Congrats to commenter DougJ, who got this website mentioned in the Washington Post. Of course, virtually everything about the mention is false, and the author ofthe WaPo does not know DougJ just makes things up to try and get a reaction from people, but it is amusing anyway. The mention:
Alan Bostick has a slightly different take on how the abuse mirrors fraternity hazings, and he provides an example of a pledge who was killed by the treatment he received from his would-be brothers. Americans, Bostick says, just do this kind of thing — gross maltreatment should not shock us.
The fraternity comparison was made on Hannity and Colmes as well, and Media Matters for America didn’t let it pass unnoticed.
In this comment on Juan Cole’s blog, the writer says the whole prisoner abuse issue, while serious, has been blown out of proportion by liberals. The comment goes on to state that the McCain Amendment is well-intentioned, but “the solution to doing this without crossing over into torture is to discipline those who step over the line, not to tie the military’s hands behind its back.”
Is it fair to say that McCain and his many supporters are trying to tie the hands of the military? Simply disciplining those “who step over the line” isn’t sufficient, since the line has become so blurry over the last few years. The amendment clarifies the ambiguity by making the Army Field Manual the final word on what is and is not allowed in interrogations. Surely, if the field manual guidelines were impeding effective interrogation, the Army would have changed them.
Of course, I wrote in the comments to Emily’s post that I am not Juan Cole, but John Cole, and he would be just as mortified that she had mixed us up. I also pointed out that the commenter here that she linked to (she linked to a commenter, and not an actual post of mine or Tim’s), ‘The Cavalry,” has the same writing style and IP address as DougJ, ComCon, the Comish, Elinor Dickey, and I am sure others I am forgetting. In other words, she is printing the words of one of DougJ’s obviously fake identities as if it was a real comment.
So congrats, DougJ- today is your day!
Marcos
SUPERSTAR!
Horshu
I used to mix you and Juan Cole up as well…until I started reading both blogs regularly. And to make things even worse, for a while, I thought the two of you were also FoxNews/NPR contributor Juan Williams.
DougJ
I am not the Comish.
ppGaz
Who is DougJ?
Sojourner
How incredibly ironic that support for torture came from someone who is mocking that position.
The neo-con movement really is dead.
don surber
Emily’s Post!
That’s a good Juan (groan)
Gary Farber
I notice that Messner seems to have not understood Alan Bostick’s (whom I’ve known for about 30 years, by the way) point, which was that Americans actually are known to kill kids in frat pranks from time to time, and that that’s quite terrible. It wasn’t a defense of anything.
srv
DougJ,
Time to stop playing with minor leagues. Ever wanted to help start a war?
Your President and your country need you now, more than ever. Now that Scooter is gone, I’m looking for a hard-nosed truth teller such as yourself. We pay well, and have many assets in the MSM with which you can fully avail yourself.
Help,
Dick
VPOTUS
Aaron
DougJ, I see a bright, shining future for you as a commentator at Fox News. Do you have a headshot? Perhaps you should look into getting a facelift.
Just a thought,
Aaron
Sojourner
srv:
You owe me the cost of a new keyboard. I just sprayed coffee all over mine.
Ah, never mind. The much-needed belly laugh is well worth the cost of the keyboard.
Tractarian
So “The Cavalry” was DougJ? Do you know that from his IP address?
And you’d think Emily Messner, WaPo’s resident blogger, would know the difference between Juan and John.
The MSM ought to stick with traditional newsgathering, and leave blogging to the bloggers.
Tractarian
(Never mind. I can read, really)
Vlad
Strangely enough, I’m actually being interviewed for a position with Fox News next week.
I can’t decide whether that’s a good thing or a bad one.
Sojourner
Huh? Doing what?
ppGaz
Not for nothing …. but when the history of this period is written, the word that will describe journalism in our time will be: Laziness.
These people are lazy and slothful. Entire news organizations are just completely lazy and slothful. WaPo, NYT, all of them. Completely incompetant.
Mark Wilson
At last! Something I agree with ppGaz on.
DougJ
“When the autopsy of our democracy is performed, it is my belief that media silence will be given as the primary cause of death.” — Jonathan Simon (I have no idea who he is, but I like the quote)
ppGaz
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Good. Let’s drink.
MI
hahaha, I love it!
Cyrus
Sojourner Says:
You know. A “position”.
DougJ
Am attempting to spoof over Emily Mesner’s site. So far, so good.
neil
Is there only one DougJ?
Krista
DougJ – thank heavens you use your powers for good instead of evil.
Ahmed Chalabi
“Time to stop playing with minor leagues. Ever wanted to help start a war”
Just as I was America’s best friend in Iraq, I am Doug J’s best friend in America. So as his agent I must axe you Mr. VPOTUS are we talking about Syria or North Korea?