The
strangest concept I've presented on this blog is my overwhelming
conviction that Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, is a Golem. I mean
that quite literally, an impression I'll flesh out (pun intended)
toward the end of today's piece. Calling someone a Golem is,
admittedly, something that can be made up (say) for dramatic effect
or to call attention to a particularly loathsome personality. But, I
assure you, I speak quite literally.
The
current flap about Obama's library isn't, however, something that can
be made up. You just can't make up stuff like that, so I'll quote the
gist of this story in a moment. I almost fell out of my chair, tears
of bitter laughter streaming down my face, as I read this editorial
in the Chicago Tribune's April 21, 2014 edition, which is headlined:
“Nix
the $100 million for Obama library,” under which appears this
subheadline:
“Presidential
archives should be privately funded. Ask Clinton, the Bushes...”
QUOTE*:
Illinois
taxpayers could be on the hook for $100 million, plus interest, for a
presidential library in Chicago. Never mind that...Illinois faces
billions in unpaid bills.
At
a meeting Thursday in Chicago that was supposed to be for discussion
only, the [Illinois] House executive committee voted to borrow $100
million to help finance a presidential library for...Obama.
Testifying in favor of the borrowing were House Speaker Michael
Madigan and Mayor Rahm Emanuel. They characterized the money as
insurance to boost Chicago's chances of hosting the library. New York
and Hawaii are among Chicago's competitors.
The
$100 million borrowing bill now heads to the full House, although
Republicans on the executive committee are crying foul. They weren't
at Thursday's meeting for various reasons – no votes were
scheduled, for one...
Using
a procedural maneuver now in question, the Democrats took the liberty
of using the quorum from a previous executive committee meeting,
which had been recessed rather than adjourned. Then they took “leave”
of the roll call, meaning the bill passed without opposition. That's
a common procedure used for committee votes on noncontroversial
issues. Rather than take the time of a formal roll call, the chairman
asks the leading committee member from the other party for permission
to record the vote as unanimous. But there was no permission granted
Thursday because no Republicans were there.
Sullivan
[the leading Republican on the executive committee] and others are
protesting, and Madigan's spokesman indicated the committee may have
to take the vote again.
:UNQUOTE.
How
to interpret committee Democrats' intentions
I
can't imagine why the Democrats tried such a maneuver in the first
place. Didn't they have enough votes on this committee to overcome
GOP opposition to this kind of spending? Was there any overriding
reason why this vote had to take place now? The article itself
doesn't give any clue concerning either of these questions. Nor does
it address if a determined GOP minority could somehow thwart a vote
by fellow committee members.
Trying
to pull a stunt like this only makes the Democrats look bad. So I
have to assume that a deal had been cut whereby the GOP would get
something in return for allowing such chicanery. But perhaps either
the GOP got cold feet or the deal fell through.
There
is only one force on earth that could have insisted on such a vote –
and that is the Golem Rahm. He wants this library in Chicago so
desperately, he would be willing to go to any lengths to get it. In
support of his own eventual bid for the US presidency, he's got to
make himself look good. And what better way than glorifying Chicago,
while in the process providing nice juicy construction contracts to
the politically connected – all on the other guy's dime. The
negative impact of such an immense borrowing wouldn't be felt in full
until Rahm has the presidential nomination safely in hand.
A
well-planted Golem indeed
I'm
going to link you an article concerning my initial assertion of Rahm
as a Golem, which will serve as a good foundation for what I'm about
to add:
The
strongest argument for Rahm-as-Golem is the fact that he, much like
Barack Obama, came out of nowhere to assume national prominence. That
requires backing, much of which came from wealthy Jewish financier
Bruce Wasserstein (now deceased). Creating the Golem wasn't enough,
he had to be made effective. And giving Rahm a job in his firm helped
secure a $16.2 million fortune in the space of 2.5 years. Even though
Rahm had no experience in finance. [It's amazing that this
accelerated enrichment is so rarely mentioned in the media.]
I
doubt Wasserstein had anything to do with creating this Golem, but he
served his masters well by financing him. I noticed that
Wasserstein's father came from Poland, which had a Jewish community
well-acquainted with the “myth” of the Golem. This community also
became painfully aware that the old model of the Golem as a kind of
freakish, lumbering Frankenstein's monster who could save the day was
out of date. A new kind of Golem was needed to stop the Nazis or any
similar malevolent force, one who could blend in and (behind the
scenes of course) corrupt a nation's power structure toward its
backers' ends.
The
biggest concern for Rahm's creators is whether their creation will
spin out of control and prove counterproductive to their plans.
Rahm's temper is still there, but not as prominently noted in the
media as it had been. So a decision is pending before the Council (as
it were): “Are we confident enough in Rahm to continue to guide him
into the US presidency or must we destroy him now? The option to
destroy would have to mean that the US presidency has become
irrelevant to our plans. But since Rahm firmly believes he's destined
to become president, his fury would know no bounds if we were to tell
him of any change in our plans to elevate him. And God knows what he
would do to us in revenge. For that reason, we would have to destroy
him if we should determine he should not become President.”
Golems
don't have souls but they can acquire egos – leading to a view of
themselves as center of the universe or perhaps even its master. Keep
an eye on Rahm for any signs of a growing ego. That won't be hard to
do, since egos in creatures lacking souls tend to grow exponentially.
And sometimes that causes them to think they can get away with
outrageous actions such as this recent $100 million vote. But also
take due note, based on what I wrote above, if Rahm should suddenly
decease.
As
to why people like Michael Madigan would go along with such a
borrowing scheme, they were probably too terrified to resist –
suspecting that Rahm is somehow more than meets the eye. And that
fear testifies to a power which is keenly felt but not really
understood. As for Madigan himself being relevant to any of this, he
is just a cipher in the long-term scheme of things yet to come.
As
for who created this Golem, we need only reflect on Rahm's middle
name – Israel - for a clue. The Zionist community is small
worldwide, though it is concentrated in Israel. Small groups have to
make big decisions as to how to concentrate their resources to
maximize their effectiveness. Obtaining nuclear weapons was seen as
useful but not any kind of ultimate guarantor of Israel's security.
So I'm convinced that the Israeli government spent a great deal of
money, time, and effort in order to perfect Golem-creation
technology.
And
the end product of that research was Rahm Emanuel. Are there others?
Perhaps, but too many would be too hard to control. One sure clue
would be to follow the money. But with so much secrecy in the air
these days, that's going to be increasingly hard to do.
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Steven
Searle, just another member of the
Virtual
Samgha of the Lotus and former candidate
for
US President (in 2008 & 2012)
Contact
me at bpa_cinc@yahoo.com
Footnote:
QUOTE*:
I took the liberty of omitting entire paragraphs without so
indicating by use of ellipsis marks. And I combined sentences from
more than one paragraph into one only. This made for easier reading
and did not compromise what this editorial was trying to say.
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