Rahm-bo hides behind his kids: Don’t ask me questions. I’m a daddy!
The new Chicago way: Evade questions by playing the parent card.
That’s some fancy footwork, Rahm-bo:
Emanuel was uncharacteristically absent from Obama’s news conference this morning. He was spotted two hours later in the lobby of Chicago’s City Hall. He was there to listen to his two children performing in a concert with their school, Anshe Emet.
A Sun-Times reporter pressed him to comment about whether he was the emissary named in the criminal complaint.
“You’re wasting your time,” Emanuel said. “I’m not going to say a word to you. I’m going to do this with my children. Dont do that. I’m a father. I have two kids. I’m not going to do it.”
Asked, “Can’t you do both?” Emanuel replied, “I’m not as capable as you. I’m going to be a father. I’m allowed to be a father,” and he pushed the reporter’s digital recorder away.
Emanuel’s dance training is coming in handy.
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Imagine if a Republican tried to pull that…
Didn’t Obama do this on Halloween, too?
Come on… he was trying to watch his children. Every needs some family time; would you like to be harassed during your family time, especially if you got as little of it as Emanuel does? Of course not.
Ya, I agree with #3. But maybe he should have shown up at the press conference if it wasnt “good for his children”…
This is hilarious. This guy is everywhere spoken of in whispers of awe: Rahm, the tough guy, the legbreaker, the mutilator of dining tables. He’s so tough.
This is friggin’ hilarious. Unbelievable.
He showed too much restraint. He should have made the reporter eat the recorder.
Perhaps Rahm ought to learn he is a PUBLIC citizen and he can be harassed and bothered all day long….go to talk to Britany Rahm she will tell you how to deal with it.
Perception is reality Rahm and the perception is you are HIDING something!
‘Daddy’ is what few called Rahm-bo in Congress, from either side of the aisle.
“That MF’in MF’er will never be able to throw me under a bus, he aint got the MF’in nads”
::grind, grind, rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, grind, rrrrrrrrrrrrr::
::thump , thump::
Barney said what??
Methinks he thinks too much of himself.
Any reporter or photographer has the right in a public space to ask the question or take the picture. There was probably a more diplomatic way to say, “not now”.
Politico.com has these 7 questions they would like to ask Obama.
They also have some interesting quotes like this one:
So the Pres-elect does not know what his staff is doing. Makes you wonder who is actually running the show.
Sorry forgot the link to the politico 7 questions.
So you wouldn’t have a problem with being harassed all day, even when you are trying to spend time with your children?
Seriously, dude? Is that really necessary?
Here is something interesting to see.
If you read the article you will find this:
Dirty daddy it would seem.
Fox News also has this interesting peice of info:
I have been soooooo happy since this all began. I’m sorry trolls, but all of this Democratic party corruption validates my world view of you moronic sheeple. I wish I could express in words my ecstatic gloating that I’m doing right now. I know you have no way out of this and that makes it even better.
Sorry, doesn’t wash. He’s the chief of staff of the soon to be President Elect of the United States. If he wants to play daddy he should be pumping gas. If he wants to play power he needs to remember that his priorities now lie with the PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.
If he wants to avoid embarrassing reporters questions about Barry he should turn states evidence now, before the rush. I’m sure he can get in the witness protection program if he squeals early.
The Messiah hasn’t event taken the oath of office and he/his staff are in a swap full of gators…heck, Billy Jeff has enough common sense to wait until after inauguration day to get stupid…
If I were Paris Hilton or Barack Obama or anyone in a position of power near one of those people I would expect to be harassed all day. You do realize people make a living doing so? They even have their own stupid shows now like TMZ where they glorify their “work” of taking photos and asking questions and getting in people’s comfort zones. Probably explains why so many of them end up on the business end of a body guard’s stiff-arm… then we get the fun trivial lawsuits by the photog for said stiff-arm
I can understand he did not want to be bothered while watching his children perform, what parent would want to miss that, but he should have and could have handled it better than he did.
Were you as concerned over Libby’s family?
Or the family of any other person targeted for sliming by the left over the past 8 years?
I thought not.
He certainly could have. Perhaps if he had not been hiding out for the past few days, he would have had time to answer questions in a better venue.
As it is, Rahm, tough $h!t buddy.
After all these months I finally found the vids that I have been searching for:
For Obabma:
Dave Chapelle as Black Bush
For MO:
Carlos Mencia: First Black Inauguration
.
Exactly!
Wait, I thought Sarah Palin couldn’t be a Mom and hold an elected office that would require lots of time.
Now, I’m told that Rahm can be a dad,taking time out of his day to attend school functions while he’s the right hand man of the next president?
Wow – one set of rules for me and another for thee:)
Isn’t this the same liberal mindset that suggested during the campaign that Sarah Palin couldn’t possible be a VP and the mother of a Down’s Syndrome baby at the same time? Don’t you just love the hypocrisy and irony in such a statement.
When liberals have nothing to say, they pull out the kiddies as an excue. The same people who don’t mind murdering millions of babies every year or denying American parents vouchers to choose their own schools.
Couldn’t the wifey pooh tape the concert? Or can’t Rahm-bo manage modern technology while evading the media at the same time?
pushed the camera away…can’t do two things at once….
typical – well paid (tax payer $$$)–un-elected–elite–’public servant’ …
WAIT!! Didnt Obama say he didnt want his kids burdened with a baby?
Why should Rahm be burdened with his kid? Sounds like its getting in the way of his job. The liberal courts dont think men can take care of their kids anyway.
I guess anne and I had the same thought.
It kind of makes you wonder how much Rahm had to pay to play when he won Blago’s house seat in 2002. I suppose he could have gotten a free ride, but that’s not the Chicago way…
Man… this guy Rahm Emanuel is freaky:
Just as Hitler loved animals and yet Hitler himself was lower than an animal for his conduct as Fuhrer and politician, Rahm Emanuel apparently thinks of himself as cultured-even an artist-and yet is cowardly and uncouth in real life….
I’m watching an episode of the “Twilight Zone”, right?
Where is a Bob Woodward and a Carl Bernstein when you need them? Too bad that it involves the left….
Governor Palin is a Republican–different rules as it were. But would it have made a difference if Rahm-bo did answer any questions? Would we have believed him?
But I am glad Rahm-bo values family time. Perhaps he will push his Democrat friends to stop attacking Republicans’ families–Governor Palin again?
Personally, I would not have approached him in front of his kids, unless he handcuffed them to himself – then it’s open season. But if he says that he doesn’t expect it, he is being extraordinarily disingenuous. A liberal.
I haven’t stopped laughing since this story hit the wires. We are in one deep pile of toro-poopoo and it’s getting deeper every day. The chickens are roosting and it looks like home is somewhere in Illinois.
Every smell a chicken coop folks? A really big one? The stench is just beginning to spread.
Well, I guess with Rahm “Tiny Dancer” Emanuel, it’s parenthood for me but not for thee!
On December 12th, 2008 at 7:08 am, DBNinKY said: … Rahm “Tiny Dancer” Emanuel…
On December 12th, 2008 at 12:33 am, alaskangrizzly said:
Yeah, I agree with that; of course he’s going to be in the public eye, and he should know that. However, the comment I originally responded to said that Rahm should expect this as a “public citizen”, not a celebrity. I then asked if any public citizen should have to put up with it.
“Tiny Dancer”? Ok.
On December 12th, 2008 at 12:20 am, FamilyMan said:
“All this Democratic party corruption”? You mean, this isolated incident? Blagojevich should rot behind bars for one of the deepst, most sickening scandals in this country’s history. However, this is no way exposes the entire party as a corrupt group of thugs. If you really want to talk about gloating, fine; I’m gloating at your dying political party.
I think a good nickname is “Dirty” Rahm Emmanual. This guys reeks of an unsavory odor.
Hey, he worked for the Clinton’s and he’s in Chicago politics…enough said.
The media just may take him down…..that is if they want to. WOW, this BroBama group is off to a great start. He is the wrong guy for POTUS, at the wrong time, and in the wrong country.
um suddenly it’s ok to be a parent? I recall Sarah Palin being drawn and quartered in the press for just running for office. These guys can’t handle being asked anything! If anyone recalls a press conference of BO’s where he got his panties in a knot when reporters asked him something (i forgot what) but he said “that was like 8 questions, enough!”
so remember do not question the messiah- he knows all, sees all, and does all (bad stuff).
Shows how much you know our party did not loose, a RINO lost and it will lead to a return to True Conservatism. You know the True Conservatism that one out in FLorida, Arizona an ultra liberal California.
The last time our party had a True Conservative run for President he won both elections in huge landslides, so Conservatism isnt dying…RINO’s are!
I don’t blame him for wanting to watch his children.
He should have told that reporter, though, to see him later.
If he doesn’t like being bugged by reporters, well, then he should have taken that job.
This is the life Rahm chose – harassment comes with the territory. I feel no sympathy for celebutards for the same reason. And it seems like politicians like to use their families as shields to keep from getting the hard questions. If Rahm wants a private life he should get out of politics. The country would be better off.
Can we all agree that Patrick Fitzgerald jumped early for very political reasons? That Fitzgerald operated under a bag limit? Is there any question that there were more than a few actors like Jackson Jr. that still wanted to play? Did Fitzgerald jump early when someone on the president-elect’s staff (Rahm Emanuel) evinced an interest to stay in the game lf bargaining with Blago?
We do know the character of Patrick Fitzgerald after all.
Agree with Tre. Rahm needs to stand tall and answer the questions about this mess with Blago.
However, when he his trying to be a dad to his kids, we all need to show him the respect due him as a father.
He can’t hide forever. He’s hip deep in this. He’s had contacts with the governor. What topics were discussed?
Obama and Blago met on Nov. 5 and 12. What would the Governor of Illiniois and the outgoing junior Senator from Illinois discuss? Hmmmm?
One possible explanation is to be able to put Obama and his staffers in front of a Grand Jury BEFORE he’s sworn in as President.
It’s a thought. Not sure.
If I were Rahm, I’d get my brother Ari to sick Michael Moore on them. (Ari is Michael’s agent.)
I’m sure would love to do a crockumentary about the “evil people trying to derail The One”.
Rahm Emmanuel chose to put himself in a position of power. When he made that choice, he forfeited the privilege of avoiding questions pertinent to the public interest by hiding behind his family.
Life is about trade-offs. Rahm Emmanuel made his. Power over family.
Rod Blagojavich is the only corrupt Democrat.
Except for Kwame Kilpatrick, William Jefferson, Charlie Rangel, Christopher “Countrywide” Dodd, Barney “Lollipop” Frank, Sharon Pratt Dixon, John Street, John Murtha, Alan Mollohan, Alcee Hastings, Mel Reynolds, Dianne Feinstein (awarded contracts to companies owned by her husband), Harry Reid (shady real estate deals), Nancy Pelosi (corrupt fundraising), John Conyers (stole turkeys from soup kitchens), Don Siegelman …
Yeah, aside from those, and a few dozen others, the Democrats are pure as driven snow.
You have to be pretty stupid to think Obama was the only virgin in the whorehouse.
Hey, you didn’t even mention the credit card fraud that was going on with the Obama fundraising!
Based only on the blog post? I have to side with Rahm on this one. Even if his purpose was to be evasive, the reason he gave was still valid.
Of course when he doesn’t have a valid excuse (probably better word than reason), the press and everyone else should hold his feet to the fire until he answers every question.
Rahm is toast on this one. He knows it. Obambi knows it. We have not heard all the evidence, yet.
Words. Just words.
I kind of agree with him. If I was a celebrity, if I am out with my family, then I would not want to talk to reporters or fans. Doesn’t mean I like the guy. Just sometimes reporters go to far in trying to get interviews from people.
That’s too bad. You know, there was someone who could both be a Public Servant as well as a parent to several children as well as a wife. But that person was mocked and laughed at. She wasn’t allowed to do both. The MSM showed everyone that they wanted a person who could only do one thing at a time, and now they have one.
Apparently, when it comes to world affairs, things will need to be put on hold in the Obama Administration should something arise such as a school recital or something similar.
I can see it now…
“Sir…Iran did have nukes all along and have launched several Khomeni missles at Israel as well as detonated several suitcase nukes in Los Angeles, New York, Miami and Dallas. The loss of human life is in the hundreds of millions. The people are in a panic and near open revolt. Looting and riots are everywhere and the Iranian, Pakistani and Libyan armies are crossing borders left and right, with Ahchmidinijad having finally united the Arab camps…we need to know what you want us to do?”
“Shhhhhh…can’t you see my daughter is on stage? I can’t be bothered right now. I am busy being a parent, damn it! I have my priorities!”