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In reply to the discussion: Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel - Rahm's brother comes under fire for ethics on view of people over 75, no value [View all]enlightenment
(8,830 posts)18. He's not doing that anymore.
I suspect it was the standard nepotism of politics at play when he did advise - since he's Rahm's big brother.
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Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel - Rahm's brother comes under fire for ethics on view of people over 75, no value [View all]
TheNutcracker
Nov 2014
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Why is someone so "disconnected" advising the President on health care policy?
TheNutcracker
Nov 2014
#6
^^ THIS^^ Plus his bizarre little swipe at his brother seems to have inspired him here, as if
bettyellen
Nov 2014
#16
I was thinking about whether the thread starter wanted the person themselves prosecuted
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2014
#22
I read that as TheNutcracker being concerned at the influence Emanuel has on policy here
suffragette
Nov 2014
#25
You completely misread my post and reversed the views of myself and Emanuel
suffragette
Nov 2014
#24
There was a lot of discussion about it when it was originally published 2 months ago
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2014
#8
No; they said it glibly, cynically, for money. Do you think Daltry would trade places with Moon now?
WinkyDink
Nov 2014
#30
Well he give the average Joe 75 more years of value then Rahm does. Rahm dones't think most
Exultant Democracy
Nov 2014
#14
At 73 years of age I tend to agree with him on much in this article. For instance, too many people
jwirr
Nov 2014
#15