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.

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

Israelis aren't terrorists, they defend against terrorists.

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

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

Errr, palmach?
Mossad?

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.

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.

this thread title is annoying me.

isn't it Cheif of Staff?

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?"

DanaC;502071 wrote:

*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) :biglaugha :jig: :smashfrea :mock: :f94:

glatt;502179 wrote:

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] ;)

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.

glatt;502179 wrote:

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.

How about Chief of the Mother([COLOR="Gray"]fuckers[/COLOR])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!

Big Sarge;502073 wrote:

His father was part of Jewish group in Palestine that fought both the Brits and Palestinians and paved the way for Israel.

Uprising against the Crown to form your own sovereign nation.
An affront to Democracy!

Sounds like bad blood

Has anybody told Obama to make UG, Secretary of Offense? ;)

glatt;502177 wrote:

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/

I'm going to let them know that they should seek advice from Merc and UG as soon as possible.:D

richlevy;502675 wrote:

I'm going to let them know that they should seek advice from Merc and UG as soon as possible.:D

Dude, why the comparison? Because you hate our views equally? Or you just are an equal opportunity hater?

TheMercenary;502727 wrote:

Dude, why the comparison? Because you hate our views equally? Or you just are an equal opportunity hater?

Maybe I just feel you need another outlet for your unique views. Don't worry, I was going to also suggest Radar and TW as a counterbalance.

richlevy;502731 wrote:

Maybe I just feel you need another outlet for your unique views. Don't worry, I was going to also suggest Radar and TW as a counterbalance.

Sorry, I will have to judge you on a different level from here in out. That is bullshit.

lumberjim;502178 wrote:

this thread title is annoying me.

isn't it Cheif of Staff?

glatt;502179 wrote:

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?"

lumberjim;502197 wrote:

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

TheMercenary;502741 wrote:

from here [COLOR=Red]in[/COLOR] out. .

did you do [COLOR=Red]that[/COLOR] on purpose?

Negros unite. Whateva...