diff --git a/bin/ansible b/bin/ansible
index 2c8c6f3d22b..03a50fd9438 100755
--- a/bin/ansible
+++ b/bin/ansible
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 ########################################################
-from __future__ import (absolute_import)
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
 __requires__ = ['ansible']
@@ -38,10 +38,17 @@ import sys
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError, AnsibleOptionsError, AnsibleParserError
 from ansible.utils.display import Display
 
-########################################################
+########################################
+### OUTPUT OF LAST RESORT ###
+class LastResort(object):
+    def error(self, msg):
+        print(msg, file=sys.stderr)
+
+########################################
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 
+    display = LastResort()
     cli = None
     me = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
 
@@ -70,21 +77,24 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     except AnsibleOptionsError as e:
         cli.parser.print_help()
-        display.display(str(e), stderr=True, color='red')
+        display.error(str(e))
         sys.exit(5)
     except AnsibleParserError as e:
-        display.display(str(e), stderr=True, color='red')
+        display.error(str(e))
         sys.exit(4)
 # TQM takes care of these, but leaving comment to reserve the exit codes
 #    except AnsibleHostUnreachable as e:
-#        display.display(str(e), stderr=True, color='red')
+#        display.error(str(e))
 #        sys.exit(3)
 #    except AnsibleHostFailed as e:
-#        display.display(str(e), stderr=True, color='red')
+#        display.error(str(e))
 #        sys.exit(2)
     except AnsibleError as e:
-        display.display(str(e), stderr=True, color='red')
+        display.error(str(e))
         sys.exit(1)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        display.error("interrupted")
+        display.error("User interrupted execution")
         sys.exit(99)
+    except Exception as e:
+        display.error("Unexpected Exception: %s" % str(e))
+        sys.exit(250)