http://needlenose.com/wp/2009/05/15/the-cheney-gambit/ We Needle. You Decide. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:57:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://needlenose.com/wp/2009/05/15/the-cheney-gambit/comment-page-1/#comment-2240 Needlenose » Blog Archive » C’mon in, Hannity — the waterboarding’s fine! Fri, 22 May 2009 22:10:45 +0000 http://needlenose.com/wp/?p=4483#comment-2240 [...] Even so, there’s a point to calling the bluff of the posturing phonies who advocate torture publicly.  As anyone familiar with framing understands, the purpose of their argument is to shore up the right-wing pose of being morally self-assured tough guys who are willing to do what it takes to defend America. [...] [...] Even so, there’s a point to calling the bluff of the posturing phonies who advocate torture publicly.  As anyone familiar with framing understands, the purpose of their argument is to shore up the right-wing pose of being morally self-assured tough guys who are willing to do what it takes to defend America. [...]

]]> http://needlenose.com/wp/2009/05/15/the-cheney-gambit/comment-page-1/#comment-2231 Doug T. Wed, 20 May 2009 02:20:42 +0000 http://needlenose.com/wp/?p=4483#comment-2231 You've nailed it. There are short term issues too, but they are not as important as the long term, and probably inevitable, issues you raise. Biden tried to disarm that but no one has followed up. You’ve nailed it. There are short term issues too, but they are not as important as the long term, and probably inevitable, issues you raise. Biden tried to disarm that but no one has followed up.

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