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White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer addressing comments by comedian Bill Maher 9/26/01:

“I’m aware of the press reports about what he said. I have not seen the actual transcript of the show itself. But assuming the press reports are right, it’s a terrible thing to say, and it unfortunate. And that’s why — there was an earlier question about has the President said anything to people in his own party — they’re reminders to all Americans that they need to watch what they say, watch what they do. This is not a time for remarks like that; there never is.”

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld addressing Newsweek’s story on Qur’an desecration 5/17/05:

“People are dead, and that’s unfortunate,” Rumsfeld told reporters. “People need to be very careful about what they say just as people need to be careful about what they do.”