Yep, the guy who tells the towns people that the Emperor has no cloths is usually not every popular.
CNBC being one of the faithful organs of the Obama administration I am surprised that he was invited on the network to begin with.
I think whoever set up that block will be receiving some coaching from their supervisor about the importance of vetting their commentators. These shows like to have a good idea what the guest is going to say before they get on the air.
They want it to look unscripted but they also do not want any surprises. I think this guy surprised them.
Funny thing is; if they had more surprises like this their ratings would improve. They might even move from the propaganda pool to the real news category.