Saturday Night Live Parodies Rahm Emanuel

By Saturday Night Live

November 24, 2008

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Andy Samberg recently played White House Chief of Staff designate, Rahm Emmanuel, on Saturday Night Live. Samberg emphasized his character's dedication Obama's message of hope and change and challenged those who assert he is hyper-partisan and prone to "bare-knuckle" tactics by saying: "to anyone thinking about crossing me, I will [expletive] end you!"

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