Rahm Buttoned-Up For Mayoral Run
When there were only hints that Rahm Emanuel would make a run for Mayor of Chicago, the button makers were weeks ahead of him.
Playing on Emanuel's reputation as temperamental owning a colorful vocabulary, Zazzle, for $2.95 each offers "Rahm Emanuel for Mayor we can #$@% believe in." Several other companies offer the more gentle approach with "Rhambo in 2011."
Even before joining the White House as President Obama's Chief of Staff, Emanuel, who served as an Illinois senator, had gained a reputation for being direct and candid. Colorful while in Washington, D.C. photos of Emanuel, for example, thumbing his nose at a friend during President Obama's inauguration, made it on the front pages of newspapers nationally.
That photo is expected to be used on buttons expressing Emanuel’s sentiment towards his opponents as well as critics who doubt he can win in his hometown. However, savvy and saucy, Emanuel is known to be a bit of a political magician and wields a great deal of power in the Windy City. With leftover campaign money from his senate bid, Emanuel returns home with change in his pocket.
Savvy and saucy, Emanuel is known to be a bit of a political magician and wields a great deal of power still in the Windy city where politics are very much theater and campaign slogans can often be witty and used as weapons.
Opponents already said they plan to make buttons that say ABRE for "Anyone but Rahm Emanuel" and expect a few expressing "tutu" humor, taking shots at Emanuel's years as a ballet dancer.
A teary-eyed Emanuel announced his departure on Friday, Oct. 1.
Posted by Lori Rotenberk
