Monday, November 10, 2008

Check it Out

This was a 2005 roast of Rahm Emanuel at a benefit for CURE which is a Chicago-based non-profit that raises money for research in pediatric epilepsy. Susan Axelrod, the founder, is married to David Axelrod, Obama's campaign strategist.

I couldn't figure out how to post this video despite numerous tries, but check it out:

Wow. It's really so cool to see our next PRESIDENT standing in front of the word EPILEPSY. Maybe we'll get somewhere.

2 comments:

  1. It's good to know that people in the inner circle have had experience on a personal level with the issue of disability. My guess is that David Axelrod's child has epilepsy? That they had that going on and didn't make a huge issue of it speaks volumes to me. I hope that this broadens into a respect for all people with disabilities.

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  2. Jeneva, the Axelrods do have a daughter with a severe seizure disorder and developmental disabilities -- and I hadn't thought about how remarkable it was that Obama didn't bring that up at any point, especially given Palin's public airing of her so-called love and experience of families with special needs kids.

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