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 protesters or Web sites. 

According to the Times article, CNBC may be trying to move on from the Santelli frenzy. Santelli would not give interviews Monday and CNBC cancelled Santelli's appearance on Wednesday's "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart." 

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