Well, I'm (not) shocked that they're astounded that Inhofe is more outraged by the outrage. Really, the Grey Lady needs to gasp her last breath.
Lando 
Posted on 05/12/2004 7:03:06 PM PDT by .cnI redruM
Senator James Inhofe's comments seem to have exercised many on the left. In their lead editorial The New York Times is astounded that Inhofe is "more outraged by the outrage."
Josh Marshall opines that "I don't think I can remember a more shameful spectacle in the United States Congress, in my living memory."
I guess Josh can't remember back to Monday, when Senator Kennedy announced to the world that our troops in Iraq had reopened Saddam's torture chambers under U.S. management.
So what exactly did Inhofe say that so upset the left? Read for yourself:
First of all, I regret I wasn't here on Friday. I was unable to be here but maybe it's better that I wasn't because as I watch this outrage -- this outrage everyone seems to have about the treatment of these prisoners -- I have to say, and I'm probably not the only one up at this table that is more outraged by the outrage than we are by the treatment.
The idea that these prisoners -- you know, they're not there for traffic violations. If they're in cell block 1A or 1B, these prisoners -- they're murderers, they're terrorists, they're insurgents. Many of them probably have American blood on their hands. And here we're so concerned about the treatment of those individuals.
And I hasten to say, yes, there are seven bad guys and gals that didn't do what they should have done. They were misguided. I think maybe even perverted. And the things they did have to be punished, and they're being punished. They're being tried right now and that's all taking place.
But I'm also outraged by the press and the politicians and the political agendas that are being served by this, and I say political agendas because that's actually what is happening.
I have to say when we talk about the treatment of these prisoners that I would guess that these prisoners wake up every morning thanking Allah that Saddam Hussein is not in charge of these prisons
When he was in charge, they would take electric drills and drill holes through hands, they would cut their tongues out, they would cut their ears off. We've seen accounts of lowering their bodies into vats of acid. All of these things were taking place.
This was the type of treatment that they had -- and I would want everyone to get this and read it. This is a documentary of the Iraq special report. It talks about the unspeakable acts of mass murder, unspeakable acts of torture, unspeakable acts of mutilation, the murdering of kids -- lining up 312 little kids under 12 years old and executing them.
Then, of course, what they do to Americans, too.....
We just saw what they do with Americans. They sawed off Nick Berg's head while chanting God is great. Just like they slashed the throat of Danny Pearl, and burned and mutilated the four in Fallujah, and flew those planes into the Pentagon and Twin Towers on 9/11.
I'm outraged that the Europeans and the left in this country don't understand the consequences of this War. I'm outraged that Teddy Kennedy compares our troops to Saddam Hussein. I'm outraged that Senators Levin and Dayton use the depravity of some bad apples to suggest "systemic" and "pervasive" abuse in our military, tarring the over 300,000 young men and women who have fought honorably for us in Iraq.
The NY Times and the anti-American left may be outraged at Senator Inhofe's comments, but I'd bet the bulk of America agrees with Inhofe.
And I hasten to say, yes, there are seven bad guys and gals that didn't do what they should have done. They were misguided. I think maybe even perverted. And the things they did have to be punished, and they're (American troups) being punished. They're being tried right now and that's all taking place.
Does anyone else see the injustice here? We are talking about possible murderers who have not even been brought to justice for killing Americans, and Ted Kennedy wants to compare us to Sadam's troups?
I'm curious - has Sen. Kennedy (D-Chappaquiddick) had anything to say about Berg's brutal murder?
If so, a lot of WWII and Korean draftees were victims. It was called "short arm inspection" at the induction centers (or the whore house pull by some).
That was before the invention of latex gloves and the preferred medical test of sticking one's digital up an inductee's arse.
But so much for the truth. I have a better explanation. Choking the chicken is strictly forbidden by Muslim law. Most terrorists are so ugly they couldn't get laid in a San Fransico bathouse. Their only hope is to go for the 82 virgins and 18 little boys.
However once we introduce them to the joys of self-abuse they no longer are willing to die just to get a bunch of black draped Muslim old maids.
Of course, no reporter will ask him what we did to cause the poor widdle islamofascists to burn, hang and otherwise defile the 4 American contractors. Or 9/11.
Well, I'm (not) shocked that they're astounded that Inhofe is more outraged by the outrage. Really, the Grey Lady needs to gasp her last breath.
Lando
Lando
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