BREAKING-Rahm Emanuel will be PRESIDENT Obama's Chief of Staff

[jenmito]

Just heard on MSNBC. (I love saying, "President Obama.") :D

[golddigger]

1. Fuck Rahm Emanuel...I just threw up!

:puke:

[oviedodem]

4. What is wrong??

[Renew Deal]

6. Where do we begin?

DUers are generally hard to please and are sometimes short sighted.

[JaneQPublic]

30. Hey, just for fun...

...everytime Obama makes any sort of decision throughout the course of his presidency, let's all post statements like, "Fuck ___________. I just threw up!"

All of us, each and every time, okay?

[yodermon]

5. luckily chief of staff doens't really involve policy decisions

Obama in on record explicitly distancing himself from the DLC.
:shrug:

[golddigger]

27. Bullshit! Chief of Staff is the second most powerful person in the White House.

[DevonRex]

29. Job hasn't been offered or accepted. You'll have to find something

else to gripe about.

[nxylas]

28. I know nothing about the guy

What are DUers objections to him?

[LittleClarkie]

2. How ... radical of him.

I told my Republican brother Obama was moderate and not what the Right Wing media was making him out to be. But would he listen? Noooo.

[Mass]

3. For your brother, Emmanuel is probably a radical.\nt

[scrappydo]

7. If president Obama wants to get his policies through Congress....

he needs someone in there who has no fear and is a fighter. You may not like or even respect Emanuel, but I trust Obama's choices. Obama is a much smarter person than any of us and knows the people to choose to get the job done. It has been less than 24 hours since PRESIDENT Obama was elected and already you are doubting Obama's choices. Let us wait and see what Emanuel can do before we start judging him based on our own biases. GEEZ, people!!! Give it a rest already!

[cjsmom44]

10. Agreed

I trust Obama's Choices....

[Demi_Babe]

21. me too

[emulatorloo]

16. It is indeed a good choice n/t

[jenmito]

23. I'M not doubting his choice at ALL! I have NOTHING against Rahm and I certainly

trust Obama's judgment.

[ErinBerin84]

8. did Contessa Brewer/Joe Scarborough get the same memo?

"Is this too partisan...wrong message to be sending?" WTF, did they expect him to announce a Republican right off the bat? That's going to be the meme I'm sure.

[Cha]

12. Fuck them and their "wrong message" broken record.

If they had their way..they be thumbing their collective snout at the Dems today.

[Virginia Dare]

18. Nobody ever said anything about pandering to the repubs..

I guess they expected as much after they got their asses handed to them yesterday? Wow, they just will never get it.

Does Rahm piss them off? GOOD!

[Lumpsum]

9. A lot of you may not like Emanuel...

But he's a fucking pitbull. If Obama is going to make change, he's gonna need real fighters around him. Emanuel is perfect for the job.

[Whisp]

13. thanks, I didn't know that about Emanuel.

that's what is needed and Obama knows what is needed so I have to put aside my dislike for Emanuel.

have you got examples of his fighting style? curious.

[Lumpsum]

17. Read.

http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/17/magazines/fortune/politics.fortune/index.htm

[Virginia Dare]

19. Yep, you need a total SOB to do that job effectively..

I think he's the right man. So far, Obama bats 1,000.

[avaistheone1]

20. I really don't care for Emmanuel. I believe he is a conservative corporatist Dem.

I believe he is connected to the DLC, and his background his with Citibank (one of our failing banking institutions).

[Lumpsum]

26. Yes, his connections to DLC concern me.

But god forbid you do some critical thinking about democrats around here.

[mtnsnake]

11. !

:popcorn:

[deadparrot]

14. Good choice.

The dude knows Washington inside and out. And since I'm not crazy about his policy positions, it also prevents him from taking Obama's Senate seat.

[IndianaJones]

15. excellent choice. nt.

[FrenchieCat]

22. Barack Obama is a fucking Genius.....

or damn near close!

Not timid Dems saying Perdy Please! How sweet it's going to be! :woohoo:

[jenmito]

25. I agree...

He may very well end up being the best president EVER! (You posted at 3:22-my birthday 3/22.) :D :hi:

[S_E_Fudd]

24. Excellent Choice!!!

Obama's Patton

[DevonRex]

31. MSNBC has issued a RETRACTION. Job wasn't offered or accepted. nt