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Poor Kimmit couldn't take the heat
Just after answering a question at a press
conference, Army Brigadier General Kimmit Kimmitt
leaned toward U.S. government spokesman Senor and
whispered, "I gotta go." Senor nodded and said,
"OK," and then told reporters the next question
would be the last.
As he listened to the question, Kimmitt's eyes rolled upward and he began leaning forward into the podium. The podium's small black microphone struck him on the right side of the mouth. After a few seconds leaning against the microphone, he slumped backward but remained standing. Senor stepped toward him and said, "You all right?" "No, I'm not," Kimmitt mumbled. Two aides approached the podium and led him out a side door. Senor continued answering questions. About 15 minutes later, Kimmitt returned again and resumed answering questions. When one reporter prefaced a question by saying, "I hope you're feeling better," Kimmitt smiled but offered no explanation. Next time some commander talks like a tough guy about how you have to "suck it up and drive on," just remember that they can't even handle lame questions at an air-conditioned press conference in the heart of the Green Zone, which is one of the few areas where the U.S. has any kind of control. [kimmitpic] Page 6--> |
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