Rumsfeld's Tears Are From Love for His Family

Since my interview with Donald Rumsfeld ran this morning, I've received a number of e-mails saying in one form or another, "Wow, you made him cry." I expected him to cry when I started asking him about his family because I've seen it happen before. (Watch the interview at left)

During the funeral for Ronald Reagan, Rumsfeld did an interview with the cable networks about his father's Alzheimer's. He broke down then and somehow persuaded the cables not to run the tape. He broke down again when I asked him about his father during the Sunday Morning interview. He's remarkably consistent.

Whenever Rumsfeld talks about family crises - his children's drug addiction, his wife's illness, his father's Alzheimer's - he chokes up, yet he can handle the most intense high pressure situations and the nastiest questions without batting an eye. Somebody who knows more about psychology than I do will have to explain what that says about the man. His wife, Joyce, says it's simple - his family is the center of his life.

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[AmyElizaWillis]

I think these comments are pretty telling of the liberal mentality, the hateful and disgraceful expressions of peoples who's only failing is to disagree with the narrow liberal world. Their impeached 'hero' is off limits, their criminal representatives hiding taxpayer dollars in a freezer are also off limits, the children of their leaders are definitely off limits...however, they think that any voice that differs from their own is open season for the most uneducated and snide vitriol they can come up with...and no matter how young, innocent or the struggles of the oppositions children, they too are subject to the mean-spirit that has engulfed the 'progressive' landscape.
And just for a reminder to those that don't seem to be able to post an ounce of truth about Mr. Rumsfeld, every single one of your elected officials (save one) voted to support the efforts that you now malign...and we now see in the middle east what your apathy for the dire situation has caused. Utter chaos.
Having been a democrat for many years I can now, with these post examples and the absolute filth we see coming from the left, say I would never, and I mean NEVER, vote to support this new breed of democrat. They are a complete embarrassment. I didn't agree with just about anything Mr. Clinton did, but never would I have attacked his daughter nor him on a personal level...I voted my opinion as was my civic duty.
I am thankful for men like Mr. Rumsfeld...no matter the struggles he had in his public and private life his absolute concern was/is for this country and our people. Whether you agree with his policies or not that is the truth of the matter.

[liberalme]

Good thing his family loves him, the rest of us think he should be woking in Iraq helping to rebuild that country and suffer whatever consequences.

[imnho]

His stuff happen and arrogance led the nation down the path of disaster. He has no insight or feeling as to what he and the adminastration has done. He and his boss sent people without adequate equipment to fight a war that was unnecessary and not in the best interest of this nation.

[bullwinkle64]

Just one of four I'll be looking for in hell someday.

[thinking-voter]

For Rumsfeld, love is confined to his family so everyone else gets the nasty. What's so hard to figure about that? Tricky Dick called him ruthless and I believe it. Ruthless Rumsfeld is fond of saying he is responsible but he is not to blame. This does a great job of demonstrating the warped logic of the ego driven sociopath.

[stn_sage]

If there was justice in America, Rummy would be tried, convicted, and hung!