Funniest Double Speak Ever

[EGarrett01]

He's right though. There are plenty of reasons to dislike Rumsfeld, I'm sure, but this isn't one of them.

[BenoitBenn]

You know or you don't know

[postmasterw00t]

Its actually...surprisingly...in my opinion one of the greatest quotes ever lol

[chriscos123]

@postmasterw00t I agree.

[TadRapidly]

He is funnier when he is selling ritalin to your kids. Now THAT is funny. Hardeeharhar. real side-splitting.

[robonez]

LOL! Ridiculous!  Rumsfeld is an idiot.

[jadedmastermind]

known known = I know I am on a youtube page

known unknown = I know I don't know the nearest planet to earth that can sustain life

unknown unknown = 21 year old wants to rent a car, but does not know that you must be 25 to do so.

An unknown unknown is an undiscovered truth. 200 years ago the moon was a known, the distance between the earth and the moon was a known unknown but armalcolie, a mineral only found on the moon, was an unknown unknown.

These are basic concepts.

[brocroft]

You'd have to be pretty thick not to understand what he's saying.

[willingtorisk]

He's just using Jahari's window, a philosophical technique for examing where your at. Its not funny, its actually refreshing to see some intelligence from him, even though I experience Donald as empty lost soul stuck in thinking and controlling, seduced by the illusion of power. The laugh track is done by someone very very stupid and manipulative, dangerous

[fntime]

laugh track makes you another 'controller'.

You think people are stupid and you are the only one smart

enough to understand!!

"Now go home and get your fuckin' shine box!"

[waveali]

wow all he needs now is his Ingsoc lapel pin.

[perezosoundercover]

so, how much does he charges by the hour?

[BGOM3]

ohhh..... now i get it

[Encenoa]

He made sense here...

[Karnezar]

Known Known = What comes up, must come down

Known Unknown = There's something going on in Afghanistan

Unknown Unknown = There's something going on in Canada

[emperorfrance]

this isnt that funny. it makes sense to me.

[Ianjcarroll]

is he an unknown or a know???? does he know if he is an unknown or an know know unknown ???? the unknown is for all intensive purposes an non event of a know.... so what he is saying is he and all the other people in his little gang dont know anything about what they may know... think about it!!!!!!!!!!!

[lukegreen37]

Rumsfeld failed Newspeak class.

[blakdust3]

What if you know its unknown but don't know if ts know that its unknown

[Ianjcarroll]

@blakdust3

very good!!!!

[magicdarragh]

Logically, there is one "known" he ommitted - the unknown knowns. That is those prejudices which shape our view of the world, which we may not even realize. It is evident to know what we see, but much harder to see the eyes through which we see.

[piffmixwitdrow]

It is to doublespeak you slow idiots!

He say "there are known known's there are things we know that we know, there are known unknowns that is to say there are things we now know that we don't know........

wow lol! Look at what he said "we now know that we don't know" WDF! If you don't know you cant know that u don't know because you don't know!

"There are also unknown unknowns that is to say there are things we don't know we don't know"

That is the funnest doublespeak I ever herd!

[sasbazooka]

@piffmixwitdrow Not really... thats like asking "How do you synthesize a methylated alkaloid?" Well, I don't know, but now I know that I don't know that. In strategy, its very powerful to identify what you don't know, and then tap your talent pool for that knowledge. Telling people I don't know how to synthesize a methylated alkaloid may result in someone who does know telling me how to do it. Then it becomes something I now know.

[JakballGene]

@piffmixwitdrow You call us slow idiots yet you use phrases like "wow lol" and "He say". He is actually making sense if you listen to him properly.

[Chicova1]

what is he trying to say?

[Knossos22]

@Chicova1 He doesn't know!

[YNOT100026]

I would laugh except this logic has led to the slaughter of well over 1.25 million official innocent civillian deaths in Iraq. So translated to doublespeak "we kill, slaughter and maime women & children so we can have our citizens live in peace" I like those clips of Rumsfeld shaking hands and supplying Suddam Hussien with military means to take over the region.

[Rogalsfist]

@YNOT100026 You're an idiot. Provide a source for those obviously made up statistics or they're meaningless.

[6oodfella]

I remember this was on all the comedy shows, all of them ripping the piss out of him, and yet I have always understood exactly what he meant, I mean come on, it's not that difficult to understand, and it is in no way double speak, not even close.

[AngelFaceJade]

do you think he knows?

[ThatBastardTim]

There are unknowns. there are things we know that we know. There known unknowns that is to say there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns, there are things we do not know we don't know. So when we do the best we can and we pull all this information together. And and we then say well thats basically what we see as the situation. That is really only the known knowns and the known unknowns.

[krisnaga91]

It's not that hard to understand... Their are things they know, things the don't know, and things they don't even realize they don't know. Being the corrupt bastard that he is, they know quite alot...

[mellimausv91]

He is a Killer. I cannot laugh about him or anything he says.

[RevengeOfTheAbyss]

Some people can only speak literally, and when they try to hint at something they can't do it. Its sort of like a code of honesty, although some might think its a weakness of ours, if we are complicated enough with the truth then we can work around those trying to use our words against us.

[sergeantRC]

I know of some known unknowns that no one knows, ya know?

[renegade2142]

Mini PAX directors speech to the media was double-plus-good. The enforced peace in Iraq must continue. Long live Oceana!

[sk8erearl22]

just goes to show peoples laziness and arrogance by that point everyone is like ooooohhh oookay.... i got that when they really didnt which explains the laughter it makes perfect sense to me its really not that hard to follow

[Jammer8x8]

@ mr Rumsfield

0:01-0:31

I know

[Hugodastrevas]

REMEMBER ORWELL'S 1984

[thoumaturgica]

This is an example of bias. Here, some liberal posts something, absent of context, then he adds laughter like a 1960's cit-com, and tries to pass it off as double talk. If you listen carefully, what Secretary Rumsfield is saying is brilliant. The Left's strategy is to marginalize. This is another attempt.

[larsjake]

@thoumaturgica "sitcom". And you wonder why people laugh at your penis size.

[larsjake]

@thoumaturgica Ooops, I mean "education"

[larsjake]

@thoumaturgica Ooops, I mean "education"

[larsjake]

@thoumaturgica He is saying " we don't know, but listen to us" sort of like a false prophet saying they know God...but you already know about that, you are christian.

[EverydayAdventures]

Redundancy Department of Redundancy

[pervertedmind]

That's not doublespeak. That's just repeating.

[natedaug1]

Actually, although people made fun of this a lot, the statement makes sense.  He is making an epistemology statement about the nature of knowledge. It really actually makes some sense.

[bnz500]

You're right but you cant argue with the fact he said what he said to completely confuse people

[natedaug1]

Yes. Thanks.

[Mecha120]

i actually understood that. redundant sentence is redundant lol

[Rohan2300]

what he's saying..is that there are things we know, and things we don't know. but we know which ones are which. so its sorta alright :P

[amirtoma]

..democracy,if it is in peril or not,it depends on how much you love and respect it.Praise your God that such people like Ramsfield and Bush and others like them are the ones who rule you.I`ve lived the days of Saddam and his men to the brink,and I witnessed tens of men got munched in the munching machines under the shaddow of Saddam`s democracy! I ask God that neither you or your family or relatives or kins or citizens see and live what I`ve seen and lived.

With my respects and salutations.

[amirtoma]

to Mrreverendjim

I am 58 years old,man.And I haven`t claim a right to vote in anything but my natural right in dignified life.This man and Bush killed a horrible beastly man who has killed 17 millions Iraqies in 35 years,and what I know naturally,that the killers of such killers are such honorful ones that even God(if there is any)would be proud to sit them in His lap.Bush and Ramsfield killed criminals who used to hide behind innocent Iraqies to protect themselves,and that`s why.Concerning..

[amirtoma]

To sturmmann

And what about you failured nazi?

You wanted to conquer the world and make belong and under Nazi,and Germany over the whole world.But the Americans and the Russians made your Germany the no.1 brothel in the world,since 1945 till now,and forever,Wermacht of my ass!

Shit on Nazism and Fachism everywhere and anywhere.Shit on you big brothel little director,means PIMP !!!!

[gunman806]

What Rumsfeld outlined in this video is perfectly reasonable and is something strategists in all fields consider on a routine basis.

[Jeorney]

So, sombody knows what he doesn't know but may not know what he knows he knows - or not know. Then there's the problem of him thinking he knows what you knows, but really he doesn't know what he thought he knew. When things change, so what he once knew is now unkown, so it's better he know what he doesn't know, than think he knows what he doesn't know. However, when he doesn't know what he doesn't know and they don't know what he doesn't know, then nobody knows what they don't know.

;-)

[amirtoma]

Believe me every word he is saying here is 100% perfect and right,the problem is in your stinky and retarded minds.you need another 200 years to understand what he is trying to explain to the -you-laughing donkies! Next time,every donky of you,when you attend a speech of an honest and successful and honorful man like this ,every one of you should borrow several brains from his or her neighbours,then attend a speech of a great man.

[Sturmmann]

yes he's saying youre retarded professor

great man? he's fucked you over and your future

[Mrreverendjim]

@amirtoma successful...yes. honest and honourable? please dont tell me your allowed to vote. that would prove that democracy is in peril.

[SpazzzDog]

No, it's logical. Just pay attention.

[SpazzzDog]

I'm not a fan of Rumsfeld, but that isn't double speak at all. It's just complicated and obfuscating language.

[a11natura1]

It doesn't matter what he's trying to say. The fact of the matter is that he sounds FUCKING RETARTED, much like the rest of the slobs that worked in the Bush administration did. He's using redundancies, that is: "stupid moron," or "gay faggot." He might as well be saying, "I know that I know this thing because I knowed it before." Or maybe Rumsfeld just isn't aware that we selected English as the national language. But, this isn't really double speak, per se. But it's not left wing smear either.

[jeffmay1]

I suggest you go back to school. Your examples have nothing to do with this video!

[enggopah]

There is nothing difficult about what Rumsfeld is saying. He expresses clearly something we all are aware of. It's almost like he's composing a preface to an introduction to epistemology.

You and I may not like Rumsfeld, but this video has no ambiguity or doublespeak. Just a laughter recording pasted on it.

[SpazzzDog]

yes exactly

[MrMagneticPelican]

I don't understand what this video was trying to say, I disagree strongly with rumsfeld but this makes just as much sense when he's saying it as when the guy from the boondocks was saying it. There's no doublespeak, but it would be interesting to see who is audience actually was.

[YacketyShmakety]

If you pay attention, he actually is not double speaking.

people are just too stupid/lazy to get passed how many "known" there are

[imnazhole]

This asshole was even far too incompetent for the most incopetent administration in modern American History.

[deltapunk21]

Thats not double speak liar. Its another leftwing smear by selective misuse and editing or a conservatives comments.

Rumsfeld was talking about intelligence. He was saying known knowns, things that are publically known and we all know, then known unkowns-classified intel that the general public does not see, unkown unknowns things about the enemy we don't ahve a clue about but are trying to find out.

He gave a good answer to to a dweeb's question now fuck off liar you have been refuted.

[isair81]

Douchebagery on a grand scale.

[slotstik]

not a rumsfeld fan, but i can see what he's trying to say.

[imnazhole]

Well Slotstik, would you be so kind as to explain his jiberish to the rest of us please??

[FreedomIsOur]

what a coward hahahaha

[jonbob100]

the size of bug up his ass must be massive

[oliversinhell]

a clever way of avoiding a perfectly reasonable question by a reporter ! not to worry , donnie boy will be in the hot country soon enough !

[jpickles]

Holy fuck! What a cocksucker!!

[luxenfux]

I cant believe that a politician can get away with that fiddle-did-dee, it wouldent fly in my country.

[DefendYourFreedom]

Actually he is right, and that aint funny,.. cause we dont know what we should know. Thats a unknown unknown.

[dirtydkb24fan]

LOL

[letempdoitdir]

do you that 911 is inside job

i know that

and i know you know

but you don't know you know

but you know

911 is inside jonb

911 is inside job

done by this ediot

[pixelsword]

an inside blow-job.

[talon20]

this is idiots trying to make fun of him for something they didn't understand but it was said just fine.

[happycanadia]

What he says actually makes perfect sense.

[LothairApoclyane]

its not double speak. he's just trying to explain how he could fuck up so bad. too many unknown unknowns. what can you do? i dunno.. maybe no more aggressive pre-emptive wars based on lies? yea that would be good for a while..

[jpieroni]

Agreed. Makes sense to me. The laugh track misleads the viewer.

[markjhf]

I agree you agree, and it makes sense to you. The laugh track does mislead, which is to say leads in the wrong direction, misleading the viewer. For it is known there are known's, for if they weren't known, then they would be unknown, and how can we know that? The known's must always be know! Of course this makes sense, but does it matter, it's still completely ignorant to talk in this manner.

[ProspectorSam]

It's great to see the laugh track and misleading title on this video haven't stopped the viewers from using their own brains while listening to the evil son of a bitch Rumsfeld, who, while quite evil, was in fact making perfect sense in this video.

[LittlPussi]

@ProspectorSam Exactly right. The fact that he is a bastard, doesn't mean he never makes any sense. The fact that some people are on our side, doesn't mean, they are right about everything. (Sorry about the late reaction, 1 year)

[john2knj]

What he says makes sense, but is not easy to understand. Strategy and analysis, there are facts, possibilities, etc.

What he really should have said was simply that it's "very complicated" - but that would not have been an acceptable answer by many.

In any case, I don't support this worldwide empire that we in the US are spending all our wealth in order to create. Hopefully the empire doesn't come crashing down on us.

[JEsposito729]

AAAuuuuuuhhh.....YEAH!

[henrix999]

yes, he is perfectly clear!

[piperboy350]

he made a good point.. it is a sound point.

[vce221]

he makes perfect sense...

[bigkwilli]

makes total sense.. yall r just making

Fun for Fun....for fun

[Cacadore]

What's this about? You're laughing at him because he's being intelligent? Becuase he's not dumming down his speech?

[littleguy136]

Your a douche nozzle

[RoteHaareMann]

If you take 10 seconds to think about it, he makes sense.

[littleguy136]

If you would take 10 seconds and pull your head out of his ass then you would see your a douche bag.

[alitespace]

ur dumb! littleguy

[energyismass]

Rummy the propaganda master, he's one evil arrogant guy. He thinks he so smart, were on to you rummy. 911 murderer, treasonous bastard. Should be put in prison, death row.

[Tadhg64]

I don't mean to stick up for this lump of shit, but in this paticular case, he's actually not speaking doublespeak here. In fact, he's actually trying to talk about an issue indepth, which is the exact opposite of doublespeak. His choice of words make it sound funny, but that's not the same thing as doublespeak.

[joeybenn]

It is part of epistemology. Theory of knowledge, a branch of philosophy. However, in his speech it seems impertinent.

[saradelovely]

i know something that u know but i still dont know. u know?

[larma7]

2+2=5! Prove me wrong!

[whoamancool]

Hold up two fingers.

Hold up two more fingers.

Now count how many fingers you're holding up.

There you go.

[larma7]

I did that and I see 5 fingers. You are silly, comrade! Just silly! Big Brother is always right!

(You need to read George Orwell's "1984" to understand the reference)

[whoamancool]

I know, I've read it. I still like to try proving it wrong

[jcbgrss]

let me see

your dick is 2 inches

your dad's dick is 2 inches

and your mom likes 10inch dicks

yep you a homo boy

[larma7]

I like how you write in verses. Are you trying to write a poem?

First become literate, and then read George Orwell's "1984". Only then you'll be able to understand the joke.

[Two11two]

He is obviously well suited to upper management. All the bullshit people in any large corporation sound like this.

[henrydaVII]

that is how he impressed Bush as an intelligent man

He confused the shit out of him and Bushy said he is smart!

[12gaugeak47]

I believe Doublespeak used by big leaders is replacing a word with 5 it makes them look and sound smarter and us "The People" look dumber, and therefore we "The People" are easier to control. Therefore its a totalitarian act...Kinda like Japanese Tenaments during WWII

-Think About

[golliwogg07]

aaaand he resigned.

[jebustheone]

I can't believe they are laughing.

[addsfun4]

...and he understands what he's saying...?

[andrewbreen]

Realistically there is nothing we know we know.

[world10101]

you only know your balls that no one knows.

[truthspeaks84]

I wonder whether he knew or did not know the unknown of the American people demanding that his ass resign shortly thereafter

[JRCrowley]

He explains something here that I've known about myself for many years, and which would prevent me from becoming a politician. I'm simply not intelligent enough to know the things I know. I always knew that about myself and I knew it wouldn't be long before a genius like Rumsfeld would put it all into words for me.

[meforbes2007]

WTF?

[skeletonbite]

he resigned.

[buzzzmeg]

huh?

[killuminati421]

why does no one have balls anymore?like no one woulda put up with shit back in the day....everyone has a vagina these days they all bitch about it instead of bitching directly to these faggots to scared of the government

[Zwikster]

These are the morons that are in power....

Why do the people put up with this shit?

[omegasher]

he's speaking almost directly from NPL programing scripts :)

[michaeleugeneb]

And Landmark Education, a corporation that uses psychological tools and conversation to help re-program the human mind.

Very curious.

[ScientologySucksAss]

oook.