'Foot in mouth' prize for Rumsfeld - Dec. 1, 2003

What he said:

"Reports that say something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know," Rumsfeld told a news briefing.

"We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know."

What he means:

"I'm a blithering idiot, and I'm here to prove that point."