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WH lashes out at CNBC's Santelli
Politico ^ | February 20, 2009 | JOSH GERSTEIN

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: achillwind; acorn; chicagomafia; cnbc; concreteshoes; fanniemae; freddiemac; gibbs; liberty; mortgage; obama; obamunism; santelli; staterunmedia; teaparty; threat; tyranny
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To: jessduntno

.................................nope


61 posted on 02/20/2009 12:27:50 PM PST by jessduntno (Play it: http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1039849853&play=1)
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To: silverleaf
Gibbs is a despicable liitle grub, isn’t he? A pasty twerp punk who probably has to pay for dates.


62 posted on 02/20/2009 12:27:51 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Mr. President, Why am I being punished with a bailout?)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Mr Santelli!!

Please report to Ft Macey, ASAP;-()


63 posted on 02/20/2009 12:28:10 PM PST by geo40xyz (BE PREPARED: Geo The Engineer says its HUSSEIN & the MSM fault for next 4 years:-))
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To: rbg81

The war on investors intensifies. The rats have barely begun on their war on investors. Card check, nationalized health care, minimum wage, and CO2 regulations will soon be unleashed. The rats will attempt to divide the opposition by throwing money at certain groups. The overall message is clear. Unfortunately for the rats, investors as a whole cannot be coerced. Investment drives employment over the long run so the rats dream of high employment will turn into a nightmare.


64 posted on 02/20/2009 12:28:10 PM PST by businessprofessor
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Move over Joe the Plumber!


65 posted on 02/20/2009 12:28:17 PM PST by freespirited (Help save humanity. Cure the RINOvirus.)
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To: Steve Van Doorn
I have to get Obama credit in one thing. He knows how to work the media to his advantage. Bush never understood how important it is to keep a good image.

You got that right, maybe the biggest failure of the whole 8 years.

66 posted on 02/20/2009 12:28:18 PM PST by Travis T. OJustice (Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy. FUBO!)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

This is one issue where 0bama hasn’t done the math. The percentage of Americans who are current in their mortgage and make their payments on time is considerably more than the percentage of “troubled” mortgages.

I was talking to Mrs. Henkster who runs the family books; we got out first mortgage in 1987. During those 21 1/2 years, we never EVER were even so much as late on a payment. My guess is that many Americans are in the same position, and the idea that they are being forced to pay their own mortgage PLUS the mortgage of others who had less financial sense is going to rub the wrong way.


67 posted on 02/20/2009 12:28:25 PM PST by henkster (0bamanomics: "I'll loan you all the money you need to get out of debt.")
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To: Skid Marx

“This is America. How many of you people want to pay for your neighbor’s mortgage that has an extra bathroom and can’t pay their bills? Raise their hand.”

There were boos.

“President Obama are you listening?” Santelli asked.

Santelli said, “We’re thinking about having a Chicago tea party in July. All you capitalists that want to show up to Lake Michigan, I’m going to start organizing it! We’re going to be dumping in some derivative securities, what do you think about that?”


68 posted on 02/20/2009 12:28:35 PM PST by jessduntno (Play it: http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1039849853&play=1)
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To: DJ MacWoW
How childish.

Not sure you understand what seems to be happening.

Try reading this for a start:

The Capitalist Threat ( George Soros speaks)

69 posted on 02/20/2009 12:28:37 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (What happened to my IRAs)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

I always liked Rick Santelli. He was, of course, correct in his statement. Not politically correct, but right none the less. Pointing out the obvious disastrous effects on something in which he lives his entire professional life in should be listened to. Not derided. Who’s got a stopwatch to time how long it takes for some leftist to send him a death threat?


70 posted on 02/20/2009 12:29:03 PM PST by allmost
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To: IMissPresidentReagan

You better be frightened! Rick better watch his back. I’m sure Obama’s subjects are digging up dirt on him right now.


71 posted on 02/20/2009 12:29:17 PM PST by Smogger (It's the WOT Stupid)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Hmm. Who to believe...Rick Santelli or Dumbass Gibbs? Rick Santelli or Dumbass Gibbs? That’s a tough one. Gibbs and his Baghdad Bob impersonation is the laughingstock of the world. Does anyone believe this clown or his boss? Anyone? Beuller?


72 posted on 02/20/2009 12:29:35 PM PST by GnL
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To: rightwingintelligentsia; LucyT; NormsRevenge; Dog; Straight Vermonter; G8 Diplomat; Fred Nerks; ...

It’s starting.


73 posted on 02/20/2009 12:29:41 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (What happened to my IRAs)
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To: DJ MacWoW

I agree, it is very low for the White House to attack a person.

Just think, they do it to public figures, average joes are next.


74 posted on 02/20/2009 12:29:47 PM PST by racing fan
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

This topic is being discussed on the radio by Sean Hannity right now.


75 posted on 02/20/2009 12:30:03 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: Psycho_Bunny
Indeed.

They are a bunch of metro-sexual, girlie men, many of whom creeped us out during klinton's term. They are stupid and because of that, dangerous. But they have experience and yet remain cowardly enough that Obama was comfortable appointing them...as he can run over them with ease while using their experience of WH inner workings.

But....

what I want to know is WHY IN THE HELL was the WH wondering or asking where Rick Sanelli lives....That was really creepy!

And secondly....why in the hell is our WH attacking American citizens that express disagreement? That is SPOOKY. And Immature. And a terrible abuse and misuse of the natural WH power.

What a bunch of creepy, stupid men and women are infesting our WH.

76 posted on 02/20/2009 12:30:11 PM PST by Republic (Jedem das Seine)
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To: 1rudeboy

I saw that in real time.


77 posted on 02/20/2009 12:30:22 PM PST by Toddsterpatriot (Havoc has been back since September. Or was it April?)
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To: DJ MacWoW
"Apparently this WH is going to personally attack anyone who disagrees with them. How childish.

I agree completely. It is childish, petulant, small-minded, shallow and vacuous. Unfortunately, with this American public, it works.

Bush did not defend himself frequently nor forcefully enough. Obama and his henchmen won't be making that mistake. They will, at every opportunity, personalize their attacks on their critics and the MSM will be willing accomplices.

78 posted on 02/20/2009 12:30:30 PM PST by Big_Monkey
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Master Propagandist - Joseph Goebbels


"Zee Obama administration makes me blush"

79 posted on 02/20/2009 12:30:32 PM PST by lormand (Liberals - Evil Primates)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Mr. Santelli’s tax returns will be investigated. Unlike Hussein’s cabinet member’s tax returns.


80 posted on 02/20/2009 12:31:06 PM PST by Sig Sauer P220 (There ought to be one day -- just one -- when there is open season on Senators --- Will Rogers)
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