Tag: War on Terror

Rep Keith Ellison Breaks Down in King’s Witchhunt Hearings

Filed in National by on March 10, 2011 18 Comments

Rep. Keith Ellison is the only Muslim member of Congress.  Today he spoke before Peter King’s hearings about radicalized Islam in America.  This is the conclusion of his remarks, he tells a moving story of a Muslim-American being posthumously demonized. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Cgh0P8Dr9k[/youtube] I find it inconsistent that Muslims are oversensitive when leaders paint them and their […]

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Cheney Lied About CIA Torture Effectiveness

Filed in National by on February 24, 2010 1 Comment

In Cheney’s mind, he’s a courageous patriot who’s not afraid to get things done. Cheney thinks that terrorists will be scared of the U.S. if only we’d torture more and the only way to get info is to throw accused terrorists (some of whom may be actually innocent) into Guantanamo (which has special terrorist repellant […]

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VP Biden Tells Cheney He Can’t Rewrite History

Filed in National by on February 14, 2010 3 Comments

(h/t for this to Truth Teller)

Vice President Biden was on Meet the Press this AM, telling David Gregory that Dick Cheney just can rewrite history accommodate his own prevarications on events during the so-called War on Terror:

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The GOP Is Soft On Terror

Filed in National by on January 6, 2010 6 Comments

Ever since Obama became president, the suddenly chatty former VP Dick Cheney has been running around beating his chest about how strong he is on terrorism and that Obama is weak. In fact, a lot of criticism for the right is that Obama doesn’t say the word “terror” enough. Ever since the Christmas Day attempt, […]

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