If Raines is advocating the forcible transfer of money from those who rightfully earned it to those who irresponsibly wasted what they had, then this might be an inappropriate descriptor. thief /θif/ [theef] –noun, plural thieves. a person who steals, esp. secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny. The correct word for someone who takes valuables by force is "robber".
Forged Fannie Mae docs article Rush was talking about
http://www.washingtonpost.com:80/wp-dyn/articles/A32845-2005Apr6.html
Rush is connecting criminal activity to those who are the subject of this 2004 hearing (send it to everyone you know): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs