Obama's Chief In Staff

piercehawkeye45 · 11-06-2008, 05:29 PM

Is....

Rahm Emanuel

Looks like he is a social liberal but tends to be more conservative on foreign policy. He is very pro-Israel and looks like he supported the first Iraqi War but wanted better communication between the president and the American people. Not much more info on him on there.

Big Sarge · 11-06-2008, 05:43 PM

His father was a known terrorist. See, see.....just like the Ayers connection.

Radar · 11-06-2008, 07:58 PM

Israelis aren't terrorists, they defend against terrorists.

DanaC · 11-06-2008, 08:09 PM

*grits teeth* Must not have the Israel/Palestine debate with Radar. Must not have the Israel/Palestine debate with Radar.

Big Sarge · 11-06-2008, 08:22 PM

Radar - I was just kidding, trying to get a rise out of someone. His father was part of Jewish group in Palestine that fought both the Brits and Palestinians and paved the way for Israel. The Brits really did consider them terrorists, but most (including me) view them as heroes. I'm trying to remember the name of the group. I'm sure I will think of it sooner or later

ZenGum · 11-07-2008, 07:16 AM

Errr, palmach?
Mossad?

Big Sarge · 11-07-2008, 08:16 AM

I found it. His father was a member of the "National Military Organization in the Land of Israel" (Irgun) a Zionist group that operated in Palestine between 1931 and 1948. It was established as a militant offshoot of the earlier and larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah

The Irgun was the armed expression of the nascent ideology of Revisionist Zionism founded by Ze'ev Jabotinsky. He expressed this ideology as "every Jew had the right to enter Palestine; only active retaliation would deter the Arabs and the British; only Jewish armed force would ensure the Jewish state". Initially, a central part of their efforts included attacks against Palestinian Arabs, but it increasingly shifted to attacks against the British. Some of the better-known attacks by Irgun were the bombing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on 22 July 1946 and the Deir Yassin massacre on 9 April 1948. The New York Times newspaper described the Irgun as a terrorist group in the articles prior to the establishment of Israel.

glatt · 11-07-2008, 09:05 AM

So Obama has a new web page up to cover this transition period, and he is actually soliciting ideas for how to improve the country.

So if you have a constructive idea, go to http://www.change.gov/ and let them know. I doubt he personally will read it, but at a minimum, a staff member will compile a tally of what the public seems to care about.

It's kind of refreshing to have someone in Washington actually ASK for input, whether he reads it or not.

Edit: Here's a direct link to the submit form, in case you have trouble finding the link on his page.

lumberjim · 11-07-2008, 09:13 AM

this thread title is annoying me.

isn't it Cheif of Staff?

glatt · 11-07-2008, 09:18 AM

Yeah, but the preposition used in a title seems kind of random. Why don't we have "mother of laws" instead of "mother in laws?"

Radar · 11-07-2008, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC

*grits teeth* Must not have the Israel/Palestine debate with Radar. Must not have the Israel/Palestine debate with Radar.

Far be it from me to try to start any shit.
(whistles to self)

Shawnee123 · 11-07-2008, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Yeah, but the preposition used in a title seems kind of random. Why don't we have "mother of laws" instead of "mother in laws?"

Because it would be mothers-of-law or mothers-in-law. [\tagging on grammar nazi]

DanaC · 11-07-2008, 10:34 AM

That still wouldnt make sense.

Chief of staff = refers to authority over, hence 'of'.
Mother in Law = is a relationship within the law, i.e recognised as a legal relationship through marriage. To make it Mother 'of' law would place that mother above, over law.

lumberjim · 11-07-2008, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Yeah, but the preposition used in a title seems kind of random. Why don't we have "mother of laws" instead of "mother in laws?"

listen, you son-as-a-bitch, you can go eat 'shit of a shingle' if you're gonna take that attitude about it.

Shawnee123 · 11-07-2008, 10:55 AM

How about Chief of the Mother(fuckers)s Of Staff?

Eh, I got nuttin'.

Except, if you go in a house, you might be urinating on the carpet or some such thing. You go into a house. Is this relevant? Certainly not!

11-06-2008, 05:29 PM	#1
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Obama's Chief In Staff Is.... Rahm Emanuel Looks like he is a social liberal but tends to be more conservative on foreign policy. He is very pro-Israel and looks like he supported the first Iraqi War but wanted better communication between the president and the American people. Not much more info on him on there. __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.

11-06-2008, 05:43 PM	#2
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	His father was a known terrorist. See, see.....just like the Ayers connection. __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

11-06-2008, 07:58 PM	#3
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Israelis aren't terrorists, they defend against terrorists. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

11-06-2008, 08:22 PM	#5
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Radar - I was just kidding, trying to get a rise out of someone. His father was part of Jewish group in Palestine that fought both the Brits and Palestinians and paved the way for Israel. The Brits really did consider them terrorists, but most (including me) view them as heroes. I'm trying to remember the name of the group. I'm sure I will think of it sooner or later __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

11-07-2008, 07:16 AM	#6
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Errr, palmach? Mossad? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

11-06-2008, 08:09 PM	#4
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	grits teeth Must not have the Israel/Palestine debate with Radar. Must not have the Israel/Palestine debate with Radar.

11-07-2008, 08:16 AM	#7
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	I found it. His father was a member of the "National Military Organization in the Land of Israel" (Irgun) a Zionist group that operated in Palestine between 1931 and 1948. It was established as a militant offshoot of the earlier and larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah The Irgun was the armed expression of the nascent ideology of Revisionist Zionism founded by Ze'ev Jabotinsky. He expressed this ideology as "every Jew had the right to enter Palestine; only active retaliation would deter the Arabs and the British; only Jewish armed force would ensure the Jewish state". Initially, a central part of their efforts included attacks against Palestinian Arabs, but it increasingly shifted to attacks against the British. Some of the better-known attacks by Irgun were the bombing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on 22 July 1946 and the Deir Yassin massacre on 9 April 1948. The New York Times newspaper described the Irgun as a terrorist group in the articles prior to the establishment of Israel. __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

11-07-2008, 09:05 AM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	So Obama has a new web page up to cover this transition period, and he is actually soliciting ideas for how to improve the country. So if you have a constructive idea, go to http://www.change.gov/ and let them know. I doubt he personally will read it, but at a minimum, a staff member will compile a tally of what the public seems to care about. It's kind of refreshing to have someone in Washington actually ASK for input, whether he reads it or not. Edit: Here's a direct link to the submit form, in case you have trouble finding the link on his page. Last edited by glatt; 11-07-2008 at 09:10 AM.

11-07-2008, 09:13 AM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	this thread title is annoying me. isn't it Cheif of Staff? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-07-2008, 09:18 AM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yeah, but the preposition used in a title seems kind of random. Why don't we have "mother of laws" instead of "mother in laws?"

11-07-2008, 10:34 AM	#13
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	That still wouldnt make sense. Chief of staff = refers to authority over, hence 'of'. Mother in Law = is a relationship within the law, i.e recognised as a legal relationship through marriage. To make it Mother 'of' law would place that mother above, over law.

11-07-2008, 10:55 AM	#15
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	How about Chief of the Mother(fuckers)s Of Staff? Eh, I got nuttin'. Except, if you go in a house, you might be urinating on the carpet or some such thing. You go into a house. Is this relevant? Certainly not! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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