By Jennifer Parker

Oct 26, 2008 12:56pm

Would Emanuel Be Obama Chief of Staff?

You heard Rep. Rahm Emanuel’s answer…what do you think?

–George Stephanopoulos

User Comments

Osama would be a better choice!

Posted by: Voter In America | October 26, 2008, 1:09 pm 1:09 pm

I PRAY there will be NO Obama in office. This country has already taken a beating financially because of the dems. We’ve given “distribution”. NO MORE. NO MORE baby-killers either! EVERYONE is so done with these dems.

Posted by: Anna | October 26, 2008, 1:20 pm 1:20 pm

Anna get a life honey If Palin is in there it will set this country back 40 years Mc Bush has already shown us what he will do and here we are in a mess that will be handed down to our grandchildren.

Posted by: NH voter | October 26, 2008, 1:24 pm 1:24 pm

Emmanuel is to Obama as Liberman was to Gore. His agenda and allegiance is with AIPAC!!! Rahm was one of the first people who started ranting about ‘sleeper cell’ muslims in this country after 9/11 and fanning the hatred fire against innocent people! Obama could do no worse.

Posted by: Patriot American | October 26, 2008, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm

Voter in America and Anna,
You do not have to be so bitter just because Barack Obama and Democrats are doing better in polls.You could have expressed your feelings in a nicer language.Do not hit below the belt.Be a good looser.

Posted by: American | October 26, 2008, 1:40 pm 1:40 pm

American, “Express your feelings in a nicer lanuage. Do not hit below the belt? Be a good loser? I say screw the polls and don’t count McCain out yet. We will all be losers if Obama get’s in the white house. A dog running would be better for the US then a radical, arrogant liar like Obama, that will do and say anything to get elected.

Posted by: Erma | October 26, 2008, 1:58 pm 1:58 pm

Emanuel and the Democrats should think about a statement they continually make. He brought out the fact that the country has seen the largest growth in the National Deficit under the Bush administration. Yes that is true but if you really look it could of and probable was said about Clinton. During his presidency we saw the largest growth at that time. In fact if you look, the National Deficit has grown under every president since we started to track it. If the American public would consider this I don’t think the Democrats sould keep playing that ridiculous deficit card.

Posted by: Roy | October 26, 2008, 6:35 pm 6:35 pm

First, media VET Obama. That has still not been done. Media will be held accountable for the fraud’s administration.

Posted by: me | October 27, 2008, 8:54 am 8:54 am

Obummer’s administration will be corrupt Chicago buddies. We have never seen corrption like we will under obama.

Posted by: me | October 27, 2008, 9:14 am 9:14 am

Sorry for the GOP whinners… this race is about winners… think Colin Powell for Sec State or defence.
BTW… Alan Greenspan is a republican… he hasn’t said he is sorry for this mess we’re in… he talked every one into it. He won’t be counciled on the economy…

Posted by: mr sleepy | October 27, 2008, 1:22 pm 1:22 pm

How about George? That George.

Posted by: Atom | October 27, 2008, 2:46 pm 2:46 pm

think Colin Powell for Sec State or defence.
Posted by: mr sleepy | Oct 27, 2008 1:22:23 PM
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Mr. Powell will only regain his “integrity and honor” by starting another war. He sold Bush’s lies on WMD, rigorously promoted the War, and kept his silence when he knew all went hell and all were wrong. Zero was so honored to have a war criminal’s endorsement; Powell is absolutely needed to tell lies, again.

Posted by: d0 | October 27, 2008, 2:50 pm 2:50 pm

Well I imagine Palin building a pipeline to no where from the white house to Rusia…..

Posted by: Motino | October 27, 2008, 10:16 pm 10:16 pm

Happy to vote on OBAMA!!!
Ask yourself this question:
Who do you think will vote on McCain?
OSAMA, of course.
We don’t need a college degree to see that OBAMA is going IS THE ONE he can keep OSAMA way from our country.
*** We will show the world that we welcome any race. OSAMA doesn’t want the americans to look good.
I wish that people will just see the truth, look from inside their hearts and vote on the one the will change our lifes for the better. ONLY OBAMA

Posted by: Marisa | October 28, 2008, 2:36 am 2:36 am

MCCAIN IS TOO OLD TO BE A LEADER. HE WILL BE DIGNOSED WIHT DEMENTIA VERY SOON…..HE NEEDS TOGO AND REST..

Posted by: jonn | October 28, 2008, 7:34 am 7:34 am

Look guys we allcan say what we want but this country has sufferd enough. we are suppose to be the wealthiest country, and most powerful country in the world but yet we are lacking in job growth education and on the brink of poverty in most of are innner cities why because we give to the rich repubs” and send billions of dollars over seas I think we need unity in office and I think we could have that with Barrack and the Dems we had are chance us reublicans and look what we have done I must say I would not have cast my vote 8 years ago had I known that my future was so uncertain but you get what you pay for

Posted by: Stuck in middle | October 28, 2008, 11:26 am 11:26 am

time is near people”s obama,have spoken to the world, as to what he will do, to bring about the best for us one and for all, it’s not about him, it’s about you,stop the mess in your heads, lets gettogether and fight with him, not agant’s his message.

Posted by: dustyridge | October 28, 2008, 3:03 pm 3:03 pm

time is near people”s obama,have spoken to the world, as to what he will do, to bring about the best for us one and for all, it’s not about him, it’s about you,stop the mess in your heads, lets gettogether and fight with him, not agant’s his message.
dustyridge

Posted by: dustyridge | October 28, 2008, 3:27 pm 3:27 pm

Where is honest reporting? Why will ABC not investigate Barack Obama. Why will ABC news not ask the LA Times for the video of Barack Obama?

Posted by: David Bain | October 28, 2008, 9:53 pm 9:53 pm

Rahm Emmanuel would make a great choice for Chief of Staff is highly intelligent, organized and articulet. Why is it that the Republican cannot just disagree with the Democrats they have to hate them? The same mean spirited hateful tactics used in past elections have been repeated and it seems this stuff always comes from conservative republicans. It is time we just learned to ignore this garage.

Posted by: mikalwoz | October 30, 2008, 2:18 pm 2:18 pm

I’m with you mikalwoz! Let’s move on to more productive uses of energy. They’ll come around once things are better in their lives — when Obama is President.
Stock market will be good again (as historically proven). Jobs will be plentiful again (as historically proven). Home values will be reasonable again. Healthcare will be affordable again. We’ll develop our own sources of renewable energy. There are just too many positives to be bothered with the nay sayers negativity.
Hope for change!
Obama/Biden 08!

Posted by: Common Sense | October 30, 2008, 8:37 pm 8:37 pm

AIPAC is precisely why the OBAMA/BIDEN team is leaking Emmanuel’s name. To counter the smears of the republicans who have said he would be anti-Israel. But at the same rate Emmanuel’s selection would be a good one. He know’s the hill, has connections, and is ruthless. However, I think he wants to be Speaker in a decade as he has risen fast.

Posted by: Brent T. | October 31, 2008, 12:09 am 12:09 am

I’M WITH BRENT T….IF YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT THIS WHOLE CAMPAIGN…THE DEMO’S WERE NOT JUST THINKING ABOUT THE JOB AS PREZ/VICE PREZ..CABINET, POWELL, BUFFETT, ETC…YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT TO THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: La'rue Dubois | October 31, 2008, 10:24 am 10:24 am

When civil war breaks out, who do you think will be the first to be wiped from the face of the earth?
I Know.

Posted by: mickey mouse | October 31, 2008, 8:59 pm 8:59 pm

McCain doesn’t scare me, Obama doesn’t scare me, the economy doesn’t scare me, the wars don’t scare me, global warming doesn’t scare me.
Reading the commenters here — that scares me! :)

Posted by: Hawthorn | November 1, 2008, 12:59 am 12:59 am

I think when this is over and Obama wins, we will be surprised when MC Cain’s medical records become public or if he gets ill again and we think “Wow” it could have happened during the presidency!!
He served his country, as have millions of American soldiers. It is admirable, but does not justify that he is more worthy than other Americans for the president’s job.
That job should be for the one who can take us through this economic crisis, restore or reputation around the world and lead us to energy independence.
On the energy independence front, Mc Cain’s ideas don’t seem viable to me. America uses 25% of the worlds oil, but only produces 2% of it. “Drill baby drill” really doesn’t begin to address the issue. And the roll out of Nuclear reactors across America to me seems to create a lot of new problems for example where to store the radioactive waste? and who is going to want one of these in their neighborhood.
Obama’s plan of improving on and rolling out new solar, wind and fuel efficient technology seems more forward looking, safe, and has the potential to create a lot of new jobs for Americans.

Posted by: anthony | November 1, 2008, 2:29 am 2:29 am

Every time I see McCain’s face it transforms itself into that of a Judas goat. Most Republicans seem intent upon following him straight to the slaughterhouse. Bye bye. (I mean baaah! baaah!)

Posted by: NineteenRabbit | November 3, 2008, 9:32 pm 9:32 pm

As George would say: “The Bottom Line” is that Barack Obama is going to win this election. We all have the right to vote for who we want but TRUST me when I tell you that Barack will not only win but come out ON TOP!
HAPPY VOTING/HAPPY RESULTS!
OBAMA 2008

Posted by: VOTER 4 OBAMA | November 4, 2008, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm

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