Posted on 08/31/2009 8:51:59 AM PDT by rabscuttle385
Republican Senator John McCain has denounced the use of torture on terrorism suspects during the administration of former president George W. Bush.
"I think the interrogations were in violation of the Geneva Conventions and the convention against torture that we ratified under President Reagan," said McCain.
In an interview with CBS News on Sunday, the Arizona senator said that the enhanced interrogation techniques also helped al Qaeda recruit additional members.
"I think these interrogations, once publicized, helped al Qaeda recruit. I got that from an al Qaeda operative in a prison camp in Iraq,” said McCain, who added that he believed information could have been obtained through other methods.
"And I believe that information, according go the FBI and others, could have been gained through other methods," according to McCain.
(Excerpt) Read more at presstv.ir ...
McLame.......will you just go on over and be a Democrat, already? Please. Then you wouldn’t have to pretend anymore.
McCain? Who is McCain?
lol Commie mc pain
McCain/Kerry F the POWS/MIAS
McCain/Feingold F free speech
McCain/Kennedy F American Sovereignty
McCain/Gang of 14
McCain/Keating 5
McCain/Terrorist Bill of Rights
McCain/Gun Grabber
McCain/Does not like tax cuts
More?
Reason #423,647 why I am glad I voted for Chuck Baldwin and not Juan Squishy McBlame.
Nothing like appeasing Islamic Terrorists....thanks McBlame!
Everybody attacks Bush. McCain is no different...In fact it was the hatred of Bush and Cheney that got Zero elected. Those who voted for Zero hated Bush and Cheney more than they love America.
McCain is irrelevant except for the fact that he is now the answer to the Trivia Question:
Who did the WORST PRESIDENT of the United States beat out to get elected?
I'm going to have to look back on all the links I've visited to see who it was...it was the perfect, perfect answer!!! FReepers Rock.
“I think these interrogations, once publicized, helped al Qaeda recruit. I got that from an al Qaeda operative in a prison camp in Iraq,” said McCain, who added that he believed information could have been obtained through other methods.
Ummmm like how McLame? A steak dinner and a movie? Maybe a bottle of chiante and some crackers?...
And in terms of recruiting Mclame, they didn’t need us to interrogate them in a “rough way” to save our Country from other attacks.... They were/still are lining up by the thousands to want to kill us. dohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
John and Megan:
STFU!
When is someone going to tell this guy that Terrorists aren’t covered by the rules of the Geneva Conventions.
Senator, please retire. You obviously are way past your best by date.
The Convention your grandstand on in 2006 was passed LONG AFTER the events in the CIA report.
In addition, the Geneva Convention rules terrorists as "unlawful combatants". It does not apply in any way shape or form.
Once again Senator, you demonstrate yourself willfully ignorant of basic facts in your desperation to mug for the Democrat Party "news" media.
“...helped al Qaeda recruit. I got that from an al Qaeda operative in a prison camp in Iraq,” said McCain
McPain demonstrating once again his supernatural gullability. Nice John..very nice.
Did he tell you about those bad Jews and how Isreal is the real problem and we should be fighting there? Did he tell you how islam is peaceful and the dhimi’s of the world have nothing to fear? Did you give him your card, John, and tell him to call you if he felt personally mistreated? Geeeezzz!
Pea-brain mccain strikes again!!
What a Schmuck. Does he REALLY think he’s gonna get another run at POTUS???
Please AZ voters, SEND THIS GUY TO THE GLUE FACTORY!
I’d like to know what McWhatshisname’s poll numbers look like in Arizona. It seems he’s become their Village Idiot...
Didn’t Mc Cain graduate last in his class at Annapolis? I guess that is why he doesn’t understand the Geneva Convention Rules. Probably slept through that class.
The second MONEY QUOTE of the day! Bingo! I hope the GOP can nominate (without the help of the MSM) something other than his ilk...
Good old Manchurian McCain doing his masters’ bidding again.
One of the leaders of the Republicrat party. How anyone can remain in the OP with this socialist leaning politician leading the charge is beyond me.
TERM LIMITS. TERM LIMITS. TERM LIMITS. TERM LIMITS. TERM LIMITS.....
I knew another guy years ago who was the last in his class at the Naval academy. Two things: He never lived it down; he graduated last for a reason. ‘Nuf said.
Shame on McCain for several reasons, but one reason stands out. I’ve read several books including two written by McCain and McCain knows torture first hand and waterboarding is not torture. Our own troops endure waterboarding as part of their training.
Glue factory! LOL!
According to McCain, he graduated fifth from the bottom, but I'm willing to wager the lower four aren't US senators.
Jeez, McCain. Do us all a favor and just shut up. To your credit, you introduced us to Sarah. Now go drift off on an iceberg somewhere.
John, Go away, Please.
Just go away.
Great cartoon!
I’m convinced McLame is a prime example of the Stockholm
Syndrome.
McCain is nothing but a walking argument for term limits.
why did i vote for this guy over obama?
Lets start a NUT JOB list and ranking system-— it starts with the nuttiest ranking from 1 on down add your own. could also be called a liars list. make it I suppose from one to 100 the top nuttiest, the nut job list-—
liberals wont debate credibly cause they dont have anything to back up what they say
1. Nancy Pelosi
2. Barney Frank
3. Diane Watson
4. Joe Biden
5. Al Franken
6. Keith Olberman
7. Bill Maher
8. Christopher Hitchens
9. PETA
10. Al Sharpton
11. Jesse Jackson
12. Hilary Clinton
Agreed. I’ve been 100% convinced of that for many years.
I official rescind my vote for this asshat. If I had to do it over again, I would have written in Sarah Palin.
Someday, he has GOT to learn that it isn’t all about him!!!!
I respect the fact that he suffered heavily at the hands of his VC captors, so he is likely to be more sensitive to the issue. However, given the circumstances and what is “passing” as “toture”, McVain should just recuse himself from this one and lay low.
Um...shouldn’t Obama be on that list?
OK, we get it, Senator, you were tortured by the North Vietnam commies, and now can you claim the high ground on torture. No one can challenge you on your torture experience credentials. Now, please sit down and let our security people do their job.
Because it wasn’t a vote for Obama. You voted dumba$$ instead of evil. I know, I was there too.
Exactly. Bush could have been a conservative republican like Reagan and been loved by the right and respected by the left, but instead he had to be a “compassionate conservative” which made him loathed by everyone. Bush could very well be the reason this county turns socialist or has another civil war. Bush $ucks because he turned the Republican party into a socialist neo con party of @ss hats.
McCain is just further proof, if any were needed, of just why no one votes for Republicans anymore. He is king of the socialist neo con @ss hats, their representative in the last election. As supreme @ss hat, he should realize that no one likes an @ss hat and just STFU already.
“I’m convinced McLame is a prime example of the Stockholm
Syndrome.”
No, he’s just really, really, really, stupid.
I checked back in my records, and the person who wrote that great quote was:
flintsilver7
Insert people clapping audio here ;-)
GREAT POST flintsilver7 !!!!
So all the hates cut off their noses to spite their faces and now ALL OF US have the pleasure of having a radical, socialist in the White House...
Where was Mr. Know-it-all when the Congress was spending like fools and allowed the banks to crash the economy? Sitting on his fat you know what hauling in dough from his limo liberal pals on K Street.
He has no room to talk until he accounts for his own huge failures.
Im going to take a guess and say you are not a McCain fan. :)
McCain makes my blood boil.
As much as I can’t stand Obama and his cronies, I’m glad McCain isn’t POTUS.
Thank you - I’m glad you liked it. It’s always nice to know I can brighten somebody else’s day.
Obama on the list? certainly so.
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