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Kilmeade opines that McCain "should not be allowed to talk on torture" because "he was tortured"

April 28, 2009 9:31 am ET

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From the April 28 edition of Fox News Radio's Brian & The Judge:

ANDREW NAPOLITANO (co-host): You may not know the name unless you live in California. Jay Bybee was a professional researcher for the Justice Department when he authored the principal of -- the main one -- of the torture memos.

President Bush awarded him by appointing him to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. That's the level of appellate court just below the Supreme Court. He was appointed to the 9th Circuit, which covers the western third of the United States.

There's a lot of pressure on Jay Bybee -- on Judge Bybee, now, because these memoranda, which obviously were not known about under -- during the time of his confirmation came -- came out.

Here's what John McCain had to say about it yesterday.

JOHN McCAIN [audio clip]: A resignation would be a decision he would have to make on his own, but he falls into the same category as everybody else as far as giving very bad advice and misinterpreting fundamentally what the United States is all about, much less things like the Geneva Conventions.

Plus, under President Reagan, we signed a agreement against torture. We're in violation of that.

BRIAN KILMEADE (co-host): Oh, come on. Number one, we all know John McCain is not a lawyer; this guy is. Number two, Judge, you knew at that time, this is --

NAPOLITANO: This is your guy, John McCain.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Now, now. Come on.

KILMEADE: No, he's not my guy. I like John McCain. I respect him. But there's a lot of issues I don't understand. Plus, he should not be allowed to talk on torture because he is clearly somebody who went through unspeakable pain and punishment --

NAPOLITANO: You mean, he shouldn't be allowed to talk -- he has an opinion like everybody else. He represents the state of Arizona.

KILMEADE: But he was tortured. He was tortured. And --

NAPOLITANO: Therefore, his views on torture are --

KILMEADE: -- are skewed.

NAPOLITANO: -- irrelevant because of what happened --

KILMEADE: -- are skewed.

NAPOLITANO: -- in 'nam? I think his views are particularly telling because he's been through this kind of thing.

KILMEADE: But what do you think he's going to be -- pro-torture --

NAPOLITANO: No.

KILMEADE: -- after he's been through it?

NAPOLITANO: Of course, he's not going to be pro-torture.

KILMEADE: And plus, I don't think this is torture. And they don't subscribe to the Geneva Conventions. We had this debate in 2002. You were on our set -- you were on constantly saying, "Look, they don't -- right -- the way the courts look at it right now, they do not fall under the Geneva Conventions." And that was what they were going under.

NAPOLITANO: I never said they didn't fall under the Geneva Conventions.

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    • Author by mattcable250650 (April 28, 2009 9:48 am ET)
         

      How incredibly sad that these people call themselves and think of themselves as moral human beings. John McCain knows what he's talking about when the subject of torture comes up, therefore, his perspective should be disregarded.

      How can these people look at themselves in the mirror and not see monsters staring back at them?

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    • Author by friedbergboy1422 (April 28, 2009 9:49 am ET)
         
      Then the judge shouldn't be allowed to talk about the law because he's heard cases, right? Geez.
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    • Author by harley (April 28, 2009 9:54 am ET)
         

       

      Yeah, brilliant "logic".  That's like having a debate about stem cell research and excluding scientists.  Reich-wingers really are mentality challenged.

       

       

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    • Author by harley (April 28, 2009 9:54 am ET)
         

       

      Also,  Poll: 71 percent believe that waterboarding is torture.

      Greg Sargent notes that despite the media's reluctance to describe it as such, a new poll out today by the New York Times and CBS News found that 71 percent of Americans consider waterboarding to be "a form of torture":

      waterboardingpoll.jpg

      The poll also found that 87 percent of Americans believe that the U.S. health care system needs to be fundamentally changed or rebuilt completely. Additionally, 42 percent said that they believe gay couples should be allowed to marry, an increase of nine percentage points from March 2009. In total, 67 percent support either same-sex marriage or civil unions.

       

       

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    • Author by Max Credits (April 28, 2009 10:05 am ET)
         
      Kilmeade would not dare say that to McCain's face.
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    • Author by foghornleghorn (April 28, 2009 11:00 am ET)
         
      Does everybody have a radio show these days?  When do I get mine?
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    • Author by MrBrown (April 28, 2009 11:12 am ET)
         

      MORON!!!

      Thats precisely why he should comment on it.  I just dont understand his side sometimes.  People that actually have knowledge of a subject should never speak on it??? 

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      • Author by Unreality (April 29, 2009 12:30 am ET)
           
        It's obvious one can't be a member in good standing of The Know-Nothing Party if one actually knows something about the topic.

        Why didn't I think of that?

        How can I get paid to have one of these gigs?
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    • Author by shaggles (April 28, 2009 11:18 am ET)
         
      That makes a lot of sense.  Why would you want someone with first hand experience of torture talking about it?  it's much better to have chickenhawks who sit on their fat butts all day talking about it. 
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