{"id":195,"date":"2006-10-17T08:34:59","date_gmt":"2006-10-17T13:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2006\/10\/17\/backstage-at-the-torture-signing-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2006-10-17T10:36:16","modified_gmt":"2006-10-17T15:36:16","slug":"backstage-at-the-torture-signing-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2006\/10\/17\/backstage-at-the-torture-signing-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Backstage at the Torture Signing Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The feds have become super vigilant in tapping our phone calls, tracing our movements, and intruding into our lives over the last 5 years.<\/p>\n<p>Wouldn\u2019t it be great to have hidden microphones around the White House this morning to hear what was said by dignitaries, congressmen, and other sociopaths invited for the <strong>signing ceremony of the torture\/dictatorship law?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The microphones could capture the gloating\u00a0 &#8211; the gleeful hand rubbing\u00a0over the coming suffering of Muslim detainees &#8211; the macho strutting about their courage in sanctifying barbarism in the name of freedom.\u00a0 We would likely hear about how the Republicans\u00a0plan to hype the signing ceremony in the final weeks of the congressional campaign &#8211; the ultimate sign of\u00a0the GOP&#8217;s respect for average voters.<\/p>\n<p>If Bush\u00a0often sounds insipid and mildly deranged when the television cameras are on him, one can only imagine how inspiring he is off the cuff. And many of\u00a0the congressmen who championed this bill are\u00a0blackhearted as Cheney himself.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Bush and his supporters have made so many false and bloodthirsty comments already regarding torture and other atrocities of the war on terror.\u00a0 Perhaps nothing Bush could say at this point would wake Americans from their slumber.<\/p>\n<p>If you hear interesting comments by politicians or others on the signing ceremony today, feel free to post &#8217;em here\u00a0 as comments&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE<\/strong>: The White House posted Bush&#8217;s signing statement <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/news\/releases\/2006\/10\/20061017-1.html \">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One highlight: Bush promised, &#8220;The passage of time will not dull our memory or sap our nerve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Who had the bright idea to have Bush mention &#8220;dull&#8221; and &#8220;sap&#8221; in his wrapup?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The feds have become super vigilant in tapping our phone calls, tracing our movements, and intruding into our lives over the last 5 years. 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