Rahm Emanuel

By Pareene Obama likes to play sports, watch sports and talk sports. (Even his favorite TV shows, "Mad Men" and "Entourage," are set in male-dominated worlds.) So the Obama aides who can do that, like Robert Gibbs, have a deeper personal connection with the president than someone like Rahm Emanuel, t...

Maybe the White House needs to consider putting its version of enforcers on the ice to hammer conservatives. Can Joe Biden drop his gloves? Should Rahm Emanuel take off his helmet? Can Robert Gibbs learn to skate? Obama might be the political version of Wayne Gretzky: a once-a-generation...

There will also be a bit of a carnival atmosphere, since the White House set up a dunk tank to allow members of Congress to soak their favorite, or least favorite, Obama aides. Chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, congressional liaison Phil Schiliro, spokesman Robert Gibbs and budget director Pet...

By The Huffington Post News Team totally mundane event PLUS dollop of "insider" jargon ("upper press") x URGENT LEADER ("Spotted!") = START CLEARING OUT ROOM AT THE NEWSEUM, FOR THIS STUFF!!! Here's a bonus: This is a five second video of Valerie Jarrett handing Rahm Emanuel a Blackberry. It was picked up by Politico, as...

By The Huffington Post News Team In addition to chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, who accepted the post today, Obama has reportedly selected his campaign's chief strategist, David Axelrod, to be his senior adviser in the White House, according to ABC News. In addition, Robert Gibbs, a campaign spokesman known for his steady...