firedoglake.com petition to AG Holder: Investigate Rahm Emanuel

[SandWalker1984]

firedoglake.com has a petition posted, calling for an investigation into the actions of Rahm Emanuel while he was on the board of Freddie Mac:

Tell Attorney General Holder: Investigate Rahm Emanuel

Sign our Petition to Attorney General Eric Holder:

"We write to demand an immediate investigation into the activities of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. We believe there is an abundant public record which establishes that the actions of the White House have blocked any investigation into his activities while on the board of Freddie Mac from 2000-2001, and facilitated the coverup of potentially criminal actions until the 10 year statute of limitations has run out."

Jane Hamsher and Grover Norquist wrote to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting an investigation Rahm Emanuel’s role on Freddie Mac’s board during years when executives laid out a plan to defraud investors, and the White House's subsequent role in preventing an investigation.

To make matters worse, the administration is pushing for an $800 billion bailout of Fannie and Freddie while the organizations lack an Inspector General and basic oversight.

Before the White House commits any more money to Fannie and Freddie, the Justice Department should begin an investigation into the cause Fannie and Freddie's conservatorship, into Rahm Emanuel's activities on the board of Freddie Mac (including any violations of his fiduciary duties to shareholders), into the decision making behind the vacancy of Fannie and Freddie's Inspector General, and into potential public corruption by Rahm Emanuel in connection with his time in Congress, in the White House and on the board of Freddie Mac. We also call for the immediate appointment of an Inspector General with a complete remit to go after this information.


http://action.firedoglake.com/page/s/investigaterahm?source=web&subsource=side

[Bumblebee]

1. yes, let's ABSOLUTELY eat our own!

:sarcasm:

[Sebastian Doyle]

6. Rahm Emanuel is not our own

Now having said that, Grover Norquist should go drown himself in a bathtub.

[inna]

12. +1

[OregonBlue]

2. Hamsher went after Bernie Sanders last week. Accused him of betraying his principles. Ignore her.

[557188]

17. He did betray his principals.

He is a sell out. No self respecting Socialist would ever vote for corporate mandated insurance. So, no matter how you feel about this bill, Sanders selling out is an absolute fact.

Kucinich didn't betray his principals and he is an actual member of this party.

[OregonBlue]

23. Really, go after Bernie Sanders? Sorry pal but you're not gonna get a lot of support here for that.

She stupidly suggested we could primary him. Like you're gonna find another Socialist to run against him and win. Jane's ego has gotten the better of her. She needs to go away.

[tridim]

3. Go teabag yourself Jane.

[tularetom]

4. The enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend

When you lie down with dogs you get up with fleas.

I wholeheartedly believe these things and I would never go anywhere near any petition that grover norquist had anything to do with.

Nevertheless, the idea of investigating rahm emanuel has a lot of appeal to me.

Hey, if he hasn't done anything wrong he has nothing to worry about, right?

[spiritual_gunfighter]

5. Investigate Rahm??

Absolfuckinglutely. If crimes were committed then prosecute. I dont care what your political stripes are.

[Champion Jack]

7. It would appear that Jane has jumped the Shark...

IMHO

[Junkdrawer]

8. Done. n/t

[LostInAnomie]

9. Who cares what teabaggers want?

Next thing you know she'll be wanting to see Obama's birth certificate.

[inna]

14. This comment is simply idiotic.

Jane is a true progressive.

[LostInAnomie]

15. A true progressive that insists on empowering teabaggers and Grover Norquist.

I don't think that's how it works. :rofl:

[Bodhi BloodWave]

16. a true progressive would not want to try primarying Sanders from the LEFT n/t

[Hippo_Tron]

10. From the same people who are going to try and unseat Bernie Sanders

[Vinnie From Indy]

11. While my opinion of Rahm is very low

it is just silly for FDL to get involved with this nonsense. Jane has also lost some credibility in my eyes for putting her name next to Norquist's name. I agree that the enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend.

I would be all for investigating Rahm's activities with Freddie Mac ONLY after Karl Rove, Dick Cheney and a few others were investigated first. Let's start at the top of the pile of shit and work our way down.

[inna]

13. Done.

KR

[debbierlus]

18. The people who are against this before they start reflex defending

Rahm....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x417139

[Thickasabrick]

19. Done and Kick - we need to be the opposite of the Bush administration

who covered up everything whether there was something to cover up or not.

[NV Whino]

20. Done

Emanuel is scum no matter which party he belongs to.

[Jazzgirl]

21. I like Jane but I cannot believe she signed anything

with that ass Grover Norquist. It would've been more effective with somebody elses signature. He only wants to destroy Rahm because he is a dem. He didn't raise any questions like this under the previous admin so his protests are self-serving at best.

[mzmolly]

22. Good grief.

:eyes: