Stewart Goes Off On Santelli

I know the stock market is tanking. Again. I have reading, writing, and arithmetic to focus on today, plus a conference call.  Still, we need a break.  Just the best Jon Stewart EVER from last night's show - Stewart goes after a MIA Rick Santelli.  I can't get the embed version to work, so you'll have to follow the link:

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Give It A Break, Rick!

If you're gonna go out on a skinny limb and say stupid stuff like Rick Santelli did, he'd better be willing to deal with it!

Santelli Claims The White House Is Threatening Him: ‘My Kids Are Nervous To Go To School’

CNBC’s Rick Santelli appeared on at least two radio programs today to promote his “rant” against President Obama’s housing program. On G. Gordon Liddy’s radio program, Santelli called attention to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs’s response to his tirade. He cropped a quote from Gibbs to suggest the White House was pursuing a [...]

A Bonus Is A Bonus

No matter what you call it. No matter how you massage it. They're still handing out money to top bosses in the financial sector. I understand the need to keep top producers, but where are they going to go if they actually leave? It's not like there's a bazillion other great jobs in that area sitting open!

Morgan Stanley & Citi to pay $3 BILLION to retain brokers

Um, what? This is yet another bonus though they're now giving it another name. Maybe this is capitalism to Rick Santelli and CNBC but for everyone else who works for a living to fund their plush lifestyle, it's socialism for the elite. Citi and Morgan Stanley are receiving [...]

Condescending CNBC

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This is an amazing bit of condescending showmanship on the part of the CNBC crew, talking about mortgage help. With a stock market cheering section.

Rick Santelli has a Howard Beale Moment…

This is classic TV but Santelli isn’t saying anything I haven’t already heard before on CNBC and FBN. The only difference is the cheerleading from the peanut gallery behind Santelli. A pretty good cross section of America? Traders? Umm…talk about preaching to the choir and stacking the deck. Let’s see Santelli get that kind [...]

UPDATE:

Here Comes the Santelli Blowback…

You just knew the hype over Santelli’s outburst would subside and people would start looking at what he actually said. And then the blowback would come. CJR Daily’s Ryan Chittum has the honor of being one of the first. I doubt it’ll be the last. Earlier I said Santelli did a Howard Beale. I take [...]

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