blog.foreignpolicy.com - 3/7/2009
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Today, former Clinton advisor and Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel accepted Barack Obama's offer to be chief of staff for the incoming president. The pick of Emanuel is our first glimpse into the future Obama White House, and it has already thrown apprehensive Democrats and jaded Republicans alike ...
blogs.suntimes.com - 3/2/2009
mcclatchydc.com - 3/3/2009
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mcclatchydc.com —
WASHINGTON Even though President Barack Obama has repeatedly
pledged to ban congressional earmarks, White House Chief of...
Staff Rahm Emanuel has 16 such projects, worth about $8.5 million, in the bill the Senate is scheduled to begin debating ...
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More on earmarks: Obama's chief of staff has some in ...
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Obama Sushi
Moonbattery —
... Rahm "Dead Fish" Emanuel is sure to love it.
Via Geekologie, on a tip from Antara.
Name That Moonbat
Moonbattery —
... Here's a tip: Some call him Dead Fish.
Compliments of keepthechange08.
The Five Most Infamous Rahm Emanuel Moments
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
Foreign Policy:
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With the nickname “Rahmbo” and a disposition likened to that of a mobster, Emanuel, though widely respected for his moxy and get-it-done record, isn’t exactly Mr. Nice Guy. A dynamic mix of talent and brawn — he was offered a scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet company and volunteered for the Israeli Army during the Gulf War — Emanuel’s the real-deal pitbull Democrat (lipstick not included).
What follows is a list of the five most infamous Rahmbo tales. ...
A Different Emanuel for One Church
The Caucus —
Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s top lieutenant, will probably never be confused with Mother Theresa . So it was a surprise to see a quotation from him, with his name attached, printed on the message board outside a church in Manhattan, facing the street for passers-by to contemplate. Never waste a crisis,” the sign says. “It can be turned to joyful transformation. — Rahm Emanuel. The message hangs at the entryway of the ...
Rahm Emanuel in Deep With Freddie Mac
Moonbattery —
I wonder if Congress will be passing any unconstitutional bills of attainder to confiscate Rahm "Dead Fish" Emanuel's ill-gotten wealth:
Before its portfolio of bad loans helped trigger the current housing crisis, mortgage giant Freddie Mac was the focus of a major accounting scandal that led to a management shake-up, huge fines and scalding condemnation of passive directors by a top federal regulator.
One of those allegedly asleep-at-the-switch board members was Chicago's Rahm Emanuel — now chief ...
Typical: Rep. Joe Wilson becomes the “story” of last night
Sister Toldjah —
... the heckler and urge him to issue an apology quickly.
“No president has ever been treated like that. Ever,” Mr. Emanuel said.
I’m sure the NYT factcheckers will be right on it to determine whether or not Emanuel is correct. Right after they get done high-fiving Tom Friedman for expressing their viewpoints on dictatorships so eloquently, and right after Emanuel himself apologies for being a bigger jerk than most Congressional reps on the left and right will ever ...
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White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is interested in potentially returning to Chicago someday to reclaim the congressional seat he held until a month ago, a candidate running to replace him said Sunday. ...
A Different Emanuel for One Church
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 3/17/2009 — A quotation from two unlikely sources is posted on the message board of a Greenwich Village church.
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latimesblogs.latimes.com 11/23/2008 — Democratic Rep. Rahm Emanuel has a reputation to live up to or down, depending on your politics.
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wizbangblog.com 12/10/2008 — President-elect Obama has denied any direct contact with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. He hasn't denied that others may have been in contact with Blagojevich. From the criminal complaint it seems...
Ryan Lizza: Rahm Emanuel on the job.
newyorker.com 2/22/2009 — Rahm Emanuel’s office, which is no more than a three-second walk from the Oval Office, is as neat as a Marine barracks. On his desk, the files and documents, including leatherbound folders from the National Security Council, are precisely ...
Sticking It to Rahm
thedailybeast.com 1/30/2009 — From their shared loathing of Rahm Emanuel to the insurgency led by the minority leader ( he took us by the throat ), the inside story of why not a single House Republican supported the president s stimulus package. "Rahm, you don't waste a crisis," a ...
Emanuel on earmarks: 'Last-year's biz'
swamppolitics.com 3/6/2009 — by Mark Silva
President Barack Obama, demanding honesty in budgeting and forbidding "earmarks'' for individual congressmen in the bills he is seeking, is likely to sign a multibillion-dollar spending bill which critics contend is riddled with ...
Emanuel
corner.nationalreview.com 11/5/2008 — Obama's apparent selection of Rahm Emanuel for White House chief of staff is an extremely disconcerting (if not wholly surprising) first indication on the "which Obama will we get" question. It suggests both that he wants to be ruthless and partisan ...
Planning to Turn Rahm Emanuel’s Seat Red
publiusforum.com 3/16/2009 — -By Warner Todd Huston
On Saturday afternoon, in the midst of Chicago’s famous St. Patrick’s Day celebration with its tradition of turning of the Chicago River green, a cadre of concerned Republicans met to plan a way to capture the ...
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