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August 17, 2009
Categories: Rahm Emanuel

Rahm's lessons

This White House video includes some classic Rahm improvisations.

(h/t Garance)


By Ben Smith 05:10 PM
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Hey Ben, did you get any on your chin when you were getting your "classic Rahm"???????? Can just one day pass by without you kissing up to the Dems and demonstrating your ridiculous bias? Just one day?

Posted By: the Truth | August 17, 2009 at 05:29 PM     

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Waited for an "f-bomb" - disappointed again- glad we could all laugh at chicago's famous election morality.

Posted By: | August 17, 2009 at 05:36 PM     

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Can you spell - CHILD ABUSE !!!!

Posted By: | August 17, 2009 at 05:37 PM     

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You really are just a white house shill. Still no conservative blogs in your blogroll.

Posted By: Bruce NV | August 17, 2009 at 05:41 PM     

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Rahm has 3 small children who I think are all under age 10.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Melody-Barnes-and-Rahm-Emanuel-Tell-Stories-at-Read-to-the-Top/ On August 10, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes joined Secretary of Education Arne Duncan for the Department of Education?s summer reading initiative, "Read to the Top!" During the event, Barnes read "10 Things I Can Do to Help My World" to encourage students to take practical steps to save our planet. Rahm Emanuel read "Duck for President," a story about a duck who overcomes the odds to take the highest office in the country. After the event, the students snacked on popsicles and read their own books in the shade-- a welcomed break from the summer heat.

The event was part of a weekly reading series aimed at combating summer reading loss. Previous White House participants include: Cabinet Secretary Chris Lu, First Grandmother Marian Robinson and White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod.

Posted By: | August 17, 2009 at 05:50 PM     

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Rahm Emanuel. Just a total disgrace to the Jewish people. This idiotic statist is gonna hand the GOP 50% of the jewish vote in 2012. The man is a Palestine double agent and a disgrace to mankind. Terorists love him though. KING HUSSEIN AND TRAITOR RAHM LOVE FIGHTING OVER THE SOAP WHILE IN THE SHOWER TOGETHER.

Posted By: A Democrat Not Brainwashed | August 17, 2009 at 05:53 PM     

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It took a while to finally learn to ignore the comment page...but I just had to see what you hateful people could say about this non threatening story.
You didn't disappoint..lol..prayers heading your way.

Posted By: Fox News Light | August 17, 2009 at 05:56 PM     

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GOP can dream on having 50% of jewish american vote. We all know how the Israeli lobbies destroy people's reputation by spin and money. Jewish Americans are Americans first..Not Likudniks

Posted By: Jamie | August 17, 2009 at 06:22 PM     

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Gee, Rahm didn't tell the story of all the FOX TV advertisers voting, and all of them voting 'NO' on Glen Beck's show, except Depends, the 'Pee In Your Pants' people. Depends, when asked why they didn't vote 'NO' on Beck, said 'We couldn't. He's our biggest customer, and he really put the pressure on us, we're all he has left.'

Posted By: Tom Doff | August 17, 2009 at 06:42 PM     

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Rahm is Dick Cheney without a conscience.

Posted By: | August 17, 2009 at 06:46 PM     

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Obama in FULL RETREAT on healthcare, cap-and-trade, report-your-fellow-citizen hotline. QUICK!! Post another Sanford story!!

Posted By: | August 17, 2009 at 06:48 PM     

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Yo Ben, You have such a hardon for Sarah but I don't see any blogging on her killing ObamaCare. I feel for ya Sally !

Posted By: socal4patrick | August 17, 2009 at 06:50 PM     

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ObamaCare going down in flames . . . a MONUMENTAL DEFEAT FOR OBAMA . . . so naturally the Politico staff is posting one irrelevant story after another to avoid reflecting poorly on their messiah.

Posted By: | August 17, 2009 at 06:59 PM     

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Hey folks, willya quit repeating this base canard that Rahm Emanuel is Jewish!? How many times I gotta tell ya, there is no such thing as a Jew family with three sons, none of which is a lawyer? For christ's sake, it's even written down, it's against Jewish Law.

Posted By: Tom Doff | August 17, 2009 at 07:05 PM     

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I used to like Rahm when he was on Bill Clinton's staff. Now I dont.

Posted By: janice | August 17, 2009 at 07:09 PM     

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Does Rahm don his Capezios before battle? A leather leotard? A titanium tutu? Or does he want to forget that phase of his life? I would.

Posted By: Trajan | August 17, 2009 at 07:12 PM     

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I could have really done without the background music.

Posted By: Trixie | August 17, 2009 at 08:07 PM     

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What's interesting here is that his first instinct seems to be the new politics he preaches; refined through his campaign and further reflection, out comes a fairly standard formula of racial grievance, and a need to respond to his base." Ben Smith Rahm was already helping out at this point Ben. How about your instincts? Interesting thing, huh?

Posted By: erostratos | August 17, 2009 at 08:11 PM     

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So, the Ballerina has a softer side......But, seriously, has the ASPCA complained about those dead fish?

Posted By: TransitDave | August 17, 2009 at 08:18 PM     

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Leave it up to the ignorant crowd from the PARTY OF NO to find negativity in reading books to children.

Posted By: Republican taking pride in their ignorance | August 17, 2009 at 08:23 PM     

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I'm so glad lobbyists are not having any influence on this Obamacare discussion....especially the Big Pharma lobbyists! ha ha ha ha ha ha

Posted By: Dems for Deportation | August 17, 2009 at 08:48 PM     

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Well watching that only confirmed what we all know: Rahm Emanuel is the personification of Evil. Then again, who else would the Prince of Darkness have for a COS.

Posted By: Northerner | August 17, 2009 at 08:51 PM     

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"I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say, "We are American and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration"." - Hillary Clinton

Posted By: | August 17, 2009 at 09:59 PM     

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I thought Rahm was gay... and that is why he is 'so mad' all the time. He was a ballerina once,wasn't he????

Posted By: jezzika | August 17, 2009 at 10:54 PM     

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Listen to the brainwashing on global warming all while this tax leaching liberal flies around on a private jet. "Tell your stupid parents to switch off light bulbs"

Posted By: Ross | August 17, 2009 at 11:02 PM     

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It's a wonder these leftist social engineers did not read something to the kids like "Bobby has Two Fathers" as a sign of an increasing diverse America.

Posted By: Jill | August 17, 2009 at 11:05 PM     

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I hope Rahm reads Hebrew better than he reads English.

Posted By: Akiva | August 17, 2009 at 11:07 PM     

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There's a lot of people would love to give Rahmbo a lesson. If ya know what I mean.

Posted By: Byebye Obama | August 17, 2009 at 11:12 PM     

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Whose Rahmbo? the guy resembles a weasel and is just as shifty !

Posted By: Tony | August 17, 2009 at 11:18 PM     

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Rahm should have read them Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals" indoctrinate them young, so they can grow into radical ACORN activists like Barack Hussein Obama did!

Posted By: Robbie | August 17, 2009 at 11:21 PM     

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I'm just glad the President has removed the public takeover option from the table. It was killin us.

Posted By: Bert | August 18, 2009 at 12:03 AM     

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So I hear the right is starting to bring guns to protests against obama. Hey guys...were is the line for, you nuts? What the hell? Are you really that freaked that you have a black man as president. My god, grow up. Land of the free means free for all. You really think the constitution only applies to certain skin colors? I don't want your damn guns...neither does obama...simmer down. Get a grip....you can keep them. Go hunting or go to the shooting range, but leave the damn things home when you go to protest. What is the point? You really want to go there? What if some left wing nut tries to get your gun from you...you're gonna shoot him? Common. Folks we don't need to go here. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090817/ap_on_re_us/us_obama_protesters_guns

Posted By: Too far | August 18, 2009 at 12:23 AM     

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So Hussein Obama, the MSM, and the SEIU sure are quiet about us American taxpayers paying for Illegal Aliens and their Bingo Babies getting health care while our old folks will be denied treatment...

Posted By: Dems for Deportation | August 18, 2009 at 12:32 AM     

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Man...I just keep doing it. I just crapped in my own pants again.

Posted By: Dems for Deportation | August 18, 2009 at 01:42 AM     

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I am so shocked with posters here calling Rahm a traitor to Jews, and to see Israelis condemning him. So, are Americans to assume that any Jew elected to a high government post would put Israel's interests before America's, and forget the meaning of fair justice in America's foreign policies? Goodness, is that why we've put Israel's interests first all these decades because our Jewish Senators have been kissing Israel's butts and forget the U.S. interests? Goodness, these Senators must have bolden Israel to such an extent that it even send spies to snitch on our nation. I'm glad that Rahm has proven himself as a true American who puts America first in its foreign policies. It's time Israel stops being arrogant, using our funding to them to destroy lives in Gaza. Just ask yourself why Israel finds it hard to get support from other European nations in its horrendous acts against its neighbors. Does the Israeli Government want to continue its war with Palestine so that it can continue to seek sympathy from Americans and continue to receive our funding so that some of its government officials can enrich themselves from the deals?

Posted By: JanJan08 | August 18, 2009 at 04:54 AM     

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Uh, Oh. A poll just came out that said CONSERVATIVES now outnumber the LIBERALS in ALL 57, er, 50 States. Funny that just a few short weeks ago James Carville was babbling incoherently about a 1000 year REICH for you libtards when suddenly Hurricane Barry hit hard at the FOUNDATION (the Constitution) of America. Now it appears the storm will be short although very dangerous. BUT DON'T worry, libtards. That poll was probably from some far-right wacko organization. It's called GALLOP.

Posted By: killerbee | August 18, 2009 at 09:07 AM     

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Poll Bearers
Cable news polls might not reflect public opinion so much as the ability of viewers to repeat the ideas they just heard. http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-august-17-2009/poll-bearers

Posted By: | August 18, 2009 at 10:09 AM     

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RAHM = CHICAGO THUG

Posted By: Obbie | August 18, 2009 at 12:08 PM     

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RAHM = CHICAGO THUG

Posted By: Obbie | August 18, 2009 at 12:08 PM     

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Dems, that's not crap...

Posted By: Chris Mathews | August 18, 2009 at 03:40 PM     

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