Guest Aloysius Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Obama approaches lawmaker about White House post Obama camp contacts Illinois Rep. about White House post; McCain fights on, citing economy DAVID ESPO and BEN FELLER AP News Barack Obama's campaign has approached Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel about possibly serving as White House chief of staff, officials said Thursday as the marathon presidential race entered its final, frenzied stretch with a Democratic tilt. [...] Emanuel is a veteran of President Clinton's White House, and has made a rapid ascent of the House leadership ladder since his election to Congress. He was chairman of the Democratic campaign committee two years ago when the party won a majority for the first time in more than a decade, and he cemented his reputation as a prodigious fundraiser and strong-willed political strategist. A pretty gloomy take from Steve Clemons:Emanuel is interesting -- but the first thought that came to mind when I saw word today that Obama had approached him on the role was "Dick Cheney." Cheney was a Member of the House of Representatives. . .and a Chief of Staff. And both Cheney and Emanuel are addicted to power. Will Rahm Emanuel help Obama create a more transparent and accountable White House -- or will he propogate secrecy? Will Rahm Emanuel work to disown and give back many of the usurped powers that the White House tried to secure for itself at the expense of the legislature and judiciary -- or will he try to maintain many of the monarchial instruments Bush and Cheney put in place? I don't know the answer actually. I hope Rahm will realize that he's going to have to see a roll back of White House power for Obama to succeed in the eyes of those who support him and sent him to the world's top job. We'll see. And this anecdote is priceless:It's a beautiful Saturday afternoon in October, and, as Republican Representative Chris Shays drives between churches in his affluent Connecticut district, he is talking about the possibility of being knifed. "Rahm Emanuel--if I got a knife, it would be in my belly," he says, referring to the combative head of the Democratic Caucus. "With Nancy," he continues, alluding to the House speaker, "it would be in my back." He then goes on to tell a story about an encounter that took place two years ago at the House gym. At the time, Emanuel was head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), which was targeting Shays--a Rockefeller Republican who represents a Democratic district--for defeat. In the gym's locker room, Shays approached Emanuel and said he was "really disappointed" that, with so many races to choose from, the DCCC had chosen to target him. Emanuel, Shays recalls, "put his hands on both shoulders, looked at me square in the eyes, and said, 'Look, with all due respect, from one friend to another, we're going to spend a fucking three million dollars to defeat you.' That was his words. Verbatim." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Meet the new boss........ WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Read all this, and you might wonder if he sounds like one of Hitler's right hand men... http ://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politic...,2221283.story Rahm Emanuel: The House Rahm Built How Chicago's profane, ruthless, savvy operative, remade the Democrats in his image Story by Naftali Bendavid | Tribune staff reporter November 12, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aloysius Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Cal, you know Rahm Emanuel's Jewish, right? It's mentioned a couple times in the article you just linked to. And do you know how offensive it is to compare a Jewish-American to "one of Hitler's right hand men"? I'd suggest you remove that comparison from your post. Now, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiperBowl Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Cal, you know Rahm Emanuel's Jewish, right? It's mentioned a couple times in the article you just linked to. And do you know how offensive it is to compare a Jewish-American to "one of Hitler's right hand men"? I'd suggest you remove that comparison from your post. Now, please. Not all Jews are God Fearing! Some feel what you have on earth is all you will get---Losers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mz. Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Nah, cal's already moved on to making up more juvenile names, blaming shep for the economy, and creating 12 new Osamaobama threads. And, for the millionth time, why all the Nazi shit? For folks who claim to be such staunch supporters of Israel, this strikes me as pretty odd... Did you really think he ever read anything anyone ever posts? Especially if it's a legit news story like this one... And Bunker, Player, stay classy. Where did this influx of morons come from. More Friends of Inspecta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Well, not to get all rational here but remember the Hitler plan as it is in basic Fascism, is to find a group to demonize. Who they are isn't as important as finding one that resonates with the majority who feel they have been cheated in life's lottery. It works in times of ecomic downturn real or inmagined and the Jews just happened to fill that need in an already anti Semitic society. He also massacred plenty of others and may he burn in hell for eternity and beyond, But: It's a tool Osama uses as well using "the West" as his bogeyman. Bush has been accused of that very thing using "Muslim Radicals" as the root of all problems. (right?) Barak and Co use "republicans." WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aloysius Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Shit's getting old. This is already the second or third time some of us here have complained to Cal about his using Hitler analogies. You're just ridiculous, Cal. You have no idea what this board would be like if people on the other side stooped down to your level of idiocy. Unless you're completely demented, you know that mz the pussy & I are offended by the Hitler analogies, yet you still use them. Why? Can't think of anything else? Want to alienate the only people on the other side willing to discuss politics with you? I just don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 and MousenadZ, you cried about me calling you "MosquitoZits" and I figured I would stop teasing you about being annoyingly sold out as an American. Now, stick a cork in it unless you want to INTELLIGENTLY COMMENT on the FREAKIN LINK: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/obama/chi-0611120215nov12,0,2221283.story (what, can't diss the source, can't say the content isn't true, so you resort to whining AGAIN ?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mz. Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Don't worry, cal. We know you won't respond to the question at hand (constant Hitler references). It's OK. Keep on truckin', big guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Don't worry, cal. We know you won't respond to the question at hand (constant Hitler references). It's OK. Keep on truckin', big guy. Then again Bush/Hitler refs are scintillationg political repartee...... WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mz. Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Now, stick a cork in it unless you want to INTELLIGENTLY COMMENT on the FREAKIN LINK OK, I read the story. And? Do you want me to tell you I think this guy sounds like, what was it... one of Hitler's right hand men No, I don't cal. It's a fcuking stupid assertion. I hope that's intelligent enough for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mz. Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Don't worry, cal. We know you won't respond to the question at hand (constant Hitler references). It's OK. Keep on truckin', big guy. Then again Bush/Hitler refs are scintillationg political repartee...... WSS Show me ONE Hitler/Bush reference any of us "whining libs" have ever made in here. Steve. Just one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Don't worry, cal. We know you won't respond to the question at hand (constant Hitler references). It's OK. Keep on truckin', big guy. Then again Bush/Hitler refs are scintillationg political repartee...... WSS Show me ONE Hitler/Bush reference any of us "whining libs" have ever made in here. Steve. Just one. Can't find em mz the pussy. The board's too young. Let's just say.... http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,107426,00.html Well do a search for Bush Hitler and there is no dearth of refs. All, mind you, from whining Libs. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mz. Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Steve, that's not us. None of us ever quote MoveOn.org, we don't read MoveOn.org, and you know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Steve, that's not us. None of us ever quote MoveOn.org, we don't read MoveOn.org, and you know that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUBRZdrLNCs Fellow travelers no? WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mz. Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 I guess you're not better than that, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckofajobbrownie Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Steve, of all the ridiculous posts you've done, that one above may be the most ridiculous. Cal is stupid and ignorant. We don't need to address what's wrong with him. He's a despicable old fool. But you're just pathetic. You just went from Nazi treatment of the Jews and likened it to Obama's disagreements with Republicans. Then, for old time's sake, you mixed in a total straw man argument, followed by another straw man argument. Which mz the pussy easily shot down. (Won't stop you from trotting it out within the next day or so, of course.) Here's something to try and get through your skull - pointing out that there are loony leftists who say crazy shit isn't an argument. So try and find another argument. In this single thread you've made no distinction between Rahm Emmanuel and Dick Cheney, and Hitler's message and Bush's, or Hitler's and Obama's. Pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Westside Steve, Victim Prosecutor at Large. Couldn't POSSIBLY be that mz the pussy, Heck, Alo, me, and the rest of us would happily debate/disagree/chickenshit with reasonable Conservatives Obviously you can't. And you can't put those you hate on ignore exactly why? WSS and just hate that grown men post scads of hateful drivel that wouldn't appeal to a 14-year-old on an hourly basis. Nah. There has to be a way more insidious, less logical, more Hitler-esque motive at work here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mz. Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 When in doubt, Steve, just bash shep. Works every time. :pumpkin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Steve, of all the ridiculous posts you've done, that one above may be the most ridiculous. Good. Insults from witless boors like you is high praise indeed Cal is stupid and ignorant. We don't need to address what's wrong with him. He's a despicable old fool. Blah blah blah. The old "We Hat Cal" post. Fresh. Now You're aping Shep!! But you're just pathetic. You just went from Nazi treatment of the Jews and likened it to Obama's disagreements with Republicans. Then, for old time's sake, you mixed in a total straw man argument, followed by another straw man argument. Which mz the pussy easily shot down. (Won't stop you from trotting it out within the next day or so, of course.) Here's something to try and get through your skull - pointing out that there are loony leftists who say crazy shit isn't an argument. But if someone on the right wears a monkey shirt McCain be a racist. Right? Or are you too dense to follow? So try and find another argument. In this single thread you've made no distinction between Rahm Emmanuel and Dick Cheney, and Hitler's message and Bush's, or Hitler's and Obama's. Pathetic. Waaaa WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckofajobbrownie Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Make that the second most ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckofajobbrownie Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 "But if someone on the right wears a monkey shirt McCain be a racist. Right? Or are you too dense to follow?" That didn't take long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 "But if someone on the right wears a monkey shirt McCain be a racist.Right? Or are you too dense to follow?" That didn't take long. Try to follow along before you yap Heck. I know you hate me and don't have much self control but there are actually different paths these things take. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckofajobbrownie Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Steve, you're missing the point, not me. When someone confronts your bullshit, you point out something that someone else said that has nothing to do with what we're talking about. It's not an answer. And when someone accuses you of being irrational and angry you ...accuse THEM of being irrational and angry! Ha-HA! So try this: what is the point of what you just wrote in that quote above? Who is claiming that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 So Obama brings up a Nazi comparison, and his friends were seriously talking about killing 25 million Americans, and dedicated their book to the murderer of Bobby Kennedy, and his pastor says "GD America" and he had an early political career start in Ayer's and Dorn's home, with funding from Ayer's wealthy father.... Obama helped fund Odinga's campaign but Odinga lost so Christians were murdered in a church and Obama won't say bleep about it, and Obama supports the UNLIMITED MURDER OF MILLIONS OF AMERICAN CHILDREN... and we are at fault for the growing lack of respect for your phoney "baloney messiah" I see Heck had to come to Shepbites' rescue AGAIN. And, Heck, you are a sardonically arrogant somebeech who is a tool of liberalism, and you reek of Karl Marx. Call ME an old ignorant fool. I'm not that old, bootyhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Well, do you want us conservative AMERICANS to start posting youtube videos of what is FACT about Obama's terrorist and criminal supporters? Funding from overseas from non-Americans? Watch Steve's link to sum it all up. Remember, you have been embarrassed TWICE - the last two elections. I'm going for three in a row. Have fun putting up with that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AdaM Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Cal would you like to make a wager on the election? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 As bad as Bush has been the last four years, Gore and Kerry were dimwitted phoney malfunctioning political stuffed shirt droids. People like you, Shepbites, and MousenadZ, and Heck, and Adam, et all, made Bush pres for four years by the nominees you put forward. REAL AMERICA didn't want Gore or Kerry. REAL AMERICA are better off than if the other two had won. Because, #1 not one more terrorist attack has occured on our shores. See, Spain was intimidated to elect a socialist liberal pres, and terrorists STILL went after them even MORE. Word to the wise should be efficient. Word to the unwise gets their pouty-pouty denials and cries of dismay and anguish. I wonder, what is the proper spelling of "TBBBBBBBSSSSTTTTTTTT !" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mz. Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 REAL AMERICA Just what is REAL AMERICA, cal? My wife and I don't break laws, we pay our taxes, we work hard/we are gainfully employed, and we contribute to society and to the economy. We even let some people merge in front of us in traffic sometimes. Are we not REAL AMERICANS because we don't live in rural America, don't fit pipe or belong to a union, aren't Christians, and have college/post-graduate degrees? The narrow view you hold for REAL AMERICANS will have its door closed PERMANENTLY Nov. 4th. Enjoy your antiquated notions while they last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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