Apparently Rhambo, the man so many Democrats supposedly owe for their electoral victories in 2006, can’t be a father and give a “yes or no” answer at the same time. And this guy is going to be the chief of staff for the President of the United States?
Emanuel was uncharacteristically absent from Obama’s news conference this morning. He was spotted two hours later in the lobby of Chicago’s City Hall. He was there to listen to his two children performing in a concert with their school, Anshe Emet.
A Sun-Times reporter pressed him to comment about whether he was the emissary named in the criminal complaint.
“You’re wasting your time,” Emanuel said. “I’m not going to say a word to you. I’m going to do this with my children. Dont do that. I’m a father. I have two kids. I’m not going to do it.”
Asked, “Can’t you do both?” Emanuel replied, “I’m not as capable as you. I’m going to be a father. I’m allowed to be a father,” and he pushed the reporter’s digital recorder away.
You can bet your butt that if the topic were politically beneficial to Emanuel he’d find a way to answer the reporter. But it’s a topic that looks bad for him and his team, so he’ll hide behind his kids for now.
by Stephan Tawney on Thu, Dec 11, 2008