Liz Cheney Spars With Lawrence O'Donnell Over Waterboarding

O'DONNELL: It was George W. Bush. It was George W. Bush who stopped waterboarding. Liz, you know who stopped waterboarding. You know who banned it. It was the Bush White House that stopped it. That's who stopped it. That's who said we're not-

CHENEY: Lawrence- Would you like to hear what I do know? 'Cause I'm happy to tell you what I do know. What I do know, actually, is that there's a big difference, as I'm sure you probably know too, I don't know if when you were in the Senate you had access to classified information. But there's a big difference between information that really does, in fact, compromise sources and methods, which is the information that was in the legal memos that were released, which is why you had four former CIA directors and the current CIA director ask the President, please don't release this information. The point that my dad has made is now that that information is out there, now that we have said to the terrorists, here's how we're going to interrogate, here's how we used to interrogate, we won't be able to do it anymore, the American people-

O'DONNELL: All-

CHENEY: Lawrence, let me finish my point.

CUOMO: Hold on, Lawrence. Let Liz finish.

O'DONNELL: Liz, you didn't let me finish so we'll play it your way. Go ahead.

CHENEY: Let me finish my point. Thank you. All we're asking is that the American people themselves have the opportunity now to decide. The American people should be able to see, because this whole debate is about whether or not enhanced interrogation kept the country safer. There are documents that show the intelligence we gained from that program and the American people ought to be able to judge for themselves. That's the main point. I think you know, it's fundamentally, you know, disingenuous for the White House and its supporters to say, well, the President can't declassify these memos or he can exercise his right to classify some but not others. I just think the American people deserve better than that.

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[fidobarks]

good god she is a sad shill for her evil daddi o.

shallow.,

[wmbrown6]

@Facebook289 - Again, you lowlife, SHOVE IT with your moral equivalence and justification for Islamo-terrorist atrocities against the West, you America-hating, Jew-hating, Christophobic scum. Now it turns out it was the hated "waterboarding" that ultimately led to the killing of bin Laden. How do you like them there apples? And with the same techniques that Obama sought to kill off to appease the far-left, anti-American, pan-Islamist, Code Pinko "base."

[Facebook289]

@wmbrown6 As if Christians and Jews are no less guilty of that barbarity in Medieval times. Christians have been killing Christians, Muslims, and Jews for thousands of years and suddenly when its Muslims who do such its a different story? Its called radicalization of Islam same with Christians you ignoramus. Learn your history

[Marksman865]

I'm never going waterboarding again... this just ruined it

[newmac]

You can get excellent information by even treating terrorists intelligently and professionally. They are not aliens from Mars. You don't have to drown someone for information. Only the unintelligent torture.

[DGRlubz]

wtf simulating the act of drowning isnt considered torture??

[wmbrown6]

@Facebook289 - I have historical justification for calling out your anti-Americanism and support of Islamofascist jihad. YOU are the white noise around here. YOUR arguments have no basis whatsoever in any facts on the ground. You are a water carrier for the Muslim Brotherhood and its numerous front groups, proxies, surrogates and useful idiots. So hit the road and don't come back.

[wmbrown6]

@str33twarrior22 - Typical intolerant liberal fascist pig. You ever heard of the First Amendment, you Stalinist lowlife? Go to Cuba or Nicaragua or North Korea if you hate free speech, you America-hating Commie scumbag.

[str33twarrior22]

@wmbrown6 Your a typical, far right lunatic. Shut the fuck up.

[wmbrown6]

@Facebook289 - And one more thing: SHUT. THE. F***. UP. PUNK. An America-hating "One World" internationalist traitor vermin like you who ALWAYS takes the side of our enemies no matter what has NO RIGHT and NO BUSINESS lecturing anyone else on patriotism. You would have taken the side of Hitler and the Nazis prior to - and even in the early years of - WWII, with that attitude of yours. You're the type who would have DESECRATED the American flag with your attitude. F*** your revisionist crap.