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Who do you believe was quoted with saying this....

“The administration should clarify its intent’ he said. ‘People lack confidence in the credibility of our government.’ Even our allies are beginning to suspect what we say, he charged. ‘It’s a difficult thing today to be informed about our government even without all the secrecy,’ he said. ‘With the secrecy, it’s impossible. The American people will do what’s right when they have the information they need.”

Oh, I will give the answer in a little while in context. Lets just see if people can guess it correctly first.

No comments? hmmm. Oh and please if you already know who said it don't spill the beans.. just vote. But would be nice to have some feed back on the statement itself.

Since I've never heard of Ted Kennedy and I've never heard the quote before, lets go with that guy.

Since I've never heard of Ted Kennedy and I've never heard the quote before, lets go with that guy.

Ted Kennedy is the Sr. Senator from Massachusetts, he is a Democrat.

Ted Kennedy is the Sr. Senator from Massachusetts, he is a Democrat.

Ok. Thanks.

I would've voted for Ralph Nader had he been an option, but that's because I hate everyone.

Ok. Thanks.

I would've voted for Ralph Nader had he been an option, but that's because I hate everyone.

LOL, fair enough. :D

Ted Kennedy sounds like he made it. He's always bashing Bush and loving Europe (even before he was "accidently" added to the no-fly list! :)).

Na, it's gotta be Bush. It's something hypocritical and contradictory:). The kind of thing you expect politicans in power to say...the one thing, while they do the other.

I'll give it another 20 minutes or so and post who said it and in what context.

I'll say Rumsfeld...probably talking about a previous president. It sounds like his brand of jabberwocky. :)

I'm going to go with Rumsfeld talking about the Monica Lewinsky shenanigans.

Na, it's gotta be Bush. It's something hypocritical and contradictory:). The kind of thing you expect politicans in power to say...the one thing, while they do the other.

Would he start out saying "The administration"? ;)

Would he start out saying "The administration"? ;)

Could've been talking about the Clinton Administration. We don't know the date the quote was made, after all.

Donald "Quackquack" Rumsfeld?

It sounds like a democrat criticizing the Bush administration, and it doesn't sound like Kerry, so I voted for Kennedy.

It sounds like a democrat criticizing the Bush administration, and it doesn't sound like Kerry, so I voted for Kennedy.

That just seems too obvious to me. It has to be some kind of trick.

damn i mistook that ted kennedy guy for J.F.K :mad:

I'm going with Rummy on the Clinton administration.

Could've been talking about the Clinton Administration. We don't know the date the quote was made, after all.

It appears to be in the present and future tenses, meaning it's modern (everything is present tense except the second sentence, which is future because of "beginning"). There are no past tense tip-off words in it that I can find.

It appears to be in the present and future tenses, meaning it's modern (everything is present tense except the second sentence, which is future because of "beginning"). There are no past tense tip-off words in it that I can find.

No, it means it was modern when it was said. It could be from 1996, talking about Clinton's second term for all we know.

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Although it didn't have anything to do with Clinton.


Rumsfeld on Vietnam and Government Secrecy

These quotes from Congressman Rumsfeld, circa 1966, are amusing and tragic in retrospect.



' A 1966 article in the Chicago Tribune quoted Rumsfeld as saying the following: “The administration should clarify its intent in Viet Nam,’ he said. ‘People lack confidence in the credibility of our government.’ Even our allies are beginning to suspect what we say, he charged. ‘It’s a difficult thing today to be informed about our government even without all the secrecy,’ he said. ‘With the secrecy, it’s impossible. The American people will do what’s right when they have the information they need.” [Chicago Tribune, 4/13/66] '

No surprise? lol :D

No surprise? lol :D

Not in particular. ;)

I was kind of expecting a trick.

What happened, did Rumsfeld used to be a hippie? He sure has changed his mind about how well informed the people need to be in 40 years.

I'll be darn! That guy is ooold! Too old. He's not doing good with numbers anymore... 6 days to 12 months, then you know everything is possible!

because he has no morals or anything, he will say and do whatever he can to hurt his opponents and help his self/party/allies, like most politicians