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CNBC's Rick Santelli Hammers Obama on Subsidizing "Losers' Mortgages" - Video 2/19/09
Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | February 19, 2009 | BrianinMO

Posted on 02/19/2009 10:26:54 AM PST by Federalist Patriot

This is just amazing! Rick Santelli of CNBC on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade this morning absolutely calls out President Barack Obama on his plan to essentially make taxpayers pay for people who took out bad mortgages. Santelli says:

'The government is promoting bad behavior... do we really want to subsidize the losers' mortgages... This is America! How many of you people want to pay for your neighbor's mortgage? President Obama are you listening? How about we all stop paying our mortgage! It's a moral hazard.'
He even suggests what we may need is another "Boston Tea Party!" . . . . (Watch Video)

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: mortgage; obama; ricksantelli; santelli
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1 posted on 02/19/2009 10:26:54 AM PST by Federalist Patriot
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To: Federalist Patriot

already been posted twice today.


2 posted on 02/19/2009 10:27:27 AM PST by RetiredArmy (Obama, liberals, dimocrats, socialists, communists - THEY are the enemy. MY enemies.)
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To: RetiredArmy

Sorry if that’s the case. I skimmed through headlines and didn’t catch it.


3 posted on 02/19/2009 10:28:07 AM PST by Federalist Patriot
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To: Federalist Patriot

Everyone is excited because someone in the MSM stated the obvious?

What’s the big deal? It’s not going to be the start of a trend in MSM reporting, that’s for sure.


4 posted on 02/19/2009 10:31:21 AM PST by PGR88
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To: PGR88

The ‘big deal’ is its a NBC show.

Its like catching a Roman Catholic Cardinal at a porn theater.


5 posted on 02/19/2009 10:41:34 AM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
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To: PGR88

no because the traders all around him SPONTANEOUSLY STARTED CHEERING.

ONe trader even jumped on camera and suggested “we should all stop paying our mortgages. Paying your mortgage is a moral hazard!”

The was not just a commentator stating the obvious, this was a commentator surrounded by the working stiff traders EXPOSING THE HOME BAILOUT AS AN UTTER FRAUD!

they can dismiss one person, they can’t dismisss all the rest.


6 posted on 02/19/2009 10:44:32 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Federalist Patriot; Constitution Day
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7 posted on 02/19/2009 10:45:51 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Federalist Patriot
He'll be out of a job before long. The facist libs will demand his head.
8 posted on 02/19/2009 10:46:05 AM PST by Major Matt Mason (The Kenyan Keynesian will bankrupt this nation.)
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To: Federalist Patriot

I just love the passion of the Italians we say the Truth even if it hurts and sometimes we sort of stretch it a bit.


9 posted on 02/19/2009 10:47:48 AM PST by Rappini ("Pro deo et Patria.)
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To: Major Matt Mason
He'll be out of a job before long. The facist libs will demand his head.

There's always FOX Business :)

10 posted on 02/19/2009 10:47:51 AM PST by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: Major Matt Mason

Stop the negative sarcsam. This is the start of something big imo!


11 posted on 02/19/2009 10:48:21 AM PST by ground_fog
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To: martin_fierro

LOL!!!

Looks like a legitimate “urgent need” to me!


12 posted on 02/19/2009 10:49:57 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: Federalist Patriot; longtermmemmory
Santelli's statement (which I transcribed so I could post it on Facebook):

“You know, the government is promoting bad behavior! Because we certainly don’t want to put stimulus pork and give people a whopping 8 or 10 bucks and think they ought to save it, and in terms of modifications…

I’ll tell you what, I have an idea. You know, the new administration is big on computers and technology. How about this, President and new administration? Why don’t you put up a website to have people vote on the Internet as a referendum to see if we really want to subsidize the losers’ mortgages, or would we like to at least buy cars and buy houses in foreclosure and give them to people that might have to chance to actually prosper down the road, and reward people that could CARRY the water, instead of DRINK the water!”


13 posted on 02/19/2009 10:52:24 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: Constitution Day

Santelli 2012!


14 posted on 02/19/2009 10:53:24 AM PST by dfwgator (1996 2006 2008 - Good Things Come in Threes)
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To: Federalist Patriot
How about we all stop paying our mortgage!

No, how about we stop paying our taxes? The British did it back in the days of the poll tax, and got real changes. They can't put us all in jail.

15 posted on 02/19/2009 10:54:19 AM PST by ccmay (Too much Law; not enough Order.)
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To: Rappini

“I just love the passion of the Italians...”

I especially love the PATRIOTISM of the Italian community in America! They’ve managed to retain their Italian identity on one level, but are 100% American and love this country. Ditto for the Americans of Norwegian descent.


16 posted on 02/19/2009 10:58:43 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (I feel much better since I gave up hope.)
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To: Federalist Patriot

Thanks for the post.


17 posted on 02/19/2009 11:01:50 AM PST by GOPJ (Do you see $20,000 tulip bulbs for sale? Only a fool tries to prop up bubble prices.)
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To: RetiredArmy
already been posted twice today.

Really? I hadn't seen it.

18 posted on 02/19/2009 11:22:06 AM PST by Cobra64
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To: dfwgator
Santelli 2012!

BTTT!

19 posted on 02/19/2009 11:52:54 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: longtermmemmory

I like his words, but notice how the “sober” talking-heads in the studio slapped Santelli down, and made fun of him. THAT is what you can expect from the MSM, regardless if 90% of Americans are against the stimulus plan, the MSM (esp. NBC) still has their ideology to peddle.


20 posted on 02/19/2009 12:00:42 PM PST by PGR88
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