Naked Rahm now seared in our brains

Chicago Tibune ^ | March 10, 2010 | John Kass

[opentalk]

A naked, wet and angry Rahm Emanuel?

That's the last image Americans need in our minds right now.

But it's been seared onto our brains — just like that weird wrestling scene from the movie "Borat" — thanks to former U.S. Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y., who resigned the other day amid allegations he sexually harassed male staffers.

"Let me tell you a story about Rahm Emanuel," Massa said on a recent radio program, talking about taking a shower in the Congressional Gym.

"I'm sitting there showering, naked as a jaybird, and here comes Rahm Emanuel not even with a towel wrapped around his tush, poking his finger in my chest, yelling at me because I wasn't going to vote for the president's budget. Do you know how awkward it is to have a political argument with a naked man?"

No. But I believe him because I've had a similar argument with Rahm before he was White House chief of staff, right here in the Tribune newsroom, Rahm jabbing his finger near my chest.

It really was just a finger, honest. And happily, Rahm was fully clothed.

Naturally, the White House denies the naked shower episode ever happened, and President Barack Obama's spokesman is basically calling Massa a nutball.

But can't both be true? The naked and the nutball?

...As did Rahm in the Tribune newsroom. He was upset that I kept mentioning how he got elected to Congress — with the help of an illegal City Hall patronage army led by the now imprisoned corrupt city water boss Don Tomczak.

With his back to the newsroom, Rahm wagged that finger at my chest, and in my face, but he kept smiling and speaking politely. Other reporters — watching his back — thought he was really tearing my head off.

[a fool in paradise]

Now start singing “it’s a small world after all...”

[a fool in paradise]

Ted Kennedy was in a three-way with Chris Dodd and a waitress. Most men who fantasize of a menage-a-tois would pick 2 women.

[a fool in paradise]

I saw a piece of Beck's interview with Massa. What struck me as being peculiar was the congressman's constant eye blinking. To me that is a sign that he is embellishing some of his statements.

You should rewatch John Edwards's VP debate with Cheney then. BLINK - BLINK - BLINKITY BLINK, all throughout. No joke.

[andy58-in-nh]

[Touch Not the Cat]

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The White House denies it — but where is the video of Emanuel himself denying it?

[backhoe]

 

[greyfoxx39]

EEWWwwww! YUK!

[backhoe]

Yeah, you can’t “unsee” that, can you?

[greyfoxx39]

Battling to keep my lunch down ;(