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Is Rahm Emanuel to Barack Obama what Dick Cheney was to George W. Bush?

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ridiculous, stupid and assinine NPR listener moderate Dem who remembers all the Democrats RA got elected the year Patricia Madric lost in albuquerque

laura lakin of NM 7:45AM January 27, 2010

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knockszamu of LA 12:29PM July 05, 2009

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Bob of MI 10:36AM February 27, 2009

"...you'd better be tough if you want to survive on the streets of Chicago as a ballet dancer."
Uh huh.
According to Wikipedia, he and his family moved to Wilmette, IL before he entered junior high school. Wilmette has now a median family income of $150,000. It's in the top 50 nationwide among communities of 10K population and more. Furthermore, his father was a pediatrician.
Somehow, I doubt diminutive Rahm has ever been in danger of getting his tough little *ss kicked "on the streets of Chicago." Unless it was 7 year olds doing the threatening.
I CAN believe that having his mother "encourage" (some web sites say "forced") him to be a ballet dancer probably screwed him right the h*ll up. It would have done that to me.

Chester White of IL 9:58AM February 09, 2009

You can tell by the color in his cheeks that Emanuel has all ventricles and atriums intact. He's got a pulse.
Emanuel may have a kind've flashy, in-your-face, abrasive and sometimes irritating personality but people like that don't keep secrets, generally. I'd prefer a slightly crazed extrovert who is not averse to stabbing a table maniacally while calling out his enemies names in front of a room full of respectable colleagues, then some soft-spoken, wizened Midwesterner who secretly throws innocent people in jail and manipulates his fellow citizens into starting a war that would cost them thousands of lives, billions of dollars and any iota of respect the rest of the world might've had for them. Better the devil you know then the devil you don't, I think.

Emily of KS 4:28PM February 06, 2009

There have been questions on the allegiance of Mr Emanuel; Israel citizen or dual Israeli-US. For far too many years our ME foreign policies have been controlled and ruined by the likes of Richard Perle, Paul Wolfowitz and Doug Feith, to name a few dual Israeli citizens in position of high power during the bush-cheney failure. On the home front we had Michael Mukasy, Attorney General, and Michael Chertoff, of Homeland Security, both dual Isreali citizens.
Remember, it was the Israeli attack on the USS Libery that killed 34 US sailors. And our own government let Israel get away with murder, and still does.

roccothomas of CA 2:27PM February 05, 2009

With Pussy-crats like Reid on his side, President Obama needs all the ass kickers he can get.

bkmur of MS 7:26PM February 04, 2009

mr. president should fire that shady man he is the devil.cracking his knockles in the presidents ears that is totaly disresepectful. fire that zionist terrorist

tim of IN 5:55PM February 04, 2009

I believe Rahm Emanuel (Auerbach), Mr. dual citizen of Israel and the USA is the top ranking agent of Mossad in America and also working in the best interests of AIPAC/Israel.
Just my opinion.

Vandellish of IL 1:11PM February 03, 2009

President Obama said he chose Rahm for two reasons...
1. He gets things done
2. Rahm's got his back.
So you see, the President gives the orders and Rahm Emmanuel ensures that they are carried out.
On the other hand...Cheney gave the orders and Bush carried it out.
President Obama and Emmanuel = DAY
and
Cheney and Bush = NIGHT

Stellar of IA 11:27AM February 03, 2009