‘White House won’t condemn Saddam taunts.’
By on Jan 3rd, 2007 at 3:45 pm
‘White House won’t condemn Saddam taunts.’
“Prime Minister Maliki’s staff have already expressed their disappointment in the filmings, so I guess we’ll leave it at that,” said deputy White House press secretary Scott Stanzel.
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Bush wanted to join in the taunting, until Condi convinced him that it wouldn’t seem appropriate.
January 3rd, 2007 at 3:52 pmOf course not…that might actually work to calm the outrage a bit, and it’s obvious that the intent of this little exercise was to provoke maximum outrage.
January 3rd, 2007 at 3:52 pmIt is time we condemn the Death Penalty in general. It serves no true purpose and is morally unacceptable. This is where me and the repugs don’t see eye to eye. The UN has talked about banning the Death Penalty as an international law. I for one would love to see it.
January 3rd, 2007 at 3:53 pmCan’t help but wonder if Bush watches the flick while Gannon works out.
January 3rd, 2007 at 3:57 pmAnother score for the “Moral” Majority I see… Sheesh.
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:01 pmBush hopes to enlighten the rest of the civilized world as to how great killing someone is.
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:05 pmThe UN has talked about banning the Death Penalty as an international law. I for one would love to see it.
Comment by Roger_Roger
That sounds good Roger. It would have to assume GWB has the conscience and loyalty to written law so he would follow it. TP folks – do you think W would follow the international law? Let me know.
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:07 pmAre you kidding? They Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney and Condi were probably all watching on their cells with Maliki watching the execution live. They have the circle of friends plan.
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:08 pmNothing would come of it if the WH did condemn the hanging. This administration follows, they don’t lead. They follow the political winds. They have no backbone.
I’m not looking to them for any guidance and I doubt much of the world is either.
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:09 pmChimpy was taunting Saddam, while watching the video and jerking off to it. All the Repukes were doing the same.
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:10 pmFamily values.
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:11 pmI am assuming that since the Dems now control both houses, they will be passing a new law banning the death penalty in there first 100 hours. I know they would get my vote in 08 if they did. Sadly, they probably won’t because they only care about what is politically good, not what is right. So, the Dem base once again gets no true representation as there leaders cater to the middle and only talk about there ideals. Man if they would simply do what they say!!
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:13 pmHow do we know that when Dubiousss went to bed early that night, with orders not to be disturbed under any circumstances…..
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:16 pmthat he didn’t catch the midnight train to Bagdhad, put on a black hood and join in the fun…….
It’s not like he hasn’t pulled such a stunt before around the holiday season……….
Ot, but I have to!
Fox Newsperson admits Bush used Cocaine.
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:16 pmThis in response to the Barack Obama non story of his admitted abuse when he was in HS.
Roger_Roger, glad to hear that you’re against the death penalty.
Tom, I doubt very much that W would follow international law. Why would he start now? Gotfreewhat is right, Bush loves the death penalty, probably because he’s not really human.
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:17 pmYou know, I’m finding it pretty difficult to get into a lather about this. Did anyone believe for an instant that Saddam’s trial was going to be anything but victor’s justice? Why should his execution have been any different?
Anyway, I don’t know what all the fuss is about. If this had been a Hollywood movie, we’d all be happy that the bad guy got his comeuppance — it’s been a regular feature of the American Western and rule-breaker cop picture for years. Why should Saddam fare any better than the apartheid/drug smuggler who got killed by Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon 2?
Screw Saddam. I wish they’d taunted him more. It was a fitting end for him to be put to death by Shi’a.
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:17 pmSaddam wasn’t hanged because he KNEW too much about the Bush clan, he was hanged because that’s what the Bush clan does to darkies who rebel against their “Massahs”.
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:17 pm#13…you have everything ass backwards as usual. Banning the death penalty would take a constitutional amendment, not passing a new law. Republicans would smear anyone trying to abolish the death penalty as unAmerican, hating freedom, hating our troops, coddling Osama bin Laden, giving comfort to our enemies, etc.
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:19 pmIsn’t this just one more for the list of his lack of character?
- he blew up frogs when he was a boy
- jokes about no WMD
- asked a person in a wheelchair in an audience “Why are you not standing up like the rest?”
- asks a vet with an amputated arm “Shake hands”
- during a press conference asked a reporter with an eye condition about his sunglasses.
Clearly, Bush is a thug and I can’t wait for SOTU ‘09
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:19 pmMan if they would simply do what they say!!
Comment by Roger_Roger
Says the man before the new Congress takes a seat. So the last six years have been a total bummer huh. Nobody doing what they said they would. Projection of the failures of the Repubs is natural but still a little odd.
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:20 pm#23 freedumb. Free. Dumb. Hemlock for Gadflies not = Roger_Roger. Hemlock for Gadflies = Iraq war veteran. Hemlock for Gadflies = Democrat. Hemlock for Gadflies doesn’t understand why anyone gives a shit how Saddam died.
I mean, is this what it’s come to? Pinochet croaks and the National Review bends over backwards to say how great it is that right-wing dictators “prepare” their countries for democracy by disappearing and torturing left-wing dissidents, and now Saddam is offed in a fittingly brutal way, and Think Progress is upset that the death penalty, administered by Iraqis against an Iraqi, is unseemly?
Fer Crissakes, people — who gives a flying f*ck if Bush liked it or not? Guess what — Saddam didn’t need to die for the insurgency to be “fueled.” He didn’t need to be killed by Shi’a for sectarian tensions to be “deepened.” Those ships have sailed.
It’s Iraq. It’s a shithole. Saddam was a shithead. So what? Let’s weep some more crocodile tears over the fact that a couple revenge-minded jail guards called him names.
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:32 pmHemlock for Gadflies==Roger_Roger
Roger_Roger==Hemlock for Gadflies
… what does it matter ? …
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:35 pmhad enough
you wrote:
- he blew up frogs when he was a boy
- jokes about no WMD
- asked a person in a wheelchair in an audience “Why are you not standing up like the rest?”
- asks a vet with an amputated arm “Shake hands”
- during a press conference asked a reporter with an eye condition about his sunglasses.
what about:
1. while he was governor, he mocked Carla Tucker as she asked not to be put to death and she was.
2. Randi Rhodes occassionally talks about how he hit his dad’ Bush I’
W is scum
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:40 pmThe Texecutioner, heh heh.
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:50 pmI once executed a mentally retarded person. heh heh.
No, it wasn’t me!
I just loved doing that.
We should kill more people.
It’s fun. heh heh.
God, it’s good to be King.
W
Zimzone,
Good one. I can just hear that idiot saying that.
January 3rd, 2007 at 4:59 pmBush wanted to join in the taunting, until Condi convinced him that it wouldn’t seem appropriate.
Comment by VerbalKint
I didn’t know Condi had any sort of concept of “appropriateness”.
January 3rd, 2007 at 5:00 pmTime to install the pissboy.
January 3rd, 2007 at 5:01 pmThe death penalty is banned in Europe because it gets abused by Goverments . And here we see why Bush wants to create maximum damge to all including his own soldiers , He is a totally insane man
January 3rd, 2007 at 5:26 pmBush wanted to join in the taunting, until Condi convinced him that it wouldn’t seem appropriate.
Comment by VerbalKint
She’s right, of course. They were in bed together and that’s why she said that taunting Saddam was “inappropriate”. That’s not the kind of “sex talk” she enjoys. Now, telling her he would waterboard her if she didn’t make him feel good, that’s the kind of talk she likes.
[Full disclosure: I'm speculating here.]
January 3rd, 2007 at 5:30 pmSpeaking of “Bootsie”, has anyone seen or heard of her lately? Matbe she’s still busy cleaning up on all the after Christmas deals at Pic-Way…….
January 3rd, 2007 at 5:49 pmWhy would we condemn the taunts when the current occupant of the White House is the former Taunter in Chief and Death Penalty Decider of the great state of Texas?
I was wondering, in the aftermath of Saddam’s grotesque execution by that gloating death squad, why there wasn’t more commentary about George Bush’s role the last time he was involved with executions, when he was the Death Penalty Decider for the state of Texas — in which capacity he had been known to do his own share of gloating. Poking about on the Web, I came across an October 2000 piece about Bush published by Derrick Z. Jackson in the Boston Globe. It seems remarkably prescient now — especially the title, “Bush’s Death Factory.”
January 3rd, 2007 at 7:22 pm