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post #1 of 59
11/5/08 at 5:32pm
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Lawrence Summers for Secretary of the Treasury and Representative Rahm Emanuel for his Chief of Staff.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...yJQ&refer=home

Summers was forced to resign from his position at Harvard in 2005 after his comments about “women lack the ability to succeed at the highest levels of math and science.†Women actually walked out of a conference at Cambridge over the incident. All this after tenured position offers began to shrink for the women at Harvard under his watch.


Emanuel? He's a longtime pal of the Clintons and Chicago Mayor Daly.

So much for change.
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post #2 of 59
11/5/08 at 7:00pm
what ? its change, backwards change. but its change
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post #3 of 59
11/5/08 at 7:13pm
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Representative Rahm Emanuel for his Chief of Staff.

Emanuel? He's a longtime pal of the Clintons and Chicago Mayor Daly.

So much for change.
So much for an Obama administration that hates people of the Jewish faith and is going to abandon and abolish Israel like some posters have been intimating here for the last few months.

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahm_Emanuel, sorry just the easiest source to quote.

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Emanuel was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1959. His father, the Jerusalem-born Benjamin M. Emanuel, is a pediatrician and was a member of the Irgun, a militant Zionist group active during the British Mandate of Palestine.

When his family lived in Chicago, he attended Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School, a Jewish day school.
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post #4 of 59
11/6/08 at 5:00am
If Obama goes through with naming Summers to be Secretary of the Treasury, I'll consider that the first blunder of his presidency. I remember the flap about his saying that women are genetically programmed not to take an interest in science and engineering. That I could have lived with - I'm female myself and an ex-professor of Engineering. And I've gotten used to being the only female in the room all my life. But the speculation that it was this genetic difference as opposed to discrimination at the university level went too far. It's real, even if he wants to pooh-pooh it. Cripes who is Harvard to talk about Science and Engineering anyway when they have one piddly little department for Engineering and Applied Sciences and MIT is a few miles down Mass Ave?
http://www.boston.com/news/local/art...n_draw_fire/of

I remember the affirmative action programs of the 1980s, when even respected universities went overboard lowering the bar for women to get the sheer number of women professors up. If it served one purpose it sent a message to women of my generation that we had a shot at professorhips at even the best places.

But to discount the real discrimination that still goes on is closing your eyes to a problem. As president of Harvard the guy should have known better. It was his opinion sure, and he claims to have backed it up with "research," but it was an unbelievably stupid thing to say.
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post #5 of 59
11/6/08 at 5:12am
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That doesn't show me much. The Chief of Staff can be as powerless as a secretary, depending on the POTUS's needs.

And Emanuel is a hothead, who's close friends with Axelrod and James "The Mouth" Carville. He was in the Clinton camp for many years, but hopped quickly to his fellow Chicagoan BHO at the first chance. He's wishy washy when it comes to earmarks, saying the Dems promised to "reform them," not actually end them.
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post #6 of 59
11/6/08 at 6:23am
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Nice job with the transition staff as well. Just full of surprises there.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politic...resident_N.htm

Obama named a transition staff led by longtime confidante Valerie Jarrett; his former Senate chief of staff, Pete Rouse; and John Podesta, one of several ex-Clinton aides helping the Democrat. Among the others from the Clinton years: Carol Browner, Environmental Protection Agency administrator; Bill Daley, Commerce secretary; and Federico Pena, Transportation and Energy secretary.

The group includes fresh faces such as Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, an early supporter, and Julius Genachowski, an Internet business executive and Harvard Law School classmate of Obama's.

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post #7 of 59
11/6/08 at 8:06am
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A bit more on the meetings with the transition team:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122593241428003447.html

Presented with the task of governing in the face of two wars, a financial crisis and a tide of federal debt, Mr. Obama spent much of Wednesday huddled in the offices of Ariel Investments, a Chicago-based mutual fund company headed by friend John W. Rogers Jr.


Ariel Investments. A "below average" mutual fund.

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pm?s=ARGFX

Coincidentally, the owner's mom is heavily vested in Chicago politics.

I'll offer up this for you to read and decide further.

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/...tics_from.html

Yes, I'm not afraid to use AT as a source, you can do your own research from there, like any informed American should do.
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post #8 of 59
11/6/08 at 9:05am
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The gift that keeps on giving: the internet.

Ari Emanual, Rahm's baby brother. A talent agent in Hollywood. Who happens to be a famous client? Michael Moore.

If I heard a word about his fat *** spending the night in the Lincoln bedroom, I'll
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post #9 of 59
11/6/08 at 10:49am
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Originally Posted by neetanddave View Post
The gift that keeps on giving: the internet.

Ari Emanual, Rahm's baby brother. A talent agent in Hollywood. Who happens to be a famous client? Michael Moore.

If I heard a word about his fat *** spending the night in the Lincoln bedroom, I'll
You know, I heard that his childhood nextdoor neighbor was in Office Space, and Jennifer Aniston was in that, and Jennifer Aniston was in Picture Perfect with Kevin Bacon!
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post #10 of 59
11/6/08 at 12:10pm
Cool! He's surrounding himself with experience. Some good, some bad, but they're experienced, by gosh!

Isn't that what people wanted?
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post #11 of 59
11/6/08 at 12:37pm
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Originally Posted by 2dogmom View Post
If Obama goes through with naming Summers to be Secretary of the Treasury, I'll consider that the first blunder of his presidency. I remember the flap about his saying that women are genetically programmed not to take an interest in science and engineering. That I could have lived with - I'm female myself and an ex-professor of Engineering. And I've gotten used to being the only female in the room all my life. But the speculation that it was this genetic difference as opposed to discrimination at the university level went too far.

But to discount the real discrimination that still goes on is closing your eyes to a problem. As president of Harvard the guy should have known better. It was his opinion sure, and he claims to have backed it up with "research," but it was an unbelievably stupid thing to say.

I agree with you. I'll be disappointed if this is his choice.
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post #12 of 59
11/6/08 at 4:08pm
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Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom View Post
You know, I heard that his childhood nextdoor neighbor was in Office Space, and Jennifer Aniston was in that, and Jennifer Aniston was in Picture Perfect with Kevin Bacon!
Links, please?
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post #13 of 59
11/6/08 at 4:20pm
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Emanuel has accepted the Chief of Staff position. After he said he hadn't even been spoken to about it.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/...ile/index.html

And a not so good review from a fellow.

After reports that Emanuel had agreed to be Obama's chief of staff on Thursday, the top Republican in the House, Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, questioned the president-elect's pick.

"This is an ironic choice for a president-elect who has promised to change Washington, make politics more civil and govern from the center," Boehner said.



And late breaking news: Boehner has stepped down from his role. Probably sees its gonna be a long 4 years.
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post #14 of 59
11/6/08 at 4:32pm
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Originally Posted by neetanddave View Post
Probably sees its gonna be a long 4 years.
Let's hope so
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post #15 of 59
11/6/08 at 4:40pm
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Originally Posted by Skippymjp View Post
Let's hope so
You might be mistaken for a warmonger with comments like that.
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post #16 of 59
11/6/08 at 4:42pm
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Originally Posted by neetanddave View Post
You might be mistaken for a warmonger with comments like that.
That would be yet another "hat" to add to my collection.
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post #17 of 59
11/7/08 at 7:01am
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Next up, Sec. of Treasury. Timothy Geithner.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...t-at-treasury/

And Ed Rendell, former Philly mayor and PA Governor, longtime Louis Farrakhan fan, in the mix for DOE.

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post #18 of 59
11/7/08 at 7:25am
Fresh new honest faces is Washington, oh joy.
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post #19 of 59
11/7/08 at 8:24am
I dont see anything wrong with Geithner - he has one impressive CV.
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post #20 of 59
11/7/08 at 8:50am
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Originally Posted by neetanddave View Post
And Ed Rendell, former Philly mayor and PA Governor, longtime Louis Farrakhan fan, in the mix for DOE.
Sounds like a highly experienced choice.
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post #21 of 59
11/7/08 at 9:07am
Rush calls him Fast Eddie Rendell. ha ha
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post #22 of 59
11/7/08 at 9:09am
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Originally Posted by neetanddave View Post
Next up, Sec. of Treasury. Timothy Geithner.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...t-at-treasury/

And Ed Rendell, former Philly mayor and PA Governor, longtime Louis Farrakhan fan, in the mix for DOE.

Ohhhh, so the political govt of the City of Philly IS Democratic.
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post #23 of 59
11/7/08 at 9:19am
I like his choices. I never could stand Boehner so if he dislikes it then I am all for it! He was most likely going to be voted off the island anyway so he saved face. Who needs the memories of the last eight years with his face on TV.

The thing with Summer is difficult. He has the reputation of being extrememly capable and intelligent yet he made such a dunderhead of himself. But I am willing to give him a second chance if he can get this economy in shape. Grudgingly, mind you, but I hear he is the man for the job.

As for Rahm. Good choice. He is tough and knows the ropes. He is also friends with people from both parties so this is good. Who cares about his brother? He is not the one with the job. He is just a big player in Hollywood not DC.
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post #24 of 59
11/7/08 at 12:49pm
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Originally Posted by neetanddave View Post

And Ed Rendell, former Philly mayor and PA Governor, in the mix for DOE.
Good choice, IMO!
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post #25 of 59
11/7/08 at 1:28pm
I'm bummed Jamie Dimon no longer seems to be in the running for Treasury Secretary. IMO he would have been the best choice.

Laurie
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post #26 of 59
11/7/08 at 5:18pm
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Good choice, IMO!
You left out the "longtime friend of Louis Farrakhan" part. Any particular reason? Since it is true...
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post #27 of 59
11/7/08 at 6:25pm
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You left out the "longtime friend of Louis Farrakhan" part. Any particular reason? Since it is true...
Why? Is that a bad thing?
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post #28 of 59
11/7/08 at 6:39pm
God, please. Anyone but John Kerry for Sec of State. Please......

Oh, and yes. Longtime friend of Louis Farrakhan is a bad thing.
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post #29 of 59
11/7/08 at 6:42pm
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Originally Posted by Telynn View Post
God, please. Anyone but John Kerry for Sec of State. Please......

Oh, and yes. Longtime friend of Louis Farrakhan is a bad thing.
I agree on both counts.

John Kerry as anything besides being quiet in a corner is bad.
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post #30 of 59
11/7/08 at 6:43pm
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Oh, and yes. Longtime friend of Louis Farrakhan is a bad thing.
Why? He represents a substantial segment of population.
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