This is it! I have found the issue that will make a conservative’s head explode! Ready?
The man charged with murdering a high-profile abortion doctor claimed from his jail cell Sunday that similar violence was planned around the nation for as long as the procedure remained legal, a threat that comes days after a federal investigation launched into his possible accomplices.
A Justice Department spokesman said the threat was being taken seriously and additional protection had been ordered for abortion clinics last week. But a leader of the anti-abortion movement derided the accused shooter as “a fruit and a lunatic.”
Scott Roeder called The Associated Press from the Sedgwick County jail, where he’s being held on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated assault in the shooting of Dr. George Tiller one week ago. “I know there are many other similar events planned around the country as long as abortion remains legal,” Roeder said. When asked by the AP what he meant and if he was referring to another shooting, he refused to elaborate further.
John Cole asks a simple question, which really is a test for all conservatives. Let’s see if they will pass.
The question is… when do we start torturing Scott Roeder? Roeder is a domestic terrorist. He claims that he knows that more bombings will take place. Your perfect “24” ticking time bomb scenario that neocons have wet dreams about. The scenario they use to justify shredding the Constitution. The scenario they use to justify torture.
So, when does the torture of Roeder start? Conservatives across the land should be demanding the immediate waterboarding of Mr. Roeder! Where is their outrage? A terrorist in our custody who admits to plans of future terrorism in which innocent Americans will be killed or seriously injured?!? Why wasn’t he waterboarded yesterday? I suspect it is because Mr. Roeder is not Muslim, or at the very least, not a person of color. I suspect it is because Mr. Roeder is one of them. If a conservative had any principles, he or she would be calling for the immediate torture of …. excuse me… the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” upon Scott Roeder. But their silence speaks volumes.