Today’s lesson – Don’t try to answer a question when you have no idea what the hell you’re talking about –

From Boing Boing:

Last week’s Clinton town-hall with the State Department featured an apparat begging to be allowed to use Firefox:

MS. GREENBERG: Okay. Our next question comes from Jim Finkle:

QUESTION: Can you please let the staff use an alternative web browser called Firefox? I just – (applause) – I just moved to the State Department from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and was surprised that State doesn’t use this browser. It was approved for the entire intelligence community, so I don’t understand why State can’t use it. It’s a much safer program. Thank you. (Applause.)

SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, apparently, there’s a lot of support for this suggestion. (Laughter.) I don’t know the answer. Pat, do you know the answer? (Laughter.)

UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: The answer is at the moment, it’s an expense question. We can –

QUESTION: It’s free. (Laughter.)

Let’s have a round of slow clapping for Pat Kennedy, everyone.

On the bright side, Firefox is rated “secure” by the “intelligence community.” I feel safer already,  don’t you?