Stephen King thinks that Jenna Bush should be Waterboarded

Time.com ^ | Friday, Nov. 23, 2007 | By GILBERT CRUZ

[Mrs. Frogjerk]

STEPHEN KING: So who's going to be TIME Person of the Year? Really? Yeah. You know, I just filmed a segment for Nightline, about The Mist, and one of the things I said to them was, you know, "You guys are just covering — what do they call it — the scream of the peacock, and you're missing the whole fox hunt." Like waterboarding [or] where all the money went that we poured into Iraq. It just seems to disappear. And yet you get this coverage of who's gonna get custody of Britney's kids? Whether or not Lindsay drank at her twenty-first birthday party, and all this other shit. You know, this morning, the two big stories on CNN are Kanye West's mother, who died, apparently, after having some plastic surgery. And meanwhile, you've got Pakistan in the midst of a real crisis, where these people have nuclear weapons that we helped them develop. You've got a guy in charge, who's basically declared himself the military strongman and is being supported by the Bush administration, whose raison d'etre for going into Iraq was to spread democracy in the world. So you've got these things going on, which seem to me to be very substantive, that could affect all of us, and instead, you see a lot of this back-fence gossip. So I said something to the Nightline guy about waterboarding, and if the Bush administration didn't think it was torture, they ought to do some personal investigation. Someone in the Bush family should actually be waterboarded so they could report on it to George. I said, I didn't think he would do it, but I suggested Jenna be waterboarded and then she could talk about whether or not she thought it was torture.

[Mrs. Frogjerk]

This of course is only part of the article. In my personal opinion, I think he is a talented writer, but ultimately, he is on the nutty side. I had to butcher the original article a littel to get it on here, so follow the link to get it all.

[Blue Turtle]

I think waterboarding people who seek our destruction is a lot different than a law abiding US Citizen who is the daughter or our President.

[ElkGroveDan]

Too bad. I really admire his work.

[rockrr]

Oh yea?!

Well rockrr thinks that Stephen King should STFU.

BFD, looks like neither of us is gonna get our wish today ;’}

[Ingtar]

I thought the Soviets helped Pakistan develop the bomb.

[Slapshot68]

“I think waterboarding people who seek our destruction is a lot different than a law abiding US Citizen who is the daughter or our President.”

Exactly. What a nut King is. It’s like saying, “Hey, why don’t you live in jail and see how you like it” when you haven’t done anything illegal. Stupid.

[federal]

I’ve never read a Stephen King book nor watched one of the movie adaptations.

My oh my how will I live with myself. His genre just doesn’t interest me.

[DouglasKC]

This of course is only part of the article. In my personal opinion, I think he is a talented writer, but ultimately, he is on the nutty side. I had to butcher the original article a littel to get it on here, so follow the link to get it all.

His older books were good, but his newer ones are getting more and more politicized. He really went whacky after getting hit by that car. I refuse to buy his new stuff.

[A_Former_Democrat]

All the problems and issues out there and these clowns wring their hands over waterboarding.

Like they really give a damn.

[Fledermaus]

He’s a nutjob. I don’t understand his popularity. He wrote one book and pretty much writes it over and over and over and over and over...

[Mrs. Frogjerk]

I happen to agree that there is a distinct difference between a person to whom is trying to kill innocent civilians and our soldiers, and Jenna. This is a typical liberal rant. They don’t agree with you, than they are entitled to go after your family and friends if they feel like it.

[cubreporter]

not surprised coming from him. Not surprised at all.

[Fishtalk]

I think he needs to shut up and write.

[sappy]

how tolerant, diverse and inclusive.

[dfwgator]

And I think Steven King should be run over by a van...oh wait...too late.

[domenad]

Let's see: Gerald's Game - Blew. Everything's Eventual - Blew. The Mist, the Movie - Blew monster chimps. The Shining done by King instead of Kubrick - Sucked ass. Dark Tower finale - absolute crap.

You know King, maybe you could be focusing on something more relevant to your interests, like retiring.

[steve8714]

I think Tabitha has his nuts in a jar somewhere. When did he become so much of a douchebag? The new ending was a total disappointment, by the way, but the movie was otherwise faithful to the novella and quite scary.

[ECM]

lol

[Spok]

For Liberals, torture is only justified when used against those who have opposing viewpoints.

[LRS]

You beat me to it *LOL*!

[Mrs. Frogjerk]

If Bill Clinton were president, and there was such a thing as waterboarding, you can be damn sure that none of them would be wringing their hands over it.

[Bommer]

What a d!ckhead! This hack jackass made millions writing books on people being tortured and murdered. Now he whines like a little beeotch that we are hurting terrorists? Go one better for you, you unibrowed, Christian hating SOB, how bout we relocate Guantanamo to your house and you take care of them?

[day10]

Agree - love his books. That being said he is a lefty loon.

I was in Bangor, ME this past summer and stopped at the semi-famous Betts Bookstore that is run by a friend of his. It was an interesting conversation with the bookstore owner as he and King are polar opposites politically.

[Badeye]

I just know his wife is pure torture to see under any circumstances.

[mysterio]

I like Steven King's books. I don't really care one way or the other about his politics.

If I only listened to bands that agreed with me or read authors who agreed with me, I'd be limited to about three punk bands, George Orwell, and Ray Bradbury.

[Red Badger]

You’re terrible!...............I like it!............

[tennteacher]

The guy’s a writer. He should volunteer to be waterboarded and report back.

Amazing how many people reach celeb status and immediately know everything and seldom have an unuttered thought.

[SWEETSUNNYSOUTH]

I really doubt that Jenna has any useful information.

[RandallFlagg]

Randy is ashamed....

[Lancey Howard]

King has been around Hollywood too long.
He’s turned into just another goofball.

[Palladin]

She shouldn’t be waterboarded...but she needs to go on a diet before her wedding day. She looks preggers in all her latest photos!

[VeniVidiVici]

A hasbeen coke-head who’s looking for a little publicity.

Getting deperate for some attention.

[yarddog]

While I truly despised Clinton, I would never say that I hoped Chelsea should be raped just because her Father was a rapist.

Actually if Clinton had sexually assaulted several Al Quieda women it wouldn’t bother me.

[SWEETSUNNYSOUTH]

Why don’t you tell ‘em how you really feel?

[massgopguy]

I remember back in 1988 a guy I worked with was reading “IT”. He was in the cafeteria when he nearly finished it. He slams it down and starts yelling “a bleeping spider?”

[Kerretarded]

I thought the Soviets helped Pakistan develop the bomb.

It sounds better if you link the evil United States to the dastardly deed. I think that, for the most part, A. Q. Khan masterminded much of Pakistan's advancements on his own. FWIW, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the father of the moron that King I guess thinks that we should back, placed Khan in charge of Pakistan's uranium enrichment program in 1976.

[RDTF]

nutty buffoon. And nice teeth.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

I think he is a talented writer

I liked:

The Shining (read it when I was a kid, scared the crap out of me)

The Stand (the original one, which got the editing it needed)

It (King had a remarkable talent for portraying kids and the way they see the world, warts and all - his kids are realistic, unlike so many in fiction)

That's about it. King ran out of gas a couple of decades ago. His more recent works bored me. His "Dark Tower" magnum opus was just embarrassing. And his views on torture, Iraq, Bush, Bush's daughter mean as much to me as those of any random nobody.

[LiveFree99]

I never really cared for this cross-eyed slob or his interminable works, but I didn’t pay much attention to him one way or the other. Now, he moves onto my excrement list.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

I think that, for the most part, A. Q. Khan masterminded much of Pakistan's advancements on his own.

If by "masterminded" you mean "stole from research facilities he visited in Western nations", along with "received from China", then yes.

[AuntB]

So King thinks it’s okay to torture US citizens who have done nothing against us, but not terrorists? He must be a Paul supporter.

[Charles Martel]

Let's see: Gerald's Game - Blew. Everything's Eventual - Blew. The Mist, the Movie - Blew monster chimps. The Shining done by King instead of Kubrick - Sucked ass. Dark Tower finale - absolute crap.

I kind of liked his cameo role in Creepshow... the one where he protrayed a half-wit who gradually turned into a plant (and in the end, blew his remaining brains out with a shotgun).

Come to think of it, he also played a "slow" character in the miniseries adaptation of The Stand. I guess knows his limitations.

[fr_freak]

I remember back in 1988 a guy I worked with was reading “IT”. He was in the cafeteria when he nearly finished it. He slams it down and starts yelling “a bleeping spider?”

Heh - I had EXACTLY the same reaction. I also had a similar reaction to reading The Stand. That was the last time I've ever read a Stephen King novel.

[Cecily]

“Misery” is also great story and a great movie.

[Tenniel2]

I think he needs to shut up and not write.
There. Fixed it for you.

Except for that little
(mental stutter-step)
convention representing a character's uh-oh moment, he hasn't added anything original to the horror 'genre' in 25 years.

[beaversmom]

Good analogy.

[nevs911]

King, STFU and write your books. Or, better yet, just STFU.

[fr_freak]

I really doubt that Jenna has any useful information.

Tell us where you hid the cookies! TELL US WHERE YOU HID THE COOKIES!

[rednesss]

I read the entire article and I have to agree with him on many points, primarily the make Britney Spears and Lindsey Lohan “person of the year” award. I get so tired of all the coverage that trailer trash and druggies get on the news these days. I was watching Fox the other morning while getting ready for work and the “shocking” news item was the professor who broke down on the stand and admitted to killing his wife. Give me a bleeping break, that’s news worthy???? I could give a rat’s backside, so much of news these days, Fox included, is just stupid fluff to fill the airwaves. Brought to you by a lip glossed blond talking doll with nice legs.