Bill Clinton to campaign for Rahm Emanuel in Chicago

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: USA Today

There's no shortage of Oval Office occupants who think Rahm Emanuel would make a great mayor of Chicago.

To start, there's President Obama, who virtually begged Emanuel to be White House chief of staff as his first personnel move after winning election in 2008.

When he announced Emanuel's resignation on Oct. 1, Obama said, "We are all very excited for Rahm as he takes on a new challenge for which he is extraordinarily well qualified."

Obama isn't expected to campaign for Emanuel, but another ex-boss, former president Bill Clinton, has committed to do so. Emanuel spokesman Ben LaBolt says Clinton will be in Chicago in January to endorse the man he first brought into the White House in 1993.

Read more: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2010/12/bill-clinton-to-campaign-for-rahm-emanuel-in-chicago/1

[TBF]

1. The DLC look after each other. nt

[molly77]

11. Two of a kind. Same as the bushes.

[Freddie Stubbs]

16. Nothing wrong with that

[jody]

2. Wonder what Bill charges for his services? n/t

[IScreamSundays]

6. In this case, it is a repayment...

quid pro quo

[jody]

10. IMO Bill charged for his services. n/t

[Freddie Stubbs]

17. I'm sure that he is happy to help out an old freind gratis

[AllyCat]

3. Peas in a pod.

[Frisbee]

4. How appropriate. n/t

[SoapBox]

5. Willy...you are losing my support by the day...

I cannot stand Emanuel...he feels like total SLIME.

Willy? You are sell'n yourself to some real scum.

[Freddie Stubbs]

18. He was good enough to be trusted by President Obama to be CoS

If he can handle that job, he can certainly handle being Mayor of Chicago.

[rhett o rick]

7. Do you work directly for the DLC? nm

[Freddie Stubbs]

19. No. Do you?

[DeSwiss]

8. Here's hoping he does for Rahmmie, what he did for Blanche. n/t

[Freddie Stubbs]

20. His campaigning for her during the primary may have been what put her over the top to defeat Halter

[orbitalman]

9. Sick, sick, sick...

Spoken from a Chicago suburb.:puke:

[Freddie Stubbs]

21. If Chicago voters don't like Rahm, they will elect another candidate

[Safetykitten]

12. Figures.

[Crowman1979]

13. So are there any progressives running for mayor?

[Freddie Stubbs]

22. Carol Mosely-Braun and Danny Davis are running

[Hardrada]

14. Bill is turning into Newt Gingrich I'm afraid.

[Freddie Stubbs]

15. By campaigning for a Democrat? A Democrat who Obama trusted to be CoS?

[Hardrada]

23. Over-exposure when their time is done.

[Freddie Stubbs]

26. Apperently, Bill Clinton's time is not done

[Hardrada]

28. Yes, he's still laughing all the way to the bank.

[Vidar]

24. Shame on you, Bill. Once, I thought you were better than this.

[unkachuck]

25. hey Bill....

....campaign for honorable Carol Moseley Braun instead....she going to be Chicagos' next great mayor and she'll bring a much better atmosphere to mayors' office than rahmbone....rahmbone is tired, old and frankly, he's ugly....

[Freddie Stubbs]

27. Clinton knows both Mosley Braun and Emanuel

Emanuel served as a senior adviser to him and he appointed Mosley Braun to serve as Ambassador to New Zealand after Illinois voters rejected her for a second term. I guess that he is more impressed with Emanuel.

[howaboutme]

29. So would Rahm best represent most Chicagoans...LOL?

I would NEVER ever vote for Rahm Emanuel. I don't trust him. I wouldn't buy a used 20 yo VW Jetta from him. He represents the stereotypical connected self / crony serving politician willing to redistribute the taxes of most to his political cronies. No thanks - he represents everything that is wrong with politics.

Does anyone in their wildest imagination believe Rahm Emanuel would expend any effort whatsoever contemplating how to best serve his constituents. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: He's conniving right now how to rip off taxpayers and send their assets to Wall street and Goldman on the cheap.