Politico at it again with help from Rasmussen

[babylonsister]

So now should we consider politico a 'far-right' wing blog? :think:


http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_02/017023.php


IT'S NOT A 'NATION OF SANTELLIS'.... Josh Marshall flagged this graphic from the Politico home-page last night, warning the White House about a "nation of Santellis." The reference was to CNBC's Rick Santelli, who launched a bizarre class-war tirade last week in reference to the Obama housing policy (and who has since become kind of paranoid).



The argument is pretty straightforward, and has been reinforced by media adulation for Santelli's rant -- the president's mortgage adjustment program is widely disliked. The rage Santelli expressed was endorsed by far-right blogs and talk-radio hosts precisely because it tapped into a simmering anger over the White House proposal.

It's worth remembering, then, that Santelli and his admirers haven't exactly swayed the electorate. The Washington Post found that 64% of Americans support Obama's mortgage proposal. In the New York Times poll, the support was 61%. A CNN poll found similar results.

There is a Rasmussen poll, which was the basis for the Politico article, which shows far more opposition. But while the other polls simply asked whether the public liked Obama's idea or not, the Rasmussen poll asked, "Some people say that having the government subsidize mortgage payments for financially troubled homeowners puts the government in the position of rewarding bad behavior. Is the government rewarding bad behavior when it provides subsidies to those who are most at risk of losing their homes?"

A 55% majority said the government is rewarding bad behavior. Given the wording of the question, I'm a little surprised the number wasn't even higher.

Taken together, is there really a "nation of Santellis" out there? Not so much.

[spanone]

1. what utter horseshit.....santellii is a fourth rate 'personality' reporter

fuck politico, they are faux-lite

[stevedeshazer]

2. More evidence that Politico is a Trojan horse

Nation of Santellis my ass.

[YOY]

3. When 100 people show up to his tea party

I think it should be self telling.

[fasttense]

4. A nation of hypocrites?

SANTELLIS is a hypocrite for complaining and threatening protests over bailouts for the average Joe. Yet, SANTELLIS provided a deafening silence when his cronies, bankers and fanciers, who caused this economic mess, get bailed out. Then this can only mean that we are a nation of hypocrites.

A society is not judged on how they treat their kings, but on how they treat the weakest among them.

[Gman]

5. That means Santellis has the support of the 30% that will never like anything Obama does plus

10% of Republicans that are still current on their own mortgages and haven't been laid off yet.

[madrchsod]

6. i thought they were several months ago

after they had a hissy-fit because big ed was sitting next to helen the other day..there`s no doubt they are multi level tools..

[Spazito]

7. Politico = Talon News, imo n/t