Rahm Emanuel's 'F--k The UAW': White House Pushes Back On Account In Rattner Book

[IndianaGreen]

Rahm Emanuel's 'F--k The UAW': White House Pushes Back On Account In Rattner Book

Marcus Baram

First Posted: 09- 3-10 11:02 AM | Updated: 09- 3-10 11:04 AM

The White House is forcefully pushing back on former car czar Steve Rattner's upcoming book about his time in Washington, specifically the allegation that Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel once blurted "Fuck the UAW" when told that tens of thousands of autoworkers' jobs were at stake in the restructuring of the auto industry.

In "Overhaul", as first reported by Huffington Post on Thursday, Rattner offers an insider's account of the Obama administration's rescue of the auto industry, pulling no punches when it comes to describing the foibles of such heavyweights as Emanuel, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, economic adviser Larry Summers and FDIC chair Sheila Bair.

While not specifically denying that Emanuel uttered those words, a White House aide rejected the implication that the chief of staff wasn't looking out for workers toiling at GM and Chrysler.

"Throughout the entire process that saved the auto industry, Rahm tirelessly defended and advocated on behalf of the auto workers," the aide said. "Any suggestion to the contrary is simply ridiculous."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/03/rahm-emanuels-fuck-the-ua_n_704809.html

[MannyGoldstein]

1. In all fairness, it would be uncharacteristic of Rahm to attack unions

Or to utter profanity.

:sarcasm:, of course

[awoke_in_2003]

2. Fuck Rahm Emmanuel. nt

[NJmaverick]

3. Didn't you already post this anti-Obama propaganda in GDP?

[FrenchieCat]

4. I'm still waiting for you to post on the RW assholes that call Dems out of their names every day.

You have great skills in terms of posting negative articles from various sources,
day after day after day......But I guess it would be too much to expect that you
use that skill to participate in fighting the Republican opposition instead of
instigating via daily posting of articles that keep us at each other's throat...
till election day.

[frylock]

8. fighting the democratic opposition is full-time work..

we already know the republicans are shitheads. seems a lot of people need to be educated on the democrat's and their bullshit as well.

[Name removed]

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[IndianaGreen]

6. Since you registered in 2008, who were you back in 2001?

DU has only existed since January 2001.

BTW, you statement is totally false! I support my Indiana Democrats, with perhaps the exception of the DINO Evan Bayh.

[katandmoon]

7. "While not specifically denying that Emanuel uttered those words..."

Being unable to deny it, the WH aide should have stopped there. The rest of the statement is not credible. Rahm Emmanuel advocating tirelessly on behalf of auto workers?! PUH-leeeeeeeeeeeeze.