Brutal Honesty: Top Obama Lieutenant Says the Quiet Part Out Loud About the Democratic Party

Rahm Emanuel Nailed What's Wrong With the Dems in One Sentence

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Brutal Honesty: Top Obama Lieutenant Says the Quiet Part Out Loud About the Democratic Party

Every now and then, someone from inside the Democratic machine accidentally blurts out the truth. This time it was Rahm Emanuel, the former Obama right-hand man and ex-Chicago mayor. The veteran Democrat dropped a rare moment of honesty while talking with Katie Couric, admitting that his own party “earned” the disrespect of the American people. He did not sugarcoat it. “Because we EARNED their disrespect, the hard way!” he said, summing up the D…