Friday,
December 7, 2001
Rumsfeld
to Press: I know something you dont know
Washington D.C. In the wake of the State
Departments third terrorism warning, Secretary of State, Donald
Rumsfeld, told the press I know something you dont
know.
Rumsfeld refused to elaborate, but did say it was of utmost urgency
and that it was neither an animal, vegetable or mineral. He then
gave the press twenty chances to guess what it was.
A crowd of puzzled reporters from the most reputable publications
in the country tried in vain to guess the actual topic of the
press conference. When asked if it involved the location of bin
Ladens secret hideout, Rumsfeld replied quickly ice-cold!
When asked if the secret involved something that endangered the
American public Rumsfeld replied getting warmer.
Finally on the twentieth question Joel Segal from Good Morning
America asked Does this pertain to a major terrorist act
about to be perpetrated on the unsuspecting American public?
to which Rumsfeld replied red hot! at which point
he looked at his watched, mumbled something about the time and
darted out of the conference room.
- Clark Brandon