So says Deroy Murdock : It’s not quite torture, but it sure has been painful watching Senate Democrats…

Can we get these waterboarding demos remixed to the Benny Hill music?

I want to laugh more watching these spectacles.

gabriel sutherland on November 6, 2007 at 6:29 PM

That would be hilarious!

I have to say, I understand what the whole process of waterboarding is supposed to do mentally to the person recieving it, but, after watching these putzs demonstrate, it’s hard for me to say that looks like torture. C’mon now, no blood, bruises, broken bones…

Watch when the “torturer” removes the towel – there is some sort of shield under it – they’re actually faking the waterboarding.

PJ Emeritus on November 7, 2007 at 12:20 PM

But it looks square, like a sponge.

What does that say of people who would do this just to make a political point when no one’s life is in danger?

Seriously, all of this nonsense, and it turns out that more people have waterboarded for fun than for information.

That tells me a lot.

They torture someone on film, all to protest torture?

What’s next? Will they blow someone up to protest blowing people up?

Will they rape someone in order to protest rape?

Don’t they see the paradox?

And they’d better not turn around and act superior now, otherwise we can ask them “Oh, it’s okay for YOU to use “waterboarding” but not for us!”

William

William2006 on November 6, 2007 at 8:03 PM

Keen observation. Monkey see, monkey do…

so its official. more liberals have been waterboarded than terrorists, right?

Right there I thought lorien1973 had the comment of the post, but then redshirt won with this:

wonder how they would protest abortion?

Could the left be more hypocritical. They make me SICK. Waterboarding has been done 3 times and NONE since 2003 and yet 4000 children are destroyed in far more gruesome circumstances EVERY SINGLE DAY and not a word of protest from them.

Hypocritical self serving morons. That is what they are.

Rightwingsparkle on November 6, 2007 at 7:22 PM

[sarcasm]
Ah, come on now. They’re just expressing their discontent for the current administration.
[/sarcasm]

This is the scenario: you’re standing in the grass outside a small, concrete hut wearing a gas mask. You can hardly breath as it is, a property of the gas mask, but at least you don’t have to wear the full gear this time so you aren’t sweating over your entire body. Eventually, it’s your turn and you enter the hut at the gesture of person controlling access. Inside is an NCO in a mask who instructs you to remove your mask. On the floor is a coffee can with ropes of smoke drifting up from it, contributing to an already very hazy atmosphere. Depending on your personality, you might man up and inhale a snoot-full right away, or you might make every effort to avoid breathing. It doesn’t really matter of course, the NCO knows what he’s doing and will ask you questions and make you stand there long enough to breath.

Once you do, they let you out directly where you proceed to a staging area behind the hut where you put your hands on your knees and watch water pour from your eyes and mouth, snot pour from your nose, and maybe vomit a bit. It burns like a bitch and makes you feel thoroughly whipped. You can’t see, you can hardly breath, your respiratory tract is on fire, and you’d probably cooperate with an authoritative six-year-old if they asked you to.

There are a few who are less-irritated and a few to whom the process could be deadly because of other medical conditions and sensitivities, but most people react the way I described. If they made me choose that again or waterboarding, I’d choose waterboarding.

Dude… it’s a board, and water, a waterboard! Of course it’s a slippery slope. That’s the intent in’it?

/cackle

I think it would be more effective using Wendy’s frosties. Fear of drowning plus brain freeze? I’d talk.

But because they used water and called it waterboarding it is bad. The victim said it was worse than drowning, did he die to know the actual difference.

The reenactment was not even conducted by professionals so actual outcomes are questionable.

As a retired G.I.(25 years in the military)I can tell you there are worse tricks awaiting one if they are ever captured and we experienced it as part of our POW training which teaches us how to react when captured.

And if you ask Sen McCain, he will tell you that the actual treatment metered out by the enemies of U.S. is worse than we can ever imagine or were trained to expect.

Before you condemn something, you must fully understand it. If you just listen to someone constantly tell you something is bad you will admit it just to shut them up.

The point is, I don’t think it’s fair to jump to claims of fakery based solely on what’s in the video.

You’re kidding right?

Torture Option Two: Listen to liberals whine about how bad waterboarding is.

What to choose… What to choose…

AprilOrit on November 7, 2007 at 1:54 AM

Hey thats not fair Hell .

and in Hell they are not Dominatrixes they are Succubus .

However, put a little leather on the chick, a whip in her hand, and have her stand over you and yell…”do you want some, do you want it the easy way or the hard way”…that’s cool.

Now that’ll cost ya, and not very Conservative behavior on your part. Dominatrixes, dungeons and leather are all a major part of a very very expensive “liberal” lifestyle and a very “liberal” waste of money…hmmm, think New York, San Francisco and Hell.

jummy on November 6, 2007 at 8:52 PM

Yeah, good idea. We put a towel over his head, place a sponge over his face to absorb the water then trickle water on his face. That’s exactly what the Rangers do.
WTF?

It was a board (looks like a brick size or 2×4) or half of a bottle, some barrier to keep the water from his mouth. Most of the water is poured on his forehead. Plus when you are waterboarded your throat locks up and you can’t yell.

However, put a little leather on the chick, a whip in her hand, and have her stand over you and yell…”do you want some, do you want it the easy way or the hard way”…that’s cool.

The guy should get Moonbat of the Year award for this act

ToddonCapeCod on November 6, 2007 at 8:58 PM

yes, this very much is staged “news” and a vulgar example of activist journalism. not unlike an episode of cheaters.

it should be noted that all of this calling “fake!” sort of undermines the premise that “it can’t be all that bad if they’re doing it to themselves”.