Rick Santelli Fired Up: ‘If It Wasn’t for the Tea Party We’d Be Rated Triple-B’
- Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:40pm by
Buck Sexton
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Rick Santelli — the man whose speech on stimulus and bailouts in February 2009 is credited with helping launch the Tea Party — was fired up in this morning about the lack of leadership in the White House and all the political wrangling around what is really a simple problem- the government spends too much money.
During the CNBC segment, Santelli ripped into the “blame Bush, blame the sun” culture currently on display in the White House. He said it’s clear “we all know deep inside no country is the same it was five years ago,” and as for stocks going down, “we’re already Ralph Cramden on thin ice, now an infant’s jumped onto our shoulders.”
More than anything else, Santelli was livid about the political accusations that the Tea Party is to blame for the U.S. credit downgrade. Quite to the Contrary, Santelli said, “If it wasn’t for the Tea Party, we’d have been rated triple B.”
The Santelli portion starts around 3:10 into the clip below, courtesy of CNBC:
(h/t trending right)
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give me a break
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:21pmSantelli spells it out clearly THE TEA PARTY IS AN UP AND COMING FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH
Report Post »Peter N Gauvin
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:46pmHi Rich, Great job today… Leesman a Commee or something? He’s making out this is an S&P Problem and/or TeaParty done-it thing, and they‘re talking about dragging’m in for “Hearings”! They gonna burn these guys at a stake or something?
Report Post »SpeckChaser
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:51pmATTENTION**BUSH HATERS
Misery/aggravation shortened to fit
Your friend, George Bush, wrecks your car. It’s heavily damaged but fixable. After narrowing down mechanics, you’re have two. One assures you he is more than able to repair your car. He gives an estimate and date for repair, you choose him. You later call to check on your car and are informed he underestimated the damage, it will be longer and more money. You give him the benefit of the doubt. You prepare to pay because your friend deserted you.
Months pass, you call to check on your car. He again tells you he underestimated the damaged and the cost. Frustrated you ask, why I wasn’t told sooner. He says, “Don’t blame me; I didn’t wreck your car”. Due to his audacity, you go in for a face to face. You find not only have no repairs been made, but due to his incompetence, your car is actually in worse shape. Now, you’re irate and demanding answers.
He says any blame should be directed at your friend who wrecked the car and any complaints you have against his service are because you’re a racist. You realize he is in over his head but have no other choice. You just “hope” the situation “changes.”
Next time you go to check on your car, the mechanic calls the local news complaining of a racist customer who is harassing him. You explain to the news you know whose fault it was, but the mechanic was picked because he said he could fix your car. They still portray you as a racist. What d
SpeckChaser
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:55pmWhat do you do?
Report Post »jhaydeng
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:02pmHis days are numbered on the peacock network! He will be tossed probably by the Fall! Hope he comes to FBN!
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:03pm@speckchaser
Report Post »Wonderful analogy!
waggie
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:16pmI like this guy. He’s got the cahonies that others lack.
Report Post »mharry860
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:31pmLove Santelli, those other goofballs are just partisan hacks.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:44pmAwesome analogy SpeckChaser. But I have the prequel! Before wrecking the car, one mechanic told him that he needed to work on the car and needed to follow manufacturers “regulations” on care maintenance. The mechanic said, for example, that he should have his brake pads replaced. But Bush said that was silly, the brakes are working just fine and that would cost me money. My car is fine. The mechanic said you need to change your oil but Bush said that costs me money and I’m not doing it, the car is fine. I’ll have even more money in my fat wallet. And so on, with the transmission and the rest of the car. Bush felt like any money spent to keep the car in good running condition was taking money out of his wallet and that of his rich family.
So, and here is where your analogy comes in, he wrecks the car, causes untold human suffering and damage to the car, and the engine and transmission are next to worthless.
And then the Tea Party comes in and says, “Bush was right. Let’s do the exact same thing again! The exact same thing! Because we like what Bush said about keeping money in our pocket and know what Bush did was right, let’s double down and do it again. This time it will work!”
Report Post »mycomet123
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:58pmI have always liked Santelli he states what he truly believes regardless of what his network agenda is. CNBC will probably send him away for another week of “sensitivity” training like they did in 08′.
Report Post »SpeckChaser
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:09pm@JZS-Do not take this as sarcasm. I have a problem with typing my tone of voice.
I think you just proved my point, if what you are implying is that problems are too great for Obama to fix and he is indeed not the right guy for the job. For arguments sake, let’s say every single problem in the country is George Bush’s fault; I disagree, but let’s go with it. Compare what Obama inherited vs. what Reagan inherited. By every economic indicator I am aware of, correct me if I’m wrong (I know you will), Reagan was handed a much worse feces sandwich in the form of Inflation, unemployment, and Interest rates for examples.
Unless I have the facts wrong on who was handed the worst situation, the next question should be, what did Reagan do to turn the economy around that Obama has not been able or willing to accomplish?
I am still trying to post my answer to your response from three days ago, for whatever reason the blaze has been selective in what it lets me post, will keep trying and hope you see this. Not trying to bombard you with question, just think you’re the only liberal here worth talking to.
Report Post »SpeckChaser
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:16pm@JZS
Also, people forget that the first 6 or so years of Bush’s presidency had overall low unemployment and record setting economic growth. So not sure how the total abuse of the car analogy fits. Never the less, it still doesn’t change the fact that Obama campaigned on fixing it. We are years into his presidency now. Once again not sarcasm but, at what period of time do you think the burden of blame transfers from Bush to Obama?
Report Post »SUPPLY_SIDE
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:41pm@JZS And then the Tea Party comes in and says, “Bush was right.” – No. I don’t think the Tea Party thinks Bush was right. Reagan was!
Report Post »jzs
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 10:27pmHello SPECHCHASER. No, I wasn’t bothered by any of your comments. I think you are genuine conservative rather than a knee-jerk conservative who thinks it’s patriotic to hate liberals (and there are the same type on both sides). Being conservative is a valid philosophical position to hold in my opinion – it’s a matter of values and opinions about economic policies.
But to your point. I‘m not an economist and so I’m not in a position to personally oppose your idea that Reagan inherited a worse economy than Obama “by every economic indicator you are aware of.” But that is news to me. You are the first person I heard saying that the “Great Recession” was not as great what Reagan faced. That’s your opinion, but I don’t know that any recognized economist shares that opinion with you. I’ve never heard that before.
Here’s what I know. Bush cut taxes in a big way. Not once but twice. I’d challenge you to show me how that helped the economy, either in terms of jobs or economic growth. Maybe you don’t believe the line that cutting taxes raises government revenue. I hope not. It sure didn’t when Bush cut taxes. The deficit ballooned, just as it did when Reagan cut taxes (he raised them many times after cutting them I’m sure you know). My example is Bush and his tax cuts and deregulation and increased government spending. It didn’t work. Let’s not do that again.
Report Post »SpeckChaser
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 11:30pm@JZS
Your better at finding information. So if you find stats where inflation or other economic indicators were worse for Obama than Reagan, I will concede my point.
Bush spent to oblivion. I agree with SUPPLY SIDE that no tea partiers are advocating doing things just like bush. I hope you believe cutting taxes raises the revenue to the government, as can be backed up historically. But, I could have missed the economist touting the high taxes under carter as a great revenue stream for the government but I don’t know that any recognized economist that shares that opinion. I’ve never heard that before. Here is where you lose me on the logic side. Again, no sarcasm but, how can tax breaks for the “rich” be devastating to the economy and add to the deficit, while simultaneous tax cuts for the lower and middle class be good? I have a hard time understanding how 1 single idea can be terrible/great simultaneously. Also, if the argument is cuts add to the deficit, where is the cutoff? Why don’t they say, your tax rate is 35%. That leaves 65% of revenue we miss out on, so we’re adding 65% of your income to the deficit.
I do believe your smart enough to realize doubling revenue and triple spending, as Bush did compared to Clinton, is taking two steps forward and three back. Let’s say I give you a grand a week for “taxes,” you spend1500. You say, I need more to cover overspending, so I give you 2 grand a week, but then you spend 3. Did you revenue not in fac
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 11:54pmClassic
Report Post »USAMama
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 12:08amThe Tea Party does not want a repeat of the Bush years, trust me! Let’s continue the analogy, even if what you say is right about Bush not wanting to spend the money to keep the car in good working order (altho I disagree, Bush knew how to spend money with the best of ‘em!), the Tea Party were the ones saying “Watch out, there’s a ditch there!” then he hits the ditch, the owner goes to the mechanic. The Tea Party are saying “before you hire that guy, get an estimate! Vet him, look at past jobs, find out who his employees are and are they trustworthy?” Car owner chooses to ignore the Tea Party and hires the guy anyway. After the first check up realizes the guy is in a mess, etc as stated above, and the Tea Party says “He’s ripping you off. You need to vet a second opinion” but again the owner ignores them. After the 2nd and 3rd time, with the Tea Party warning you do not give this guy another dime! He’s ripping you off!” The mechanic tells everyone to ignore the Tea Party, they’re just racist etc. so the car owner keeps giving him more and more money. Finally maxing out his CC, the bank says “Your not responsible with your money” and lowers his credit rating. Then both the mechanic says to the Tea Party “If you would have just kept your mouth shut he would have just kept paying me!“ and the owner says ”if you would have just kept your mouth shut the bank never would have noticed we maxed out our CC!”
Then the mechanic hands the Tea Party the bill.
Report Post »freeus
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 12:15amLove Santelli and his passion.
Report Post »chitina
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 12:35amI don‘t think the tea Party is goin’ anywhere but forward. If anything the majority of Americans agree with less regs & smaller gov & clean up the wasteful spending & redundant programs….geeze how hard can that be! Oh,yeah,’cuz our Gov is tooo big!!!
Report Post »chitina
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 12:39amSpeckchecker you are right on and hopefully writing for a paper somewhere!!!
Report Post »StuckinLiberalLAnd
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 2:00am@USAMAMMA – great addition to the analogy! The tea partiers are trying to get both sides under control- and they are both screaming about it.
Report Post »BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 2:03amSpeckchaser.
umm, you call State Farm? Like a good neighboooooor. WHAM! Car is fixed. And by some weird coincidence all liberals, progressives, and socialists move to Venezuela!
If only it were that easy. Good analogy though.
Report Post »BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 2:29amSpeckchaser
In response to your question, “Again, no sarcasm but, how can tax breaks for the “rich” be devastating to the economy and add to the deficit, while simultaneous tax cuts for the lower and middle class be good?”
The Obama administration has been counting on the taxes on the rich, all along. It makes sense to me, if you are counting on a certain income (taxes on the rich) and believe you will get what you want (to the point that you spend the money before getting it) when that money doesn’t come in, it would be devastating for the economy and would definitely add to the deficit.
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 4:56am@ SPECKCHASER: You forgot the part about every time the guy went back to check on his car, he noticed that it had been stripped of more and more parts that it needs to run again as the great model car it was originally designed as. The inexperienced guy not only couldn’t fix it, but was robbing it of it’s originality and ability to run properly.
Report Post »joodgy-woodgy puddin -n- pie
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 8:05amjzs
Report Post »You are almost right. Just one more alteration. The person driving the car only has a little bit of money. Yet, he is told that he must do all necessary maintenance plus a new irredesent paint job with custome crome wheels, plus deck out the sound system, plus redo the interior with all leather seating, plus…
You get the idea.
tower7femacamp
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 8:23amI like Rick but he is a Reptilian response war monger NeoCon
if I could just convince him 911 was an inside job Rick don’t strip
away good Americans freedom because of your fear and hate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YaFGSPErKU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwV5amOxcv8&feature=related
Report Post »NC1
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 9:30am@JZS and Speckchaser – thank you for your civility.
Report Post »I support God's Israel!
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 9:55amCongress and the White House agreed to spend over $2 trillion before 2013 and make cuts of about $100 billion each year by 2023. The only thing historic about that is its lack of economic and fiscal stewardship. Fiscal conservatives believe the government has grown beyond the ability of the American citizens to pay for it. So they are saying no more tax increases. They are saying no more increases in spending. The fiscal liberals believe that rich people should pay their fair share, so an increase in their taxes should take care of the problem. There are not enough rich people to take care of a $14 trillion debt, even if a tax increase were considered a fair and reasonable thing to do.
Report Post »The impact on America and the world of these irresponsible actions and lack of leadership (the president continuously accepts no blame for his own policies, but points fingers at everyone else) will be devastating. Interest rates will go higher. Jobs will be fewer. Money will be scarcer. People will be stressed and depressed. People will be looking for answers. And the answer is found in those who know Jesus Christ. 2 Timothy 1:7 says, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” This is not a time to retract from the events around us, but rather to reach out in the power of the Holy Spirit, with love for one another, even lovingkindness, and wisely demonstrate the solutions to life according to the Word of God.
TEIN
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 1:17pmTax revenue (through tax or regulation income) pays for Fed Government operations, personal income tax is distribution of wealth for support of social programs, deficit spending is to ensure that you will always need taxes….
Report Post »Cut taxes business has more money to hire more people with money means more tax revenue and personal tax revenue…Increase taxes business has less money can’t hire will fire, same taxes, but less personal income for spending and less personal income tax..Deficit spending is flat out spending money you know you don’t have regardless of tax revenue or personal income tax revenue…Do away with deficit spending by canceling deficit spending programs and projects, you get deficit surplus like Uncle Bill Clinton had, revenue surplus zero, but deficit surplus….Different pots of money…very little common sense…
old white guy
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 2:58pmtoo bloody bad the repubs didn’t stand their ground and freeze the debt ceiling. none of the theatre would be happening because the action would have been seen a serious effort to get control of the commie agenda.
Report Post »Patstew
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 3:28pmI agree, I bet CNBC is not happy with his comments!
Report Post »UPSETVET
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 4:30pmIf it wasn’t for the TEA PARTY the USA would have a TRIPLE XXX RATING. An Obama unrestrained would create a world economical crisis on a scale unimaginable a few short years ago. The USA debt has almost tripled since Obama became the 44th President. Will there be a 45th President of the USA ? Not if Obama can help it because he wants to do away with the Presidency and become the first DICTATOR in America.
Obama is not just spending the USA into bankruptcy, he’s spending it into oblivion. Of course that’s been his plan all along, the “Fundamental Transformation of America” from the number one nation in the world to a country with a third world status. Obama took an oath to preserve, protect and defend the USA Constitution from all enemies, domestic and foreign. But, he’s aligning himself with them. We the people are the only ones who can stop this downward spiral. Impeach him or vote him out in 2012.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 9:49pmHey SPECKCHASER. First things first. To your comment that “I’m better at finding information” and that I should find information to disprove your claim, no dice. Maybe Limbaugh said that, but I’ve never heard any economist say that. Sorry, it’s not my job to disprove any statement that comes, for all I can tell, out of thin air. Perhaps, however, you’d like support the idea that the “Great Recession” in not as bad as what Reagan inherited.
Perhaps also to support the idea that cutting taxes increases revenue. That’s never happened, no matter how many times you’ve heard that is a fact from pundits. The deficit at least doubled under Reagan (who raised taxes to try to get that under control) and ballooned even more under Bush. Cutting taxes does what it’s designed to do: it makes rich people richer. It didn’t increase job creation or national productivity under Bush or under any other President. And it always has increased the deficit.
To your claim that “6 or so years of Bush’s presidency had overall low unemployment and record setting economic growth.” Now Speck, you just made that up out of thin air. Here’s a graph for you:
Report Post »http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Economic_growth_2001_to_2005_comparison_graph.jpg
Bush’s economic record was abysmal, one of this worst in the 20th century. If you are saying Bush’s economic record was great or even good, I don’t know what to say.
Therightsofbilly
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 11:16pmHeavy sigh……………
Report Post »Snafu777
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 2:43pm@ speckchaser Sorry speck. Bush might have been conservative where tax cuts and some social issues were concerned but his out of control spending, his support of the patriot act, and support for the bailouts damn him as being about as economically progressive as they come. He might be a great guy, and he was, in my opinion, better than the democrats he ran against (I can’t believe Kerry even tried), but only slightly.
@JZS This is a pretty puerile argument. Bush was not the economic genius we’d all have desired him to be, but it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that Obama has done in two years what took Bush closer to three or four and seemingly has no intention of stopping his progress further down that road.
As far as sound economic principles where the debt is concerned, one has only to look back as far as the latter 1990s where Clinton was penned in by an economically conservative congress which was largely responsible for the national surplus Bill so emphatically is given credit for. If we want to get back to that we have to start following those principles.
Report Post »I support God's Israel!
Posted on August 11, 2011 at 10:40amFixing the financial crisis of the U.S. government is a totally achievable task. First, let’s start with the fixes necessary to get the U.S. government back to fiscal sanity. Here is a brief and do-able list from leaders across the nation:
1. Move to a two-year budget process instead of the current annual budget.
2. Freeze ALL federal spending increases across the board immediately.
3. Roll back all federal spending to 2009 levels.
4. Freeze all non-military federal hiring immediately.
5. Stop all implementation on the Federal Health Care takeover immediately.
6. Pass a balanced budget Constitutional Amendment with an effective date of 2014 to give the feds and state governments time to make adjustments.
7. Roll all educational spending back to the states and local communities and eliminate the federal role in funding education. (The people who don’t like their schools can fix them at the state and local level.)
8. Pass an energy bill that takes the shackles off of U.S. energy resources including coal, nuclear, oil refineries and in particular shale oil and gas reserves.
This list could go on but the point is clear. America can get her house in order but only IF we take one critical step first: We must keep working to send better people to Washington, D.C.
History proves over and again that great victories are always the result of small groups of real people who refuse to surrender the truth. The Bible tells us that when God called Abraham “he was
Report Post »TruthSpeaker
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:20pmwould God be mad at me if I prayed for obama’s demise ?
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:24pmYes unless you are praying for an impeachment or loss at 2012….
Report Post »tradexpertbuysell
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:32pmKing David prayed that those threating his life be brought to confusion. Asaph literally for their sudden fall. Be he left it up to God if it so aligned him on God’s side to make the call and not man to make the call. Praise for whatever providence decided.
Report Post »doglady
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:46pmI do all the time.
Report Post »darkrage000
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:47pmProbably not, but Obama and the new Athiest Clubs will no doubt come after you
Report Post »Oh My God
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:52pmRead Psalm 109:8 – (May his days be few; may another take his place) same difference! So go ahead and pray
Report Post »Restored One
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:11pmDemise: Definition- 1) Death 2) the end; termination (dimis) transfer of property (demettre) release. With the exception of :-) 1) Yes I do and I do not think God would punish you.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:48pmI love Rick Santelli. He tells it exactly how it is. To hell with John Kerry, Axelrod and Trumka with their constant lies. In my heart I knew they were spouting off their dirty mouths to make we, the Americans, question what just happened.
Report Post »Truth is: The House passed Cut, Cap & Balance. Went on to the Senate and that IDIOT Harry Reid decided to Table it instead of voting.
Had Harry allowed a vote, it was sure to pass and we would NOT have lost our triple A rating.
SO, WHAT I PROPOSE IS WE ALL COME DOWN ON HARRY REID AND BLAME ALL THIS CRAP ON HIM. He actually caused it by playing one of his stupid games. Smarty pants, smarty pants, you lost.
Not the Tea Party’s fault, not the Republican’s fault, It‘s HARRY REID’S FAULT
grampdad
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 11:33pmthe prayer in Psalms 109:8-9 was issued by David…applicable here, perhaps?
Report Post »chitina
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 12:48amI think if we are positive in our thoughts,He will be right there with us!!
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Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 1:06amKing David didn’t pray for confusion, he prayed for destruction!! I love how he was passionate about God’s enemies!!
Report Post »joodgy-woodgy puddin -n- pie
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 8:14amI’m not sure that would be such a good idea-President Biden.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 8:24amI pray Rick finds the Truth thru the power of God
Do not fear the truth my son.
Report Post »NotFooled
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 10:11amI think Satin is already taking care of that for us. Once he chose to sell his soul to the devil out of free will, God was finished until he redeems himself.
Report Post »trv1
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 10:26amSeeing how there probably is no god at all, I am sure you can pray for someone’s demise. So you know though, it has been statistically proven that prayer does not affect anything. Also, many of you should learn the difference between satin and Satan. Though, in response to this guy in the video, it is the current administrations fault for putting us in this situation. You can’t just blame Obama, you have to blame the entire group.
Report Post »RIGHT_CHRIST
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:16pmI was really happy with getting 98% of what we wanted and really sticking it to those leftist turds. I am still happy about getting 98% of what we wanted. Let us go on vacay an reap the sweet, sweet benefits!
Is this not what we wanted?
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:22pmCap Cut and Balance!! Not this smoke and mirrors….I am NOT happy about saving 100 billion a year for the next 10 years!! When we spend 100 billion every 25 days!
Report Post »mauijonny
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:36pm@CHRIST-RIGHT: This is NOT what wanted, troll. We wanted what CEMERIUS said, CUT, CAP AND BALANCE. And where on Earth are you hearing that we got 98% of what we wanted? That’s an all-out LIE.
Report Post »chirodoc007
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:37pmThis is not what we wanted. This is economic Chaos and it is classic Cloward/Piven strategy. This is what our Conman-in Chief wants. Thats why he came out in the middle of the crisis and called for more taxes on the rich.
The market dove another 200 points.
Report Post »bruce_baker
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:25pmThe agencies all warned that they would downgrade us without serious debt reform. There was no serious debt reform. Why is anyone surprised? Rather than “go on vacation”, wouldn’t we do better to elect better politicians next time?
Any special interest, from Boeing to La Razza can find a candidate to support that can be bent to promoting their agenda. We‘ll continue on the Road to American Disaster until the majority learn to ignore campaign ads and really research the candidate’s positions. George Washington believed the Constitutional delagates were being guided by the hand of God. Wouldn’t we do better to look for those types of candidates, instead of settling for the current crop?
Report Post »robstoddard
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:27pmWe wanted real cuts, not smoke and mirrors. Had the debt cieling not been raised, we would have gotten what we wanted.
Report Post »The46Percent2008
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 11:00pmI hope they reap the sweet bitter taste of defeat at election time. They caved. If they had held their ground, we could have got a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. We got downgraded because faith in the American Economy and Leadership are suspect. They only see a handful of people(The Tea Party) calling for economic sanity, and the MSM is attacking them as racists, terrorists, etc. So, the only people calling for responsible government is demonized. This is what they see and know it’s only a matter of time before the marxist leaders and media will snuff out the flame that is the Tea Party. Now, you and I both know that the Tea Party is not going away. We will only get stronger. However, you have a lot of gloom and doom from the MSM and it’s hard for lesser men and women to cut through the steaming pile of poo from the liberal loons and their cronies(MSM).
Report Post »Steve
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 2:47ammauijonny
Believe it or not. Progressive socialist and their web sites are spewing this 98% figure around like it‘s fact and this moron simply parrot’s it without doing a single minute of research or getting to actually understand what the Tea Party actually wanted. Their more concerned with grandma getting pushed down the hill or getting attacked at a Tea Party rally. Typical left wing parrot. None of them understand this isn’t a communist sound chamber. We express true ideas leading to fiscal responsibility and free market solutions that cut deep into their blind ideology of class warfare and social justice that is destined to destroy our way of life.
Report Post »NOTAMUSHROOM
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 8:27am@Steve
Report Post »You got that right. As if we didn’t already have the Saul Alinsky thing figured out by now. Axelrod, Kerry and the Obamanation look really stooopid invoking his strategy here. Saul Alinsky tactics are so 2008.
Brick67
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 10:01amRight_Christ is a fake. He is a lib in sheep’s clothing trying to post stupid crap and stir the pot. Truth be known he (or she) is probably one of those “anarchists” that run around in black and knock over newspaper stands in their local college town when there is an opportunity to “riot” only they don’t know why they are rioting, they just want to break a window and get away with it. Go check his other snarky posts. This is some immature punk pretending to be an evangelical Christian conservative and posting snarky, stereotypical responses. Don’t fall for it. He is probably actually one of the other blatant libs in here posting under some other name but posting twice.
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 3:04pmso, no savings, no cuts and the deficit inreases to a number no one is really sure of. sure we got what we wanted. libs got what they wanted minus tax increases but they will find a way to increase them anyway.
Report Post »Fat Albert
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:09pmWhere are the people on our side countering what Obammy’s people are saying, it seems like they get started trying to marginalize some of the republicans with all kind of rhetoric and the republicans for the most part just stay quiet and do not say anything.
Report Post »Rick Santelli is about the only one I have heard that is giving it back to them.
cemerius
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:16pmThey are sitting in the corner sucking their thumbs while they fear being called “racists”!!!
545 people spending the monies from 330 million people!!!!
Report Post »tlucky
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:31pmdon’t you mean 160 million only half of us pay taxes.
Report Post »AmericanPatriot01
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:18pmI love rick’s anology: If your wife goes out and spends like theres no tomorrow and maxes out the credit card is it right to blame him for not making enough money for her to spend the way she wants to? OR do you take away her credit cards and the keys to the car and put her on probabtion with the threat of divorce…
Why is it the TEA Party’s fault and WHY do the American people have to pony up more of our personal money to allow them to spend money in a fashion WE do not approve of????
I say let‘s use Rick’s anology and Take away the credit card and the keys to the car and put them on probation (impeachment) until we can find a replacement that has our best interest at heart!!!
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 9:37am@TLUCKY good point my mistake in numbers…
TEA!
Report Post »hogtrashhd
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:07pmSantelli is the man.. love this dude..
Report Post »SheriS
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:05pmWow! What a shock for someone to actually give the Tea Party credit for standing up to the Dems! I really am shocked—I would expect this from the Blaze and it’s cheerleaders but this makes me want to celebrate some sanity from someone other them Fox!
Report Post »stanbeck
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:21pmSHERIS;
Report Post »Rick was the guy who went off 2 years ago and said we need to start a Tea Party. As you see Rick is the only one who knows his stuff on this sh** channel.
LinkedIn G
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:23pmAnd everybody was against him and wanted to deflect the issue…That’s what the Teaa Party is up against…
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:04pmRICK SANTELLI will have a visit from the IRS
Report Post »JohnnyGalt
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:01pmhttp://footofatlas.blogspot.com/
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:59pmYou rock Rick! Tell it like it is.
Report Post »Huguenot Descendant
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:07pmSomeone who speaks the truth on MSNBC? And he is a businessman? Go figure.
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:08pm~~^^~~^^~~
I feel bad for Rick (and know how he might feel being a conserv living in CA) I think he would be more vocal if he wasnt under an NBC umbrella.
Everytime I catch him on CNBC I think is this it, is this when he totally goes off speaking the truth and we never see him again! He needs to be on another network not owned by the White House. http://SavingtheRepublic.com
Report Post »Want our country back
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:58pmMy husband would love triple B but would prefer triple D….. he’s a pig……lol
First David Axelrod, John Kerry, Trumpa, Howard Dean and now Rick Santelli – boy when they get the talking points they just repeat, repeat and repeat….. how about fixing the country instead of destroying it…..your mindless morons.
Report Post »Want our country back
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:03pmSorry, I misread this, I have to take Rick Santelli out of that **** LIST
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:05pmnow that’s funny
Report Post »Encinon
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 11:22pmSorry, as you‘ve seen I’ve really tried hard to just tell my story and take pride in the change we have seen but sometimes i slip up when i sense change isn’t happening quick enough. My neighbor still has a larger house than. I do just because he works and I don’t. That really gets to me!
Report Post »NOTAMUSHROOM
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 8:34am@ENCINOM
Report Post »You really should lay off the crack first thing in the morning. You are completely unintelligible today.
saranda
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 12:21pm@notamshroom – that is not encinom, it is some a$$ using “encinon”. Easy to confuse, but likely just a 16 year old kid trying to be funny.
Report Post »Banter
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:57pmI wonder if Obama can even look his two little girs in the eye.
Santelli speaks the truth.
Report Post »encinom
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:04pmFunny thing is, if you read teh S&P report, teh t-baggers positon on tax increases, and their over all terrorist hold on the debate is what lead to the down-grade.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:10pmObama has (taxpayer funded) Servants to look his little girls in the eye. White servants, you can bet your bottom dollar.
Report Post »Banter
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:12pmPassing cut, cap, and balance would have avoided the downgrade. This whole thing is playing out they way proggies and rinos intended. Best way to “level the playing field” with the rest of the world is to destroy our economy.
Report Post »TruthSpeaker
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:13pmI will be my last dollar that obama is so emotionally stilted that he is a LOUSY father and probably doesnt really care about is daughters.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:13pm@encinom
Report Post »Are you drunk? You sound (type) like someone who is drunk.
MODEL82A1
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:13pmNo ENC, the “funny thing” is that an ignoramus like you keeps posting anything online. (have you done your homework on Waco yet? Didn’t think so. You’re obviously intent on staying ignorant..)
Report Post »Banter
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:15pm@Model82A1
touche’
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:18pmBlame George
He handed Barry AAA , Barry wangled it into AA. Say it again, and again. Feel the release of that tension. Change Shorts
Report Post »xoke
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:19pmEncinom, you’re a buffoon. Read the report for yourself. Stop listening to what you heard was in it from your loony ass friends.
Report Post »Sparky101
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:21pmUsual bull from encinom. He is proof that the Dems still don’t get it. They refused to compromise to the point of an economic meltdown. The just want to tax and spend, tax and spend. You would think our economic crisis would have overridden their stupidity, but apparently they think they can deflect the blame, continue to spend, and everything will be okay. They are perhaps the most ignorant legislators we’ve ever had, but then they are just caught in the culture of their leaders (Obama, Hairy Reed, and Pelosi). History will not be kind to these three smug but limited people.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:24pm@encinom You really shouldn’t stray to far from the two guys in the white coats,every time you use a keyboard you show your stupidity.
Report Post »portague
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:28pmencinom your statement is incorrect they said 4trill in cuts or/and revenue. There should be cuts only. Stop spreading the lie of higher taxes = more revenue. regardless of tax rate the average revenue has been between 16-18% of gdp for 60+years. even bush tax cuts end up falling into that catagory. The problem is strictly spending. If the government revenue is incabable of exceeding 16-18%gdp then they should not be spend as much money as they are wich means they need to downsize the govermnent massivily. current outlays of government spending is 25-26%of gdp(this year) they need a 8-10% gdp spending cut. If the gdp begins to contract it make the problem significantly worse. the signs a possible gdp contraction could start happening if not already.
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:42pm@Monk:
Report Post »I think it’s brain damage or a severe bout of oxygen deprivation…there is DEFINITELY something wrong with it.
Banter
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:55pmhe is paid by mediamatters to do this. his comments come from a typed out sheet of paper faxed to his house every morning. his comments are irrelevant as they are not his own.
Report Post »cosette
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:08pm@ Encinom- Ah now look , you backslid! You’re back to your filthy gutter talk. I honestly thought you considered the error of your ways and were trying to express your thoughts , illogical they may be, without feeling the need to pepper your comments with lewd sexual connotations. Really, how old are you 14?
Report Post »RoBoTech
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 8:34pmThere goes the eccymans troll lying again.
““Congress and the administration are jointly responsible for the conduct of fiscal policy. So, this is not really about either political party,” David Beers, the head of S&P’s government debt-rating unit, said during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday.””
You just can’t read, dipstick.
Report Post »Slobaphobe
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:20pm@ encinnamonbun: Let me type slowly for you. I know a budget concept is difficult for since you are still living with Mom and Dad.
Report Post »Your credit worthiness goes down when your debt to income ratio goes up.
The Tea Party wants to cut the credit cards up used to pay the other credit cards that are used for cash advances for things like the East Room Hip Hop Two Day Almost Bicoastal Birthday Bash entertainment budget. You know, maybe rent some movies and make popcorn instead .
On the other hand Obama wants to end mortgage interest deduction (middle class) as only one of the ways to raise his stash.
I’m guessing if that happens Mom and Dad will have to cut off your Cheetos supply,X-Box and pimple cream. Better find a job. Oh, wait—there aren’t any. Too bad.
NanAugie
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 10:56pm@ENCIMON Sounds like you think Increasing Revenue means increasing taxes. S&P called for increasing revenue (as well as spending cuts), that is true – but funny thing is….increasing taxes often leads to a decrease in revenue overall. There are many ways to increase revenue….for starters they could ditch a few of the 600 new regulations and red tape they placed on businesses in July alone.
They could ditch the new regulation placed on food manufacturers requiring that nutritional information be placed on the front of the package (because obviously having to turn the package around is causing obesity), so that companies wouldn’t have to spend millions retooling their packaging and could perhaps manage to employ (or keep employed) more taxpayers – that would increase revenue.
They could stop fighting the COOL law (Country of origin Labelling) that was signed in 2002 – which would allow Americans to choose American made/grown food – boosting sales countrywide. That would increase revenue on the state & federal level.
They could let water flow to farms in California again instead of saving a 2″ Smelt from perceived danger (turns out the move really hasn’t boosted smelt populations) saving farms, putting thousands of people back to work and possibly keep food shortages and resulting food inflation at bay – or at least lesson the impact….that would increase revenue.
But like the President when you hear “increase revenue” all you can think of is “increase
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 4:17amActually I have read it … and as usual ENCINOM has his facts backwards. Liberals do not reason. Liberals do not think.
Report Post »NOTAMUSHROOM
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 8:45am@Humbleman
Report Post »You have it right. Progressives/liberals do not think therefore it is a waste of ATPs to argue with them or to try to reason with them. Since ENCINOM seems to be chemically impaired yet again, it really isn’t worth attempting to engage it. We should send them all off to nursery school where they can play with each other, hate everyone and nap all day.
HKS
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:56pmI only saw one guy there that had any sense at all and that was rick. Liberals just don’t get it, need more money, given me more money, problem solved. Face it, business schools have failed us all, no wonder the Chinese are kicking our ass..
Report Post »encinom
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:14pmJust the Austrian Ones, the ones favored by Reagan and other Ayn Rand zombies.
Report Post »capitalismrocks
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:55pmRick is right…
So instead of cutting my wife’s spending, cutting premium cable, canceling lawn service and cutting the grass myself or having the lawn guy come every other week instead of every week, moving my A/C up from 68 to 73 degree’s and cutting out take out and going on a vacation this summer… those examples of “Home Cost Cutting” which are what the Federal Government needs to do…
The Admin and Kerry is saying…
No, keep all of those services and in fact, tell your wife to run out and buy more shoes…. you just need to get a 2nd job! That is the Home equivalent to what they are saying in the WH… they want to keep on spending, no cuts, lets just bring in more revenue…. more revenue doesn’t fix ANYTHING, it just gives the Federal Govt more money to spend MORE, the government needs to go on a crash diet and lose the fat — Tell Michele Obama that she needs to tell Timmy Geithner to eat his treasury department version of carrots and put down the fatty piece of pork….
If we can cut spending in our homes at the kitchen table, then the WH can cut spending on all of the lavish freebies its giving away, keep all essential needs going, pay the debt and bring out costs and debt down… that is it, bottom line
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:00pmI agree with most of what you said, but have a question: do you really have your A/C set on 73? Mine is already on 78. and it runs about constantly after 37 days of triple digits.
Report Post »portague
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:09pmi also agrre with his statement. he forgot to mention as how working those 3jobs will sends you to the grave sooner.
Report Post »capitalismrocks
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:18pmI was just making examples, where we are it isn’t sweltering hot, so the AC actually only runs on a few hot days, otherwise its been pretty good…
Report Post »GOTT-EM-MAUSER
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 9:48pmOurs has been set at 80 for last couple of years, thank God for all the ceiling fans. But the bill never goes down, just up, like everything else and the taxes to pay for all the Jew Welfare Programs and Govt. Jobs. Get a grip folks, the ONLY way ANY of this will ever get FIXED is when ALL of them are Hanging from liveoak trees.
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on August 9, 2011 at 1:07amSantelli is full of beans. If there had been a debt ceiling deal with even less substantial impact on the deficit, but we had reached it a month before the deadline without all this drama, there would have been no downgrade.
Report Post »WILLIAM E.
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:55pmRight on Rick. You have principles.
Report Post »TheBritshRcmg
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:53pmRick ROCKS
Report Post »AmericablessGod
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:52pmAmen! I really don’t think the concerted effort by the administration and all lockstep democrats to pin this on the tea party movement will fly with anyone other than the mindless Obamabots. The tea party movement is responsible for the debate we just had! Without them, we would have raised the debt limit without a whimper of protest or any conversation about deficit reduction. Don’t let them discourage you! We are stronger than they are and they know it. They fear us more than we realize! Victory in 2012!
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:52pmFunny how he has gotten tired of blaming EVERYTHING on George Bush! Maybe he realizes that no one believes him anymore! I wonder how he reconciles that with the reality of the situation–unless, as a George Soros lackey, he engineered the whole mess by being his recalcitrant self! You know that somebody has made a pile of money on this–and it is noteworthy that Soros took his money private just recently! And, we haven‘t heard a peep out of the Clinton’s recently! Hmmm, maybe Soros is playing them like chess pawns!
Report Post »Encinon
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:52pmHe’s right in a way, so for once I support the tea party. The quicker we can get a lower credit rating, the better. There is no reason the united statea should get better borrowing terms than the rest of the world. This puts us all in better position to have equal wealth to the banks.
Report Post »DarkFire
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:04pmwell since you want to be on equal foot as everyone else i need you to send me a check right now. since i have been layed off, and i don’t believe in sucking the life out of our country by getting welefare i want you to send me a check after all that is what you want to spread the wealth. lets go big talker put your money where your mouth is. ill even be nice going rate on taxes for the average working class American is about 36%-43% so ill take 25% of what ever you make. better yet send that check certified please cause your full faith and credit don’t fly with me.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:05pmWe now have a LOWER rating than France (among many other). But I guarantee you’re all for that. To American- Hating Lefty idiots like you, “equal” isn‘t what you’re after. What you’re really afteris an American that is WEAKER than other countries. You disgust us.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:07pmWhat are you talking about? We need a higher credit rating. Lowering our credit rating was a “bad thing”. Can you also explain your 3rd and 4th sentences? And what happened to your enciinom account? You know, the one with the extra i. Was that you also?
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:09pm@darkfire
Report Post »Make that 12.5%… I’m unemployed also, so I’ll split that 25% with you.
DarkFire
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:22pmsure 12.5% is good i shouldn’t be greedy, with the money we get from him we can start a company and put good hard working American people back to work.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:31pm@darkfire
Report Post »I think it’s a her not a him.
RIGHTHOOK
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:50pmDo you think we are polarized enough yet America? Politically, financially, racially….nice going Obama, Soros, Ayres, Van Jones……..jerks!
Report Post »xoke
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:50pmObama, to the best of my knowledge, has never worked in a private sector job. Ever. Not even Sonic or Pizza Hut growing up. Think about that…how many of you went from high school, to college, to academia, to whatever without ever having a real job. A real job being defined as part of a work force that actually has to create more wealth to exist.
*crickets
Report Post »oriondma05
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:53pmI heard that he did work at a Baskin Robbins and also at an investment firm? Don’t quote me on it.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:03pmI know he got a scholarship to go to Harvard…..that you had to be a foreign student to get. I know his white grandmother worked for a bank, or in a bank, or owned a bank, something like that.
Y’all, I started 2 and a half years ago warning everyone he was a socialist/Marxist/communist. I fought in the cold war, I know a commie when I hear one.
Report Post »xoke
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:07pmI did not know that. I heard that he hadn’t somewhere earlier today…but then again the guy I heard it from might have said no significant private sector job experiences. I dunno, I’m just trying to figure out how someone can be so wrong on economics and budgeting. :(
Report Post »mauijonny
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:32pmDon’t know if he ever had a real job. I know that he got a scholarship to go to Punahou School, THE most prestigious private school in HI. I also know that his grandmother became a VP at Bank of Hawaii and was so, I believe, when he got into Punahoe (lotsa cronyism here). And the house that he lived in, on Kalanianiole Hwy., is definately NOT in a po’ hood. Also, when he talked abt how is grandmother would act afraid when black men would approach, I’d just like to say that there are very few black men in HI. There are lots of dark men, but very few “black” people live here. Overall, though, he grew up with an elite class of socialists and card-carrying communists (Frank Marshall Davis).
Report Post »Lion420
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:50pmRick Santelli is rapidly becoming my hero! Ralph Cramden on thin ice!!!! Too funny!!!!
Report Post »mcpbob
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:48pmhahahah VIDEO i unavailable… CNN must have took it down…
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:47pmRick speaks the logical truth. Good Lord, libs just really annoy me. You‘re a tough one to work with ’em, Mr. S!
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:45pmRick Santelli is my hero for the day.
Report Post »American Chick
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:44pmPresident Downgrade speaks, the market FREAKS!!!
Report Post »capitalismrocks
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:55pmBaracalypse Now
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 8, 2011 at 7:34pm@cap
Report Post »Now that’s funny!