Huffington Post just broke the news: "CNBC's Santelli: AIG bonuses no big
deal."
Rick Santelli explained, "Now, think about it this way. Maybe I'm missing
something. But the outrage seems to be about M's, millions of dollars, right?
$165 million, OK?...$165 million is like worrying about 16.5 cents...it's an
order of magnitude."
Why does Santelli still have a job at CNBC? Could CNBC's reporters be more out
of touch?
This is exactly why over 12,000 people have signed the
Open Letter to CNBC since yesterday. We're demanding that CNBC stop
shilling for Wall Street and instead hold Wall Street accountable.
Can you help us reach 15,000 signers by sending this email to friends and
family? They can sign the letter at
FixCNBC.com. (You can also spread the word on Twitter, Facebook, Digg, or
Reddit. It's easy to do at
FixCNBC.com.)
We're busy making plans to deliver the letter to CNBC -- the more signers we
have, the more impact it'll have.
Thanks for being a bold progressive.
--Adam, Aaron, Stephanie, Mudcat, Michael, and the PCCC team
P.S.
These news clips are also worth sending along to others!
BROADCASTING & CABLE: "Fix CNBC" Push from Progressive Change Campaign Committee Gathering Steam
MEDIA BISTRO: Web Petition Asks People to Help "Fix CNBC"
POLITICO: Liberals, profs target CNBC
MYDD: Finishing What Stewart Started
STOCKMASTERS .COM: FixCNBC.com - Online Petition to Hold CNBC Accountable
HUFFINGTON POST: Economists, Progressives Petition CNBC For Coverage Overhaul
HOTINE LAST CALL: Today economists, journalists, and progressive leaders launched an "open letter" to sign demanding that CNBC start holding Wall Street accountable
NPR ONLINE: Fix CNBC
BOING BOING: Fix CNBC -- sign the open letter
OPENLEFT: Can CNBC be reformed?
CROOKSANDLIARS' JOHN AMATO: Take Action: FIX CNBC or it will be business as usual!
ALTERNET: Fix CNBC: 'Jon Stewart Made the Case, Now We're Demanding Action'
JACK AND JILL POLITICS: Stop the Lies & the Hatred: Fix CNBC
THE GUARDIAN: Fix CNBC
Pretty nice momentum for FixCNBC.com, huh?
