Obama wants Rahm Emanuel back on the Chicago mayor ballot

Politico ^ | January 25, 2011 | JENNIFER EPSTEIN

[RobinMasters]

President Barack Obama wants former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel to stay on the Chicago mayoral ballot, a top presidential confidante said Tuesday.

“I think that [Obama] believes that [Emanuel] is eligible, and that he believes that Rahm will pursue his appeal in the courts,” said Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to Obama and fellow Chicagoan, on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

As the president said when Emanuel left the White House last fall, Obama still “thinks Rahm will make a terrific mayor,” Jarrett said.

An appellate court ordered Monday that Emanuel’s name be removed from the ballot because he did not meet the one-year residency requirement to be eligible for the Feb. 22 general election. The debate over Emanuel’s eligibility hinges on the nearly two years Emanuel spent working in the Obama White House and the fact that he rented out his Chicago house.

[kabar]

Undue influence on the judiciary by POTUS.

[nina0113]

People in Hell want ice water.

[BulletBobCo]

Who is Obama?

[A CA Guy]

President orders the court to ignore the facts.

[ErnBatavia]

Who is Oprah?

[A CA Guy]

President orders the court to ignore the facts.

[FourPeas]

Well, that's it then. Pres. Obama's desire are all that really matters. He is The One. I'm sure this'll all be fixed in plenty of time for Dead Fish to be rightfully placed on the ballot. Yep, it'll all be fixed.

[dusttoyou]

Ebony rosy o’donut!

[T Minus Four]

:-)

[Dawgreg]

Consider it done. If The One deems it, it shall come to be. :)

[FourPeas]

Eligibility is more of a “feeling” than an actual rule. Rules are mean.

*snort*

[1066AD]

one Chicagoan asked why Emanuel objected to his wife, Amy Rule, returning to Chicago from Washington to testify that she and her husband were residents of Chicago. The questioner, incredulous, asked, “Does anyone else have a problem with the fact this woman won’t return to Chicago to testify that she lives in Chicago?”.

What are Rahm Emanuel’s chances of being forced onto the Chicago Mayoral ballot by the Illinois Supreme Court?.

[FourPeas]

Of course, this all begs the question: who CARES what Obama wants/thinks about Dead Fish and the Chicago mayoral election? Why would anyone find important the opinion of the President of the United States on a local city election? Next, we’ll hear Obama’s opinion on the Greenville, IL’s city council’s proposal to repair the sidewalk on 6th Street.

[FourPeas]

Meanwhile, the Chicago Tribune is reporting multiple conflicts of interest involving judges in the case.

B'waaahaahaahaahaa!

[Oldpuppymax]

The standards of the left remain intact-—anyone not endorsing Rahm has a “conflict of interest!!”

[Oldpuppymax]

The standards of the left remain intact-—anyone not endorsing Rahm has a “conflict of interest!!” The FACTS of the case are irrelevant.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

LOL so now Obama will have a beer fest with the BCC and Rahm?

[Fred]

The Daley machine (the bros) setup ole Rahm. Impressive, get Rahm to leave his sweet white house gig, place brother Daley in slot, next Rahm gets booted off of the IL ballot, then a Daley puppet gets elected mayor of Chicago...

[DuncanWaring]

Lorrrd of Fief Chicago.

[9YearLurker]

That sounds like the story to me. Val saying Barry wants Rahm on the ballot is just a coverup anyway.