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PASig
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posted July 01, 2021 02:31 PMHide Post
What's weird is I haven't seen a mention in the media about this and he died 2 days ago, I am a new junkie too and it's just not getting coverage.

Didn't he basically tell an Army Soldier "tough shit" when they asked for better armor and bulletproof glass for their vehicles?


 
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HK Ag
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posted July 01, 2021 03:29 PMHide Post
I thought he did a great job under Bush 43.

I too liked the way he handled the press.

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posted July 01, 2021 09:16 PMHide Post
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Originally posted by Ripley:
It turns out Rumsfeld was stationed at Glenview NAS ((IL) until he went to Congress in '62. So I grew up with him flying overhead as the landing path was our road that led to the runway a mile plus up the road. Nice to put a face on one of those countless pilots from back in the day.

RIP Donald Rumsfeld.
Interesting. I lived in Niles at Milwaukee and Dempster.
 
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posted July 01, 2021 10:09 PMHide Post
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Originally posted by PASig:
What's weird is I haven't seen a mention in the media about this and he died 2 days ago, I am a new junkie too and it's just not getting coverage.

Didn't he basically tell an Army Soldier "tough shit" when they asked for better armor and bulletproof glass for their vehicles?


If mass media doesn't cover or, even mention it...it didn't happen. The condition of the current information age, is mass media/entertainment has anointed themselves as king-makers/culture-captains. Mad

The short-comings of the post-Cold War supply-chain
 
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posted July 02, 2021 11:46 PMHide Post
I’ll always remember his wish to recognize Cold War veteran's service with appreciation. I have a certificate bearing the likeness of his signature. Thank you sir..
 
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46and2
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posted July 03, 2021 06:34 PMHide Post
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Originally posted by FishOn:
"There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know."

I always liked that quote.

Me, too.

I always got a kick out of those who mistakenly thought it was nonsensical.

However tongue twister ish it sounds, it makes perfect sense and is indeed an astute observation.

RIP, sir.
 
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