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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: bijou on February 20, 2009, 02:52:42 PM

Title: WH lashes out at CNBC's Santelli
Post by: bijou on February 20, 2009, 02:52:42 PM
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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.

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19083.html

Is Obama going to pick a personal fight with each and every conservative commentator?
Title: Re: WH lashes out at CNBC's Santelli
Post by: franksolich on February 20, 2009, 02:54:20 PM
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19083.html

Is Obama going to pick a personal fight with each and every conservative commentator?

One surely hopes so, madam.
Title: Re: WH lashes out at CNBC's Santelli
Post by: rich_t on February 20, 2009, 02:55:29 PM
So the little ***** can't take criticism eh?

Teh One, must not be questioned!!!!!!
Title: Re: WH lashes out at CNBC's Santelli
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on February 20, 2009, 03:25:53 PM
So the little ***** can't take criticism eh?

Teh One, must not be questioned!!!!!!

Despite the Leftward slant of 95% of the journalists, that kind of 'tude is blood in the water for a shark.  They won't be able to resist going for the wounded seal for long, though they'll probably focus on Gibbs instead of Obama.
Title: Re: WH lashes out at CNBC's Santelli
Post by: Chris_ on February 20, 2009, 03:43:49 PM
That's two private citizens now who have been called out for daring to question The One's plans. How many days into the administration are we?

Unbelievable....and yet, so believable.

Obama's America is so much fun!  :hyper: :whatever:
Title: Re: WH lashes out at CNBC's Santelli
Post by: Chris_ on February 20, 2009, 03:45:28 PM
Santelli has responded. (http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid5173139001/bclid1201016315/bctid13786525001)

 :bow:

Title: Re: WH lashes out at CNBC's Santelli
Post by: bijou on February 20, 2009, 03:50:30 PM
That's two private citizens now who have been called out for daring to question The One's plans. How many days into the administration are we?

Unbelievable....and yet, so believable.

Obama's America is so much fun!  :hyper: :whatever:
You see, we older posters told you that the post-election blues would soon be a distant memory. ;)
Title: Re: WH lashes out at CNBC's Santelli
Post by: Chris_ on February 20, 2009, 03:52:07 PM
You see, we older posters told you that the post-election blues would soon be a distant memory. ;)

Now if I could just manage my post-election anger, I'll be all set.
Title: Re: WH lashes out at CNBC's Santelli
Post by: JohnnyReb on February 20, 2009, 04:26:27 PM
....and the Big Bopper sings "Santelli lace".

"Santelli lace and a pretty face a ponytail a hanging down....a wiggle in your walk, a giggle in your talk....make me feel real funny as you spend my money....make me feel real loose like a longneck goose.....OBAMA you know what da like....." 
Title: Re: WH lashes out at CNBC's Santelli
Post by: Hawkgirl on February 20, 2009, 04:31:36 PM
My, what a thin skin.... :rotf:
Title: Re: WH lashes out at CNBC's Santelli
Post by: docstew on February 21, 2009, 07:23:50 AM
Waiting for Santelli v. Obama in the SCOTUS for Fourth Amendment violations... it's only a matter of time before he's harrassed by someone at the state or federal level.

OTOH, this guy is essentially audit-proof now, any audit can be portrayed as a political hit.
Title: Re: WH lashes out at CNBC's Santelli
Post by: Ptarmigan on February 21, 2009, 05:27:42 PM
Don't they have bigger problems than this?  ::) :mental:
Title: Re: WH lashes out at CNBC's Santelli
Post by: Mike220 on February 21, 2009, 05:34:22 PM
Don't they have bigger problems than this?  ::) :mental:

Of course not? Quelling blasphemy against the Messiah is the most important thing possible.  :whatever:

(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/mike220/obama-question-the-lord.png)
Title: Re: WH lashes out at CNBC's Santelli
Post by: Ptarmigan on February 22, 2009, 01:30:42 PM
Of course not? Quelling blasphemy against the Messiah is the most important thing possible.  :whatever:

(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/mike220/obama-question-the-lord.png)

Off to the re-education camp for me.
Title: Re: WH lashes out at CNBC's Santelli
Post by: NHSparky on February 22, 2009, 01:46:29 PM
Amazing how thin-skinned he is.  Imagine had Bush lashed out at his critics the way Obama does, and by name at that.
Title: Re: WH lashes out at CNBC's Santelli
Post by: docstew on February 22, 2009, 08:16:02 PM
Amazing how thin-skinned he is.  Imagine had Bush lashed out at his critics the way Obama does, and by name at that.

especially a member of the media