Georgia Congressman supports torture

[Poiuyt]

Ga. Republican says he supports "methods necessary" for detainees
BEN EVANS
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Georgia congressman Lynn Westmoreland backed away from comments he made suggesting that he supports torturing terrorism suspects, but said intelligence agencies should be given latitude to use "the methods necessary" to get information from detainees.

On Tuesday, the Grantville Republican told a Douglas County Chamber of Commerce luncheon that he "voted for torture" and that "we need to get information out of these people the best way we can," the Douglas County Sentinel reported.
snip -

Pressed on whether that means he supports torture, he said, "What's torture? Torture is many things to many people ... people have different breaking points."

Asked whether he would support using electric shocks, he said, "Electric shocks are given to people during initiations to different clubs ... Is that torture? I don't know."

more-

http://rawstory.com/showarticle.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ledger-enquirer.com%2Fmld%2Fledgerenquirer%2F15566134.htm

[AX10]

1. I'm not suprised that some white sob from Georgia would support...

torture. Georgia is a cesspool!

[RebelOne]

8. Hey, we are not all SOBs here in Georgia.

And it is definitely not a cesspool. Why don't you come visit the state sometime?

[Clark2008]

10. I'll be there in November to see The Who in Atlanta!

However, I just live in Tennessee and KNOW that Georgia isn't a cesspool.

:hug:

[Warpy]

2. This is the genius who was fulminating about posting the

ten commandments in all public places and then couldn't name a single one of them correctly by number when asked what they were.

He's not only an asshole, he's a stupid and corrupt asshole.

[aquart]

3. Frankly, "Would Jesus Torture"

along with a really graphic Mel Gibson version of the crucifixion would do well outside his office, plastered pretty much everywhere he goes.

If asked, I'm sure Pontius Pilate would have called Jesus a terrorist.

[tanyev]

6. He probably thinks one of them commands torture.

[leveymg]

4. Wasn't he the guy with no teeth, "Squeal like a pig"?

The Congressman from GA probably enjoys torturing barnyard animals, as well.

[BootinUp]

5. What an ignorant sob. n/t

[DemoTex]

7. Westmoreland (Fundy-GA 8th) made a fool of himself on Colbert Report.

He choked on the Ten Commandments .. couldn't name them all. Bible-thumping fundy hypocrite!

Westmoreland is also another Jawja Chicken-hawk. Just what we need, eh? Another fundy, chicken-hawk, dick-head, douche-bag, waxing philosophmoric on torture: "Electric shocks are given to people during initiations to different clubs ... Is that torture? I don't know."

Uh, Lynn baby. Being a victim of the Bu$h rendition program and gulag system ain't exactly like pledging Kappa Alpha at the University of Georgia. Your fucking ignorance is breathtaking.

[mmonk]

9. Why don't we give him an electric shock so he'll know

if its torture or not?

[EarthNeedsHope]

11. I think he might be my congressman

After redistricting, it might be him. It's either him or I'm really close to him. It's sickening.