Posted on 02/20/2009 12:17:39 PM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
The White House is lashing out publicly and personally at a CNBC reporter whose attack on President Barack Obama’s anti-foreclosure plan caught fire on the Internet on Thursday.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs jumped at the chance to go after the CNBC journalist, Rick Santelli, when a question about his bracing critique was asked at Friday’s news briefing.
“I’ve watched Mr. Santelli on cable the past 24 hours or so. I’m not entirely sure where Mr. Santelli lives or in what house he lives but the American people are struggling every day to meet their mortgages, stay in their jobs, pay their bills, send their kids to school,” Gibbs said. “I think we left a few months ago the adage that if it was good for a derivatives trader that it was good for Main Street. I think the verdict is in on that,” the press secretary said, poking directly at the cable journalist, who reports from the trading floor at the Chicago Board of Trade.
Gibbs insisted Santelli was misinformed when he said Obama’s program would amount to a transfer of money from prudent taxpayers to those who had taken reckless risks.
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Boo Hoo Obama.....get used to Revolution is the Solution!!
“crazy, isn’t it!”
The crowd is madding.
Go to YouTube.com and type in Santelli.
There are several recent videos of him on air. Click on each of them to bump up his viewer rating.
If you have a DIGG or other file sharing account, bump each video or article you read about Santelli there as well.
(On DIGG, the now famous video ‘rant’ has over a thousand diggs).
Lucy,
I’ve been fearful, too. No more. You might be surprised at the comments you get. I have been.
It’s the brownshirts that are the problem....Gibbs just let them know ...they might have a job to do!
Hey Gibby....your friends SPENT TOO MUCH!!! They were STUPID IDIOTS!
Typical Alinskyite behavior. Personalize. Bare teeth. Intimidate. Did all but order a hit on the guy’s dog. (To be seen.)
First Rush, now Rick.....will Rick CRUMBLE when he goes to the White House to have his “mmeeting”??? Or maybe he’ll fly on Air Force 1.....worked for Kathleen Parker.
Now THAT'S bumper sticker material.
That’s what I was thinking. Why even say that? These people are scum.
Amen to your thoughts...
Glenn Beck is also doing his We Surround Them project which also advocates local meeting and action.
How can we get both, and other groups, to work together?
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Send a response to Glenn Beck. He seems like a guy who’d love a tea party?! If not, see if there’s a contact somewhere to call in his organization. He’s also on the radio. You might try there also.
Let me know if I can help. :)
Will the average biased corrupted journalists still belong to the OOOOPS-bama fan club?
Finally someone tells him in public that we do not reward bad behavior!!
Go Mr. Santelli!!
Carling:
yes the media created him out of nothing, that is why we call him zero.
Obama knows he has to keep that image or he will be in huge trouble, that is why these attacks take place. Obama’s image is all he has, the longer he can hold that image the better for him.
Republicans can get away with attacking reporters they just never learned from Reagan. Reagan knew how to handle reporters and he did it with humor and finesse.
Helen:
Why do you think one of the reasons Obama brought in Clinton. She has the files. And of course he didn’t want descending opinions with in the party (keep your enemy close.)
I really don’t think Obama knows what he’s up against.
I believe he said "Do we want to help the people who "carry the water" or "drink the water".... classic :)
Added to the list: Obama's Fourth week in office
The White House is lashing out publicly and personally at a CNBC reporter whose attack on President Barack Obama’s anti-foreclosure plan caught fire on the Internet on Thursday. Robert Gibbs jumped at the chance to go after the CNBC journalist, Rick Santelli. “I’m not entirely sure where sure where Mr. Santelli lives, or in what house he lives…”.
Chas W. Freeman Jr. former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia is about to be named as Chairman of the National Intelligence Council. Freeman is noted for his belief that that ALL MUSLIM TERRORISM stems from Israel's battle with the Palestinians.
Obama’s Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he wants to consider taxing motorists based on how many miles they drive rather than how much gasoline they burn — an idea that has angered drivers in some (every) states where it has been proposed.
Obama orderes an in-depth study of the prison camps to decipher whether the terrorists and alleged terrorists at Gitmo are properly treated and that U.S. troops are abiding by the Geneva Conventions. The report,shows that Gitmo “complies with the humanitarian requirements of the Geneva conventions” and that the prisoners are treated with dignity.
Obama’s Attorney General Eric Holder described the United States Wednesday as a nation of cowards on matters of Race
President Barack Obama said Friday that residents of the US Gulf Coast still are trying to rebuild three years after Hurricane Katrina and have not received the support they deserve from Washington.
The Obama administration pledges to the Palestinian Authority it will closely monitor Jewish construction in the West Bank and will protest any new housing developments in the biblical territory.
Obama wants to drop sanctions against the murderous military junta in Burma (Myanmar)
The Environmental Protection Agency says that it will consider whether to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from coal plants, in a potential reversal of Bush administration policy.
Lisa Jackson, the new E.P.A. administrator under Obama, has granted its petition that the agency reconsider a controversial decision in December by Stephen Johnson, the Bush administration’s E.P.A. administrator, stating that officials weighing federal applications by utilities to build new coal-fired power plants cannot consider their greenhouse gas output.
Obama states his opposition to the Fairness Doctrine while historically supporting the suppression of talk radio by FCC “Ownership Diversity”
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to act for the first time to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that scientists blame for the warming of the planet, according to top Obama administration officials. The decision would have a profound impact on transportation, manufacturing costs and how utilities generate power.
Obama Stimulus Saves Microsoft Billionaire Hundreds Of Millions
the White House is looking to install a small video or computer screen into the podium used by the president for press conferences and events in the White House. "It would make it easier for the communications guys to pass along information without being obvious about it," says the adviser.
Obama is disses the Brit's most famous and stalwart leader, Winston Churchill by returning the most famous bust of the man loaned to this country by the United Kingdom in the aftermath of 9//11
Obama has begun to indicate that he's willing to reconsider the Bush administration’s push to deploy a ballistic missile defense system, contrary to his repeated campaign promises to the contrary.
Obama's main advisor David Axelrod changes his goes back on Obama's position on the Fairness doctrine. He would not give definitive answer and left room for the Fairness Doctrine to be revisited.
Obama administration will participate in planning for a UN conference on racism dubbed "Durban II," despite concerns that the meeting will be used by Arab nations and others to demonize Israel.
(The first three weeks may be viewed on my profile page)
Fair enough .. this is more accurate anyway:
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