The Obama administration has been hiring journalists left and right. But Rick Santelli probably shouldn’t bother sending over his resume.
At a White House press conference today, Obama press secretary Robert Gibbs was asked for the president’s reaction to Santelli’s outburst on the floor of the Chicago commodities exchange yesterday. Two things stood out about his answer.
First he said everyone at the White House got a good laugh out of it.
Then he concluded his longer remarks by saying, “I’m sure Mr. Santelli doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”
Every time Obama announces more of his “stimulus” program, the stock market plunges anew, announcing rather clearly that Wall Street thinks it’s Mr. Obama who doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
UPDATE (4:15PM PST):
