you're welcome...........Jon Stewart does some great stuff!!

And it's really revealing when Santelli refused to go on his show!  He didn't 
mind giving interviews when his comments were getting good publicity for him 
but apparently he's not willing to be interviewed by someone who would question 
him..........

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  From: DUG Nunya-Bidness 
  To: [email protected] 
  Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 7:11 PM
  Subject: {Dawgs/Dittos} Re: Stewart rips into Santelli


  Great video-!




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  From: subana <[email protected]>
  To: net buddies <[email protected]>
  Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2009 3:58:34 AM
  Subject: {Dawgs/Dittos} Stewart rips into Santelli


  Jon Stewart rips into Santelli, CNBC
  Jonathan Berr
  Mar 5th 2009 at 1:15PM

  CNBC reporter Rick Santelli may have been brave enough to talk about a revolt 
against the Obama administration's proposal to help homeowners, but apparently 
he's afraid to face Jon Stewart.

  Santelli, whose reports from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange are as close to 
street theater as the General Electric Co. (GE) network gets, canceled his 
scheduled appearance on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" 
without explanation. The normally affable Stewart was incensed -- but instead 
of getting mad, he got even by giving the most scathing critique of CNBC I have 
ever seen.

  "Rick Santelli is angry that these loser homeowners are going to be bailed 
out," Stewart said. "For God's sake, this guy works at CNBC, the best of the 
best . . .''

  Well, as the comedian pointed out, it's not exactly clear what CNBC does so 
well. He ran some clips (some of which, to be fair, may have been taken out of 
context ) showing that the business news channel has aired loads of misleading 
or just plain old wrong news analysis during the economic crisis. Jim Cramer's 
famously boneheaded call on Bear Stearns is included but so are lesser known 
gems such as Larry Kudlow saying the worst of the subprime mortgage mess is 
over.

  A CNBC spokesman couldn't be reached for comment. Santelli did not respond to 
a voice mail and an email. 

  But my favorite moment from the Stewart montage was Carl Quintanilla's 
interview with Allen Stanford, in which he spoke of how the Texan had generated 
above average returns. In closing, Quintanilla asked Stanford whether it was 
"fun" to be a billionaire. Shockingly, the answer is "yes."

  It's little wonder that Santelli was a no-show. Santelli's Feb. 19 diatribe 
-- which some on the right have likened to a Howard Beale-like "I am mad as 
hell and can't take it any more" moment -- has become the hottest thing to hit 
the blogosphere since the octo-mom. Some have speculated that Santelli's rant 
was staged, a claim he has denied.

  Santelli has appeared uncomfortable with his new celebrity. But by sticking 
his neck out, then pulling it back, he is only inviting more criticism. 
President Obama's spokesman has already accused Santelli of not knowing what he 
was talking about. Stewart's criticism, though, was more damaging.

  "Wow, if I'd only followed CNBC's advice, I'd have $1 million today -- 
provided I'd started with $100 million," joked Stewart. "I can see why Santelli 
is mad at homeowners.''

  watch the video at:
  
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/03/05/jon-stewart-gives-scathing-cnbc-critique/


  

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