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Rahm Emanuel. Captain F-Bomb. Possibly the current politician with the least self-censorship.

He is our new Chief of Staff.

Emanuel brings more to the Obama staff than colorful language. In fact, he brings something very important: a pro-Israel mindset. While I'm no guru when it comes to economic and foreign affairs, even I know that this is a good thing. Israel is a great ally, and many of us who are further right and less brainwashed than, let's say, your average Daily Kos reader, were worried about the President Elect's anti-Israeli contacts getting the best of his easily-influenced young mind.

But enough about the silly, meaningful things I like about Emanuel. Let's get to the good stuff:

• Rahm Emanuel once mailed a dead fish to a pollster who annoyed him.
• At a post-Lewinski appearance with Former President Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Emanuel told Blair, “This is important. Don’t f*** it up.”
• As Chairman of the Democratic Caucus, Emanuel once told Democrats not to make appearances on the Colbert Report to "avoid embarrassing themselves."
  

Warning: The following video implies dirty, dirty words. You have been warned.