February 20, 2009 3:48 PM

Gibbs Blasts CNBC Ranter

By
Michelle Levi
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White House
(CBS)
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs held little back when responding to a question by CBS News' Chip Reid about CNBC reporter Rick Santelli's rant about the housing bill from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade Thursday.

"I also think that it's tremendously important that for people who rant on cable television – to be responsible and understand what it is they're talking about. I feel assured that Mr. Santelli doesn't know what he's talking about," Gibbs said during the daily White House briefing for reporters, CBS News' Mark Knoller reports.

The White House press secretary did not stop there. Knoller reports that Gibbs went on to criticize the objectivity of cable news reporting.

"If I hadn't worked on the campaign but simply watced the cable news scorekeeping of the campaign – we lost virtually every day of the race...." he said.

Added Gibbs: "If I would have just watched Cable TV – I long would have crawled into a hole and given up this whole prospect of changing the country."

After President Obama announced the details of his housing relief plan in Arizona Wednesday, Santelli, "the government is promoting bad behavior." His increasingly outraged comments drew cheers from the trading floor where he was speaking.

Santelli then challenged the new administration, which he said is "big on computers and technology," to "put up a website and have people vote on the internet as a referendum to see if we really want to subsidize losers' mortgages."



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by pdlue February 23, 2009 6:55 PM EST
see a lot of comments that echo the same feelings I have. I too have stopped watching CNBC once they switch from the International reporting to the US stock market. It is far too political and they take nasty personal shots at public officials or anyone who does not agree with their point of view. I find Bloomberg Television coverage much more mature, unbiased and trustworthy.
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by raflin0010 February 23, 2009 5:49 PM EST
Santelli is a full-of-himself, self-important, hotair-filled Windbag. I was actually EMBARRASSED for the guy, that's how ridiculous he made himself look.......
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by nikosk11 February 23, 2009 5:40 PM EST
Santelli then challenged the new administration, which he said is %u201Cbig on computers and technology,%u201D to %u201Cput up a website and have people vote on the internet as a referendum to see if we really want to subsidize losers%u2019 mortgages.%u201D

Why doesn't he tell us about the taxpayers dollars poured into Wall Street, awarding "Bad Behavior" of the big CEOs and their Billions in bonuses???

Santelli, are you listening? Tell us.

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by wvu74621 February 23, 2009 9:10 AM EST
It seems to me that Obama can not take criticism. Wow.he better get used to it, the kool-aid is beginning to wear off.
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by vetsence February 23, 2009 8:14 AM EST
Worthless parasite stockbroker who has already gutted an economy raving and ranting about helping someone in need. It makes sense. I bet he attends church every Sunday morning too. "One thing thou lackest, go, sell what you have, and give it to the poor and then come and follow me." The words of Jesus are meaningless to these hypocrites and they will be told to depart from Him, He never knew them. Burn baby burn!!!
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by wvu74621 February 23, 2009 7:27 AM EST
How dare he question the chosen one.

More Pork and Coolaid

Obamanation


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Posted by wtlib at 01:35 AM : Feb 23, 2009
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Obamas cabinet wants people to follow blindly. Chunky boy Gibbs is quick to blast media sources that critisize Obamas policies. O bama said Americans should'nt listen to Limbaugh. Count the days..socialism is coming... the first amendment to go? The right to free speech.
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by wtlib February 23, 2009 4:35 AM EST
How dare he question the chosen one.

More Pork and Coolaid

Obamanation
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by niceface19 February 22, 2009 9:15 PM EST
We got rid of one dumb thug in Bush, now we have another one in Obama.
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by niceface19 February 22, 2009 9:15 PM EST
We got rid of one dumb thug in Bush, now we have another one in Obama.
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by mrnewly February 22, 2009 9:01 PM EST
Insurgeon, the scum that invernted the no doc loans reside in congress 1
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