has everyone gone insane?

[rm]

Olbermann vs. Hannity reaches new levels of batshittery:

http://www.wowowow.com/politics/olbermann-pony-big-money-every-second-hannity-waterboarded-video-276465

via nancylebov

Comments

[weirdquark]

About a year or so ago, I was pointed at something written by a conservative blogger. He said that he had been following the "is waterboarding torture" debate and wasn't sure, so he decided to test it himself. I don't remember where he started, but he said he worked his way up through more extreme versions. The first iterations weren't too bad, he said. But when he was upside down with a cloth over his mouth pouring water over his head, even though he was controlling everything and knew he could stop at any point, he said he kept thinking "I'm drowning; I'm going to die." And after that he concluded waterboarding is torture.

So really? I'm all for anyone who doesn't think this shit is torture to try it out themselves.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Yup, I remember, and I agree.

But Hannity needs to do it or not. But watching men goad each other into it (which I suspect is the next step -- Hannity will issue some rejoinder that will challenge Olbermann to same): ugh, the worst of our culture and dicksizing bullshit I can imagine.

[heron61.livejournal.com]

That's an excellent point.

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Christopher Hitchens. He's kind of interesting in that he started his political life left-wing. There have been many iterations of him since. Wikipedia attempts to put its finger on his politics.

But, yes, he submitted to waterboarding. His article is here.

Edited to correct spelling.