{"id":129664,"date":"2016-02-07T20:53:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T03:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/02\/07\/because-torture-is-cool-now.html"},"modified":"2016-02-08T14:27:02","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T21:27:02","slug":"because-torture-is-cool-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/02\/07\/because-torture-is-cool-now.html","title":{"rendered":"Because torture is cool now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not sure which answer was the worst:<\/p>\n

1. Trump: Waterboarding is so wimpy, I'd really<\/i> torture their asses.<\/p>\n

2. Cruz: No, no, waterboarding is not torture. But we won't do it under my watch. Much.<\/p>\n

3. Jeb!: It was never really used much by my brother, and Congress has changed the law now, so moving right along, we need more Guantanamo.<\/p>\n

4. Rubio: It's inappropriate to discuss interrogation techniques because that means the terrorists can win, and, yes, we need more Guantanamo.<\/p>\n

#election2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nDonald Trump: I’d bring back ‘a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding’ | US news | The Guardian<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Not sure which answer was the worst: 1. Trump: Waterboarding is so wimpy, I'd really torture their asses. 2. Cruz: No, no, waterboarding is not torture. But we won't do it under my watch. Much. 3. 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