Did it bother anybody ELSE that they gave Rahm a speaking slot?

[Ken Burch]

After all, the guy's basically history in terms of national politics now...and it's pretty much his fault that we lost the House in '10.

What the hell was he being rewarded FOR?

[Le Taz Hot]

1. Yes.

Very few like him or respect him so it's got to be all about political favors.

[Ken Burch]

2. And it's not as if he has the ability to do much good OR harm to the ticket

Illinois is a lock no matter what the Rahmster does-and it's hard to see him getting renominated if he were to look like he was TRYING to submarine Obama out of some sort of desire for payback.

[Vidar]

3. Yes.

[Whovian]

4. It most cetainly did.

[HiPointDem]

5. yes. for many reasons.

[HereSince1628]

6. At this convention the dems haven't been afraid of the past

I hope it is no more than that.

[cali]

7. No. It's just so minor

the debacle over "God and Jerusalem" troubled me though. Terrible optics.

Rahm speaking is just small potatoes. Hardly worth being outraged over. And he's hardly the reason we lost the House in '10. That's simplistic to the point of ridiculous.

[Inuca]

10. Agree

If anything, he can be "accused" of being the one responsible fro the big win in 06 when he was in charge of the DCCC. And his speech was pretty good.

I felt uncomfortable about the God & Jerusalem thing as well. A(major? hopefully not) hiccup in what shapes otherwise to be an incredible convention.

[Ken Burch]

22. I said it bothered me...not that it outraged me...

n/t.

[Smarmie Doofus]

8. Yes. nt

[RandiFan1290]

9. You be quiet!

They cleared it with Israel and the republicans first.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. He's the Democratic mayor of the 3rd largest U.S. city

The mayor of Los Angeles spoke (and is the convention head). They mayor of Philly is (at some point) supposed to speak (and is in charge of the Council of Mayors). Alot of Democratic mayors have/had speaker slots.

[Ken Burch]

18. This is the type of "Democrat" Rahm is:

You stop BEING a Democrat when you go after teachers and try to weaken unions. If you're right-wing on that, you can't be progressive on anything other than trivial side issues. Real progressives and real Dems always have labor's back...because that's the only way to have the back of any working people at all.

[BumRushDaShow]

31. You preach to the choir but

it doesn't change the fact that he is the mayor of the 3rd largest city and the city is Democratic.

[Ken Burch]

34. I'm just glad Frank Rizzo isn't still around, then.

most of the time he was mayor of Philly, he was a registered Dem.

The city is Democratic...but Rahm had nothing whatsoever to do with that.

I seriously doubt they'd have let Harold Washington speak if he was still alive and still mayor.

[geminifemini]

12. With all the gun play going on in Chicago

one would think something could have been said about gun control.
I think I read there were 40 shootings over the weekend last week.

[Ken Burch]

20. Nobody wants to say anything that would set the NRA off.

[nanabugg]

13. No. I don't like him. Never have. But Obama embraces friend and foe to accomplish

what the nation needs. He needs Rahm to raise money to help scrap a victory against the foe. I trust Obama. He can work, like Bill Clinton, with anyone...we should be able to also.

[ellisonz]

14. No.

And I never cared for Rahm Emanuel!

[madrchsod]

15. for being obama`s buddy

why in the hell is duncan still hanging around? because he`s obama`s b-ball buddy

[Ken Burch]

21. Arne Duncan: the Bill Laimbeer of the Obama Administration.

[madrchsod]

39. perfect!

[Blue_Tires]

16. It does for me, but I totally understand why they did it...

[AngryAmish]

17. Chicago is in the toilet, yet he has time for this?

WHat a multitasker.

Plus he is running a SuperPAC now.

THe teachers are going on strike and it is specifically his fault. There is no money for the teachers and the CPD is down 2000 officers while the murder rate is up something like 30%.

He is a bully and a turd.

[spanone]

19. nope

[KoKo]

23. He was GLOWING during Clinton Speech..Probably because of the Dem Floor Vote

Where the Dem Party Platform was changed to suit Rahm!

He looked in EUPHORIA!

[KoKo]

24. He was rewarded for "CUTTING OFF...the "ANTI-WAR for PROFIT" Left Wing of Dem Party!

He was THRILLED....

And that the DEM PARTy 2012 Platform (which had already been voted on) WAS CHANGED to SUPPORT ISRAEL.

If I was RAHM I would be grinning from ear to ear..which he WAS!

COOL!

[Ken Burch]

28. Hint...

If you meant to put in a "sarcasm" smilie...you do that by writing the word "sarcasm" with a colon at each end.

[Honeycombe8]

25. They must've thought he could pull some votes in. nt

[NoPasaran]

26. Not a bit

[tnvoter]

27. no. got other bigger issues to fry.

[Spirochete]

29. No Howard Dean -

but that asshole gets to speak...

[Ken Burch]

32. That, too. No Dennis, either.

And no Jesse.

There have been a lot of good moments this week...but did every speech HAVE to be robotically "on-message"?
Would a little spontaneity and a few demands have done all that much harm?

[cynatnite]

30. Nope. n/t

[WinkyDink]

33. No, because Rahm is HOT! :-)

[Ken Burch]

35. ...in a Skeletor sort of way, maybe...

[WinkyDink]

37. I love Marc Anthony, too!

[Ken Burch]

38. Well, he's available again...so you've got a shot, I think.

n/t.

[hay rick]

36. If it wasn't Rahm it would have been a Republican.

Obama's appointment of Rahm as his chief of staff foreshadowed the right-ward lurch of his entire presidency.