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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: XR7
What! The whole Santelli rant was about fairness!

Are you suggesting we have to be fair and give mortgaged homeowners not in trouble the same help as those in trouble, but not to be fair to those homeowners who are not mortgaged?

301 posted on 02/20/2009 2:15:32 PM PST by expatpat
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To: Carling
“Fact” sheet? More like “Spin” sheet. Gibbs is a fool.

Of course. Somebody needs to take that "fact sheet" and break it down, one lie at a time.

302 posted on 02/20/2009 2:17:11 PM PST by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: expatpat

Why not?


303 posted on 02/20/2009 2:18:36 PM PST by XR7
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To: pctech

ACORN could well be the powder keg in this country. Breaking into homes people were evicted from for not paying their mortgages to put those people back in their house is anarchy and no one in our government seems willing to stop it, instead they just fund ACORN with more money.


304 posted on 02/20/2009 2:19:11 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Recovering_Democrat

What you say?

The White House AGAIN targeting another private citizen expressing their dislike of Hussein’s policies.

What? The White House AGAIN targeting another private citizen expressing their dislike of Hussein’s policies.

Say that again—The White House AGAIN targeting another private citizen expressing their dislike of Hussein’s policies.

Oh, I see—The White House AGAIN targeting another private citizen expressing their dislike of Hussein’s policies.

How many lefties are wondering about their MESS-iah now.


305 posted on 02/20/2009 2:19:29 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (Welcome to Obama's America... Be afraid, be very afraid)
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To: LUV W

Dear Leader doesn’t take well to criticism.. he didn’t during the election and he sure and hell isn’t going to take it now that he is king.


306 posted on 02/20/2009 2:20:15 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

You know...if this government was a kingdom, with one person to blame....we would have stormed the castle already.


307 posted on 02/20/2009 2:20:44 PM PST by blasater1960 ( Dt 30, Ps 111, The Torah is perfect, attainable, now and forever)
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To: LUV W

Yes but not quite to this extent or this early in an administration.


308 posted on 02/20/2009 2:22:04 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you. Ben Franklin)
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To: XR7

Well it sure isn’t this administration.

“There is no economic recovery happening, folks, and there isn’t going to be one for a while, but we’re going to have ‘greater decency’ and ‘greater fairness.’ You know how liberals define that. They’re going to spread misery equally, and we’re going to call that fairness.” -Rush Limbaugh

Hope you like Rush. We do here.


309 posted on 02/20/2009 2:22:07 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (Welcome to Obama's America... Be afraid, be very afraid)
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To: Badeye

OBAMA = One Big Ass Mistake America


310 posted on 02/20/2009 2:22:12 PM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: Just Lori

Given NBC and their connection through GE to Dear Leader, I imagine Santelli will be fired soon.


311 posted on 02/20/2009 2:22:18 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Aside from the obvious childish and dictatorial reaction of our thin-skinned, "I will have no dissent," POTUS there is this statement by Gibbs: "...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

Now...whose fault is this since the Dems have been in control in Congress for the past too many years? Who brought us to this mess with Fannie and Freddie and ACORN...and who made the most money out of it - DemocRATS!

312 posted on 02/20/2009 2:22:33 PM PST by CitizenM ("An excuse is worse than an lie, because an excuse is a lie hidden." Pope John Paul, II)
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To: Old Sarge
The realization that they’re going to win.

No they aren't.

313 posted on 02/20/2009 2:22:39 PM PST by Centurion2000 (01-20-2009 : The end of the PAX AMERICANA.)
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To: pctech

“A people Ignorant and Free never was and Never Will Be!”

Thomas Jefferson


314 posted on 02/20/2009 2:22:52 PM PST by Texas Fossil
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To: Retired Greyhound

“I’m not entirely sure where Mr. Santelli lives ...”

I’m sure we will all know soon.


And we’ll soon know if he has a tax lien on it, like Joe did, or if he owes an ex alimony, or returned a library book late, or...

And the govt is on track to find out even more, MUCH MORE about us all, if they aren’t stopped dead in their tracks.


315 posted on 02/20/2009 2:23:28 PM PST by Canedawg (Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech)
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To: Arizona Carolyn

Yeah, we need to keep up on this story.


316 posted on 02/20/2009 2:23:57 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (Welcome to Obama's America... Be afraid, be very afraid)
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To: Texas Fossil

I have been sending emails to Congress, Whitehouse and Media for Months and Months now that we need a BOSTON TEA PARTY on Congressman, Elected Officials all over country, those who work for them, there families and yes the Media...dump them all in Sea or River.
And all of them should be AUDITED BY IRS NOW!


317 posted on 02/20/2009 2:25:49 PM PST by ducks1944 (GOD Bless the USA .)
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To: Arizona Carolyn

Let the backlash begin! *grin*


318 posted on 02/20/2009 2:25:50 PM PST by luvie (SARAH PALIN FOR PRESIDENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!)
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To: Canedawg

FReepers are on the list, I’m sure.

I imagine that there are O-bots among us.


319 posted on 02/20/2009 2:26:13 PM PST by Retired Greyhound
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To: STARWISE

I didn’t read all of that, but did it say anything about having different race parents?

Does that have anything to do with insanity?


320 posted on 02/20/2009 2:26:24 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (Welcome to Obama's America... Be afraid, be very afraid)
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