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The straight talker (Profile: Donald Rumsfeld)
The Sunday Telegraph ^ | March 16, 2003 | The Sunday Telegraph

Posted on 03/15/2003 4:17:34 PM PST by MadIvan

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I rather like Secretary Rumsfeld. I enjoy it when he kicks France and Germany in the goolies.

Regards, Ivan


1 posted on 03/15/2003 4:17:34 PM PST by MadIvan
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Bump!
2 posted on 03/15/2003 4:17:47 PM PST by MadIvan (Learn the power of the Dark Side, www.thedarkside.net)
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To: MadIvan
The New York Times' elderly schoolgirl columnist Maureen Dowd mocked him as "Rip Van Rummy".

"When all else fails......"

3 posted on 03/15/2003 4:20:10 PM PST by ErnBatavia ((bumperootus!))
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Ivan, why don't you tag along to the Azores? You'd be an asset!
4 posted on 03/15/2003 4:21:09 PM PST by ErnBatavia ((bumperootus!))
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Ivan, why don't you tag along to the Azores? You'd be an asset!

Well for one thing, I haven't been invited. ;)

Regards, Ivan

5 posted on 03/15/2003 4:22:09 PM PST by MadIvan (Learn the power of the Dark Side, www.thedarkside.net)
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To: MadIvan
Good article Ivan. Rumsfeld is a breath of fresh air.

Prairie
6 posted on 03/15/2003 4:23:13 PM PST by prairiebreeze (I'm wearing my full FReeper uniform 24/7 these days, and remain alert and ready with shields up!)
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Reporter: "I think I speak for a lot of reporters here when I say that I'm very disappointed in the lack of information coming out of the Pentagon about this operation."

Rumsfield: "The Pentagon isn't releasing any information to the press about this operation? Well, that sounds like great news to me!"

7 posted on 03/15/2003 4:25:00 PM PST by Alberta's Child
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I'm a Rummy chick (and my husband forgives me!) The guy can take one of the most complicated geopolitical issues of our time - the Israeli/Palestinian matter - and condense it into one sentence. Brilliant.
8 posted on 03/15/2003 4:25:49 PM PST by Peach
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The New York Times' elderly schoolgirl columnist Maureen Dowd

Worth the read if only for that line.

9 posted on 03/15/2003 4:29:09 PM PST by BfloGuy (The past is like a different country, they do things different there.)
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To: MadIvan
A delicious article. Love our Rummy!
10 posted on 03/15/2003 4:33:51 PM PST by MEG33
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Well for one thing, I haven't been invited.

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Ring, Ring

Allo? Tony here.

Hi Tony - Batavia here!

Bat! How are ya, mate? (a little Aussie multi-culti stuff)

Great, Tony....say, do you have room for Ivan on tomorrow's flight?

We'll make room...he's a Freeper...it's a lock!

11 posted on 03/15/2003 4:38:28 PM PST by ErnBatavia ((bumperootus!))
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I agree. ;^)

Let's hope, "The Rumsfeld phase is about to resume."
12 posted on 03/15/2003 4:39:39 PM PST by headsonpikes (Socialism is the other Religion of Peace.)
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To: Peach
I hope Bush now realizes how important Cheny and Rumsfeld are,and how useless Powell is.He should resign.
14 posted on 03/15/2003 4:43:36 PM PST by deedgirl
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To: MadIvan
The New York Times' elderly schoolgirl columnist Maureen Dowd mocked him as "Rip Van Rummy". ....
In the last 18 months, she's become Rip Van Dowdy, and he's more relevant than ever.

FOFL That's gotta sting.

So9

15 posted on 03/15/2003 4:44:12 PM PST by Servant of the Nine (We are the Hegemon. We can do anything we damned well please.)
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It was a small indicator of a large cultural shift when NBC's Saturday Night Live introduced a weekly parody of his press conferences, mercilessly mocking not the politician but the dopey journalists.

Yup.  It is a veritable paradigm shift.
16 posted on 03/15/2003 5:07:26 PM PST by gcruse (When choosing between two evils, pick the one you haven't tried yet.)
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I second that wholeheartedly. Powell is a Blix twin in that he seeks to please whomever he's with. He needs to go.
17 posted on 03/15/2003 5:15:37 PM PST by binreadin
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To: MadIvan
Thanks for all the info you posted today.
18 posted on 03/15/2003 5:16:52 PM PST by RedwM
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It isn't obvious on the article, but apparently this was written by Mark Steyn.

Please ping appropriately.

Regards, Ivan

19 posted on 03/15/2003 5:21:02 PM PST by MadIvan (Learn the power of the Dark Side, www.thedarkside.net)
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To: MadIvan
Rumsfeld is an excellent bad cop to Powell's good.
20 posted on 03/15/2003 5:21:58 PM PST by CrimeOf73
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