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Rumsfeld/Kennedy: Fun with Audio

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Wow, I've discovered something interesting on CSPAN tonight. I took the Kennedy Rumsfeld exchange from the tivo and ran the audio into a tape recorder and I found that there was some barely audible conversation going on behind the microphones.


Kennedy: This war has been consistently and grossly mismanaged. And we are now in a seemingly intractable quagmire. Our troops are dying. And there really is no end in sight"

Rumsfeld: sound of briefcase going to desktop, briefcase opening rumsfeld speaking under breath into briefcase Hey teddy six chins, hows about you go get me a cup of coffee with a couple of cubes of kiss my ass….

Kennedy: (Reading from prepared 5x7 cards )"the American people, I believe, deserve leadership worthy of the sacrifices that our fighting forces have made, and they deserve the real facts, I regret to say that I don't believe that you have provided either."

Rumsfeld: Well, that is quite a statement Inaudible, Inaudible, Cough, Cough, Kopechne, Cough "The suggestion by you that people -- me or others -- are painting a rosy picture is false. Cough, so blow me…Cough

Kennedy: In baseball, it's three strikes you're out, Isn't it time for you to resign?"

Rumsfeld: (speaking into hand) yeah, and usually when you drive off a bridge and kill a girl that’s usually a good time to resign but if you’re a Kennedy, its not even considered bad manners. "Senator, I've offered my resignation to the president twice., That's his call.” inaudible, inaudible, come on bacon sandwich, come on out back with me and let say we setting it like men, ok? Oh maybe like one man and a big burlap sack of full of fat little boys, which is what your sorry ass looks like in those sweaty polyester slacks. Hit a stairmaster now and then you fat bastard! My god, I’m 72 years old and I could still kick your ass. Oh, Is this thing on TAP-TAP-TAP, Hello, Im sorry "Senator" Kennedy ,were you saying something, Im afraid I wasnt listening.

wow! See what 40 bucks at Radio Shack can do for your understanding of politics?


( Give em Hell Mr. Secretary. Someday they will name an Aircraft Carrier after you and a mighty ship it will be.)

Posted @ June 23, 2005 11:33 PM | Current Affairs

Comments

They'll probably name a dinghy after Kennedy. It will, however, be equipped with life jackets.

Posted by: Night Writer [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 24, 2005 11:14 AM

What happened to your brilliantly funny post about torture? The Monty Python-esque one? I wanted to link to it? Heck, I wanted to copy it -- with full attribution, of course.

Posted by: class factotum [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 26, 2005 04:37 AM

I wrote something on the definition of a gulag, but I dont think ive written anything pythonesque about torture, per se.

Try these:

http://varifrank.com/archives/2005/06/a_bedtime_story.php

http://varifrank.com/archives/2005/05/hello_amnesty_i_1.php

http://varifrank.com/archives/2005/05/i_got_your_dese_1.php

http://varifrank.com/archives/2005/05/the_case_for_to.php

Posted by: varifrank [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 26, 2005 11:10 AM

I was wrong! It wasn't you, it was Oyster. The style was so much like you, though. Take a look -- it is funny.

http://oyster.journalspace.com/?cmd=displaycomments&dcid=1066&entryid=1066

I have forwarded many of your posts to friends. You are very funny and very insightful. Keep writing!

Posted by: class factotum [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 27, 2005 07:35 AM