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“maybe Obama needed to hit print and print out the porkulus bill and read it.”
Man! That’s a lot of homeless spotted owls to print out that much paper!
Missy
15 years ago
This isn’t the first time this administration has sent signals to the press and it won’t be the last. Gibbs has been nasty to Jake Tapper as well as Major Garrett in the press room over questions he did not want to answer, no reason for CNBC to be surprised. Then we should remember the reporters that got kicked off the campaign plane and Obama’s own rant when he visited the press corp and didn’t want to answer questions.
Of all papers, the NYTimes takes CNBC to task for promoting the video, they have such a good track record, grain of salt with this company. They’re dripping with circulation envy and live and breath “cringe worthy.”
CNBC Replays Its Reporter’s Tirade
By BRIAN STELTER
Published: February 22, 2009
Once upon a time, cable channels were embarrassed by on-air outbursts or other anchor antics. Now, some are glad to post the video clips on the Internet as quickly as possible to maximize publicity and Web traffic.
The Opinionator: Rick Santelli: Tea Party Time (February 20, 2009) On Thursday, CNBC swiftly uploaded a televised rant by Rick Santelli about President Obama’s plans to address the housing crisis. By doing so, the network injected the reporter’s opinions publicly, and the widely replayed video clip even provoked a response from the White House the next day.
Mr. Santelli is normally a strait-laced newsman; he has reported live from the Chicago Board of Trade for 10 years. But in an appearance on the morning show “Squawk Box” on Thursday, he suggested a “Chicago Tea Party” to protest the administration’s housing plans.
“The government is promoting bad behavior,” he said, and later implied comparisons to Cuba and asked the traders around them whether they wanted to pay their neighbors’ delinquent mortgages. When the traders started to boo, Mr. Santelli said, “President Obama, are you listening?”
A few hundred thousand viewers were watching the exchange broadcast, and it was immediately magnified by the Internet. Within minutes, CNBC posted the clip on CNBC.com and promoted it on the network’s home page.
Within hours, the video was the lead story on The Drudge Report and elsewhere. By Sunday, it had been viewed nearly 1.7 million times, making it CNBC.com’s most popular video clip ever.
The Web “extends the shelf life” of TV segments, said Meredith Stark, the vice president of CNBC.com. Mr. Santelli “really touched a nerve,” she said, and the online video “obviously extended the reach” of his message. The segment was covered on TV, including on the “NBC Nightly News,” and led to jabs by the White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs, the next day.
“It’s tremendously important for people who rant on cable TV to be responsible and understand what it is they’re talking about,” Mr. Gibbs said. “I feel assured that Mr. Santelli doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”
Some of the unscripted moments on cable news are cringe-worthy. So why do the channels post them on their Web sites? Perhaps they have realized that if they don’t, others will post them on YouTube. They would rather replay an embarrassing segment with advertisements attached.
@Missy: NY Times thought Santelli’s rant was “embarrassing”??
I think the Times is just jealous that 1.7 million people were interested enough in what Santelli had to say that they went to the CNBC web site to get a closer look.
pagar
15 years ago
The New York Times is not only embarrassing, I doubt if there is any newspaper in America that has published more US military secrets. All with one aim, to aid America’s enemies. Speaking of embarrassing, look how they have embarrassed their stock holders. It’s cheaper to buy a share of their stock than to buy their Sunday Edition.
haha maybe Obama needed to hit print and print out the porkulus bill and read it.
“maybe Obama needed to hit print and print out the porkulus bill and read it.”
Man! That’s a lot of homeless spotted owls to print out that much paper!
This isn’t the first time this administration has sent signals to the press and it won’t be the last. Gibbs has been nasty to Jake Tapper as well as Major Garrett in the press room over questions he did not want to answer, no reason for CNBC to be surprised. Then we should remember the reporters that got kicked off the campaign plane and Obama’s own rant when he visited the press corp and didn’t want to answer questions.
Of all papers, the NYTimes takes CNBC to task for promoting the video, they have such a good track record, grain of salt with this company. They’re dripping with circulation envy and live and breath “cringe worthy.”
@Missy: NY Times thought Santelli’s rant was “embarrassing”??
I think the Times is just jealous that 1.7 million people were interested enough in what Santelli had to say that they went to the CNBC web site to get a closer look.
The New York Times is not only embarrassing, I doubt if there is any newspaper in America that has published more US military secrets. All with one aim, to aid America’s enemies. Speaking of embarrassing, look how they have embarrassed their stock holders. It’s cheaper to buy a share of their stock than to buy their Sunday Edition.