Rahm Emanuel Expects 'A Lot' From Civil Defense Corps [Ben Smith podcast]

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[Pacothecat]

In a 2006 interview with Ben Smith of the NY Daily News, Rahm Emanuel, who will be Barack Obama's White House chief of staff, laughed at Smith's concerns about how far-reaching a mandatory civil-service plan would be.

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[Emperor Palpatine]

Recall that Caesar was assassinated......

[Future Snake Eater]

Recall that Caesar was assassinated......

So was Emperor Palpatine!

[Emperor Palpatine]

Well, he just got tossed into a reactor core by Luke’s daddy...

He didn’t get publicly whacked in front of the whole senate by his cabinet........

[DuncanWaring]

People who live in this country and enjoy its benefits get to pay for it.

Fair enough.

Take the total cost of running the Federal government, divide by the number of residents, and send everyone a bill for their equal proportional share.

[Texas_shutterbug]

And thank you. :)

[madison10]

A Jewish Fascist. Who would have thunk it?

[madison10]

Black pants? Next time, please get photos if you can sneak some.

[rmlew]

Rahm does not wear a yarmulke. He is no more Orthodox than I am.

[madison10]

"People who are going to stay in the country need to consider moving to more isolated places with harsher weather conditions and concentrate on survival and keeping a low profile..."

Hope Sarah keeps the door open and the Northern Lights on for us.

[AmericanVictory]

But many say he claims to be. Wonder what is the story with that.

[HollyB]

Maybe this has something to do with Michelle’s statement:

“Barack Obama will require you to work. He is going to demand that you shed your cynicism. That you put down your divisions. That you come out of your isolation, that you move out of your comfort zones. That you push yourselves to be better. And that you engage. Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual, uninvolved, uninformed”

[rmlew]

We are about to have two foreign agents running America.
Obama and who?

[rmlew]

Do you not understand the concept of a flat tax?
Say the government tax is 20%. The gent with an income of $20,000 pays $4,000 and the guy with an income of $100,000 pays $20,000.

[Spktyr]

It’s easier to impose martial law in a city, that’s true.

However, it is also harder to maintain it in a city. David Drake (and others) have a saying: There is nothing worse than city fighting - in someone else’s city - just ask the Germans about Stalingrad.

I suspect that any CivDef troops will have poor morale and will be easily discouraged.

[Spktyr]

Most of Alaska isn’t habitable for most of the year. You certainly can’t use the place to grow crops.

Texas grows *lots* of food. We have nuclear reactors, we have oil. In fact, if we leave the union, a lot of other states are going to go hurting for oil and power.

[Spktyr]

Who’s going to call him on it? The Dem Congress?

[Spktyr]

If you didn’t think history could repeat itself, you haven’t been paying attention.

[Just Lori]

And just HOW does the Chief of Staff have any authority over anything other than the staff?

[Just Lori]

Hey there, FSE! How are you and yours doing in your new digs? Has the little FSE arrived yet? =)

[Texas_shutterbug]

Yes, I understand the concept of a flat tax; however, with a smaller, more efficient, more limited government there is no reason we should have to tax the lower class at the same rate as the higher rate. What is it that you don't understand about people not being able to live on $20,000 a year, let alone $20,000 - $4,000?

Wages are lower than they have been in years at the lower end of the scale. That's not just a dem talking point - it's the truth.