Posted on 07/07/2010 7:19:31 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Top Republican says Emanuel gave him the finger By Jordan Fabian - 07/07/10 09:13 AM ET
Rep. Darrell Issa (Calif.), a top House Republican, described a colorful chance encounter with White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel in an interview published Wednesday.
Issa, the ranking member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has been a thorn in the side of the Obama administration on many issues, particularly on claims that that the White House offered Senate candidates jobs to get out of primaries against candidates backed by the White House.
In a profile, the New York Times detailed Issa's claim that Emanuel gave him the middle finger:
As a sign of the pride Representative Darrell Issa takes in annoying the Obama administration, consider his account of a recent exchange with Rahm Emanuel, a former congressman and now the White House chief of staff. In describing the episode a chance encounter outside the House gym Mr. Issa smirked and raised his middle finger.
Thats the only thing Rahm did when he saw me, Mr. Issa, a California Republican, boasted in an interview in his House office. He waved the unfriendly digit in the air like a trophy before folding it into a nub (to mimic Mr. Emanuel, who lost part of his finger in a long-ago meat-cutting accident).
The piece describes Issa as President Barack Obamas "Annoyer-in-Chief." Emanuel denied that the incident ever happened:
More annoying? Mr. Emanuel, through a spokeswoman, said the incident did not occur.
Former Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.), who resigned from Congress amid an investigation of inappropriate physical contact with aides, described a similar incident with Emanuel in March.
He said that last year, Emanuel accosted him in the congressional gym's showers about Obama's budget while the chief of staff was completely naked. Massa accused the chief of staff of going to the gym to "intimidate" members of Congress.
Truly its stunning to think what creatures are running the country at its highest level!!!
...nothing new with this group.
--Thats the only thing Rahm did when he saw me, Mr. Issa, a California Republican, boasted in an interview in his House office. He waved the unfriendly digit in the air like a trophy before folding it into a nub (to mimic Mr. Emanuel, who lost part of his finger in a long-ago meat-cutting accident).
Say what you will about Rahm Emanuel, but at least you know where he stands. He won’t smile in your face while he’s stabbing you in the back.
It got cut off in shop class and left him virtually speechless...
I’d break that finger in half...
Captain Squishy Weasel would do that, yes.
“It got cut off in shop class and left him virtually speechless...”
Best response so far! LOL!
With every new low Mr. Dead Fish hits, I just imagine him in his tutu and it brightens my day. He’s almost as much fun as Barney Frank...
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Just following the lead of his lewd, crude kenyan boss.
How many times did we see BO rub his face with his middle finger during speeches in the 2008 election?
I think it was more than twice, and “his audience” laughed and applauded him for it.
I knew then he is just a low class bum! What world leader does such things in public? He shows no respect for our country because he has no self respect.
LOL!
He could do a great “picking his nose” gag with that finger.
Good to finally know he has an actual talent, albeit an accidental one.
With all due respect to Rep. Issa, so what? Real men don’t complain about crap like this. Tell him to go have sex with with himself next time.
he did it last week whining about Boehner......
Now we know what happened to Rahm's finger (left). Issa says Emanuel gave it to him.
Actually for years, Rahm says he lost the tip of his finger in action against the enemy while he was in an Israeli tank. Rahm, a dual citizen, was a volunteer for Sarelthe three-week Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) training program, wherre he worked on brake components for APCs and tanks in an IDF motor pool.
Later on, when he was running for office (in the US), Rahm claimed he injured the finger at work, on a meat slicer. It became infected, and had to be removed, Rahm said.
Why is Emanuel always hanging around the House gym? First Massa, now Issa. Does Rahm like lurking around the locker with guys too much?
Rahm shows what he thinks about America
(standing on the Capitol steps Inauguration Day).
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