Rumsfeld wins "foot in mouth" award

InquisitorX · Mon, 8th Dec '03, 10:26am

Hilarious!

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=3916267

Arabwel · Mon, 8th Dec '03, 1:14pm

I don't think what he said earns an award like this, seeing as t is perfectly reasonable f you follow it completely... of course, it's also funny as hell. So why not to award?

Aikanaro · Mon, 8th Dec '03, 1:45pm

Methinks Arnie's comment was the less intelligent, as if you focus on what Rumsfeld said, is does make sense.

Jaguar · Mon, 8th Dec '03, 1:51pm

Focus on it how much. I mean, if you cancel out all of the double and tripple negative, he barely said anything.

He probably could have said it more clearly.

And as for Arnie, he just slipped up and put the word 'Gay' in there by mistake. Take that out and it makes sense.

Arabwel · Mon, 8th Dec '03, 2:36pm

Then again, Arnie just as well might have been refering to so-called "established roles" in a gay relationship, namely the "butch" and "femme" thing... buut then again, I sincerely doubt that he meant that.

Silverwolf86 · Mon, 8th Dec '03, 2:38pm

Rumsfeld's statement really wasn't that complex. Funny, yes but rather simple. Maybe I'm wrong but I read it through and it made perfect sense to me -- and he's right even if he took more words than necessary to say it. Arnold's statement was much more laughable though even though it wasn't intended to be that way and Rumsfeld's was... Hmmm this is starting to get confusing. Maybe I'm pulling a Rumsfeld

Shralp · Mon, 8th Dec '03, 3:55pm

I heard that Rumsfeld also got the "Kicking Terrorist Ass" award.

Iago · Mon, 8th Dec '03, 4:24pm

Rumsfeld has earned that price and all honour that follows with it. He's the master of telling nothing at all with as many words as possible in a language everybody clearly understands. Zero-information easy to grasp.

Blackhawk · Mon, 8th Dec '03, 9:49pm

Rumie, Rumie, Rumie.... tsk tsk tsk!

<Groan> Well, at least he is still very competent and turning full-grown terrorists into little pieces of well-cooked meat!

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Mon, 8th Dec '03, 10:26am	#1
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Mon, 8th Dec '03, 1:14pm	#2
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Mon, 8th Dec '03, 1:45pm	#3
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Mon, 8th Dec '03, 1:51pm	#4
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Mon, 8th Dec '03, 2:36pm	#5
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Mon, 8th Dec '03, 2:38pm	#6
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Mon, 8th Dec '03, 3:55pm	#7
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Mon, 8th Dec '03, 4:24pm	#8
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Mon, 8th Dec '03, 9:49pm	#9
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