Rumsfeld resigned before midterm election.
By on Aug 15th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Rumsfeld resigned before midterm election.
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld “resigned as defense secretary before last year’s November election but his decision was not announced until after the voting, according to his resignation letter. … The letter was dated Nov. 6, the day before voters, angered by Iraq, went to the polls and swept Republicans from power in Congress. According to a stamp on the letter, President George W. Bush saw it on election day.” Bush, however, waited until the day after the election to announce Rumsfeld’s resignation.
UPDATE: The word “Iraq” doesn’t appear in former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation letter. Neither does the word “war.”
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So remember, all of the talk about “Bush getting the message from the voters” and Bush being decisive by firing Rumsfeld were all media repeated lies to benefit Bush.
Bush received no such message from the elections.
-GSD
August 15th, 2007 at 1:02 pmThis claim is a doubtful report as it’s by the news “service” called ReuTURDS, which is so anti-Republican that it’s not funny anymore. It should be taken with a grain of salt. Next, when Rummie resigned, libtards were really exposed as the laughingstock clowns they are because they assumed the war would wind down! After all, libtards kept assailing Rummie because he wouldn’t change direction in Iraq. However, Bush got the last laugh and screwed the progressive fools over real good when he appointed Gates who promptly ordered an increase in US forces–the present day’s surge which is having wonderful results against the progressives’ friends, the terrorists. Lastly, Rummie is a GREAT AMERICAN who lead the military into a swifter force to better respond more quickly against Al-Qaeda. One piece of stool from Rummie is worth more than the lives of millions of libtards/progressives.
August 15th, 2007 at 1:06 pm“So remember, all of the talk about “Bush getting the message from the voters†and Bush being decisive by firing Rumsfeld were all media repeated lies to benefit Bush.
Bush received no such message from the elections.
-GSD
Comment by GSD — August 15, 2007 @ 1:02 pm”
GSD, say it aint so!!!!!
It can’t be from this “Liberal” media…… They would never do anything like that when it comes to calling Bush out…… WOULD THEY????/
sarcasm off
August 15th, 2007 at 1:08 pmBFD.
August 15th, 2007 at 1:10 pmDumbya, Dumbsfeld, and Dick-boy:
August 15th, 2007 at 1:11 pmThe 3 greatest things to happen to the m u s l i m – s h * t e a t e r s since re-claiming Israels “land”.
“Comment by ThinkProgressIsForAnarchists — August 15, 2007 @ 1:06 pm”
I thought about responding to your assinine statements……
About a nano second is all it took me to determine that YOU are not worth it, so I just wrote this instead.
Now crawl back into Bush’s a$$ and start scrapping those polups….
August 15th, 2007 at 1:11 pmSo sad.
August 15th, 2007 at 1:12 pmHad it been announced before the election, Rethuglicans might have done better.
No wait, that might have supressed the base.
Aren’t we still paying this guy?
Maybe Bush and Cheney can resign before the 2008 election.
August 15th, 2007 at 1:14 pmThe timing of Rumpys resignation only has relevance in the weird and warped world of Bush and Company.
August 15th, 2007 at 1:17 pmRumsfeld, Rove, Wolfowitz, Bartlett and all the other “refugees” from this bunch of Thugs posing as an American Presidency I’m sure are all struck with a gag order not expose the Bush Crime Killing Machine for what it really is…
August 15th, 2007 at 1:19 pmHowever, Bush got the last laugh and screwed the progressive fools over real good…
Comment by ThinkProgressIsForAnarchists
And also the thousands in the graveyard and in VA. hospitals and our country and the Iraqi’s and the world….
August 15th, 2007 at 1:19 pm“One piece of stool from Rummie is worth more than the lives of millions of libtards/progressives.”
Comment by ThinkProgressIsForAnarchists
Great parody!
August 15th, 2007 at 1:20 pmYou could get some prime time with stuff like this!
(your screen name gave you away as progressive)
Have a nice day, you sure made mine!
Most progressives probably don’t understand this, but Bush has honor. He probably didn’t want Rumfeld’s resignation to look like it was timed to influence the election.
August 15th, 2007 at 1:22 pmbut Bush has honor. He probably didn’t want Rumfeld’s resignation to look like it was timed to influence the election.
Comment by paul
Wrong, and he’s too stupid to know what influences who or why without his BRAIN, KKKRove.
August 15th, 2007 at 1:23 pmBush has honor.
Oh my god!
That’s funny.
funniest thing I’ve heard in a real long time.
Thanks for laugh!
August 15th, 2007 at 1:24 pm2/3 of America in anti-Republican and it is quite funny.
August 15th, 2007 at 1:25 pmAnd as a result of Rumsfeld resignation,came later the ‘Surge’.
Elections of November left no effect on Iraq war’s direction,although Pelosi and other Dems promised a lot of change is coming before elections.
August 15th, 2007 at 1:26 pmPeople still waiting for the PROMISED big change for over 9 months, since the final count.
“Bush has honor. He probably didn’t want Rumfeld’s resignation to look like it was timed to influence the election.
Comment by paul — August 15, 2007 @ 1:22 pm”
HONOR??????
P-L-E-A-S-E…….
He has no clue what the word even means……
If he had “honor” he would have told the truth about Iraq, and the reason we invaded them.
If he had “honor” he would have provdied the documents that Congress is asking for.
if he had “honor” he would have not authorized TORCHER.
if he had “honor” he would not have pissed on the Constitution.
if he had “honor” he would have not CHEATED to win TWO elections.
if he had “honor” he would have spoken to the 9/11 Commission alone so that Cheney and his testomony could have been compared seperately.
if he had “honor” he would have FIRED anyone involved in the Plame leak as he said he would.
if he had “honor” he would have no spied on Americans BEFORE 9/11.
August 15th, 2007 at 1:26 pmThere is not an honorable bone in Bush’s entire body. Being brought up in a Crime Family, he just continued this into his Bunch of Thugs posing as an American Presidency.
Bush is an elitist with no curiosity about the world. Bush is a dumb man. Bush is arrogant.
Nope. honor isn’t one of those qualities.
August 15th, 2007 at 1:30 pmaaaaaahhhh…
nothing quite like Hyden’s Concerto #3 in E…
oh, wait…
I’m a “libtard”..
DAAAAAHH!BUSH IS STOOPID!DAAAAH!
August 15th, 2007 at 1:33 pmBush is lying that he didn’t know. Rummy would not have submitted his resigation unless he spoke with the President; the President agreed; and the President understood that a letter was imminent.
It is not correct to say the President “didn’t know” about the Resignation; whether he got the letter is a separate issue than whether he and Rummy spoke and agreed — before the election — whatw was going to happen on Rummy’s resignation.
August 15th, 2007 at 1:34 pmBush has honor!
That’s probably the toughest claim ever to prove. The only thing that motivates Chimpf*ck is personal profit, his weak little ego, and the mchinations of the Repugnicunts.
Hos honor is a yellow streak running down his leg and filling his shoes.
August 15th, 2007 at 1:37 pmBush hiding behind Rummy’s skirt…..
August 15th, 2007 at 1:38 pmum, or maybe whether he would accept rummy’s resignation was a question until the results were in. Didn’t rummy tender resignation letters two or three times before that that weren’t accepted by bush?
August 15th, 2007 at 1:47 pmhuh?
how is it this was not known nov.8?
did no one ask to see this resignation letter?
why is this out now?
must be the heat… i can’t figure what this is about…
another day, another LIE exposed…
August 15th, 2007 at 1:50 pm…
http://blindintexas.blogspot.com/2007/08/what-kind-of-democrat-are-you.html
Maybe the DNC will take this idea and put together an awesome series of commercials with examples from nurses, firemen, electricians, astronauts, teachers, painters, policeman, daycare workers, bus drivers, executives, sports stars, farmers, convenient store clerks, bankers, sanitation workers, bartenders, doctors, house wives, etc…
The mantel of “personal responsibility” was unfairly striped from us over thirty years ago…It’s time we got it back!
August 15th, 2007 at 1:51 pmIt’s not paranoia if they’re really out to get you.
August 15th, 2007 at 1:52 pmMost progressives probably don’t understand this, but Bush has honor. He probably didn’t want Rumfeld’s resignation to look like it was timed to influence the election.
Comment by paul — August 15, 2007 @ 1:22 pm
Big difference between “honor” and “knowing even the dimmest Americans can see through such a transparent ploy”.
August 15th, 2007 at 1:52 pmBush has honor.
Comment by paul — August 15, 2007 @ 1:22 pm
FUNNIEST TROLL COMMENT. EVER.
OMG – too funny! Let’s ask the Tillman family how much honor Bushie has! What a 29%er!!!! (and we ARE lauging at you, not with you.)
August 15th, 2007 at 1:56 pmI tried to warn you Mr. Pee…
August 15th, 2007 at 2:17 pmWorst Sec/Def ever.
Worst President ever.
Worst VP ever.
Worst AG ever.
Yup, those boys sure know honor.
Bush describes ‘honor’ as you’re either honor or off her.
August 15th, 2007 at 2:24 pmComment by Zimzone — August 15, 2007 @ 2:24 pm
Get honor and stay honor – a favorite toast of a friend of mine!
August 15th, 2007 at 2:34 pmaaaaaahhhh…
nothing quite like Hyden’s Concerto #3 in E…
oh, wait…
I’m a “libtardâ€..
DAAAAAHH!BUSH IS STOOPID!DAAAAH!
Comment by whiteyfresh — August 15, 2007 @ 1:33 pm
If you’re going to pass yourself off as an intellectual, or even as a fan of classical music, do a little research first. Or better yet, I’ll help you.
1) The name is Haydn, not Hyden. That would be Josef Haydn, an Austrian classical composer most famous for writing over 100 symphonies.
2) If you are going to reference a particular concerto, you should state what kind of concerto it is — that is, which instrument it was written for. Example — violin concerto, horn concerto, organ concerto, etc. Just stating “concerto” marks you as a phony.
3) Make sure the piece you refer to actually exists. Haydn didn’t write any concerto in the key of E. He wrote a few in E-flat, but no “No. 3″ concerti.
Hope this helps with your use of sarcasm in the future.
August 15th, 2007 at 2:36 pmWas that Bush has honor? or was it Bush was on her? Tacky, I know but much more plausible than the first.
August 15th, 2007 at 2:42 pmMost progressives probably don’t understand this, but Bush has honor. He probably didn’t want Rumfeld’s resignation to look like it was timed to influence the election.
Comment by paul — August 15, 2007 @ 1:22 pm
And you are comic relief. If Bush had honor, he wouldn’t have suggested that a Dem takeover of Congress in Nov. 2006 was a victory for terrorists. That’s just ONE of the dishonorable actions by this “president.”
Besides, Bush said that he considered the option of accepting Rummy’s resignation in Sept. 2006. He had initially lied about it, and said that he hadn’t considered accepting the resignation until after the elections of that year.
August 15th, 2007 at 2:43 pmThe antenna’s up but the receiver is turned off.
August 15th, 2007 at 2:45 pmJeebus! Rove leaves and the trolls start spewing random phrases like,
“One piece of stool from Rummie is worth more than the lives of millions of libtards/progressives.”
and
“Bush has honor. ”
It’s like the Borg Queen died and all the little borg are cut off from the collective.
August 15th, 2007 at 5:12 pmRumsfeld should have been fired much earlier. He was a poor leader for the Pentagon. Too few troops were sent into Iraq early on. The insurgency was grossly underestimated. The cost of the war was underestimated. Troops didn’t get the body armor, equipment and uparmored humvees they needed. He insulted the troops when he said that you go to war with the army you have not the army you want.
August 15th, 2007 at 5:15 pmThis cabal can’t do ANYTHING honestly.
August 16th, 2007 at 1:24 amJust read this from an article now appearing on news.aol.com about the resignation letter and the request for it via the FOIA:
The White House office likely to hold the letter is not subject to FOIA, according to the White House’s response in May to Reuters’ FOIA request.
WTF is up with that???
August 16th, 2007 at 9:10 amRe: my prev comment…
Are we seeing a new way for the WH to refuse releasing any information, simply by giving anything it doesn’t want the public to see to this certain “office”?
August 16th, 2007 at 9:11 am