Open Left

starting off with air quotes and "Bush's so-called torture techniques" and then "is transparency ahead of the curve?", etc, is really really bad

i'd say, and paints it as not torture and totally ignores the facts in the memos released and facts overall on torture, and he paints transparency as something odd in itself and not realistic -- and he only once really challenged all her lies -- esp the stuff about "everyone accepting that there's a place for these techniques" bla bla bla ...

she successfully spun all Sirota's points and facts as just another "blame Bush" thing without responding -- even when Sanchez asked her about the warning directly (the only challenge he made to her at all) --  and she repeated every single GOP lie/talking point of the last 8 years -- yet again.

and look at the arc of the whole segment -- you'll see how the topic was totally changed -- all by her intentionally -- from Obama, the CIA, the memos, torture, prosecution and investigation, etc. to promoting torture into selling Bush's  reputation, actions, and legacy. (it's just like what they did to Reagan too)

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by: amberglow @ Tue Apr 21, 2009 at 12:43:06 PM CDT