http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/02/20/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry4816372.shtml
I think it strange that Rick Santelli is called a reporter. Since when does a "reporter" rabble rouse against government policies? Isn't that called an opinion piece? The whole story is pretty absurd. The sight of him on a trading floor decrying help for people struggling to pay their mortgages. Hmmm hasn't the financial world received the biggest bailout of all? And how much do those traders rake in per year? Now Santelli is being called the Howard Beale of the financial world, a reference to the very overated movie Network. It is strange that he didn't whine about the bailout for the fat cats. I read some piece which I sadly can't find, which talked about the nature of the people that work on the trading floor. The writer had worked on the trading floor, and said that most people were mean spirited, narrow minded, and went to schools like Notre Dame and Seton Hall (these happen to be arch basketball enimies of my children, so these are clearly very flawed people.)
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