November 7, 2008, - 12:01 pm
Rahm and Ari: More on the Emanuel Bros
By Debbie Schlussel
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.
Debbie, I got that saying just last week from watching a “House” rerun. I immediately rushed over here to my fave web site to try it out.
Anonymous1 on November 7, 2008 at 12:27 pm