Mr. Quotable
Friday, September 02, 2005 - 10:09 AM
There are known unknowns and unknown unknowns, but it's reasonably clear that in more than four years as sec def, Donald Rumsfeld has minted a snappy, perceptive logism for almost every occasion-- even if the occasion would appall him.
The Washington Post's Eugene Robinson today deploys a 2003 Rumsfeld statement on looting in Baghdad to throw events in New Orleans into perspective:
'While no one condones looting, on the other hand, one can understand the pent-up feelings that may result from decades of repression.'
What's your favorite use of a Rumsfeldism? Tell us!
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