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Rumsfeldian 

a term to describe a person's tendency to ignore facts, spoken or otherwise, when those facts are opposing to the person's own viewpoint.
Doctor: I'm afraid you only have two weeks to live.
Rumsfeldian: Yeah, my health gets better every year.

Banker: Your account is overdrawn.
Rumsfeldian: I'll write a check to cover it.
Rumsfeldian by Hates_ November 23, 2006
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rumsfeldian 

Derived from Donald Rumsfeld, erstwhile SECDEF and all-around meanie, the term "rumsfeldian" is an adjective used to describe a truly tremendous blunder, such as NOT pursuing the jihadis in Afghanistan or invading/occupying a hostile country with far too few troops.
He really screwed the pooch on that one! It was positively rumsfeldian!!
rumsfeldian by succulentboi August 25, 2004
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rumsfeldian 

Use of profound logic to confound the opposition, often yourself.
"We have known knowns(things we know we know), known unknowns(things we know we don't know), unknown unknowns (things we don't know we don't know), and unknown knowns (things we don't know we know)" came the rumsfeldian reply to the reporters question.
rumsfeldian by KennethM September 23, 2007

Rumsfeldian 

The act of being close in nature, or complete opposite, to former United States Congressman, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense (1975 to 1977, et al. 2001 to 2006) Donald Rumsfeld.
Boy, that Ryan kid is quite the Rumsfeldian. The resemblance is uncanny.
Rumsfeldian by Rumsfeld 44 February 21, 2023

rumsfelding 

the act of making complete, utter nonsense out of long-winded speeches
That guy telling ghost stories is rumsfelding us.
rumsfelding by Stone19 September 21, 2008
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