Rahm Emanuel
The Strategist
The long view, patient, analytical, playing several moves ahead.
Rahm Emanuel is a seasoned political strategist with extensive experience working alongside multiple U.S. presidents. This interview reveals his focus on modernizing political approaches and the importance of ideas in shaping effective governance.
“But that's a big piece of it. David, you have too many guns, too little values. You have a bad combination. And we have to deal with some issues that relate to values, the sense that kids are lost. And I want to say values. We had a situation three years ago where a young girl, 13 years old, shot another young girl.”
“Well, in Chicago is unique because I really... There are 140 languages spoken in our public schools. People from every walk of life, every part of the city, who have a kind of Chicago swagger. And some people say they wear it on their sleeve, but... I mean, they're down to earth. They're grounded. They got two feet well planted.”
“Was a more hungry dance, yeah. Two things. First of all, let's reset the table. For three years, grandma and grandpa, my mother's lived with us, so they're at the table. And I actually think this is really important for kids.”
“There's a lot of things. I mean, I disagreed, I said it. And I thought that we should not be doing certain things that we were, and I was willing to speak up. Look, I... One of the things I admire both about President Clinton and President Obama is they never had a problem if I walked in the Oval Office or anybody for that matter.”
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