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Opinion: Onward Toward an Entitlement Society
By Marty Robins - AOL News(July 22) -- The most recent debate in Congress and among commentators over the extension of unemployment benefits caused a lot of nasty back-and-forth about the merits of doing so. Would it discourage people from looking for work, extending the jobless problem? Should the extension be paid for with cuts elsewhere? Will it help boost economic growth? Have there been enough extensions already to get us to 99 weeks of benefits? But while one can rationally argue pro or con on these issues, there's a deeper question that we need to try to answer: Are we, by having the government doing so much ...
Conservatives Tea-Bagging Capitol Hill
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyI'm not sure if you've heard of the Tea Party Movement, but as near as I can tell, it involves conservatives sitting down at tiny tables with their Paddington Bears, Strawberry Shortcake dolls, and the ambitious ones load their Teddy Ruxpins with Rick Santelli's anti-homeowner rant, and they sip a bitter concoction from tiny cups. Or it could be some kind of protest against "out-of-control government spending" that just took 8 years for them to notice. In any case, these bonneted freedom sippers have been causing headaches for security personnel on Capitol Hill, reports Politico: ...
Rick Santelli Doesn't Get it, Thinks AIG Bonuses No Big Deal
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyDoes this look familiar? CNBC's Rick Santelli yelling in a tiny corner of your TV screen? First, there was his rant against extra-bathroom-having, homeowning losers, then his claim that the White House had threatened him, and now, this:(From Media Matters, click here for video)SANTELLI: Now, think about it this way. Maybe I'm missing something. But the outrage seems to be about Ms -- millions of dollars, right? $165 million, OK? But I would think that it should be looked at as a pretty big positive, because when you go from the M, maybe you should try to go to the Bs, which is the billions of ...
Uncensored Video: Jon Stewart vs. Jim Cramer
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyLast night, Jon Stewart and CNBC's Jim Cramer consummated their week-long feud. Here's the uncensored video, in 3 parts. It is really worth watching, because Stewart confronts Cramer with this clip, says exactly what I would have said to him, and refuses to let him worm his way out of it. (h/t Indecision)Warning: There's some foul language..cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title ...
The White House Vs. CNBC: Round Two!
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyFirst, it was CNBC's Rick Santelli calling the President out, and crying about it when Press Secretary Robert Gibbs responded. Now, a new feud has erupted, this time between Gibbs and "Mad Money"-man Jim Cramer. Here's the video, from Daily Beast:"All I can give you is caution." Because that's a bad thing. It was all that caution that got us into this mess, right?Here's Gibbs' response: ...
Playboy Says Rick Santelli Rant Was Staged - Updated
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyUpdate: 5pm - It looks like skeptics of the Playboy story might be right. The link has been dead most of the day. I tried to contact Playboy, ("I always thought requests for clarification from your magazine were made up, until it happened to me...") but haven't heard back yet.Since Rick Santelli's February 19th rant, subsequent excoriation by Robert Gibbs, and paranoid whinefest about Gibbs' response, Playboy Magazine has been doing a little bit of homework on the CNBC personality:What we discovered is that Santelli's "rant" was not at all spontaneous as his alleged fans claim, but rather it ...
Santelli Whines That White House Threatened Him
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyRick Santelli's violin just gets smaller and smaller. After speaking out against lazy, extra-bathroom-having homeowners, he cried a small river about White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs' lack of respect, and now he pimps his Wahhmbulance with this bit of ridiculousness:(From Think Progress) SANTELLI: He started that press conference saying, "I don't know where he lives, I don't know where his house is." This is the Press Secretary of the White House. Is that the kind of thing we want? Is that - LIDDY: It's a veiled threat. SANTELLI: It really is. [...] I don't really want to be a ...
Rick Santelli Whines For 'Respect' From Robert Gibbs
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyRemember big, bad, ranting badass Rick Santelli calling for a crackdown on extra bathrooms? And remember Friday, when Press Secretary Robert Gibbs handed his ass to him? Well, now Rick is soiling his diapers about respect. Here's Santelli on Hardball, whiffing:So, after all of his bitching at the beginning of the clip, when Matthews asks him what the solution is, he wants to redistribute the wealth. Glad we got that cleared up. Tommy on: Daily Dose I I TwitterOrder The Audacity of Democracy Starring Tommy Christopher ...
Gibbs Hits Back Hard at Santelli, Revolting Traders
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyYesterday, I brought you the story of CNBC's Rick Santelli leading Chicago futures traders in a modern-day "Attica," ranting about deadbeat homeowners with extra bathrooms. I was not amused.Well, neither was Obama Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. I was at today's briefing (although I didn't get to conduct it), and when Gibbs was asked about it, he held court for a good 5 minutes, leaving little doubt as to his opinion of Santelli's outburst. He got several laughs, including when he kiddingly scolded Chuck Todd by saying, "He's from Chuck's network."It doesn't look like Rick's "Tea Party" is ...
Drudge: Chicago Traders Revolting
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyI agree, they're very revolting.Drudge is running a siren headline that reads "TRADERS REVOLT: CNBC HOST CALLS FOR NEW 'TEA PARTY'; CHICAGO FLOOR MOCKS OBAMA PLAN," featuring a rant by CNBC's Rick Santelli, egged on by irate traders on the Chicago trading floor. He calls for a "Chicago Tea Party," to the enthusiastic whistling of the douchebag next to him. Here's the video:Now, you tell me: Do you really want to listen to a lecture about paying your mortgage from these guys? With trillions of your money set to bail out the financial industry, do you want to hear them talking about all of your ...
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