Top Ten Signs We Finally Have an Anti-Torture President
April 18th, 2008 7:22 pm by Kelly GarbatoVia Human Rights First — and the many members who responded to their call for Lettermen-style top ten submissions. Video here.
Top Ten Signs We Finally Have an Anti-Torture President
10. The President goes waterskiing instead of waterboarding.
—Jill – Redding, Connecticut
9. Grand opening of the “Sandals Guantanamo Bay Beach Resort”.
—James – South Orange, New Jersey
8. “Stress Positions” are only for Corporate CEOs, and the phrase “torture memo” refers only to long, painfully boring email sent by superiors.
—Janis – Sunland, California and Megan – Rohnert Park, California
7. “Enhanced interrogation techniques” now defined as ordinary techniques filmed in HD.
—Megan – Rohnert Park, California
6. The phrase “Extraordinary Rendition” now used to describe American Idol performances.
—Joseph – San Diego, California
5. Jack Bauer starts acting more like his brother, Eddie.
—Travis and Benjamin – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4. “Secret detention” means not telling your parents you had detention.
—James – South Orange, New Jersey
3. Calling Geneva Conventions “quaint” now seen as quaint.
—Megan – Rohnert Park, California
2. “I can finally stop wearing my ‘Who Would Jesus Torture?’ bracelet.”
—Sarah – New York, New York
1. Superman no longer having to fight for truth, justice and the Canadian way.
—Edward – Los Angeles, California
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