Top Ten Signs We Finally Have an Anti-Torture President
It’s bad enough to see torture glamorized on TV.
Fortunately, the remaining presidential candidates are on record opposing torture. For April Fools' Day -- and in honor of seeing one of the anti-torture candidates appear on The Late Show with David Letterman – we asked our activists to come up with the top 10 signs we’ll know next January that we in fact have a President who opposes torture. Here’s the top ten list they came up with, presented by none other than Jack Bauer:
This top ten list is funny, but torture is no laughing matter. It not only harms its victims, it undermines our national security and our country’s values. Join us in putting an end to torture and official cruelty. Visit http://www.endtorture08.org/ and sign the petition calling on the presidential candidates to restore
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posted by Sharon at
12:32 PM
7 Comments:
Oh come ON! This is what is currently passing as clever? You must be kidding. David Letterman wouldn't even bother.....
A very unfunny topic effectively defined with a dash of levity ... now that's clever.
I thought the ten top signs funny when I read them before watching the video. I don't think the video is funny. Not quite sure why not.
Best wishes.
J. G.
I see the point with Jack Bauer but as many already mentioned, it just didn't work out. It wasn't funny. Reading the list did have its moments - enough to send it to a handful of friends... I hope they don't see the video
Sen. Hillary Clinton told the NY Daily News on Oct. 12k, 2006 that she approved torture in limited circumstances. Charles Schumer has proclaimed a similar position. Seems like NY politicians believe they have to support torture.
Has she changed her position again?
Here was the top ten list I sent in...
# 10- We the people no longer have the dreadful sensation that we’re drowning.
# 9- The parallels with Nixon’s administration and the Vietnam war no longer apply.
# 8- Knee-jerk terror alerts become passé.
# 7- The sequel to the movie “Rendition” is canceled due to its implausibility.
# 6- Seeing the vice president on the news doesn’t scare the kids.
# 5- “Gitmo” becomes, “No Larry, No Curly, and No Moe”!
# 4- It’s two-thousand and nine!
# 3- The president is seen reading a book and it isn’t a photo-op.
# 2- The president pronounces it like its spelled- “nuclear”.
And the # 1 sign that we finally have an Anti-Torture President;
“Withdrawal” and “pull out” are no longer considered dirty words.
http://apoeticjustice.blogspot.com
Better, poetryman!
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