MSNBC’s Santelli draws ire of Democrats
In case you missed it the other day, MSNBC’s Chicago trading floor reporter, Rick Santelli let loose on the air Thursday over the “stimulus” bill. I could recite some his points, but it’s much better if you watch him give them;
Well, it must have had some effect because yesterday, press secretary Gibbs mentioned Santelli by name six times (from the Washington Times);
A day after President Obama’s housing foreclosure plan was battered by a cable network reporter, the White House on Friday launched a bullish retaliatory attack, saying CNBC reporter Rick Santelli’s “rant” was uninformed and dangerous.
“I’m not entirely sure where Mr. Santelli lives, or in what house he lives,” press secretary Robert Gibbs said, mentioning the reporter six times by name and holding up a copy of the fact sheet the White House released to back up its foreclosure plan.
“I would encourage him to read the president’s plan and understand that it will help millions of people, many of whom he knows. I would be more than happy to have him come here and read it. I would be more than happy to buy him a cup of coffee – decaf.”
Maybe they should buy us all some de-caf coffee (maybe it’s already in the stimulus bill to buy us some de-caf), because everyone I’ve talked to gets just as exercised about the whole thing – including people who voted for Obama.
Mr. Gibbs refused to accept the stock market as a valuable measure of White House policies.
“I think it is very safe to assume that what is being priced into the day-to-day fluctuations of the market is not just what happens or is announced at the White House or on the road by the White House,” he said.
Of course, he’d say that, look at what the market has done since the election;
Investors don’t bet on the economy in the stock market based on day-to-day events, they bet on what they think the future looks like – and the future under Obama looks grim. Obama says so himself almost every day.
Firing back at Mr. Gibbs on Friday, Mr. Santelli – more staid than during his Thursday performance – said all he was asking for was more specifics and that he appreciated the offer to read the plan. But he chided Mr. Gibbs over the massive $787 billion spending bill, spanning hundreds of pages, which Congress passed and Mr. Obama signed within a matter of days – and before most lawmakers had a chance to read it.
Mr. Santelli also said he was happy to be invited to the White House, though he had a slight change for Mr. Gibbs’ plans for coffee: “I’m not really big on decaf, though. I think I prefer tea.”
Here’s Santelli on Hardball with some doofus who tries to make Santelli’s rant political instead of based on economics;
Instead of addressing the points of Santelli’s rant, Matthews minimizes the accuracy by claiming Santelli is partisan and “iconized” like Limbaugh and Hannity. Pathetic partisan hack that Matthews is.
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Correct me if I am wrong, but I do not recall the Bush Administration ever using a press conference to call out a private citizen for rebuke.
This is the action of a frightened petty thug or 3rd-world tyrant, not a purportedly calm leader of the United States.
And Gibbs’ response is a classic non-response. Santelli’s question was why the onus was being placed on the responsible to pay for the irresponsible. Gibbs did not answer to that; instead he used an appeal to pity (argumentum ad misericordiam)–…it will help millions of people…some Santelli knows…–followed by an appeal to authority (argumentum ad verecundiam)–see, we have a fact sheet and it is from the White House.
Santelli’s point remains unanswered because the only Obama response would be the same he gave Charlie Gibson apropos of capital gains taxes and ‘Joe the Plumber’ on tax increases: It’s about fairness. Some people have and some don’t and it’s the government’s job to “fix” that. That some don’t have because they made/make unwise choices…that’s irrelevant to Obama’s vision.
He knows better because he is better. And if you do not remember that, he will have his press secretary publicly attack you.
This is beyond the pale. Really and fucking truly,hey?
It simply amazes me that the commoner can draw such ire when they speak the truth. And that the All the President’s Men feel they must address such things. They’re listening all right, but they absolutely do not get it.
Well, Jonn, you will be getting a serious AAR on the Chicago Tea Party courtesy of me. It will make history. And I will be the biggest mouth on the planet.
Matthews is the same clown who said it was his duty to make Obama’s presidency “work.”
I thought the media’s job was to keep them honest?
It’s pretty sad – how can anyone take a moron like Matthews seriously anymore?
I guess the honeymoon phase hasn’t passed for Chrissy Matthews and his Obamacrush. I wonder what’s going to happen if the deadbeats that get bailed out somehow STILL can’t afford their mortgages? (Disclaimer: I’m not saying that EVERYONE that benefits from the bailout is a deadbeat with an entitlement mentality, but I suspect a lot of them are.)
Gee, almost makes me wish WE had bought a house out of our price range. I sure would like another bedroom or two, a two car garage, and a huge family room.
Sheesh! To think that I just bought an older truck and paid cash, when I could have bought a new one beyond my price range and Prez Hussein would have paid for it. Now, I want to make my ol’ Diesel into a new type with a Turbo and computer, and flat screen DVD TV, n GPS, n free beer for my horses. Why in hell did I ever think that I was doing the right thing by buying things used, and OMG! for Cash? What a dummy I am to not owe anyone that I can deadbeat over this economy that ex President Bush went over the heads of Congress to spend the money himself when in fact it is Congress that is allowed to spend, n spend, n spend……..
nuf sed