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Rummy declined honor as ‘Person of the Year’ - The Time cover that didn’t appear
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| 01-07-04
Posted on 01/07/2004 7:03:40 AM PST by veronica
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To: kylaka
For republicans a government job is a step down in pay grade, for most democrats its a step up.And for many democrats, it's a step out of the unemployment line.
To: Search4Truth
I just came across this quote yesterday:
You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity.
-- Thomas Wolfe
Seems to fit...
To: Pan_Yans Wife; veronica; MJY1288; Calpernia; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ...
This is wonderful. Rummy gets to give the nod to the troops he loves, and personally sticks it to Time Magazine at the same time.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rumsfeld told guests at a holiday party that in this year of conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military deserved the honor more than he did, which is why Army Sgts. Marquette Whiteside and Ronald Buxton and Spc. Billie Grimes turned up on Time’s Dec. 29 cover.
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Rummy and Gen. Myers on the press coverage of the major operations in Iraq: Pentagon Townhall Meeting, Apr. 17.
Rummy does "do tact", though the mainstream press got all over him the following weekend for this Townhall answer: he trusts the American people to find (and reward) trustworthy news sources. (^:
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posted on
01/07/2004 9:11:54 AM PST
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
("You have to be proud of your army. They are fighters for freedom." ~ A free Iraqi to America)
To: BenLurkin
Oops!. I've been vituperating...The last time I vituperated, I think I busted something.
I'll repeat what everyone else is saying. Rummy is a class act and a patriot.
Lando 
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posted on
01/07/2004 9:16:53 AM PST
by
Lando Lincoln
(The Vermin had vermin)
To: veronica
This is why Rummy is my favorite of all in the Bush cabinet. Ditto for me. Rummy was a NAVAL AVIATOR. This is no f***ing lawyer.
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posted on
01/07/2004 9:18:54 AM PST
by
americanSoul
(Better to die on your feet, than live on your knees. Live Free or Die. I should be in New Hampshire.)
To: Lando Lincoln
When I was growing up we used Time magazine in the classroom. When my father found out, he made a few phone calls and voila....no more Time. It wasn't even allowed in our house!
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posted on
01/07/2004 9:19:22 AM PST
by
bonfire
To: DrDeb
Actually, I've heard from some pretty reliable sources that the President wants him back and he wants to return!! Please let this be true.
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posted on
01/07/2004 9:20:09 AM PST
by
Aeronaut
(In my humble opinion, the new expression for backing down from a fight should be called 'frenching')
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Big Rumsfeld ~ Bump!
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posted on
01/07/2004 9:34:51 AM PST
by
blackie
To: veronica
Thanks Veronica.
Rummy is the man. A real man who wants those under him to get the credit for what was done in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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posted on
01/07/2004 9:35:20 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Krazy Kaddaffi: "I will do whatever the Americans want. I saw what happened in Iraq. I was scared!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
To: veronica; Ragtime Cowgirl; hchutch; Grampa Dave; SierraWasp
James Kelly appears to confirm Rumseld’s self-effacing act, if only obliquely, Leave it to the people of Time. They never fail to abuse, er, ah, amuse.
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posted on
01/07/2004 9:47:59 AM PST
by
BOBTHENAILER
(One by one, in small groups or in whole armies, we don't care how we do, but we're gonna getcha)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
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posted on
01/07/2004 9:54:07 AM PST
by
ALOHA RONNIE
(Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 www.LZXRAY.com)
To: BOBTHENAILER; veronica; Poohbah
On another thread, I said Rumsfeld was my favorite Cabinet member.
This is one reason. Another has been his performance as SECDEF. A third reason was what he did when that plane hit the Pentagon. He was leading the rescue efforts from the front - where a LEADER should be.
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posted on
01/07/2004 9:59:32 AM PST
by
hchutch
(Why did the Nazgul run from Arwen's flash flood? All they managed to do was to end up dying tired.)
To: kylaka
I think Rummie will leave when he finishes cleaning the mess left by the Clintons...
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posted on
01/07/2004 10:28:40 AM PST
by
chilepepper
(The map is not the territory -- Alfred Korzybski)
To: veronica; Victoria Delsoul; Tabi Katz; Alamo-Girl; ALOHA RONNIE; Travis McGee; Cannoneer No. 4; ...
BTTT!
Note even in covering their own 'non' story, they still make some jabs at Rummy...by calling his self-effacement an 'act'. If they had made him their cover person of the year, you can bet that the article would have been generally negative, with a lot of aspersions from partisans against the national defense.
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posted on
01/07/2004 10:29:31 AM PST
by
Paul Ross
(Reform Islam Now! -- Nuke Mecca!)
To: veronica
What a fantastic man! I knew I loved that guy for some reason! This makes him more of a Person of the Year in my eyes!
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posted on
01/07/2004 10:29:59 AM PST
by
ladyinred
(What the heck happened to 2003?)
To: RummyChick
Don't miss this!
To: veronica
Time was trying to show that Bush wasn't in charge while "honoring" Rummy....
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posted on
01/07/2004 10:34:31 AM PST
by
Porterville
(I am the Anti-Oprah. True love is hating a liberal.)
To: Paul Ross
Thanks for the ping!
To: chilepepper
In that case, I don't see how he can possibly leave before 2025.
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posted on
01/07/2004 12:29:16 PM PST
by
kylaka
(The Clintons are the democRATS crack cocaine)
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