CS: “rso is not a litvak he is a chossid(by his own admission at least on another thread)”
Gee! You have a better memory than me! While it’s true, I don’t remember mentioning it. And I don’t consider it an admission; I consider it a matter of pride 🙂
“So it really rankles when the Rebbe is a non source, but the Chofetz Chaim is kodesh kodoshim”
Sorry, but that’s the way I see it. The Chofetz Chaim was seen as Kodesh Kodashim by virtually all layers of his generation including the greatest and most famous chassidishe rebbes of his time. (I write virtually because I have heard more than once lubavitcers denigrating him, calling him a snag and the like. And let me stress, I have heard it DIRECTLY from lubavichers who are mashpi’im and high-ups in chabad mosdos, not from someone who just heard it from a lubaicher.) Your rebbe, on the other hand, was a controversial figure and many in the chassidic and litvishe worlds don’t see him as Kodesh, let alone Kodesh Kodashim.
One final point: I am not a Satmarer or Satmar inclined in any way. I find their kanno’us disturbing and often disgusting. My lack of awe for your rebbe does not stem from kanno’us.