- Rahm doesn't play nice...with anyone. Try and stay on his good side, if you can...Capiche
Posted on 11/06/2008 4:56:38 PM PST by swordfishtrombone
Rahm's acceptence statement:
I know what a privilege it is to serve in the White House, and am humbled by the responsibility we owe the American people. I’m leaving a job I love to join your White House for one simple reason - like the record amount of voters who cast their ballot over the last month, I want to do everything I can to help deliver the change America needs. We have work to do, and Tuesday Americans sent Washington a clear message – get the job done.
I have loved the time I spent in the House, both the successes and the setbacks, and I am grateful to the people of the Fifth Congressional district who sent me to work on their behalf. I was proud to serve on a leadership team with Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn. They have taught me invaluable lessons—even a few lessons in humility, believe it or not.
I want to say a special word about my Republican colleagues, who serve with dignity, decency and a deep sense of patriotism. We often disagree, but I respect their motives. Now is a time for unity, and Mr. President-elect, I will do everything in my power to help you stitch together the frayed fabric of our politics, and help summon Americans of both parties to unite in common purpose.
It has been almost 150 years since Americans turned to a proud son of Illinois as their President. Early in his first term, Abraham Lincoln said, "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew.
Today, once again, our country is piled high with difficulty, and Americans have put their trust in President-elect Barack Obama and Vice-President-elect Joe Biden to think and act anew. And Mr. President-elect, I promise that your White House will do everything in our power to rise to the occasion.
The DLC is hated by the "true" Progressives for their perceived sell-out to corporations; also, they've garnered funding from the Bradley Corp and were ultimately for the the Invasion of Iraq. The KOS Kids who carried Obie's water the longest will be hard at work trying to spin this
Rahm is a vitriolic, loud mouthed SOB and makes no bones about it... the silver lining here is the take-no-prisoners approach he'll adopt will make the RINOs who've raped the Conservative movement since Reagan left office bereft of what little cover they have remaining
*Lindsey Graham, please pick up the white courtesy phone*
“...like the record amount of voters who cast their ballot over the last month...”
False.
But from me...I think Obama's pick here is trying to deceive Israel.
Please don’t kid yourself. Rahm Emmanuel is a complete piece of sh!t. Anyone with any recollection of the Clinton years would know.
A brutal loud mouth isn’t a problem. It is our best hope to get some serious rivalry and tension going between the Executive and Legislative Branches. The Dems controlled it all during Carter’s time, but they were at each others’ throats due to Carter’s imperious behavior.
Look, the deceased and fictional have the same voting rights as gays, blacks and everybody else.
Um...why is KOS confused?
Umm... because Obama picked someone as his Chief of Staff who's vehemently against towing their specific line? It's a mixed review over there... which speaks volumes when it comes to Obama.
McClame will jump on the bandwagon and screw us. Anybody wanna bet??
Obama a “son of Illinois”. I thought he was born in Hawaii ...or was that Kenya?!
We were pretty appalled at the Clinton administration minions for their low class nastiness. They were just a reflection of a low class couple.
What we are looking at now is many degrees worse, because the boss and his wife are. So that’s what we have.
These people are disgusting and dangerous. I have to put up with them, but I don’t have to shut up about it.
“Now is a time for unity,”
Can someone find a democrat that said this four years ago?
I have seen it speculated that Rahmbo wasn’t hired so much to defeat Republicans, but to keep Pelosi & Co. under control. Seems like Obama is tacking to the right.
The next time McCain crosses the aisle, he should remain there.
He’s not a Jew , he’s a Super Jew. Yet he has no problem serving a man who has relationships with Khalidi, Odinga, Said, Farrakhan, Jackson etc. Enemies of Israel all. He’ll fit right in with the rest of the Obama phonies!
You say that as if the words coming out of his mouth mean something.
Do some more investigating on the new Chief of Staff.
And the patriotic Americans who opposed The Affirmative Action President will react to being poked with a needle as one would expect, even if Obama and propagandist Rahm claim the needle is just for stitching us together. I'm happy for the PUMAs to unite with free conservatives for the great and noble common purpose of ensuring that there is still a free country left to govern once the clock runs out on the socialist Affirmative Action President's first and I pray only term.
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