Romney: ‘We Ought To Double Guantanamo’

[babylonsister]

This guy might be made of money, but he's an asshat of the first order.

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/16/romney-guantanamo/

Romney: ‘We Ought To Double Guantanamo’

As Crooks and Liars noted, former governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) said tonight that instead of shutting the prison at Guantanamo Bay, “we ought to double Guantanamo,” in part so that detainees “don’t get access to lawyers they get when they’re on our soil.”

ROMNEY: I am glad are at Guantanamo. I don’t want them on our soil. I want them on Guantanamo, where they don’t get the access to lawyers they get when they’re on our soil. I don’t want them in our prisons, I want them there. Some people have said we ought to close Guantanamo. My view is we ought to double Guantanamo.

Watch it at link~

Since its creation over five years ago, the prison at Guantanamo Bay has been a source of human rights abuses that have dangerously tarnished the reputation of the United States. Leaders across the world have called for its closure, including U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and even President Bush’s ally, outgoing-British Prime Minister Tony Blair. President Bush even said, “I’d like to close Guantanamo.”

The facility faces widespread criticism at home as well. A poll last year showed that nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the United States “should change the way it treats detainees” to comply with international standards.

[calteacherguy]

1. We need to protect the U.S. Constitution from this man. He's clearly a threat to America. nt

[Erika]

2. Maybe he's OK'd it when he becomes a God that he rules

all prisons and this is just practice.

[babylonsister]

7. Romney will be dangerous because he has so much money.

Isn't that the prevailing wisdom?

[IndianaGreen]

3. Guantanamo was stolen by the US and we should get the fuck out of Cuban territory

Guantanamo was shoved Cuba's throat as a precondition for independence. The US Navy needed the deep water port for its ships and the young Cuban girls for its sailors.

[babylonsister]

6. I don't know about the Navy, but the CG had a base there, with no

hassles, for years. Now it's a criminal enterprise.

[Phredicles]

4. I'm beginning to see why Coultergeist endorsed him...

:puke:

[Erika]

5. and none of his 5 boys chose military service

"Let the poor kids do that" was their motto.

[wtmusic]

11. Mitten sounds very frightened

and evidently it runs in the family.

[wtmusic]

8. New, Improved, Enhanced, Shiny Interrogation Techniques

which will not only deliver the intel you need, but leave your kitchen floor spotless! And they're Torture-Free!

[The_Casual_Observer]

9. He has about as much class as a used car salesman.

Or less.

[AtomicKitten]

10. I appreciate the crazy floating ot the top early on.

This gives Democrats something to unite behind in opposition.

[ToeBot]

12. That looks like a Democratic campaign commercial in the making...

All that money and he can't buy a clue.

[Cozmosis]

13. Honestly, I straight up fear 7/10 Republican candidates

The only ones I don't are Tommy Thompson, Huckabee, and Paul. The crap the others say is downright scary.

[Canuckistanian]

14. Good, he's showing his dictator tendencies early

This will make him much easier to campaign against.

Mitt Romney - He wants a bigger Guantanamo. What else does he want? (cue dark, scary music).