This all sounds nice, but if you check on snopes.com you'll find that the incident is
fictional. Those are not Rumsfeld's words.

"___ Bob ___" wrote in message ...
Subject: Rumsfeld vs Kennedy
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 20:48:39 +0000


You will only understand the symbolism of the following if you learned

through extraneous history or were old enough to have watched it play
out
that Ted Kennedy drove off of a bridge in Massachusetts on his way to
an
island with Mary Joe Kopechne in the late 60's. He did NOT seek help
to
rescue her when he surfaced. Instead he made his way to a hotel,
called
friends and the next morning reported the accident. She was, needless
to
say, both dead and wet. Kennedy faced no type of any censure or
reprimand,
much less any legal punishment for this negligent act of manslaughter.

Kennedy power extends wide in that part of America. You have got to
love
the chutzpah of Rumsfeld.

February 05, 2004

Rumsfeld: Kennedy 'All Wet' About Bush Lies

(2004-02-05) -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Sen. Edward M.
Kennedy yesterday that he was "all wet" when the Senator alleged that
the
Bush administration lied about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction to
justify
going to war.

The verbal clash came during Mr. Rumsfeld's testimony at a Senate
Armed
Services Committee hearing probing the state of pre-war intelligence.

Sen. Kennedy began his questioning of the Defense Secretary by saying,

"Don't you think some members of the Bush administration should be
held
legally accountable for the lies they told about Iraqi weapons, and
the
subsequent cover-up?"

"First, with all due respect Senator Kennedy, you're all wet," said
Mr.
Rumsfeld "The administration has not lied or covered up. However, in
general, I do believe that when a man commits a crime he should face
the
bar
of justice. He should not be allowed to serve in positions of power in
our
government, and be hailed as a leader, when the question of his guilt
remains unresolved, if you know what I mean."

"I'm sure I do not know what you mean," Mr. Kennedy said. "But the
American
people deserve to know why you can't find Saddam's weapons of mass
destruction."

"Sometimes things are hard to find, even when you know where they
are,"
said
Mr. Rumsfeld. "For example, I've heard of a man who missed a bridge
and
drove his car into the water, even though he knew where the bridge
was.
And
then sometimes you just keep diving into a problem and despite
repeated
efforts, you come up empty handed. That doesn't mean that nothing's
there.
As you know, eventually, the truth comes to light."

Having no further questions, Mr. Kennedy yielded the remainder of his
time.


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If you can read this .. thank a teacher ..
If you are reading it in English .. thank a soldier too !!

__ Bob __