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CNBC’s Santelli denies association with protesters
The New York Times is reporting the recent speculation about CNBC reporter Rick Santelli’s ties to “tea party movements” and right-wing groups prompted Santelli’s blog post on CNBC’s Web site in which he maintained his on air remarks were “spontaneous.”
From the story:
Mr. Santelli’s televised commentary appeared spontaneous to viewers. However, the Internet domain name ChicagoTeaParty.com was registered in August – well before his commentary – but not used until afterwards. The registration was first reported by two bloggers for Playboy’s Web site who said it was evidence that Mr. Santelli’s remarks were a “carefully planned trigger” for the protests. (The blog post was removed without explanation Monday.)
In his own blog post, titled “I Want to Set the Record Straight,” Santelli denied any “affiliation or association” with any
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