**** Heads Up: POTUS Makes a Personnel Announcement, Live 11:05am EDT ****

[Clio the Leo]

President expected to announce the departure of Rham Emmanuel and the selection of Pete Rouse as Chief of Staff

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/president-obama-makes-a-personnel-announcement

[Clio the Leo]

1. While we wait .... Chris Cilliza answers Qs about Rham ... via the Magic 8 Ball

http://ht.ly/2MRMw

[Clio the Leo]

2. There was an intelligence briefing scheduled before this and....

... last night a video purporting to show Bin Laden surfaced.

You do the math. ;)

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Alleged-Bin-Laden-Tape-Hits-Internet-104150999.html

[babylonsister]

On now, 11:23am ET. nt

[Clio the Leo]

3. Starting now. nt

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4. POTUS: "Welcome to the least suspenseful announcement of all time." nt

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5. Obama "When I asked Rahm to take the job, he was not allowed to say no." nt

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6. "he has exceeded all of my expectations...."

"we could not have accomplished what we did without him."

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7. of Rouse, "since the moment I came into the Senate, he has been ..."

"one of my closest and most influential advisers."

[Clio the Leo]

8. "Joke around the WH, 'let's let Pete fix it' and he does......"

"and we have plenty of problems to solve."

[Clio the Leo]

9. "these gentleman have two different styles..."

gets a big laugh from the room (filled with staff.)

[gateley]

10. Rahm looks downright ecstatic! I've never seen him smile so much. It's got to

be a tremendous feeling of freedom after having all that stress and responsibility to be able to leave it behind.

Obama's doing a fabulous job as MC!

[Clio the Leo]

32. yep nt

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11. "Pete has never seen a mic or a camera that he LIKES." nt

[Love Bug]

12. Rahm, we hardly knew ye....

:sarcasm:

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13. Rahm gets two big hugs from the President. nt

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14. Rahm "This is a slightly better reception than I get at my barmitzpah." nt

[Clio the Leo]

15. Sounded as if he got a bit choked up as he called Chicago "the best city in the world." nt

[gateley]

16. The guys on MSNBC were saying that Rahm is a brilliant political strategist. nt

[Clio the Leo]

31. Should get more credit for the '06 take over of the House than he does. nt

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17. "Great time to return to Chicago ... the Bears are 3-0." nt

[Enrique]

18. warming up in the back room...

getting ready for his White House debut...

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30. ha! nt

[Clio the Leo]

19. Rahm to the President "Thank you for being the toughest leader the world could ask for..."

".. during one of the toughest times the world has faced."

[gateley]

21. Very touching and powerful speech by Rahm, IMO. nt

[Clio the Leo]

26. Awesome speech. Everyone should catch it later if you missed. nt

[jaxx]

20. K&R

This is a meaningful moment.

I hope everyone is watching.

[Clio the Leo]

22. crying as he talks about his family...

.... and how they worked for the American dream.

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23. thanks the President in his patience in working with him...

"I'm sure you learned some words you've never heard before."

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24. "I leave with comfort knowing Pete Rouse is" (taking over.) nt

[gateley]

25. Thank you again, Clio, for being our DU reporter! nt

[Clio the Leo]

28. welcome! nt

[monmouth]

34. Wow Clio, I wasn't able to watch but your notes made me feel like

I was there. Many thanks.

[Clio the Leo]

37. Thank you but I missed a BUNCH....

... Rahm gave a great little speech.

[AlinPA]

27. I thought Emmanuels' parting speech was great-sincere and professional.

[Clio the Leo]

29. Aaron Sorkin couldn't have written it better. nt :-)

[Spazito]

33. Damn, I missed it...

I hope there will be a replay/video link posted soon, it sounds like it was a good one!

[Clio the Leo]

36. There will be. I'll watch for it and post.

But if you aren't already a Youtube subscriber to...

http://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse

and

http://www.youtube.com/user/BarackObamadotcom

do so! Good stuff!

[Spazito]

39. Thanks, Clio! I appreciate any links you can provide! n/t

[CitizenLeft]

46. thanks, Clio, for the link, I just watched it

Very moving! I knew nothing about Rahm's background except for the references to his brother Ari.

[Clio the Leo]

35. One thing that will be interesting to watch...

.... when the President has his next inevitable legislative failure .... without a prominent figure like Rahm to blame ..... will some on the left place all the blame on the him? Or will they be more understanding of the process.

We shall see....

[NYC_SKP]

38. Picture #2: If that's how Rahm does a Fist Bump, then he really needed to go.

Seriously, my 84 year old mom can do a fistbump...

:fistbump:

:hi:

[gateley]

40. Then he'd better take Biden with him!

:hi:

[Clio the Leo]

41. Well that settles it, Ethan Gibbs for Chief of Staff!

[NYC_SKP]

44. Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' bout.

Right on, my little O.G.!

:fistbump:

:P

[Clio the Leo]

42. And here's the video....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7WLTS9LY0U&feature=sub

[Spazito]

45. Thanks Clio!

I just watched it, it was very moving. There certainly is no question of the genuine respect and affection President Obama and Rahm Emanuel have for each other.

Thanks again for the link!

[KoKo]

43. What is that second Photo? A fist/finger or a "F-U" Weird...Anyone have explanation?

I'm probably "out of the loop" with the latest hand signals. Maybe they both loved "Star Treck" ...the other generations. :eyes: