By Bunny Hooper
I was surprised to see that the Santa Monica Daily Press published the long-winded piece “Cleansing the old Soap Box” (page 4, Feb. 27) which, while full of disjointed ramblings and Coulteresque spewing, failed to make any clear points in his rebuttal to a previous article. It seems Republican’s are only able to respond (not debate or rebut) with emotion and not facts, and must resort to name-calling in an effort to defend their warped view of the world.
Mr. (Bennet) Kelley’s objections to torture and waterboarding … are dismissed as “flaccid leftist indignation” and combined with ad homonym and defamatory attacks. Additionally, Mr. Postman delivers the Clinton, Clinton, Clinton mantra straight from the Bush Republican handbook on defending their party but which has no relevance other than to reveal the true intent of his hatchet job.
Breen, having endured waterboarding in the Navy, seems to wear this treatment as a badge of honor. It is not. He states that he is “no worse the wear.” One might notice from his disjointed writings that he clearly suffered some oxygen deprivation resulting in brain damage from his experience.
In addition, I am not clear from Breen’s piece which John McCain … he is referencing, the McCain who was against it five months ago, or the new flip-flopping protean McCain who now approves it.
In his defense, Breen states “waterboarding is probably the only time that these cowardly terrorists have ever employed water for hygienic purposes.” This is a thinly disguised form of racism; tsk, tsk.
Lastly, Breen should spend more time in the mirror admiring his looks and less time writing hate filled garbage. I hope the next time the Daily Press receives a piece like this it responds, “Return to sender.”
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 29, 2008. Read the original PDF.