http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2006/05/cheneys_rehashe.html#more<snip>
This is what Cheney had to say on May 1, 2004, in Tallahassee:
"I think, for example, of the first time I met my friend and colleague Secretary Don Rumsfeld. It was back in the 1960s. He was a congressman, and I was interviewing for a fellowship in Washington, D.C. Congressman Rumsfeld agreed to interview me, but things didn't go all that smoothly -- just 15 minutes later, I found myself back out in the hallway. Don's impression of me was that I was kind of a detached, impractical, academic type. And I thought he was a brash, cocky, young politician. And we were both right.
"Those of you who have been around a while can also recall a few times when life took an unexpected turn not always in a positive direction. As I mentioned a moment ago, I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Wyoming. My undergraduate experience, though, began at a place called Yale. But I didn't finish. I dropped out after a few semesters. Well, actually dropped out isn't quite accurate. Asked to leave would be more like it… Twice…The second time around they said, don't come back.''
And this is what Cheney had to say on Friday, in Baton Rouge:
"I think, for example, of the first time I met my friend and colleague Don Rumsfeld. It was back in the 1960s, when he was a congressman and I was interviewing for a fellowship on Capitol Hill. Congressman Rumsfeld agreed to talk to me, but things didn't go all that well. In fact, he pretty much threw me out of his office. Don had the impression of me that I was kind of a detached, theoretical, impractical academic type. And I thought he was a brash young politician with attitude. We were both right.
"Those of us who've been around a while can also recall a few times when life took an unexpected turn, not always in a positive direction. As I mentioned a moment ago, I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Wyoming. My college experience, though, began at a place called Yale -– but I didn’t finish there. Instead, I dropped out after a few semesters. Actually, dropped out isn't quite accurate. Asked to leave would be more like it… Twice… The second time around, they said, don't bother coming back.''