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Book: Rahm "begged" Obama for days not to pursue ambitious health reform
wapo ^ | 5/14/10 | Greg Sargent

Posted on 05/14/2010 4:33:29 PM PDT by Nachum

Rahm Emanuel spent nearly a week in the summer of 2009 aggressively trying to talk Obama out of moving foward with an ambitious version of health care reform, and by his own admission "begged" him not to do it, a book out next week reports.

The book, Jonathan Alter's The Promise, goes much further than previous accounts in documenting just how opposed Rahm was to proceeding with ambitious reform -- something that was widely suspected at the time but never proven in detail. Excerpts of the book were made available in advance of its release next Tuesday.

(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: begged; book; districtofcolumbia; illinois; notrahmsfault; obama; rahm
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See? This is a nice story too.

1 posted on 05/14/2010 4:33:29 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Rahm, the Kapo, is covering his rectum.


2 posted on 05/14/2010 4:35:26 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead (Clean the RAT/RINO Sewer in 2010 and 2012)
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To: Nachum

Is Ballet-boy throwing Hussein under the bus?


3 posted on 05/14/2010 4:35:33 PM PDT by bgill (how could a young man born here in Kenya, who is not even a native American, become the POTUS)
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To: Nachum

The battle over the unconstitutional Obamacare is far from over.


4 posted on 05/14/2010 4:35:57 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! www.FairTaxNation.com)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

A very good sign.


5 posted on 05/14/2010 4:36:06 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Nachum

But...but...but...Barry had to do it! It was Obamageddon and it is a major component of the scorched earth plan to destroy America. Can’t go wasting a good crisis.


6 posted on 05/14/2010 4:37:08 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Politics is only about money and the power to control it. ALL of it!)
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To: Nachum

Oh, sure, he “begged him”, but did he yell at him in the shower?


7 posted on 05/14/2010 4:37:33 PM PDT by married21
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To: Nachum
Barbara Streisand!
8 posted on 05/14/2010 4:37:59 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Host The Beer Summit-->Win The Nobel Peace Prize!)
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To: Nachum

So is O’s inner circle starting to flee the ship?


9 posted on 05/14/2010 4:38:08 PM PDT by marron
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To: Nachum

Yuri Bezmenov explained quite clearly how it works. Part 8.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgYcbrI5XA0&feature=related


10 posted on 05/14/2010 4:39:07 PM PDT by ScreamingFist
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To: Nachum

Okay, does anybody doubt that if the health care bill were popular, Rahm would be crowing about what HE did to get it done?


11 posted on 05/14/2010 4:40:33 PM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Exactly right-Rahm is trying to protect his political future and he’s got plenty of allies in media to help him.


12 posted on 05/14/2010 4:40:48 PM PDT by izzatzo
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To: skeeter

And a humongous lie. Rahm and his brother CHAMPION Socialist Medicine as the key to destroy the middle class and set up their elitist utopia with their willing serfs.

We must stay vigilant. All Americans of all backgrounds must be made to see that they are the targets of this war. Then we as true brothers will all join together for the Second American Revolution, the revolution of LIBERTY!


13 posted on 05/14/2010 4:41:57 PM PDT by Shady (The Fairness Doctrine is ANYTHING but fair!!!!)
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To: Nachum

But Obama isn’t a radical, as O’Reilly says.


14 posted on 05/14/2010 4:42:24 PM PDT by Politics4US
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Oh, yes, 'once upon a time'. . .

. . .and if you want to be Mayor. . .You know; there isn't a lie big enough to cover Rahm's behind. But he can try and he is. ..trying.

15 posted on 05/14/2010 4:44:35 PM PDT by cricket (We ARE the Truman Show)
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To: Nachum

Rahm is just such a sweet guy.

How long before he gets a lunch invitation to Ft. Marcy Park.


16 posted on 05/14/2010 4:45:11 PM PDT by Carley (WE CAN SEE NOVEMBER FROM OUR HOUSE)
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To: izzatzo; Clintonfatigued; Free ThinkerNY; Nachum; sheik yerbouty; justiceseeker93; ...

The MSM better worry about their unemployment checks. There are no jobs for former MSM liars. They’re TOAST and so is Kapo Rahm and the same scenario is awaiting hundreds in DC come November 2nd. Along with the political Elitists going home, their staffs can update their resumes and pray they can find a burger joint job.

Republicans that haven’t shown We The People that they have spine, guts, and gonads are TOAST too.


17 posted on 05/14/2010 4:45:54 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead (Clean the RAT/RINO Sewer in 2010 and 2012)
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To: Carley

Not soon enough.


18 posted on 05/14/2010 4:46:58 PM PDT by izzatzo
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To: Politics4US

I was at NRA convention in Charlotte, NC today. 20,000+ at Time Warner Arena (Bobcats) to see Sarah Palin, Oliver North, Ken Blackwell (by far the best speaker), Mike Pence, Chuck Norris, Richard Burr, and others. Tomorrow night is Newt, Glenn Beck, Charlie Daniels and others.

During his speech, Pence promised the NRA members that Obamacare would be repealed “lock, stock and barrel”.

It was a very interesting and inspirational afternoon. Conservatism is taking a strong stand and I think we can turn all this crap around. Keep fighting freepers!


19 posted on 05/14/2010 4:47:11 PM PDT by Free America52 (The White guys are getting pissed off. We beat Hitler Hirohito and Krushchev. Obama will be easy.)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

all this from Rahm Emanuel who wrote “The Plan”?


20 posted on 05/14/2010 4:48:02 PM PDT by MissDairyGoodnessVT (Free Nobel Peace Prize with oil change =^..^=)
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