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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: fightin bronco
The arrogance is over the top

It certainly is. I wouldn't buy a used car from Gibbs, why should I believe him in anything?

201 posted on 02/20/2009 1:17:24 PM PST by Centurion2000 (01-20-2009 : The end of the PAX AMERICANA.)
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To: Big_Monkey; DJ MacWoW
I agree completely. It is childish, petulant, small-minded, shallow and vacuous.

We may see it that way...but they see it it as good strategy...see links at post # 69, # 134,

202 posted on 02/20/2009 1:17:39 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (What happened to my IRAs)
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To: JenB987

Judging from Gibbs’ response I’d say the messiah just might be a little worried.


203 posted on 02/20/2009 1:18:17 PM PST by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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To: 1rudeboy
What gives me the creeps is what Rush was saying about the army of media lawyers that overran Palin's home town.  It's for sure they'll be doing it to Santelli too; and who knows, maybe they'll burn his church down too.
204 posted on 02/20/2009 1:18:47 PM PST by expat_panama
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To: STARWISE

Sis and her 6 children and my son are all talking about how we can pool resources to “Starve the Beast”.

Families need to stick together, consider “Dallas” type of multi-family living. Share mowers, rides etc. Share the expenses etc (even incorporate the family if it will come out with a tax benefit.)

Barter with friends and neighbors, Buy from local farmers, perserve and do some old fashion cooking. Check out the old cook books. Shop only the outside of the grocery. It’s not only healthier it more economic.

Shop the consignment stores (and sell your items through them.)


205 posted on 02/20/2009 1:19:01 PM PST by hoosiermama (Berg is a liberal democrat. Keyes is a conservative. Obama is bringing us together already!)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

I don’t know where Santelli lives either, but I have a pretty good idea where the remaining GITMO prisoners will be moving.


206 posted on 02/20/2009 1:19:36 PM PST by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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To: Mase

Remember how uncomfortable 0bama gets when he’s referred to as a socialist -

that means that we need to do so at every possible turn, and publicly.


207 posted on 02/20/2009 1:19:53 PM PST by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Gibbs brandished a copy of a fact sheet about Obama’s plan. “Download it, hit print, and begin to read it,”

Has anybody seen the "fact sheet" and compared it to what's actually in the legislation? For that matter has anybody actually seen the legislation?

208 posted on 02/20/2009 1:20:00 PM PST by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: fightin bronco
Isn't dissent patriotic?

That was last year....we have a New Guy in charge NOW!

209 posted on 02/20/2009 1:20:18 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (What happened to my IRAs)
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bttt for later

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210 posted on 02/20/2009 1:20:37 PM PST by boxerblues
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To: rightwingintelligentsia


"Looks like the honeymoon is over Ralph"

"Oh we're just gettin' started Ed ..."
211 posted on 02/20/2009 1:20:59 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life ;o)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

There are a lot of people out there who have less than Santelli because they didn’t and don’t work as hard as he has or does. Their success is not his responsibility, and their lack of success is not his fault. In our current politically correct society we are afraid to acknowledge that some people have less because they chose not to work as hard, or chose not to delay gratification. Choices have consequences, and those who have made responsible choices should be championed, not despised. How about Obama gives back whatever money he has left in his political war chest ‘to the people’.


212 posted on 02/20/2009 1:21:04 PM PST by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Does this bit of dialogue ring a bell?

"You run one time, you got yourself a set of chains. You run twice you got yourself two sets. You ain't gonna need no third set, 'cause you gonna get your mind right."

213 posted on 02/20/2009 1:21:26 PM PST by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: Merlinator

Gibbs - Reminds me of Tom Arnold


214 posted on 02/20/2009 1:21:45 PM PST by antivenom (The messiah turning worthless mortgages into redeemable assets (like water into wine)...)
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To: STARWISE

Is there an intro to that?


215 posted on 02/20/2009 1:22:08 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (What happened to my IRAs)
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To: newfreep

I never noticed the Satute of Liberty in the background of that scene. Nice touch...

I think it was Coppalas best directed scenes in all of his movies. I also so a picture in a coffee table book on the Godfather that shows the World Trade Center to the far left of the Statue of Liberty. That would have ruined the scene. ; )


216 posted on 02/20/2009 1:22:20 PM PST by stevecmd
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To: farlander

217 posted on 02/20/2009 1:22:49 PM PST by perfect_rovian_storm
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To: antivenom

Every time I turn around I see Obama on the tube. He is destining himself to be way too overexposed. There is still such a thing, Obama. V’s wife.


218 posted on 02/20/2009 1:24:17 PM PST by ventana
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To: Retired Greyhound
Oh yeah.

By tomorrow, we'll know what grade he received on his high school term paper.

219 posted on 02/20/2009 1:25:12 PM PST by Madame Dufarge
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Ernest, I get what you are saying. But I firmly believe that he has a personality disorder, a mental illness, which makes him even more dangerous. The marxism and mental illness are tied together.


220 posted on 02/20/2009 1:25:26 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you. Ben Franklin)
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