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Summary: send in the clowns
Review: more proof that the liberals don't even take themselves seriously. They can not defend there tribalist views with values and reason so they are left to exalt themselves with self-indulgent clowning. Clowns like mike moore and al franken are other examples of how easy it is to play "leader of the herd" for a day and make money off the irrational left.
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Summary: What are we coming to?!!!
Review: Ok, folks. Let's just get this straight. This book is not meant to glorify the clown otherwise known as our Secretary of Defense. The "poetry" is meant to draw attention to the fact that Secretary Rumsfeld's public comments are vague, misleading, and unintelligible. Some of the reviews on this site seem to suggest that Rumsfeld is actually an aspiring poet. Others seem to think that author Hart Seely is a fan of the current administration. It is a shame that this clever book is too far over the heads of the American public to make its point.
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Summary: Demeaning? If you insist!
Review: Rumsfeld is brilliant.
Those who read too much into his digs, thinking him silly, are foolish.
Rummy is a master of the English Language and I LOVE it when he mentally bashes the liberal press with his genius, especially when they are unaware of the mental thrashing received.
Signed,
Charter member of Hillary's Far-RWC!
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Summary: Rummy on life
Review: Rumsfeld's poetry is childish and inane. He has no comprehension of imagery or real thought. I can not believe that ANYONE would buy this junk just because he is the Defense Secretary. I was scared for my life before with the direction taken by our administration, but this scares me even more. you dont believe me? read END OF THE WORLD, his terribly written ode to (you guessed it) the end of the world. i cant wait for the real thing! where is it existentialism of the title? sounds more like pathetic ramblings of a man drunk on power.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: Rumsfeld's words as presented by Hart Seely are just plain "wild and crazy". A very funny book!
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Summary: Absolutely hilarious...
Review: Since we can't believe anything that comes out of the man's mouth, at least we can have some fun with his bizarre ramblings...
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Summary: A Unique New Voice in American Poetry
Review: The emergence of a unique poetic voice"Pieces of Intelligence" is the landmark publication of verses written by the previously unpublished existentialist poet, D.H. Rumsfeld. While Rumsfeld is widely recognized and often quoted, his poetry has received surprisingly scant attention until now. Rumsfeld first emerged on the scene during the turbulent Watergate years, however his poetry remained overshadowed by more flamboyant voices of the time such as those of J. Dean, G.G. Liddy, and D. Throat. Beginning in the late 70s, Rumsfeld entered the so called "wilderness phase" of his creative ruminations and was scarcely heard from. Turning up in a number of odd corporate and government locations, and once even in Baghdad as a guest of Saddam Hussein, much of Rumsfeld's poetry during this time remains classified. Rumsfeld's period of artistic obscurity came to an abrupt end with the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. As a traumatized nation struggled to understand what had taken place, Rumsfeld addressed both its disorientation and its deep nostalgia for better times in his now landmark poem, "Glass Box" (December 6th, 2001). You know, it's the old glass box at the-
At the gas station,
Where you're using those little things
Trying to pick up the prize,
And you can't find it.
It's- And it's all these arms are going down in there,
And so you keep dropping it
And picking it up again and moving it,
But- Some of you are probably too young to remember those-
Those glass boxes,
But- But they used to have them
At all the gas stations
When I was a kid. The beauty of this poem is that it remains both complex and accessible in a manner that appeals to practically every type of reader. The poem contains a clear sense of regression, with each stanza becoming progressively smaller until the final stanza "stabilizes" at the same number of lines as the preceding one. Similarly, while the first three stanzas end in incompletion with expressions such as "It's-", "But-", and "But-" the final one firmly anchors the poem with a nostalgic reference to childhood in a bygone era. At a time when the collective psyche of the nation's populace had become traumatized in an unprecedented fashion, "Glass Box" showed them that the answer to all of their problems lay in the past. The poet had found his voice. While "Glass Box" may be Rumsfeld's signature poem, it is really his deconstruction of knowledge in the poem "Unknown" (February 12th, 2002) that demonstrates his skill and subtlety as an existential poet. 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. Because the musicality of this poem tends to fool many readers, they often miss out on its uncompromising logic. One useful trick to avoid the dreamy cadence produced by the "oh" sound in all the "knowns" is to separate them from the rest of the poem an a substantive manner: Know known knowns
know know Know known unknowns
not know Unknown unknowns
don't know don't know. Even by extracting and parsing the most emblematic term of this verse, we must labor to keep up with poet's logic. The beauty of this poem, as with many of Rumsfeld's more subtle ones is that, indeed, by the time he is done we wonder what it is we actually know. While I have quoted two of Rumsfeld's more academic poems in this review, readers will be pleased to learn that he is a poet of tremendous variety, which makes his work infinitely readable. Among other genres, "Pieces of Intelligence" also features Rumsfeld's haiku, hiphop and free verse. Whether you're a sophisticated student of poetry or just a person who enjoys some really cool verse, I highly recommend purchasing the first publication of D. H. Rumsfeld's poetry. I hope that in future we see more of Rumsfeld's verse including his lost earlier poems from the 70s and 80s.
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Summary: love it and love Rumsfield
Review: The title of my review says it all. I don't need to repeat myself, which I just did.
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Summary: Pieces of Intelligence
Review: This is a "must have" book!!! If you've watched the Pentagon/Dept. of Defense briefings before, you will definitely want to own this book! It is a real hoot to re-live some of the spoken words of "Rummie"!
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Summary: great comic relief
Review: This is a great book and just what we all need about now...a little relief. Have to say I never thought I could laugh at Rumsfeld's words but Mr. Seely really has a way of giving each "poem" just the right title. Every American should read this. In fact everyone should read it- this may be the true path to peace...the world laughing together in joyous harmony... one poem at a time...
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