"I am not qualified."
This is amusing if it's legit: blogger Matt Gunn claims to have seen a transcript of Fahrenheit 9/11 outtakes including the following interview with newly-appointed CIA head Porter Goss:
INTERVIEWER: [Y]ou come from intelligence. This is what you did, this is what you know.
REP. GOSS: Uh, that was, uh, 35 years ago.
INTERVIEWER: Okay.
REP. GOSS: It is true I was in CIA from approximately the late 50?s to approximately the early 70?s. And it's true I was a case officer, clandestine services officer and yes, I do understand the core mission of the business. I couldn't get a job with CIA today. I am not qualified. I don't have the language skills. I, you know, my language skills were romance languages and stuff. We're looking for Arabists today. I don't have the cultural background probably. And I certainly don't have the technical skills, uh, as my children remind me every day, 'Dad you got to get better on your computer.? Uh, so, the things that you need to have, I don't have.
Granted, being qualified to be a field agent isn't the same as being qualified to direct the agency—the latter scarcely requires fluency in Arabic. Still, I'd be surprised if this footage didn't get out and start running in heavy rotation on the news channels within the next 48 hours.
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