# Rumsfield claims a trained ape could manage war better than Obama

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**Created:** [March 25, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rumsfield-claims-a-trained-ape-could-manage-war-better-than-obama/684547 "2014-03-25T19:48:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rumsfield-claims-a-trained-ape-could-manage-war-better-than-obama/684547/122 "2014-03-26T23:47:12Z")

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On review, I find this:

> [@FAQ - Rules for Posting at the Straight Dope Message Boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-rules-for-posting-at-the-straight-dope-message-boards/369395/11):
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> Falsely attributing a quote to another user, or modifying another’s post in order to cast him/her in a bad light, even if meant in jest, is grounds for revocation of your posting privileges.
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> This does not apply to parodies to which no name is attached.
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> Text inside “QUOTE” tags is sacrosanct. Normal editorial rules apply: that is, you may indicate omitted portions of a quote by the use of ellipses “…” and you may add text to clarify a word using square brackets (e.g., “her [the sister’s] friend”), but you may not add editorial comments or edit a quote so as to change the substantive meaning; nor may you substitute text such as “some blather” or “more nonsense” inside the “QUOTE” tags.

I found the formatting didn’t lend itself to easy use of copy-paste quoting, hence some square brackets modified to actual quote symbols which despite being something I find a tad amusing, I trust does not qualify as a malicious modification.

That sentence in the middle is kind of Second-Amendmenty in that it’s unclear if the post has to be a parody or if the specific lack of attaching a name is what matters.

I acknowledge that this is likely not the best place for such an inquiry and won’t mention it again in this thread pending indication that is considered appropriate to do so.

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