Thinking as a Hobby

Slate has compiled the first short collection of Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld's poetic musings, all excerpted word-for-word from his various press conferences and briefings (via Gene Healy).

My personal favorite? The leadoff piece, entitled "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

Good, heady stuff.

Have a read.




	Thinking as a Hobby Home Get Email Updates LINKS JournalScan Email Me Admin Password Remember Me 3477205 Curiosities served Share on Facebook				2003-04-03 2:45 PM The Poetry of D.H. Rumsfeld Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (3) Slate has compiled the first short collection of Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld's poetic musings, all excerpted word-for-word from his various press conferences and briefings (via Gene Healy). My personal favorite? The leadoff piece, entitled "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 Good, heady stuff. Have a read. Read/Post Comments (3) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top