Debbie Schlussel: Rahm and Ari: More on the Emanuel Bros
Yesterday, after I wrote about new Obama Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel and his brother, Hollywood superagent, Ari Emanuel, readers asked for more.
As I noted, the Emanuels' father, is a brilliant Israeli-American medical doctor who helped in Israel's fight for independence, passing secret code to Menachem Begin. But, as I also noted, the Bros Emanuel take after Mommy Emanuel, who took them to protests. I also noted that while Rahm Emanuel served as an IDF volunteer during the Gulf War, he's no hero and forced Yitzchak Rabin to shake hands with Terrorist-in-Chief/mass murderer Yasser Arafat at the White House for a Clintonian photo op. And finally I noted that brother Ari Emanuel represents, among others, thug criminal Mark Wahlberg, annoying Sacha Baron Cohen, and anti-Israel/pro-HAMAS Michael Moore--a likely Obama White House guest.
Since readers wanted to know more, I recommend you read this 1997 New York Times profile of the Emanuels, which--while glowing--gives insight into their upbringing courtesy of their leftist mother (and bright, heroic father).
There's an urban pseudo-principle, "Bros Before Hos", but an examination of the Emanuel Brothers is a twist on that hip-hop street adage. The Emanuels are simultaneously Bros AND Hos.
Posted by Debbie on November 7, 2008 12:01 PM to Debbie Schlussel