Rahm Emanuel: ‘Fringe group’ controls Republican Party

[babsbunny]

http://rawstory.com/2010/03/rahm-emanuel-fringe-group-controls-republican-party/

By Andrew McLemore
Saturday, March 20th, 2010 -- 7:55 pm

White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel sat down on 60 Minutes to discuss the Obama administration's efforts to pass health care reform, Congressional elections later this year, and the influence of the Tea Party on Republicans.

The Tea Party loves to talk about voting out Democrats who voted for health care reform come November, but Emanuel said that allowing a "fringe group" to exert such influence over the GOP will ultimately backfire.

[LiberalLoner]

1. I hope he is right, and I hope the backfire happens VERY SOON.

[BeyondGeography]

2. I like this...Let the ideological war begin

Straight through until November.

[thotzRthingz]

5. re: "Rahm Emanuel: 'Fringe group' controls Republican Party" ... umm, he neglected to

mention that CORPORATIONS control the DEM LEADERSHIP & White House (at least that's what all the evidence indicates)!

[Donnachaidh]

11. +100000 n/t

[golddigger]

32. +1

[Ken Burch]

3. For the first time ever in his career, Rahm attacks The Right...

How weird it must feel for him attacking the enemies of the administration rather than the people who elected it.

Hopefully, this means the man is finally growing a soul.

[wyldwolf]

6. for the umpteenth time, you're wrong.

On both points.

But you know that and as usual you're hoping others don't.

[Wilms]

12. I agree with you.

Emanuel likely doesn't feel weird and he probably isn't growing a soul.

He's DLC. They don't care. They just squint their eyes and swear they feel your pain that they've helped cause.

[wyldwolf]

13. your non-point is completely subjective, and just more tired repetition

But he was wrong on the main points of his post.

[Wilms]

18. On the subject of subjectivity, defending DLCers, actually, is "just more tired repetition". n/t

[wyldwolf]

28. If pointing out factual inaccuracies is wrong, I don't want to be right. :)

[Ken Burch]

15. You're saying he's NOT growing a soul?

Gee, I thought you liked the guy.

[wyldwolf]

17. nope. I'm saying your wrong on the two points you made that are in error.

:)

[Raine]

9. Yeah it must be weird for him not to attack the "retard" liberals

in his own party.

[demhistorian]

16. here's an easily assembled list that show how off-base you are

Rahm calls out Ann Coulter on House floor:

http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/20060609_rahm_emmanuel_ann_coulter/

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"Rahm smelled blood. He latched on like a pit bull and never let go."
— Chuck Fant, press secretary for Representative John M. Spratt Jr. of South Carolina, on Emanuel's decision to attack the Bush administration for letting an Arab company manage U.S. Ports (L.A. Times, July 5, 2006)

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1856965,00.html#ixzz0iliXw63I


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U.S. Rep. Emanuel attacks Bush White House for partisan politics

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=755254&mesg_id=755254


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Emanuel: Rush Prays For Obama's Failure

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-4836756-503544.html



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The fact is, Bush's war policy has failed. It's failed! Who better to say so than Jack Murtha?
Rahm Emanuel

There's no safe Republican district. You can run, but you cannot hide.
Rahm Emanuel

When it comes to federal elections law, Tom DeLay and his special-interest friends live by one set of rules, and everyone else lives by a very different set.
Rahm Emanuel

[Arkana]

25. This is absolutely dishonest tripe.

But I'm sure you already knew that and just wanted a chance to take a swipe at Rahm Emanuel.

[KittyWampus]

27. That is just ridiculous- "For the first time ever in his career, Rahm attacks The Right"

And you're probably serious.

[Gman2]

4. I'm afraid he thinks like me.

[rhett o rick]

7. After a year plus working on HCR and he speaks out on TV the day before the vote. Where has he been

?

[LibDemAlways]

8. Takes one to know one Rahm. n/t

[Oregone]

10. Ah..I got it. So lets make the non-fringe free market supply-siders feel right at home

Oh. It all makes so much sense now.

[DFLforever]

14. You know with Rahm

a 'fuck you' is often no more complicated than ' fuck you'

I don't think we need google translator.

[npk]

19. That fringe group is growing

They are no longer residing on the fringe. It will soon devour the entire republican party.

[spanone]

21. already has imho

[npk]

23. You are probably right

They are getting just what they asked for. They wanted to be heard and so now everyone is seeing them for what they are.

[Odin2005]

20. No, a fringe group called the Multinational Corporate Elites control, BOTH parties.

[Dappleganger]

22. That 'fringe' is the loudest, looniest 1/3 of their party...

the rest are either cowering in fear and embarassment or trying to appease them for their votes.

[rucky]

24. Because Republicans really want to vote yes on some of these bills?

the GOP is a fucking fringe group.

[proud2BlibKansan]

26. First time I think I have agreed with Rahm

Oh well, stopped clock and all. :)

[cynatnite]

29. As long as the repuke party is like this and they refuse to moderate their views...

they'll remain in the minority...which is where they deserve to be for decades to come. They deserve every bit of the bad publicity they're getting and they deserve to marginalized into nothingness.

[Marr]

30. Ok. I don't like Emanuel, but I can't disagree with the statement.

Seems like he's just stating the obvious here.

[nosmokes]

31. as opposed to his fringe group that controls the democrats.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

33. I Thought We Don't Like Rahm Here

I like most folks with a (D) in front of their name.