Donald Rumsfeld came in for a lot of mockery for that “unknown unknowns” statement, but actually pretty much any working scientist would’ve just nodded in agreement with the principle.
In a decades-long political career, Donald Rumsfeld was known for two things: covering his own behind and having few real political principles. Relentless warmongering powered his rise to the top in Washington — and led him to help orchestrate one of the worst disasters in the history of US foreign policy.
Donald Rumsfeld Selling Maryland Home Known as ‘Mount Misery’ for $2.45M By Claudine Zap
Here’s a “known known”: Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is letting go of his vacation home in St. Michaels, MD. The Eastern Shore residence, which Rumsfeld, 87, picked up in 2003 for $1.5 million, is on the market for $2.45 million.
The sleepy town, about 2.5 hours from Washington, DC, offers a respite from the hurly-burly of political life, for tourists and notable names alike.
But the historic home from 1805 comes with a sinister past—way, way before Rumsfeld ever came on the scene.
The property, known as “Mount Misery,” by 1833, was apparently the home of a farmer, Edward Covey, who also routinely took on the role of “slave breaker,” the New York Times reported as a side note to a travelogue on the town of St. Michaels.
According to the Times article, Covey got his hands on the “rebellious” Frederick Douglass, who grew up in the area and went on to become a great abolitionist leader and statesman.
Douglass described the violent but formative experience in his book, “My Bondage and My Freedom,” writing, “I shall never be able to narrate the mental experience through which it was my lot to pass during my stay at Covey’s. I was completely wrecked, changed, and bewildered; goaded almost to madness at one time, and at another reconciling myself to my wretched condition.”
When Covey tried to “break” him, Douglass reportedly fought back, and escaped.
A 2006 article in the Baltimore Sun suggested that Mount Misery’s history be reclaimed by turning the place into a museum or a monument to a horrific chapter in U.S. history.
For some, the home’s moniker of “Mount Misery” may hit a little too close to home. Rumsfeld’s tenure in the Cabinet of George W. Bush was controversial for its embrace of torture as a means of extracting information from suspected terrorists.
There is no ‘justice’ in the ‘afterlife’. If a person escapes punishment when alive, they are home free. Consider that, and Trumps age, and how slow our justice system works. It’s now, or never.
As William Shakespeare put it: “The evil that men do lives after them: The good is oft interred with their bones.” I doubt there’s much good to be found in Rummy’s bones, though.
Richard S Russell Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Donald Rumsfeld came in for a lot of mockery for that “unknown unknowns” statement, but actually pretty much any working scientist would’ve just nodded in agreement with the principle.
ferddo almost 3 years ago
Wonder if he’ll finally find any weapons of mass destruction?
StackableContainers almost 3 years ago
Mocking someone’s probable afterlife fate (assuming that it exists) feels a little distasteful.
sandflea almost 3 years ago
His special place awaits.
braindead Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Another Republican* pos.
JenSolo02 almost 3 years ago
Good riddance…
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
BRANKO MARCETIC
In a decades-long political career, Donald Rumsfeld was known for two things: covering his own behind and having few real political principles. Relentless warmongering powered his rise to the top in Washington — and led him to help orchestrate one of the worst disasters in the history of US foreign policy.
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
Donald Rumsfeld Selling Maryland Home Known as ‘Mount Misery’ for $2.45M By Claudine Zap
Here’s a “known known”: Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is letting go of his vacation home in St. Michaels, MD. The Eastern Shore residence, which Rumsfeld, 87, picked up in 2003 for $1.5 million, is on the market for $2.45 million.
The sleepy town, about 2.5 hours from Washington, DC, offers a respite from the hurly-burly of political life, for tourists and notable names alike.
But the historic home from 1805 comes with a sinister past—way, way before Rumsfeld ever came on the scene.
The property, known as “Mount Misery,” by 1833, was apparently the home of a farmer, Edward Covey, who also routinely took on the role of “slave breaker,” the New York Times reported as a side note to a travelogue on the town of St. Michaels.
According to the Times article, Covey got his hands on the “rebellious” Frederick Douglass, who grew up in the area and went on to become a great abolitionist leader and statesman.
Douglass described the violent but formative experience in his book, “My Bondage and My Freedom,” writing, “I shall never be able to narrate the mental experience through which it was my lot to pass during my stay at Covey’s. I was completely wrecked, changed, and bewildered; goaded almost to madness at one time, and at another reconciling myself to my wretched condition.”
When Covey tried to “break” him, Douglass reportedly fought back, and escaped.
A 2006 article in the Baltimore Sun suggested that Mount Misery’s history be reclaimed by turning the place into a museum or a monument to a horrific chapter in U.S. history.
For some, the home’s moniker of “Mount Misery” may hit a little too close to home. Rumsfeld’s tenure in the Cabinet of George W. Bush was controversial for its embrace of torture as a means of extracting information from suspected terrorists.
https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/donald-rumsfeld-selling-maryland-home-mount-miser
grumpypophobart almost 3 years ago
Good grief! The warmongers and torturers department of this place must be requiring extra rooms. Are there any reputable builders in Hell?
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
Republicans are filling hell up.
Jesy Bertz Premium Member almost 3 years ago
“Cheese and crackers!”
FrankErnesto almost 3 years ago
There is no ‘justice’ in the ‘afterlife’. If a person escapes punishment when alive, they are home free. Consider that, and Trumps age, and how slow our justice system works. It’s now, or never.
phritzg Premium Member almost 3 years ago
As William Shakespeare put it: “The evil that men do lives after them: The good is oft interred with their bones.” I doubt there’s much good to be found in Rummy’s bones, though.
comixbomix almost 3 years ago
>>wink<<—>>wink<< This was never really unknown.