The Five Most Infamous Rahm Emanuel Moments
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With the nickname “Rahmbo” and a disposition likened to that of a mobster, Emanuel, though widely respected for his moxy and get-it-done record, isn’t exactly Mr. Nice Guy. A dynamic mix of talent and brawn — he was offered a scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet company and volunteered for the Israeli Army during the Gulf War — Emanuel’s the real-deal pitbull Democrat (lipstick not included).
What follows is a list of the five most infamous Rahmbo tales. It’s the stuff legends are made of:
1. Mailing a Dead Fish
Emanuel is known for his panache for treating donors right. He sends them cheesecakes from Eli’s, the famous Chicago bakery. But the one pollster who notoriously ticked off Rahmbo received a 2 1/2 foot decomposing fish in the mail — ripe, stinky, and to the point.
2. Fundraising the Bugsy Siegel Way
His foray into fundraising started in Chicago while campaigning for Mayor Richard Daley’s reelection, when Emanuel raised a record number of donations. His sales pitch was simple enough: He’d tell contributors he found their offers so low it was embarrassing and then hang up on them. Mortified, the donors were shamed into calling back and giving more.
3. Nearly Losing His Finger
When he was a senior in high school, he sliced his finger while working at Arby’s. But instead of seeking medical attention, he decided to celebrate prom night by swimming in Lake Michigan. The bone and blood infection that resulted was so severe it practically killed him. Scrappy and determined, even at death’s door with a fever of 106 degrees, he pulled through, only losing part of his finger.
4. Threatening Tony Blair
Never a mincer of words, Emanuel didn’t couch his meaning when he offered Tony Blair counsel just before the then British prime minister appeared with President Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky scandal: “This is important. Don’t —- it up.”
5. Knifing the Dinner Table
The most infamous Rahmbo story of them all is the one that begins with the dinner the night after Bill Clinton was elected in 1992. Among those present at the dinner table was ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, who watched while an overwrought and clearly exhausted Emanuel began ranting at a long list of Clinton “enemies.” As he shouted each name, he stabbed the table with his steak knife: “Nat Landow! Dead! Cliff Jackson! Dead!” Apparently, others joined in.
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Wonder if he is free this weekend to watch my kids ?
But when the Blago scandal hit, he was at a Christmas(holiday, he’s Jewish) pageant for his kids, he seemed very nervous. He was telling the press to leave him alone and not do this while his kids were on stage. In the story I read, he didn’t come across very Ramboish. More like Woody Allen.
So, I figure, he’s a good behind the scenes planner guy. But when he’s confronted by the press he’s a nervous little boy.
That shit about cutting his finger and swimming in Lake Michigan, that’s just dumb.
Rush would chew him up and spit him out. Hell, so would Beck.
Hey I like what he did in 1-3. But that doesn’t make up for anything.
I, for one, can not stand this effeminate ballerina mangina.
Brawn?
The tiny dancer is just trying to protect her boyfriend and meal ticket.
An adolescent Al Capone wannabee.
Unfortunately, his Irgun father taught him a thing or two about adult ruthlessness.
Rahm is still an adolescent.
A prescription for a 1984 personality.
The “insert-name-here… DEAD” thing is a riff on Bluto’s speech from Animal House.
As for the Tony Blair thing… Well, that might just be a case of reminding the Brits who’s the real superpower (something your Dubya did as well).
And as for Rhambo v Rush… Bet all your money on the guy who volunteered for the Israeli Army instead of the guy who copped out with a boil on his butt
If Rove had done anything like this, leftists would be saying he was a psychopath. Now that they have their own psychopath, not a peep.