Episode: 3.10.10 Bullshit Brigade

Host: Jerry Adams

Whether as a young but senior staffer in the Clinton White House, a member of the House leadership, and now chief of staff in the ObamaWhite House, Mr. Emanuel has always been the take-no-prisoners politico about whom no story seems too far-fetched. ”Rahm Emanuel is son of the devil’s spawn, Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) said. “He is an individual who would sell his mother to get a vote. He would strap his children to the front end of a steam locomotive.” Rep. Massa describes a confrontation with Emanuel in a shower: “I am showering, naked as a jaybird, and here comes Rahm Emanuel, not even with a towel wrapped around his tush, poking his finger in my chest, yelling at me.”  (Warning -Bullshit-ahead) Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for aDemocratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall.  Ahmadinejad this weekend called 9/11 a “big lie.” In doing so, he was just echoing what a particularly sick brand of American wingnut, the “truther,” has been saying for years. John Avlon, author of Wingnuts, on some virulent bedfellows. Lawmakers working to craft a new comprehensive immigration bill have settled on a way to prevent employers from hiring illegal immigrants: a national biometric identification card all American workers would eventually be required to obtain.

Videos and links:

Rahm Emanuel controversy: White House fights image of turmoil
Video: Massa Rahm Emanuel Would Sell His Own Mother For Votes
AP-GfK Poll: Obama more popular than Congress
Iran and U.S. Wingnuts: a 9/11 Love Story
ID Card for Workers Is at Center of Immigration Plan
Video: Flying Boat

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