Posted on 02/20/2009 12:48:53 PM PST by Sub-Driver
CNBC's Santelli Invited to the White House By Jeff Poor Created 2009-02-20 15:45
Will wonders ever cease? First, a NBC network airs its Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor reporter making a call to action [1] against all the populism that has inundated the political dialogue over the past six months. Now, the same reporter, Rick Santelli, has been invited by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs to the White House.
On CNBC's "Street Signs" Feb. 20, Santelli told viewers he would accept Gibbs invitation and although his critics thought he was over-the-top [2], he still felt good about his impassioned plea.
"Well, I tell you what Melissa Lee," Santelli said. "It's been a wild afternoon, but I do want to point out - I do believe I was invited to the White House by Mr. Gibbs and I want to let him know, I would love to. I would love to accept and the decaf sounds good, but I prefer tea, but thank you for bring this into the forefront. This is an issue that means a lot to everybody and I'm glad it's getting a high degree of introspection, debate and I think that's essential. I feel really good about that."
Gibbs in his Feb. 20 White House press briefing had urged Santelli to become familiar with the plan before he started criticizing it. Santelli said he would be happy to, but he hinted the last major piece of legislation that involved the public's tax money - the $787 billion stimulus plan - was forced through Congress without anyone reading it.
"Listen, I'd be more than happy to read any plan," Santelli said. "You know, I know that many congressmen didn't read the three-quarter of a trillion dollar, 1100-page plan. But, I'd love to show up. I want a dialogue. Enlighten me, enlighten America. Make us see the light. We want to be participating. We want this to work. We just want to all feel we're being treated fairly and equally."
Steve Liesman is terrible.
Hit the mute or immediately fast foward
Admiral Ackbar’s “It’s a trap!” scene
(YouTube link):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dddAi8FF3F4
Got any other links that you can post to highlight the fact that I can’t get to them from here?
/sarc :)
CNN probably asked the White House Press office to invite him there to straighten him out.
DECLINE the invitation!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rick Santelli will soon pay his respect to the Chicago Don. What make you think he'll return?
Like I said... Everybody on cnbc but Santelli is a paid hack shilling for the markets. They give Santelli free reign but then make him out to be a kook so he isn’t too damaging. The token roque libertarian fanatic.
I agree.
Art Cashin and a few other guests are sometime tolerable.
LOL that’s hilarious, I’ve never seen that
It will be very enlightening if he suddenly gets quiet about 0bama’s economic policies after going to the WH.
Email him about it.
Trader meets Traitor....The SMACKDOWN.
Amen....unless Rick comes out AGREEING with Barry, his wn MOTHER won’t recognize what they say about him.
PILE ON!! Come on fellow Republicans .......This is the time to MAKE YOUR POINTS!! HELP RICK...PILE ON abou this CRAPPY BILL!
We need to call Gibbs out. A tactic once understood is no longer a tactic.
Gibbs is using intimidation, with a smile. Velvet glove, iron fist.
Yes but about that ‘glove’ ‘fist’ thing. I believe that Obama’s administration picked up the velvet glove/iron fist metaphor from Lincoln - I read about it online when Obama’s admistration began posturing this way in order to expediently discard their bipartisan masks.
But Zero and his administration know nothing about velvet gloves, they have been rampaging through the china department like bulls. They also know nothing about iron strength as they sway in the domestic and international political winds like feeble saplings. It bothers me that THE ONE or his minions ever dared to lay claim to either strength or diplomacy.
Yes, and don’t drink the decaf.
DID CNBC REMOVE THE POLL ?
I voted earlier, but I just searched for 10 minutes and it appears to be missing now!
Votes reached “94% YES” and they pulled it??
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