Facebook

Twitter

StumbleUpon

Email

topics:

White House

Barack Obama

Rahm Emanuel

vote downundo vote up flag

youtube.com - 11/8/2008

Political Roast : Obama Emauel 2005 (video)

Facebook

Twitter

StumbleUpon

Email

Now Playing:

CSPAN rebroadcast a roast from 2005 where Barack Obama takes on his future White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel

Comments

2

roastforspinabifida.org - 11/15/2008

Home - 2008 Roast

— roastforspinabifida.org — It is a Washington tradition, indeed an institution, for members of the press to put our political leaders on the hot seat. Every year since 1989, the Spina Bifida Association has been changing the natural order of the way things work in Washington. ... (more) Home - 2008 Roast

Congress

Washington, D.C

Stephen Colbert

Colbert Report

Comments vote downundo vote up Politics on HuffingtonPost.com found this 11/15/2008found this

1

politico.com - 11/16/2008

Emanuel's roast

— politico.com — var config = new Array(); config["videoId"] = 2075172001; //the default video loaded into the player config["videoRef"] = null; //the default video loaded into the player by ref id specified in console config["lineupId"] = null; //the default lineup loaded into the player  ... (more) Emanuel's roast

Congress

Rahm Emanuel

Huffington Post

Stephen Colbert

Comments vote downundo vote up Rover found this 11/16/2008found this

Leave a Comment

Saturday Morning Open Thread - Laughing with Barack
BlueNC - The people's think tank — H/t ghostlawns at Kos:

Rahm Emanuel Meets Shecky Obama
Politics Daily — Filed under: Democrats, Barack Obama, 2008 President, Humor, Obama AdministrationWith the selection of Rahm Emanuel as President-Elect Barack Obama's Chief of Staff, it was only a matter of time before a piece of damning YouTube video surfaced. This is that video. (h/t Ben Smith) Yes, folks, it's true: Barack Obama laughs at his own jokes. My favorite part is the bit where Obama talks about Emanuel's amputated middle finger, although I would have done five minutes on that alone. I'm from New Jersey, where this would qualify Emanuel for permanent total disability, but disqualify him from ...

Obama toasts Rahm
Ben Smith's Blog — Here's newly elected Senator Obama roasting Rahm at a 2005 charity fundraiser. Corny stuff, but nice delivery and a few good one-liners mixed in.  The full 2-hour roast, with Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd and others is here. 

Roast Rahm
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Well done. The bit about his middle finger is hilarious:

Obama Roasts Rahm
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — In a must-see video clip from 2005, then newly-elected Sen. Barack Obama roasts his future White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel.