Pennsylvania: Andrew Sullivan

July 3, 2009 - 05:54 am

Iranian Torture

Via Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish, we learn of this tweet:
Tehrani source close to those detained says some have been beaten heavily and waterboarded with hot water
To which CB at the Dish writes:
Andrew recently stated, "The Tehran regime does not have a record of waterboarding." Could this then be a new development? If so, Ahmadinejad will clearly want to invoke the "Americans did it first!" argument. Sadly, he would be right - regardless of the fact that Iran's torture record is far more brutal and far less justifiable than Cheney's. But he and Yoo have blurred the bright line forever.
OF COURSE (and I write this to pre-empt any sort of "he's making a moral equivalence" argument) Iran's torture is far more brutal than Bush/Cheney's.

June 24, 2009 - 08:13 pm

Andrew Sullivan On Governor Mark Sanford

He makes an interesting (though somewhat obvious) point:I have to say the karma in all this is pretty profound. The party that has gone on and on and on to prevent me getting married, and prevent my own marriage from being recognized by the federal government is the party of David Vitter, Mark Sanford, Rush Limbaugh and Larry Craig. It's like taking lessons on sexual maturity from the Vatican. And, yes, Sanford was a dedicated opponent of gay couples being allowed to marry. He deserves forgiveness and compassion for his human failings; but he deserves censure for his public double standards. But here's what you learn: those GOP stalwarts who survive these affairs never change their positions on marriage equality. They never learn or evolve.

June 20, 2009 - 08:02 am

Live Blogging the Iranian Demonstrations

Huffington Post.

Andrew Sullivan.

From Andrew Sullivan:8.51 am. This photo is making the rounds. Reports are coming in of the first clashes as riot police try to prevent access to all the main squares.