)

9. Anyone who tortures is no patriot; I don't care what the President said. n/t

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 01:12 AM

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Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

14. Goodonya, CaliforniaPeggy. Goodonya.

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 01:24 AM

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sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)

16. Anyone who tortures is a War Criminal. We have laws, seems our leaders

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 01:31 AM

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think those laws don't apply to the US. That would make us a rogue state, wouldn't it? And the irony is that the very people this president is protecting, appear to be have not one good word to say about him.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,607 posts)

17. I agree: anyone who tortures is a War Criminal. It's horrifying. I agree with your entire post. n/t

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 01:37 AM

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Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

19. Excellent post!

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 02:22 AM

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But are you a patriot? Were you afraid enough to take on the patriotic burden of torturing someone?

Mojorabbit

(16,020 posts)

28. + a gazillion. nt

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 11:27 AM

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Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

12. Yep. Indeedy. You are a patriot when you torture.

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 01:20 AM

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Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

15. So what Obama is saying here is that Bush and Cheney are patriots.

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 01:31 AM

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Zorra

(27,670 posts)

18. Oh, ouch. An inconvenient observation. nt

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 02:20 AM

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Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

20. Bush and Cheney, according to Obama,are patriots because the reigned over a torture regime.

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 02:30 AM

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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,956 posts)

29. Hmmmm

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 11:28 AM

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woo me with science

(32,139 posts)

21. Thank you.

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 10:08 AM

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SomethingFishy

(4,876 posts)

22. The blasé' attitude that the President and many others have taken

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 10:13 AM

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towards torture is disgusting. That speech was an embarrassment. Not just to Obama, to our nation as a whole. And I'm just as guilty as the next taxpayer.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)

24. I guess the rest of us are Commies for not torturing folks. n/t

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 10:46 AM

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Octafish

(55,745 posts)

25. Torture is the Adult Thing to Do to Children

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 10:47 AM

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Works great for getting the information we want, when we need it.

Marr

(20,317 posts)

27. Don't get all sanctimonious now.

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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 10:51 AM

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