Obama chooses former IDF member as chief of staff
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Emanuel's father had this to say: "Obviously he will influence the president to be pro-Israel." ... "Why wouldn't he be? What is he, an Arab? He's not going to clean the floors of the White House."
Israel may earn more White House representation than it bargained for, in the event that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama emerges victorious from the November 4 elections.By now you know Obama did win. And he has chosen Emanuel as his chief-of-staff. It was his first appointment as president-elect.
Congressman Rahm Emanuel, who has served in the Israel Defense Forces and even speaks a little Hebrew, could be appointed the White House's next chief of staff.
Emanuel's father had this to say: "Obviously he will influence the president to be pro-Israel." ... "Why wouldn't he be? What is he, an Arab? He's not going to clean the floors of the White House."
posted by John B. Chilton at 11/08/2008 11:25:00 PM
1 Comments:
Yes. I see that today Emanuel has apologized for the remark made by his father,
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/11/2008111404055793981.html
But Emanuel the son is an abrasive character -- the father, the son? How long he will last in the administration is a question.
I see it as revealing that the incoming administration says on its website it will do is aim for (it had said require) some universal service by every young American. Me thinks the idea comes from the universal service required in Israel. It's not an American idea.
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