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Shep Smith Tells The Truth
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Shep Smith sums up in remarkable clarity what I sometimes use too many words to say. Thank God he's there. This is America. And for Americans to be discussing if torture worked - if it worked - is staggering.
HuffPo has more. ...
Fox News’ Passionate Shepard Smith Illustrates GOP Split Over Torture
The Moderate Voice —
... Nowhere can you see it more passionately displayed in THESE VIDEOS that show Fox News’ Shepard Smith adamantly come down against the use of torture. One segment is an uncensored segment where he makes it clear that he’s not buying rationales or CYA justifications now put out by many GOPers. ...
On Torture
The Moderate Voice —
... about torture that I’m currently reading: Ariel Dorfman writes that the moral and practical arguments against torture are myriad, but “I cannot bring myself to use them, for fear of honoring the debate by participating in it.” I’m not one to view the world in terms of black and white or refuse to hear opposing viewpoints, but I’m frankly not interested in debating “ticking time bomb” rationales for institutionalized cruelty. I’m with Shep Smith. ...
Shep condemns torture; drops F bomb
Michael Calderone's Blog —
Fox's Shepard Smith was all fired up yesterday over the just-released torture memos.
On Fox web program, "The Strategy Room," he unloaded: "We are America. I don't give a rat's ass if it helps. We are America. We do not f--king torture. We don't do it."
And as the Huffington Post noted, Smith also condemned torture on the air with Judy Miller and Cliffy May.
"We are America, we don't torture! And the moment that is not the case, I want off the train! This government is of, by, and for the people -- ...
Shepard Smith: America Doesn’t Torture
Outside The Beltway | OTB —
... I’m amused by Nico Pitney’s headline, “ Shepard Smith Uncensored: “We Are America, We Do Not F**king Torture!” (VIDEO) .” Mostly because it censors Shepard Smith. But the Left’s sudden embrace of Smith is interesting, too. It may have begun with this recent ...
Civil War Emerges At Fox News: ‘We Don’t F*cking Torture’ Vs. ‘Torture, My Ass’
Think Progress —
... over the past few days, Shep Smith has been ripping the idea of government-sanctioned torture. "We are America. We don't torture. And the moment that is not the case, I want off the train!" he declared Wednesday afternoon. Yesterday, in Fox's Strategy Room, which was only aired on the web, Smith's anger culminated in an explosion: ...
More Through The Torture Floodgates
Newshoggers.com —
... The next big story is that FOX's Sheppard Smith along with our old arch enemy Judith Miller take it to a torture advocate. Watch the video here. Shep Smith literally screams "we are America and we don't torture". The best line may come from Judith Miller however who after reading the released memos said that "enhanced interrogation techniques are Orwellian for torture. Watch the videos here. ...
Torture's Poisoned Chalice
Newshoggers.com —
... led to the defusing of planned attacks. Left unmentioned is the possibility that those same plans could have been stymied by normal interrogations, without using torture. Trying that was never an option for these criminals. Left unmentioned too is "whether it’s moral, or detrimental to America’s global image, or a boon to Al Qaeda recruitment, or whether the architects of the policy broke the law and should be prosecuted." The obvious answer - and the correct legal one to boot - is that of Shepherd Smith. "I don't give a rat's ass if it helps. We are AMERICA! We do not fucking ...
uggabugga — What the hell is going on? Shepard Smith and Judith Miller are foursquare against torture.
Bond accuses Obama of "politicizing" torture; claims sole right to politicize the issue
Fired Up! Missouri —
... says that Obama is undermining American safety by releasing the information.
I totally agree. The question of whether America should engage in torture should not be a partisan issue. Thankfully, none of the accusations from Bond in the past week can be considered "politicizing" the issue; such "politicizing" would be unconscionable. For example:
For an alternative point of view, check out these statements from FOX News Host Shepard Smith.
First, the ...
Shepard Smith: 'WE DON'T FUCKING TORTURE!!!'
The BRAD BLOG —
... May before he and Miller both concur that these "horrendous techniques are illegal"...
But later, Smith completely blows his stack on Fox's online-only show The Strategy Room, pounding on the table and SHOUTING: "We are America! I don't give a rat's ass if it helps! We are America! We do not fucking torture!!!":
(Hat-tips HuffPo and RAW STORY.)
Scalia rules against FOX in censorship case
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... This must mean a fine for FOX News because of Shepard Smith, too. (Even though it was one of the few times anyone on FOX News made sense.) ...
Torture - What Should the Debate Be About?
Newshoggers.com —
... FOX news talking head had the right answer when he said: "I don't give a rat's ass if it helps. We are AMERICA! We do not fucking torture". That takes some guts since he was deep into enemy territory. Although there are both those who say torture works and those who say it doesn't. As I said ...
How Does Shep Smith Still Have A Job?
Firedoglake —
... I mean, really. How can Fox News be expected to tolerate this sort of outrageous behavior? They've already given him a pass for saying mean things about torture, how much more of this can they take? It's simply scandalous that they continue to employ this horrible man! Scandalous, I say! Oh dear, I think I feel a swoon coming on... ...
