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Kahlil Gibran meets George W. Bush meets Robert Frost: who'd have thought that America's most outspoken Secretary of Defence in decades would have turned public commentary into a form of poetry? Donald Rumsfeld is not just a two-time Secretary of Defence, former CEO, former White House Chief of Staff, and the most outspoken and forceful civilian military leader in recent American history. He is also, intentionally or not, a poet. A last, the ubiquitous and at times unintelligible U.S. Secretary of Defence has been deciphered by humorist Hart Seely, who found that the rambling raconteur is best understood when set in verse. Seely uncovers zen poems and lyrics, haikus and sonnets and has plucked the golden apples from 'D.H.' Rumsfeld's tree to present over 100 hilarious gems drawn from Rummy's public statements. Whether you love him or hate him, they're irresistible. As we know, There are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know There are known unknowns. That is to say We know there are some things We do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, The ones we don't know we don't know.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   68 of 79 people found the following review helpful: Rumblings by Rumsfeld, 16 Aug 2003 By A Customer Donald H. Rumsfeld, the American Secretary of Defence, is to be greatly admired for his utterly bizarre utterances, no less than for his warmongering attitude toward the Middle East and other parts of the world. After all, what's a secretary of defence to do if not to monger (and waffle) in a lyrical fashion? Hart Seely, the editor of this brilliant tome, has compiled some of the gems of 21th century verse of both political and philosophical significance. How about this, "The Unknown", full of rhyme, rhythm and alliteration, not to mention repetition, to offer a fresh new awareness on world and worldly matters: As we know, There are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know There are known unknowns. That is to say We know there are some things We do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, The ones we don't know we don't know. Buy it, read it, quote it, and pass it on to friends.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   7 of 8 people found the following review helpful: Over the top, 27 April 2004 By  David Westerfer (USA) - See all my reviews Rummy has written a book filled with old-fashioned charm, directness and akind of warmth that can only be described as republican. I found my selfbathed in the light of a single-minded, focused, and well insulated mind,far from the sort of monomania, tunnel vision and total lack of touch withthe life of everyday people with which he is so often associated. Icouldn't decide whether my favorite poem was 'You Can Take that to theBank' or "I've Already Taken Mine to the Bank'. 'Existential' is just toomild a word for this poetry, 'Post-Existential' far better describes thisman's mind and vision.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   28 of 38 people found the following review helpful: Pieces of Intelligence: The Existential Poetry of Donald H R, 12 Jul 2003 By  nadineg (with Carmen Santiago) - See all my reviews I opened this book with trepidation, after all, a member of the United States government writing poetry? who would have guessed it, but in my desire to understand totally the man so powerful, so intrepid, so gracious in victory, I read on. Man can this guy write, but it's not in the writing that you feel the power of the words. If you read them in front of your video camera and then play them back on the tv, suddenly the words have a power beyond the mere words. I sighed in awe at the poem on page 62, as I am sure you will too. Words that lyrical do not normally appear over the 6 o'clock news. The haiku as a sound bite, a magical combination of war rally and yet somehow not quite telling us everything. The weopons of mass destruction ode, well, what can I say, I believe they were there when you hear yourself speak the words, just remember to falter slightly on the last word of every second line - much more impact. My children hid under the bed when I replayed the video of the poem on page 25-26. Buy this book, buy buy buy.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 13 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews Very funny, whatever your political leanings I have little interest in politics, and would probably not have picked this book up if I had not been given it, but it is one of the funniest short books I have read. Read more Published on 24 Feb 2004 by Dr Charles McEvoy wtf? hahahahahhahaha almost as good as his singing, and definatly more surreal Published on 19 Jul 2003 by jim Save a tree...dont buy this book I had thought I had read the most trivial, banal books in the world. Well, I was proven wrong when I opened this book. Read more Published on 16 Jul 2003 by FunCpl