TYT: Cenk Quoted By WSJ & MSNBC: Rahm = Cheney

[democracy1st]

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Chief of Staff Draws Fire From Left as Obama Falters


By PETER WALLSTEN
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama's liberal backers have a long list of grievances. The Guantanamo Bay prison is still open. Health care hasn't been transformed. And Wall Street banks are still paying huge bonuses.

But they are directing their anger less at Mr. Obama than at the man who works down the hall from him. Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, they say, is the prime obstacle to the changes they thought Mr. Obama's election would bring.

The friction was laid bare in August when Mr. Emanuel showed up at a weekly strategy session featuring liberal groups and White House aides. Some attendees said they were planning to air ads attacking conservative Democrats who were balking at Mr. Obama's health-care overhaul.

"F—ing retarded," Mr. Emanuel scolded the group, according to several participants. He warned them not to alienate lawmakers whose votes would be needed on health care and other top legislative items.

The antipathy reflects deep dissatisfaction on the Democratic left with Mr. Obama's first year in office, and represents a fracturing of the relationship between the president and the political base that mobilized to elect him. A little more than one year ago, Mr. Obama's victory led some to predict an era of Democratic dominance.

The anger on the left shows that Mr. Obama is caught in an internal battle over both the course of his administration and the Democratic Party.

The WSJ piece: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703808904575025030384695158.html


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[jgraz]

1. Probably right, though I think "Rahmsfeld" has a nice ring to it.

[rudy23]

3. How about the Rahminatrix? nt

[saigon68]

11. The little shit is ramaniac to me

What a worthless POS

[spiritual_gunfighter]

2. Jane and Cenk nail it

what has this guy done, really? Rahm Rove.

[LaPera]

4. Can there be anyone fucking worst than corporate ass-kisser DLC Rahm Emanuel?

Emanuel is not any different than the usual corporate fascist republican - Corporations over people...Corporations have the money and that's ALL Emanuel cares about!

[ihavenobias]

17. Probably not.

Then again there's always Lieberman.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. K&R! Very cool! And it's about time that credit is given where it is due...

:applause:

"F—ing retarded," Mr. Emanuel scolded the group...

What a well-spoken and intelligent response! x(

[Turborama]

9. +1,000

:hi:

[pleah]

6. K&R Right on, Cenk!

As far as I am concerned DLCers are rethugs with a Dem name. They have done nothing but further the right wing policies.

[20score]

7. Very good! K&R

[Kajsa]

8. Cenk, you got it right!

K & R

:kick:

[Thrill]

10. The only time they quote him is if he's bashing Democrats. Go Figure

[Mithreal]

12. Democrats control the House, Senate, and White House. Go Figure.

[democracy1st]

13. maybe they will invite him on sometime in the near future

[Enthusiast]

14. Right on, Cenk!

Removing Rahm could be the game changer we are looking for.

[mmonk]

15. Excellent. I plan to use this soon.

Thanks and thanks also to Cenk.

[The Wizard]

16. Rahm doesn't understand

the new technology called the Internet. The same kind of thinking brought down Hillary.
Getting millions from lobbyists to buy TV time is a 1990s strategy. In the age of the TV remote and Internet the old model is ineffective.
Obama succeeded because he seized the new communications technology.
Why he would give Emanuel so much discretion is beyond reason.
The Administration needs Howard Dean in Rahm's seat.