One of Stephen Colbert’s congressional nemeses, Rahm Emanuel, is leaving his seat in the House of Representatives to take new position as President-elect Obama’s chief of staff. In light of this development, it seemed like a good time to revisit this old clip explaining Stephen’s feud with the Democratic Caucus Chairman: Emanuel Attacks Stephen.
Hmm … I’m not wild about the idea of Stephen foe Emanuel moving into (arguably) the second most powerful position in Washington, but since he’s leaving the House (and there is a new freshman class of congressmen and women to swear in), maybe we’ll finally get to see BKAD revived.
And the pundits were saying TCR wouldn’t have any material from an Obama administration…
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Very interesting….supposedly the character of Josh Lyman on the West Wing was based on Rahm Emanuel. And his brother, Ari, was in inspiration for Ari Gold on Entourage.
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And Zeke, the doctor, rounds out the trio of brothers who has made Mrs. Emanuel one nachas-filled mom.
It’s sad that Rahm was behind the fatwa that has pretty much killed the BKAD series, but I’ll admit he’s a very influential and capable guy, so I’m glad to see he’s working for Obama now.
And now that he’s out of the House, all those impressionable congressfolk may just sit down for an interview with this “Stephen” guy ;)
PS: I heart Ari Gold sooooooooooo much!
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