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Its so much more poetic the way he said it.Originally posted by Cruddy
I understood Rumsfeld, but I must admit his repeitition was unnecessary. How's about "There are unknowns of whose existence we are unaware?". That gives the meaning much better.
Heres more poetry by the same author.
The poetry of Donald Rumsfeld
I especially like
"The Situation
Things will not be necessarily continuous.
The fact that they are something other than perfectly continuous
Ought not to be characterized as a pause.
There will be some things that people will see.
There will be some things that people won't see.
And life goes on.
—Oct. 12, 2001, Department of Defense news briefing""A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for.” Martin BuberComment
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I too understood perferctly what he said. The guys made asses of themselves trying to portray his words as overcomplicated. Well maybe they ARE overcomplicated.... to them.Comment
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Originally posted by MikeH
this is what is known as a 'joke'. Based on the number of times he said "known" and variations in a couple of sentences.JohnT: The first quote, too, was taking the piss. Or, making an assertation that some folk take Rumsfeld's phrase too seriously.Originally posted by JohnT
Congratulations for clearing that up for us Mike, I don't think we would've understood that if it weren't for your brilliant and penetrating analysis.
Your own post either ignores this or makes a cheap jab where one is not nescesary.Comment
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You're an annoying DL.I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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I'd retort that if I knew what 'DL' stood for.Comment
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That's not really my problem.I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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The meaning is clear, but it takes a second for it to sink in. I havent heard him speak, but I just read it on the post and Im sure it is easier when its read.
Still, The way he presented it was horrible. He could have said it in a much more non-confusing way.:-pComment
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