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To: Sully- who wrote (19245)	4/12/2006 7:24:49 PM
From: Sully-	of 35834

Donald Rumsfeld Vs. The Press John Hawkins Right Wing News Not only do I think Rumsfeld has been an excellent Secretary of Defense, I love it when he goes after the press. Just take a look at the smackdown Rummy laid on a reporter yesterday at a Department Of Defense press conference: <<< Q: Well, Mr. Secretary, in November of '01, the president, according to several books that you haven't disputed, said, "Start planning." And -- SEC. RUMSFELD: Do you think I'm going to stand around reading your books and disputing things in them or validating or not validating? Q: Well -- SEC. RUMSFELD: I've got a real daytime job. Q: I know -- SEC. RUMSFELD: I mean, you'd do nothing else but that if you did that. The fact that I haven't disputed something is -- I mean, if I disputed all the mythology that comes out of this group and the books of the world, I wouldn't have any time to do anything else. Q: Yeah, but the record's starting to emerge here in terms of the decision-making track, and we just wanted to ask you. One -- November of '01, you were asked by the president to start looking into updating plans and -- SEC. RUMSFELD: I don't remember that myself, and I'd have to go back and look. Q: Woodward -- SEC. RUMSFELD: But there's -- it is -- oh, Woodward's book is not the Bible. Q: I know that. (Off mike.) SEC. RUMSFELD: Some of you may not know that. (Subdued laughter.) Q: The editors know that. (Laughter.) SEC. RUMSFELD: (Chuckles.) >>> Hat tip to Wonkette for the story. wonkette.com rightwingnews.com defenselink.mil

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