Posted on 02/20/2009 5:07:52 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
After his top-of-Drudge-worthy remarks [video] yesterday on CNBC, you knew Rick Santelli would be on NBC’s Today this morning. Perhaps equally predictable was that the man who argued against making the 92% of responsible Americans paying their mortgages bail out the 8% who aren’t would be subject to the third degree. Or in this case, a triple team.
Steve Liesman, also of CNBC, was there to take the other side, but he was clearly playing for the home team alongside Matt Lauer and Brian Williams, pinch-hitting for Meredith Vieira. Neither Lauer nor Williams hit Liesman, who favors the huge mortgage bailout, with one hardball. All the tough stuff was reserved for Santelli, who held his ground, although he did say he might have chosen a couple words [presumably about calling people in default "losers"] more carefully.
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Well said!
At some point people will rise up at losing the choice of which charities to support. The government is incompetent at so many things, why wold I want it to choose my charity?
>We all need to remember tht the government works for us, not the other way around!
DNC TV flacks at their finest, trying to suppress any popular political rebellion before it gains steam.
BRAVEHEART of Business
Same thing you posted, just another way of stating it.
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Watch for the Palin-Santelli 2012 Signs [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
I’ve had a case of deja vu today.
I’m noticing the tone. I’m seeing the enthusiasm. And I’m digging out from the sheer volume of e-mails I’ve been getting today about that CNBC dude. The reaction to Rick Santelli’s Chicago-trading-floor incident this morning echoes the emotional reaction my inbox had to Sarah Palin’s convention speech this summer.
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OTg3OTk2ZjEwYWU2MjQ1NTY0YTNmYmNjNTkxMGVhYWI=
Steve Liesman is a shill for the Fed and Treasury. Rick Santelli has the brass to articulate his own independent thoughts, making him worthy of attack. Hang tough, Rick.
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