Any poetry fans here? Donald Rumsfeld, poet extraordinaire - GoFuckYourself.com

JeremySF · 04-04-2003, 12:22 PM

Secretary Rummy is an acomplished man, former congressman, pilot, ambassador, businessman, civil servant, and yes, A POET!

Read on...

The Unknown

As we know,
There are known 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 ones we don't know
We don't know.

?Feb. 12, 2002, Department of Defense news briefing

Glass Box

You know, it's the old glass box at the?
At the gas station,
Where you're using those little things
Trying to pick up the prize,
And you can't find it.
It's?

And it's all these arms are going down in there,
And so you keep dropping it
And picking it up again and moving it,
But?

Some of you are probably too young to remember those?
Those glass boxes,
But?

But they used to have them
At all the gas stations
When I was a kid.

?Dec. 6, 2001, Department of Defense news briefing

A Confession

Once in a while,
I'm standing here, doing something.
And I think,
"What in the world am I doing here?"
It's a big surprise.

?May 16, 2001, interview with the New York Times

Happenings

You're going to be told lots of things.
You get told things every day that don't happen.

It doesn't seem to bother people, they don't?
It's printed in the press.
The world thinks all these things happen.
They never happened.

Everyone's so eager to get the story
Before in fact the story's there
That the world is constantly being fed
Things that haven't happened.

All I can tell you is,
It hasn't happened.
It's going to happen.

?Feb. 28, 2003, Department of Defense briefing

The Digital Revolution

Oh my goodness gracious,
What you can buy off the Internet
In terms of overhead photography!

A trained ape can know an awful lot
Of what is going on in this world,
Just by punching on his mouse
For a relatively modest cost!

?June 9, 2001, following European trip

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

Clarity

I think what you'll find,
I think what you'll find is,
Whatever it is we do substantively,
There will be near-perfect clarity
As to what it is.

And it will be known,
And it will be known to the Congress,
And it will be known to you,
Probably before we decide it,
But it will be known.

?Feb. 28, 2003, Department of Defense briefing

fnet · 04-04-2003, 01:12 PM

Quite funny. Thanks for posting this.

jas1552 · 04-04-2003, 01:15 PM

I could almost hear his voice while I was reading that.

Fugly · 04-04-2003, 01:18 PM

Hey, did you get that from here?

http://www.upcheer.com/jokes.php?jok...t_id=61&jtype=

JeremySF · 04-04-2003, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fnet
Quite funny. Thanks for posting this.

My favorite poem is The Unknown.

BV · 04-04-2003, 01:24 PM

Rumsfeld for Prez!!!

JeremySF · 04-04-2003, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fugly
Hey, did you get that from here?

http://www.upcheer.com/jokes.php?jok...t_id=61&jtype=

No, actually I got it from Slate.

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

04-04-2003, 12:22 PM	#1
JeremySF Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,236	Any poetry fans here? Donald Rumsfeld, poet extraordinaire Secretary Rummy is an acomplished man, former congressman, pilot, ambassador, businessman, civil servant, and yes, A POET! Read on... The Unknown As we know, There are known 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 ones we don't know We don't know. ?Feb. 12, 2002, Department of Defense news briefing Glass Box You know, it's the old glass box at the? At the gas station, Where you're using those little things Trying to pick up the prize, And you can't find it. It's? And it's all these arms are going down in there, And so you keep dropping it And picking it up again and moving it, But? Some of you are probably too young to remember those? Those glass boxes, But? But they used to have them At all the gas stations When I was a kid. ?Dec. 6, 2001, Department of Defense news briefing A Confession Once in a while, I'm standing here, doing something. And I think, "What in the world am I doing here?" It's a big surprise. ?May 16, 2001, interview with the New York Times Happenings You're going to be told lots of things. You get told things every day that don't happen. It doesn't seem to bother people, they don't? It's printed in the press. The world thinks all these things happen. They never happened. Everyone's so eager to get the story Before in fact the story's there That the world is constantly being fed Things that haven't happened. All I can tell you is, It hasn't happened. It's going to happen. ?Feb. 28, 2003, Department of Defense briefing The Digital Revolution Oh my goodness gracious, What you can buy off the Internet In terms of overhead photography! A trained ape can know an awful lot Of what is going on in this world, Just by punching on his mouse For a relatively modest cost! ?June 9, 2001, following European trip 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 Clarity I think what you'll find, I think what you'll find is, Whatever it is we do substantively, There will be near-perfect clarity As to what it is. And it will be known, And it will be known to the Congress, And it will be known to you, Probably before we decide it, But it will be known. ?Feb. 28, 2003, Department of Defense briefing __________________ ICQ: 176050593 / AIM: JerSF2000 "Love is the answer - but while you're waiting for the answer sex raises some pretty good questions." ---------------------------------------------

04-04-2003, 01:12 PM	#2
fnet Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,721	Quite funny. Thanks for posting this. __________________ the sound of one hand googlewhacking

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04-04-2003, 01:15 PM	#3
jas1552 Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Land of the free, home of the brave Posts: 1,462	I could almost hear his voice while I was reading that.

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BV wtf Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bikini State, FL USA Posts: 10,914	Rumsfeld for Prez!!!