Video: Mayor Rahm Emanuel Rags on Republicans in Iowa

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Nov 20, 2011 8:00PM

Mayor Rahm Emanuel traveled to Iowa yesterday to speak at the Iowa Democratic Party’s Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Des Moines. Emanuel joked around before he launched into his stump speech touting President Barack Obama's achievements. He poked fun at all of the Republican presidential candidates, calling them turkeys. "I never thought I'd say this," Emanuel said. "I'm beginning to miss the wisdom of Sarah Palin."

He made it obvious that Mitt Romney is the only candidate he takes seriously when he focused his arguments against him, saying, "Can we afford Mitt Romney's leadership?"

The video below is from C-SPAN, and we cut it to start at Emanuel's introduction by Iowa Democratic Party Chair Sue Dvorsky. The video is clearest when played full screen.