Santelli's "rant" prompts anti-stimulus protests nationwide

CNBC's Rick Santelli probably wasn't expecting to have such an impact when he made his now-infamous "tea party" remarks on air last week. An Atlanta-based NBC station, 11Alive, is reporting tea parties are planned for this weekend in more than a dozen U.S. cities to protest the government's stimulus plan. The protests were promoted by  Santelli's recent "outburst" that has now gotten over a half-million hits on YouTube. Santelli said the "the government is promoting bad behavior" and urged viewers to plan a national tea party in Chicago this summer to protest the government's stimulus package.

This Friday, protests are planned in Atlanta, Washington D.C., Chicago, Orlando, Forth Worth, Houston, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Tulsa, Nashville, St. Louis, Portland, Kansas City, Cleveland and Denver. 

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