tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post7984027742989902087..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Yoo-HooDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-33739889474135087972008-04-05T15:34:00.000-07:002008-04-05T15:34:00.000-07:00Ok, that was less coherent than I intended. The Fo...Ok, that was less coherent than I intended. The Fourth Amendment thing was suggested alongside systematic torture, not as a reasoning for it. Too much wild ranting. Sorry bout that.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17986536672148560528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-52231943656865285682008-04-05T15:32:00.000-07:002008-04-05T15:32:00.000-07:00I'd say convincing our government that the Fourth...I'd say convincing our government that the <A HREF="http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/04/yoo-torture-mem.html" REL="nofollow"> Fourth Amendment doesn't apply in war time</A> as a justification for systematic torture breaks both the scholarly and personal misconduct threshold. I mean, if you can say he made a good faith argument, then the scholarly threshold might hold at least, but war crimes are more than a step above a fistfight in the personal misconduct ladder, no?Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17986536672148560528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-17665328673337457342008-04-05T14:18:00.000-07:002008-04-05T14:18:00.000-07:00So, he hypothesizes, making dumb arguments about t...<I>So, he hypothesizes, making dumb arguments about tax cuts for the rich being the awesomest stimulus plan ever, not worth our time. Advocating killing the Jews? See you later!</I><BR/><BR/>That's a pretty viable standard I think, being that advocating silly economic arguments aren't nearly as bad as advocating the killing of Jews, or calling the victims of 9/11 "little Eichmanns," or being a holocaust denier. I can't remember, did Churchill ever get sacked?<BR/><BR/>P.S. Not to change the subject, but <A HREF="http://liberalwarjournal.blogspot.com/2008/04/tag-im-it.html" REL="nofollow">tag, you're it.</A>Rafique Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495370714658850590noreply@blogger.com