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HughBeaumont

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7. I think the easier thing to look for is when CitiBank Bartiromo is NOT being an ass.

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 03:54 PM

Jul 2012

I mean, she's a right-wing anchor on one of two fully-dedicated Republican agitprop channels (the other, of course, being Rupert's Swamp of Liquid Manure). She's pretty much doing what she's PAID to do - shill for corporate America and their best interests. Oh, that also includes pushing the "Self Made Millionaire" myth; the real reason that it's pushed so hard is that it justifies chopping the millionaire's taxes lower and lower and lower on the premise that they worked harder and are insanely more productive and "job creatin'" than the underlings.

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Maria Bartiromo is being an ass again on CNBC.... [View all] lastlib Jul 2012 OP

I stopped watching CNBS long ago. Watch Bloomberg. They try to give all views still_one Jul 2012 #1

Someone should ask Rmoney if Steve Jobs or Microsoft malaise Jul 2012 #2

Add Larry Ellison to that list. HughBeaumont Jul 2012 #9

I saw that. They are lying about what Obama said Tony_FLADEM Jul 2012 #3

Someone should send her the clip of Elizabeth Warren explaining it in simple terms. DURHAM D Jul 2012 #4

Is there anyone on CNBC who ISN'T an ass? Zyzafyx Jul 2012 #5

CNBC is the poster child for what happens when reporters get too friendly with those they report on DJ13 Jul 2012 #6

I think the easier thing to look for is when CitiBank Bartiromo is NOT being an ass. HughBeaumont Jul 2012 #7

All this distortion over one sentence taken out of context RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #8