[lbo-talk] Origins of Mancow's waterboarding stunt

[Miles Jackson]

Sheldon wrote:
> I would be more impressed if one of these blathermouths stepped up to
> the plate with the conditions that they wouldn't be able to cry uncle
> in 30 seconds. "Yeah, I will be waterboarded 83 times in a month".
> After all, they still have actual control of the situation.  The
> actual victims of waterboarding never had the option to throw their
> signal at the first sign of discomfort.

But this is missing the point.  Even under these lenient conditions--6 
seconds, no mas!--the dickwad described it as torture.  This is a more 
compelling demonstration because the conditions were so lenient.

Miles