My vote goes to Rick Santelli:
Like the tea partiers or not, Santelli created a moderately sustainable and influential political movement. Anyone with an alternative (countdown to aox linking to an Olbermann special comment 3...2...1)
Throwing another shout to Santelli...
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/05/rick-santelli-blasts-liberal-medias-ostrich-economics-video/
The site is heavy right, but the video is what I found interesting.
The old EF Hutton commercials come to mind. When Rick speaks people "should" listen.
Oh yeah, the guy who has no understanding of economics or politics but who can scream loudly about smile that isn't actually happening. Yes, definitely someone I should listen to. (Done enough of that already, thanks)
And you're such an expert of economics that you've worked on the floor of The Chicago Board of Trade reporting on treasury auctions and bond trading for CNBC? You are a former Vice-President at Drexel Burnham Lambert in charge of Interest Futures and Options?
Then don't pay attention to him, it's your loss.
Quote from: GG on May 06, 2012, 04:52:54 PM
And you're such an expert of economics that you've worked on the floor of The Chicago Board of Trade reporting on treasury auctions and bond trading for CNBC? You are a former Vice-President at Drexel Burnham Lambert in charge of Interest Futures and Options?
Appeals to authority normally don't mean much to me. Much less so (about zero) when the authority claimed is completely irrelevant to the credential purportedly being established. Perhaps Santelli has some education and experience in economics, but his ranting doesn't make that case on its own. Feel free to dig that up if you continue to have the desire to defend some blowhard TV pundit.
Quote from: nathanm on May 06, 2012, 03:50:28 PM
Oh yeah, the guy who has no understanding of economics or politics but who can scream loudly about smile that isn't actually happening. Yes, definitely someone I should listen to. (Done enough of that already, thanks)
Are you getting close to going all Clavin again? You are seriously not taking on Santelli's economic bona fides are you? If you are , here's a reminder as to what happens:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/rick-santelli-reacts-to-freaked-out-white-men-tea-party-barb-by-comparing-guest-to-king-george/