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Mattforclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-23-04 04:46 PM
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"The fact that I may not have known something... not unusual"
"The fact that I may not have known something should not be considered unusual." -

Secretary of Defence, Donald Rumsfeld.
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DarkPhenyx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-23-04 04:47 PM
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1. No, the fact that you know anything...
Edited on Tue Mar-23-04 05:23 PM by DarkPhenyx
...should be construed as unusual. Not to mention you have the ability to speak and chew with your mouth closed.
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Mattforclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-23-04 04:57 PM
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2. It's not unusual to be ignorant of terrorist attacks
It's not unusual to be ignorant of terrorist attacks
It's not unusual to go to receive letters of anthrax
but when I see thousands of dead people
It's not unusual to see me cry,
oh I wanna' die
It's not unusual to go out of consciousness any time
but when I see you out this world it's such a crime
if you should ever want to be hated by anyone,
It's not unusual it happens every day no matter how little attention you pay
you find it happens all the time
Bush will never say what you want it to
why can't this crazy-ness be mine
It's not unusual, to be mad with anyone
It's not unusual, to be sad with anyone
but if I ever find that you've changed at anytime, in light of new evidence
it's not unusual to find out that I'm confused with you
whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

-Don Rumsfeld
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Mattforclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-23-04 05:52 PM
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10. awww
does no one like my song?

:silly:

:cry:
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-23-04 04:59 PM
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3. I bet after today he'll be glad he's not running for president.
That line alone would sink him.
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Career Prole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-23-04 04:59 PM
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4. "in this administration"
Rum-dummy, you forgot to add "in this administration" to the end of your statement. Contrary to what the pretender and his court may have told you, it's not merely unusual for administration officials to be clueless, it's also quite disturbing.
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-23-04 05:24 PM
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5. But was it a known unknown or an unknown known?
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Mattforclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-23-04 05:28 PM
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7. Do we know that we don't know whether we know?
Donald Rumsfeld, linguist and philosopher.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-23-04 05:26 PM
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6. He doesn't not use double negatives not unoften
doesn't he not?
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Vickers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-23-04 05:29 PM
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8. Yes, he doesn't, no?
lol, I was wondering a few times exactly what he was denying positively.

:crazy::crazy::crazy::crazy::crazy:
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Mattforclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-23-04 05:32 PM
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9. It's a triple negative, actually...
"The fact that I may not have known something should not be considered unusual."

If it were only a double negative, he would be saying,

"the fact that I may have known something should be considered usual.

But he is saying, "the fact that I may have known something should be considered unusual"
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Sophree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-23-04 06:05 PM
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11. Delusion over at FR
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1103872/posts?q=1&&page=51

To: arasina
Rummy is doing great... as a matter of fact, the more pointed and partisan the questions, the more Don makes them look like fools.

12 posted on 03/23/2004 1:40:52 PM PST by BikePacker

(And This one thinks Rumsfeld will be Pres. in 2008. LOL!)

To: MeekOneGOP
Rumsfeld just kicks butt every time he speaks. If Kerry wins the election this year I think Rumsfeld will be elected president in 2008.

47 posted on 03/23/2004 1:47:07 PM PST by Betaille ("Show them no mercy, for none shall be shown to you")

Is it just me, or does Rummy sorta remind you of that wise ol' owl in the tootsie-pop commercials.

Cuts right thru the bullshyt.

94 posted on 03/23/2004 1:53:57 PM PST by BikePacker

And this one: (LOLOLOL!)

To: BikePacker
Rummy sorta puts me in mind of John Wayne in a suit.

105 posted on 03/23/2004 1:55:50 PM PST by Redbob (ultrakonservativen click-guerilla)



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