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''Quote of the Day'' - 6/22/2006 12:18:17 PM

UtopianRanger

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'' As we know, there are many knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns. That is to say, we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the one's we don't know we don't know.''

Donald Rumsfeld, Feb, 12, 2002
Department of Defense News Briefing

Saw this and had to post it. Just imagine what woulda happened if George Bush tried to say something like this. HAR!

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RE: ''Quote of the Day'' - 6/22/2006 1:04:26 PM

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Ack! Quick, someone untangle me! I'm caught in a scary web of overused words!

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RE: ''Quote of the Day'' - 6/22/2006 1:24:55 PM

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ORIGINAL: UtopianRanger

'' As we know, there are many knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns. That is to say, we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the one's we don't know we don't know.''

Donald Rumsfeld, Feb, 12, 2002
Department of Defense News Briefing

Saw this and had to post it. Just imagine what woulda happened if George Bush tried to say something like this. HAR!

Ya'll have a good day!
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<Suddenly embarrassed to be living in the USA> lol <shakes head and closes eyes> Wonder if he learned any of this from "Bush Speak" lol

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RE: ''Quote of the Day'' - 6/22/2006 1:36:40 PM

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Is there something wrong with me because that actually made sense to me and I do think a lot of times we are fouled up by unknowing the unknowing. Although not in Iraq.

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RE: ''Quote of the Day'' - 6/22/2006 2:31:07 PM

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Made perfect sense to me to Lisa.

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RE: ''Quote of the Day'' - 6/22/2006 4:34:29 PM

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Lovely, just lovely.... be afraid. Be very afraid.

I like this one better, sorry for the hijack.

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RE: ''Quote of the Day'' - 6/22/2006 4:45:59 PM

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That quote made perfect sense to Me too. I do not see where the problem lies. It is what you do not know you do not know that will hurt you the most.

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RE: ''Quote of the Day'' - 6/22/2006 4:59:48 PM

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ORIGINAL: UtopianRanger
Just imagine what woulda happened if George Bush tried to say something like this.

I'm just trying to imagine a human being saying it...

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RE: ''Quote of the Day'' - 6/22/2006 5:07:42 PM

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Here's more of The Poetry of Donald Rumsfeld:

http://www.slate.com/id/2081042/

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RE: ''Quote of the Day'' - 6/22/2006 9:06:24 PM

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quote:

Is there something wrong with me because that actually made sense to me and I do think a lot of times we are fouled up by unknowing the unknowing. Although not in Iraq.

Oh... It does make sense; but used in the context denoted, it's nothing more than nonsensical gibberish. The article HappyPervert linked says it all~! HAR!

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RE: ''Quote of the Day'' - 6/23/2006 1:00:12 AM

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Few people in Canada realise how our Prime minister Chretien was spoofing that bit of BS, when he did his, proof is a proof is proof etc....line.

He was replying to a question of Canada joining in invading Iraq. What proof would he need to join in.
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jean_Chr%C3%A9tien

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