Rev. 13:11 Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon.
Rev. 13:12 He exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf...
Posted on 08/16/2009 8:11:09 PM PDT by khnyny
As Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel is arguably the second most powerful man in America. It's a job tailor-made for the unflappable—but that's not a description anyone would ever apply to Emanuel, not even when he was a political rookie raising money for Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. If donors didn't agree to quintuple their normal contributions, Emanuel scolded them for their stinginess and hung up the phone. Obama senior adviser David Axelrod, who has known Emanuel for decades, contends the method displayed a level of chutzpah that "redefined the term." And it worked. Emanuel broke all fund-raising records.
Two things are absolutely clear about Rahm Emanuel. He is effective and he is extreme.
Emanuel says f*ck more frequently than "if, and, or but," insists political scientist Larry Sabato. Obama himself regularly jokes about Emanuel's profanity: "For Rahm, every day is a swearing-in ceremony." These days, Emanuel is making deliberate efforts to tone himself down. "I'm not yelling at people; I'm not jumping on tables [anymore]," he told Mark Leibovich of The New York Times.
Still, Emanuel displays many characteristics of a hypomanic temperament. This mildly manic disposition—which is not a mental illness—comes with assets that could propel someone to the top of his field: immense energy, drive, confidence, creativity, and infectious enthusiasm. I have found through interviews and historical accounts that hypomania has animated many leaders, from Alexander Hamilton and Andrew Carnegie to Emanuel's former boss Bill Clinton.
But it also carries a cluster of liabilities: overconfidence, irritability, and especially impulsivity that often pitches the hypomanic into hostility. Drives are heightened and impulse control is weakened, making the hypomanic brain like a Porsche with no brakes. In keeping with his hypomanic temperament, Emanuel doesn't need much sleep and he can't stay still.
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This jerk is always hiding behind someone else’s power. This allows this punk to be the bully he is.
It was not chutzpah (meaning someone who yells HELP, HELP, while they are beating you up) and the word does not need to be redefined.
In my view, Rahm is 100% CRIMINAL THUG (worse than Capone in that Capone loved this Country) and believes he is another god. A vicious, double crossing sewer. IMO, he extorts, threatens blackmail and any kind of violence needed in order TO GET HIS WAY. He was the perfect compliment to the obmanation who has no conscience, but is a coward. Rahm has no conscience and makes others afraid and want to hide from his retribution.
the ballerina has little-man syndrome.
I bet he got beat up a lot as a kid.
Micro syndrome..
Rahm quote of the day (every day): “!@#$%^&*! YOU!”
From the article, it could be inferred that the Emanuel family lived a rather insular existence in that they did not assimilate into their environments, but created their own.
Of course every family creates their own environment distinct from outside forces and even creates their own quasi “language” etc that the author extrapolates about on the attached link, but it is a question of degree.
Another link from the author with more insights that did not go into the final article:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-roving-psychologist/200908/the-amazing-emanuel-brothers
psychology lite
those Rahm bros are both ruthless b’tards, don’t be fooled~~~
It seems the parents placed little limit on behavior. Every idea was taken seriously and supported. This can be good as it can lead to worldly success (”Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell), but it can also be, imho, very bad - for obvious reasons. A sense of entitlement, ruthlessness, lack of introspection, etc., could be the end result.
Rev. 13:11 Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon.
Rev. 13:12 He exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf...
Why so many FR post on Rahm Emanuel ?? Did he hire a PR firm to get his name out there? And if so, why here?
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Some love darkness more than light.
LOL, You wish!
But that is funny!!!
Except not as likable...lol
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