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Clinton jokes: ‘I created Rahm . . . . I am so sorry’ - Ex-president pinch-hits at annual dinner
Chicago Sun-Times (IL) - Monday, March 22, 2010
Author: Lynn Sweet, The Chicago Sun-Times

Former President Clinton filled in for President Obama at the Gridiron Club and Foundation annual spring dinner on Saturday night, and he was a hit, with zingers aimed at himself, Obama and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

“So tell the truth. You guys miss me?” Clinton said at the top of his remarks.

Emanuel was not at the white-tie-and-evening-gown dinner — this weekend marked the bar mitzvah of his son — but fellow Chicagoans White House senior advisers Valerie Jarrett and David Axelrod were at the head table.

“Look, I know Axelrod from Chicago and Valerie. I know them before. Let’s get this straight,” Clinton said in his setup.

“I found Rahm . I created Rahm . I made him the man he is today. I am so sorry,” quipped Clinton.

Emanuel’s rise to national prominence started when he served in the Clinton White House and was a fund-raiser in his 1992 campaign.

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Edition: Final
Section: News Column
Page: 14
Record Number: 201003220022
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