Shays Covers His Ass About The Abu Ghraib "Sex Ring"...sort of

Representative Shays cleared up a few misconceptions...

Rep. Shays Seeks to Defuse Controversy Over Abu Ghraib Remarks
Friday, October 13, 2006
Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn. — Republican Rep. Christopher Shays said Friday the Abu Ghraib prison abuses were more about pornography than torture.

The congressman, who is in a tough re-election fight, said a National Guard unit was primarily responsible for the abuses.

"It was a National Guard unit run amok," Shays said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "It was torture because sex abuse is torture. It was gross and despicable ... This is more about pornography than torture."

I don't dispute that sex abuse is torture. It's despicable, especially when perpetrated by someone in a position of authority, such as an occupying foreign army or, oh...I don't know...a Congressman, perhaps?

But equating pornography either with sex abuse or with torture, is that what you're saying, Congressman?

So let me get this straight...


This...



is the same as this.

Well, I'm glad you cleared that up, Congressman.