Posted on 11/06/2008 10:57:54 AM PST by Rufus2007
He’s President-elect Barack Obama’s new chief of staff, according to various Nov. 6 media reports, but Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., also has some baggage pertaining to the financial crisis. Will anyone in the media take note?
Emanuel, who was a senior adviser for former President Bill Clinton throughout the 1990s, was appointed to the board of Freddie Mac upon his departure from the Clinton administration.
“Clinton’s going-away gift to Emanuel was a seat on the quasi-governmental Freddie Mac board, which paid him $231,655 in director’s fees in 2001 and $31,060 in 2000,” Lynn Sweet wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times on Jan. 3, 2002.
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He’s a crook. No different than Rangel, only lots more money involved.
No thank you, I’d rather not have such a scumbag on our side.
It was an inside job. People are saying that Obama won because of the economy. He and his co-horts were on the inside of Freddie and Fannie and recipients of their contributions.
What makes you think that the fraud was “accidental”?
They controlled the investigation. Those who should have been on the receiving end ASKED the questions at the government inquiry.
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I agree. I’m not saying I want a crook, I just want someone that’s not afraid of the media and not afraid of being called a racist. No crooks for me, there are honest people that can be tough as nails.
I am shocked; shocked and appalled that mixing dirty Washington Politicians with dirty Chicago politicians is not resulting in the creation of a new breed of reformer that will fix all the problems in government.
There is no such thing as conflict of interest anymore ..
quasi-politics rules
Actions always speak louder than words.
And people are telling us to calm down, obama is THE president now, respect him. etc. If this was McCain and he pulled a stunt like this, THEY would be screaming.!!!! That was the problem and continues to be the problem.
I had thought Obama would at least have been a little more subtle. You don't get much more brazen than appointing someone like Emmanuel...and the lefties said that Rove was a crook?
Keep this bumped.
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