I could not help but NOTICE the juxtaposition of these two articles

Catching up on my reading of THE HILL (which has a decidedly GOP slant, but is good for some gossip), I saw two articles, one above the other, and it seems to me that Rummy's rabbit references were most unusual, given the scare during the protests. Does Rummy have tularemia on the brain???

First article: Rummy: Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit

....As reporters pressed Casey to explain why only one Iraqi battalion, instead of the three previously listed, is able to operate independently of American support, Rumsfeld interjected, “Just a minute. There are an awful lot of people chasing the wrong rabbit here, it seems to me.”

When the reporter persisted, Rumsfeld asked, “Are you going to go chase that wrong rabbit again?”

Then, as Casey tried to explain, Rumsfeld told the reporter, “You’re going to kill the rabbit.”

“Mr. Secretary,” the reporter replied, “I asked General Casey a question — I’m not chasing rabbits here.”
Maybe Rumsfeld should carry a rabbit’s foot with him at his next press conference.

Second Article: Unusual germs come with Mall protest

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health advisory announcing that it had detected low levels of the bacteria that causes rabbit fever in the air over the National Mall area during the weekend of Sept. 24-25.

That weekend also saw the “Operation Ceasefire” antiwar march and concert on the very same National Mall.

According to the CDC, rabbit fever (tularemia) is common to rodents, rabbits and hares, but people do become infected through the bites of insects, by drinking contaminated water or inhaling airborne bacteria. It is not contagious from person to person.

Symptoms include skin lesions, fever and respiratory problems. The disease can be treated with antibiotics. The CDC says it has not received any reports of illnesses stemming from exposure on the Mall...

http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/UndertheDome/100605.html

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He sounds so ANGRY! :)

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-Elmer Fudd

Isnt the point of chasing the rabbit to catch, and then eat it?

...and Rummy carries the rabbit off into the sunset .( "what did you expect, a happy ending?")

Welcome to DU!! :toast: