Footage emerges of Obama poking fun at 'foul-mouthed' Rahm Emanuel

Jews and Israelis lauded U.S. president-elect Barack Obama's pick of Rahm Emanuel for chief of staff last week.

Emanuel, known for a tough but savvy approach to politics, has enjoyed close relationships with both Obama and several other Democratic powerhouses, including the Clintons.

C-SPAN recently rebroadcast a 2005 celebrity roast of Emanuel, in which both Hillary Clinton and Obama take on their fiery old friend.

The roast was held at a fundraiser hosted by Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy. On the agenda was Emanuel's unusual name, and even more so, his famous temper.