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Bonus Quote of the Day
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
"I'm getting regular death threats. You've put my home address on national television. I'm pissed at the networks. You've intruded too much." -- White House chief of staff-designate Rahm Emanuel, quoted by ABC News, to reporters at his house wanting to ask him about his contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
No good deed unpunished, Rahm's bathroom edition
Ben Smith's Blog —
Emanuel, fed up at a stakeout outside his Chicago home, tells an ABC cameraman:
"I'm getting regular death threats. You've put my home address on national television. I'm pissed at the networks. You've intruded too much, " Emanuel said, according to the cameraman.
And if he thought the takeout was intrusive, check out this graf from the ABC piece: Emanuel appeared "beet-red," according to an ABC News cameraman who was invited inside by Emmanuel to use his bathroom this morning.
Emanuel: I'm Getting Death Threats Over Blagojevich Scandal
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... filed in the Blagojevich case. "You're wasting your time," Emanuel told a Chicago Sun-Times reporter yesterday. "I'm not going to say a word to you. I'm going to do this with my children. Don't do that. I'm a father. I have two kids. I'm not going to do it." Asked, "Can't you do both?" Emanuel replied, "I'm not as capable as you. I'm going to be a father. I'm allowed to be a father," and he pushed the reporter's digital recorder away, according to the Sun Times account. Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/ConductUnbecoming/story?i...
The Rahm Pile-On
Swampland —
Fox News Chicago reports that a "source familiar with the investigation" reports that president-elect chief of staff Rahm Emanuel talked to Gov. Rod Blagojevich about candidates who would be acceptable to Obama, but that the conversations involved no quid pro quo or dealmaking.
Meanwhile, Emanuel is under seige, telling an ABC cameraman who ...
Emanuel Getting Death Threats Over Blagojevich Scandal
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
Yesterday, the media followed Rahm Emmanuel to his son's school, today they are camped out on his doorstep: The President-elect's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, said today he won't go to the Chicago Presidential transition offices in order to avoid reporters seeking to ask him whether he had contact with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich about the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama's election. Emanuel appeared "beet-red," according to an ABC News cameraman who was invited inside by Emmanuel to use his bathroom this morning. "I'm getting regular death ...
Cowardly Emanuel Claims He's Getting Death Threats
JammieWearingFool —
Big tough guy, the gutter-fighting Chicago pol. Now when the heat's on and he's watching the feds close in, Rahm Emanuel cries and whines like the little bitch he is. The President-elect's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, said today he won't go to the Chicago Presidential transition offices in order to avoid reporters seeking to ask him whether he had contact with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich about the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama's election. Emanuel appeared "beet-red," according to an ABC News cameraman who was invited inside by Emmanuel [sic] to use his bathroom ...
Madigan makes her move against Blagojevich
Political Animal —
... , "It's not clear what this means, and the point can't be made often enough that it would be really odd if the Obama team was not talking to Blagojevich about the seat." * Emanuel has been getting " regular death threats " as a result of the Blagojevich controversy.— ...
Rahmbo can’t stand the heat
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
Obama chief of staff Rahm Emmanuel, the object of increased media attention (see here and here), complained this morning that he wouldn’t go to his job in the transition team office. Emmanuel said he was staying inside the house to duck the gaggle of reporters anxious to ask him if he had contact with disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, about the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama’s election.
But Emmanuel did talk to a cameraman he invited inside his home to use the bathroom. ABC News reported today ...
ABC cameraman gets Rahm scoop
Michael Calderone's Blog —
Even though Rahm Emanuel is keeping his distance from the press, who are eager to learn about any conversation he may have had with Gov. Blagojevich, the Obama chief of staff let one news staffer inside.
Emanuel appeared "beet-red," according to an ABC News cameraman who was invited inside by Emmanuel to use his bathroom this morning.
"I'm getting regular death threats. You've put my home address on national television. I'm pissed at the networks. You've intruded too much, " Emanuel said, according to the cameraman.
A spokesman for Emanuel says he later showed up at the office, apparently able to sneak out of the ...
Rahm-a-drama: “Beet red” and “pissed” with the MSM
Michelle Malkin —
... Emanuel appeared “beet-red,” according to an ABC News cameraman who was invited inside by Emanuel to use his bathroom this morning.“I’m getting regular death threats. You’ve put my home address on national television. I’m pissed at the networks. You’ve intruded too much, ” Emanuel said, according to the cameraman. A spokesman for Emanuel said he later showed up at the office, apparently able to sneak out of the house without being seen by reporters waiting to ask him questions. ( link ) Toughen up, sweetie. You’re from Chicago. Remember?
Couldn’t Happen to a More Deserving Guy
Daily Pundit —
ABC News: Emanuel: I’m Getting Death Threats Over Blagojevich Scandal
Back at his home, Emanuel appeared “beet-red,” according to an ABC News cameraman who was invited inside by Emanuel to use his bathroom this morning.
“I’m getting regular death threats. You’ve put my home address on national television. I’m pissed at the networks. You’ve intruded too much, ” Emanuel said, according to the cameraman.
Odd. This hypocrite didn’t have too many objections when his media allies subjected Joe the Plumber to similar treatment.
Sorry, but my sympathy ...
Rahm Emanuel Objects to Intrusive Media
Patterico's Pontifications —
[Guest post by DRJ]
Obama Chief of Staff-designate Rahm Emanuel complained today that the media has gone too in trying to find out what he knows about the Blagojevich scandal. Apparently the media has camped out in front of Emanuel’s home and office trying to get his comment:
“Back at his home, Emanuel appeared “beet-red,” according to an ABC News cameraman who was invited inside by Emanuel to use his bathroom this morning.
“I’m getting regular death threats. You’ve put my home address on national television. I’m pissed at the networks. You’ve intruded too ...
AP to Obama: Why so quiet about your team’s Blago probe?
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... that’s destined to prolong the coverage. Really? Amateurishness isn’t the first quality that springs to mind when I think of someone like Axelrod. Nor does the infamously combative Rahm Emanuel strike me as the type to be cowed into silence by death threats . Here’s a radical alternative theory: Maybe they’re honestly worried that someone on the team’s exposed and don’t want to give the press ...
How Deep Is This Muck? - Part The Second
Blue Crab Boulevard —
How Deep Is This Muck? - Part The Second Hmm. Sorry, folks. This does not sound like a man with nothing to hide . The president-elect’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, said today he wouldn’t go to the Chicago presidential transition offices in order to avoid reporters trying to ask him whether he had contact with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama’s election. …… Back at his home, Emanuel appeared “beet-red,” according to an ABC News cameraman who was invited inside by Emanuel to use his bathroom this morning. “I’m getting regular death threats. You’ve put my home address on national television. I’m pissed at the ...
Bonus Quote of the Day
The Hollywood Liberal —
Bonus Quote of the Day “I’m getting regular death threats. You’ve put my home address on national television. I’m pissed at the networks. You’ve intruded too much.” – White House chief of staff-designate Rahm Emanuel, quoted by ABC News , to reporters at his house wanting to ask him about his contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. [image] [image] This entry was posted on Saturday, December 13th, 2008 at 5:37 am and is filed under Main Blog (All Posts) . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.
Rahm Emanuel Getting Death Threats
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Democrats, Barack Obama, Scandal, Media, Obama AdministrationWhich means, by logical extension, that the people making the threats are receiving much worse threats, in return. According to ABC News, Emanuel is not pleased with the media siege around him: Back at his home, Emanuel appeared "beet-red," according to an ABC News cameraman who was invited inside by Emanuel to use his bathroom this morning. "I'm getting regular death threats. You've put my home address on national television. I'm pissed at the networks. You've intruded too much, " Emanuel said, according to the ...
What a Sad Pussy
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler —
Rahm Emanuel is now whining that he’s been “receiving death threats” over his obvious involvement in one of the nastiest corruption scandals in the history of our nation, which is saying a bit when you talk about Democrats. Back at his home, Emanuel appeared “beet-red,” according to an ABC News cameraman who was invited inside by Emanuel to use his bathroom this morning. “I’m getting regular death threats. You’ve put my home address on national television. I’m pissed at the networks. You’ve intruded too much, ” Emanuel said, according to the cameraman. Awwww… What a sad, metrosexual pussy of a seemingly male member of the species. What happened to the ...
