Bush tries to intimidate Lauer when questioned on torture

When asked tough questions about torture and illegal, secret prisons by Matt Lauer, Bush evades the question, tries to intimidate Matt Lauer, poking his finger at him aggressively, then avoids the question and goes straight to fearmongering. It's a pathetic display: the tactics of a cheap bully, a classic authoritarian personality

He's the President of the US, Commander in Chief of our armed forces, in the White House, surrounded by armed guards at all times, and yet he instinctively tries to physically intimidate someone who asks him a question which clearly makes him uncomfortable.

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[KOnneh1234]

Maybe he´s just the most honest politician we have

[carboismiles]

Matt is a complete DUMBASS

[Legacy285]

@TheMattd546 First of all its not "in the army" that they water board everyone. Specialized units that go through schools such as S.E.R.E. school get waterboarded. Most people who go are waterboarded say that its torture, because it is in fact drowning someone. If you dont stop, they will die. North Vietnamese Military personnel waterboarded captured American Soldiers during the Vietnam War, so your saying that wasn't torture? Ask Senator Mccain(who was waterboarded) what he thinks.

[TheMattd546]

@Legacy285 the sonstitution doesnt say waterboarding is torture, im not saying we should act the way they do, im saying that, they are so evel that a simple test to ask them to tell the truth just wont work, plust these tools help save other plots, i know this for sure, in fact those tools helped with finding osama, but im sure obama didnt release those classified papers, its effective, and thats not torture for god sake everyone in the army has to go through that, to addapted to the enemy

[Legacy285]

@TheMattd546 No, I did not ay that. I said the constitution condemns torture. That is what we are talking about here, torture. Just because the enemy behaves a certain way does not mean you have to behave the same way. We're supposed to be above the enemy remember? I didn't say be nice to them, but by your logic we should cut off their heads because they did it? So why stop at terrorists? Lets just kill all serial killer the same way they killed their victims, right?

[TheMattd546]

@Legacy285 the constitution condems going after an enemy that attacked and killed 3000 of americans?, i agree with whenever you go to war they should all vote on it, when 911 happend the president had everyone on his side, everyone gave him the ok to do these things, does the enemy abide by the constitution? they cut off the american reporters heads on tv. why be nice to them & treat them like they just stole candy from a store, the enemy has no rules, treat other the way you want to be treated!

[Legacy285]

@TheMattd546 Well maybe you would, but our constitution condems it. So it doesn't matter what you or anyone else thinks. The constitution which is the most important thing in the US, not your opinion, is what officials should abide by, not public opinion.

[TheMattd546]

people who talk bad about bush or think that what bush said here was wrong, need to go look at some sceens again from 911, maybe some folks forgot how bad it was, listen to some of the phone calls from the wtc! and if i was in the wtc and died i would be looking down saying i hope they use every tool they have to get those sons of bitches!

[junkheadrev]

this is one of bush few good momments

[dakotaneo]

"these are peole that want to come kill your families" just straight up. lol he has no right to even say anything like that he doesn't know a god damn fucking thing. anyone with a brainstem can tell its not real compassion its just he has to say those things

[dakotaneo]

NOT COOL.

[klownsik]

FYI: this page is full of Cocksuckers that love george bush.