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What Does Rummy REALLY Think About the Gays?

Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (pictured) has given his first post-exit interview with, of all outlets, GQ Magazine. In it, we learn that Rummy's wife rides a mule, that he employs "two young, studly pilots" to fly him around the country and that maybe - just maybe - he was never all that in line with his boss when it came to LGBT issues. From GQ's exclusive interview with the former Pentagon chief comes this exchange: Q: How does Donald Rumsfeld feel about gay marriage, abortion, etc.? A: "Um, I'm not gonna get into it." Q: But why? A: "The administration has positions on these things, and if you're part of the administration, you're supportive of the administration." Q: Yeah, but you're not anymore. A: "I know. But it's just not the way I am." It's one of those things that make you go "hmmmmmm." Was Rumsfeld, in defending and implementing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" during his time as Secretary of Defense, simply towing the Administration line? Is it possible he actually wouldn't have any problem with gays in the military? And what's up with those two "young, studly pilots" he has at the controls these days? OK - so the last question is purely for our own fascination. But the first two deserve serious consideration. Will Rummy, after Bush leaves office, perhaps speak out on our side? As he himself might say, "There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know." We may have to wait till 2009 to know for sure. - Steve Ralls

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09-10-07