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spanone

(135,844 posts) Sun Nov 22, 2015, 02:31 PM Nov 2015

Donald Trump says he would bring back waterboarding

the piece of shit wants to torture.....maybe cheney could be his running mate?

Donald Trump on Sunday said that he would bring back the Bush-era practice of waterboarding in response to a question about enhanced interrogation tactics, saying in relation to ISIS, “I think waterboarding is peanuts compared to what they do to us.”

The Republican candidate seemed to legitimize the use of torture adding, “they don’t use waterboarding over there. They use chopping people’s heads off, they use drowning.”

A 2014 report by the Senate Intelligence Committee found that waterboarding and other similar tactics used by the CIA were ineffective and at “no time did the CIA’s coercive interrogation techniques lead to the collection of imminent threat intelligence.”

Trump also sought to clarify his comments on using a database to track Muslims in America for the second straight day.

http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/donald-trump-says-he-would-bring-back-waterboarding

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Donald Trump says he would bring back waterboarding (Original Post) spanone Nov 2015 OP

I hope Americans wake up to how over the top racist Trump PatrickforO Nov 2015 #1

sadly, i believe that his insanity is what his base is attracted to. spanone Nov 2015 #2

Unfortunately, this IS the republican base (its what they believe) etherealtruth Nov 2015 #3

He is one sick mofo. smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #4

I don't think his campaign is a joke. PatrickforO Nov 2015 #10

You think he's legitimate? smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #11

I think maybe it began as that, but PatrickforO Nov 2015 #12

Apparently it's wrong to call people Nazis C_U_L8R Nov 2015 #5

it's a group of people i feel pretty sure trump admires. spanone Nov 2015 #6

Not to be outdone, Carson say "me too!" Eugene Nov 2015 #7

So we should have the same ethics as ISIS . That is the strategy. Got it lunasun Nov 2015 #8

Torture is popular with the idiots who make up Trump's base Gothmog Nov 2015 #9

The right-wing assmunches at the Daily Mail overwhelmingly support this. BlueStater Nov 2015 #13

PatrickforO

(14,578 posts)

1. I hope Americans wake up to how over the top racist Trump

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 02:34 PM

Nov 2015

really is, and how dangerous he is to everything we should stand for. Because believe me we do not want this guy to get in power; if he does, countless people may suffer and die. And for what? Oh, that's right...so Trump can be in power.

spanone

(135,844 posts)

2. sadly, i believe that his insanity is what his base is attracted to.

Reply to PatrickforO (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 02:36 PM

Nov 2015

he's as dangerous as they get... imho

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)

3. Unfortunately, this IS the republican base (its what they believe)

Reply to PatrickforO (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 02:39 PM

Nov 2015

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

4. He is one sick mofo.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 02:46 PM

Nov 2015

Can we just end this joke of his campaign already? There is no way that this idiot is anywhere near qualified to be president of the US.

PatrickforO

(14,578 posts)

10. I don't think his campaign is a joke.

Reply to smirkymonkey (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 04:28 PM

Nov 2015

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

11. You think he's legitimate?

Reply to PatrickforO (Reply #10)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 04:54 PM

Nov 2015

Really? I kind of think he's running as a lark. I doubt the GOP establishment will ever let him be their candidate.

PatrickforO

(14,578 posts)

12. I think maybe it began as that, but

Reply to smirkymonkey (Reply #11)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 05:13 PM

Nov 2015

now I think he's taking it as far as he can. Like remember that movie Armegeddon with Bruce Willis? Remember when Steve Buschemi straddled the nuclear warhead? I think Donald gets turned on my it, just wants to feel the power.

And the campaign is definitely NOT a joke to the crazy racist wing of the GOP. They haven't had someone like Trump since George Wallace ran. These people are dangerous because their whole reason for life is based on hating other people.

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)

5. Apparently it's wrong to call people Nazis

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 03:13 PM

Nov 2015

but this is some messed up Nazi stuff
going on in Republican land. Really.

spanone

(135,844 posts)

6. it's a group of people i feel pretty sure trump admires.

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 03:16 PM

Nov 2015

Eugene

(61,900 posts)

7. Not to be outdone, Carson say "me too!"

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 03:29 PM

Nov 2015

Source: The Guardian

Trump and Carson back use of waterboarding in fight against Isis

Ed Pilkington in New York
Sunday 22 November 2015 17.20 GMT

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Later in the same ABC show, Carson, a former neurosurgeon, was asked if he would support Trump’s call to bring back the controversial interrogation technique. He said: “I agree that there’s no such thing as political correctness when you are fighting an enemy who wants to destroy you.”

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/22/donald-trump-ben-carson-isis-support-waterboarding

The usual Republican combination of tough and stupid.