CBS aired a rare interview with Rahm Emanuel last night. Among the usual blather about how much Emanuel swears and his penchant for political hardball, Katie Couric was given a tour of Rahm's White House office. Next to Emanuel's desk computer was another device: a GPS tracking system.
According to Couric, Emanuel uses the device to track the major players at the White House, including the president, first lady, vice president, second lady, and their family members. The readout shows where each person is, right down to the very room they're in. Presumably the GPS is activated through its quarries' cell phones, which emit an electronic signal that can be pinpointed. For some reason, CBS was allowed to point a camera at the device's screen. If you look carefully, you'll notice two names at the bottom who are listed as being in Chicago -- "SAP David" and "SAP Valerie". That would be Senior Advisors to the President David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett.
Given what a ruthless and paranoid political operator Emanuel is, the fact that he's tracking the most powerful men in the world via GPS is concerning. This sort of cell phone stalking is usually reserved for the National Security Agency, which has often abused the power. The only way to stop a cell phone from emitting a traceable signal is to remove its battery -- something Republicans might want to consider next time they're at the White House.
Watch the full interview here:
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