[[White House]] Press Secretary Robert Gibbs singled out media personalities Jim Cramer, [[Rush Limbaugh]] and Rick Santelli in the course of less than two weeks.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/04/gibbs-takes-gloves-challenge-reporters-hosts-cross-obama/ Gibbs Takes Off Gloves to Challenge Reporters, Hosts Who Cross Obama], FOXNews.com, March 04, 2009.</ref> Gibbs responded at length to Santelli's on-air rant at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Asked about the segment, Gibbs said:
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[[White House]] Press Secretary Robert Gibbs singled out media personalities [[Jim_Cramer#Dispute_with_the_White_House|Jim Cramer]], [[Rush Limbaugh]] and Rick Santelli in the course of less than two weeks.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/04/gibbs-takes-gloves-challenge-reporters-hosts-cross-obama/ Gibbs Takes Off Gloves to Challenge Reporters, Hosts Who Cross Obama], FOXNews.com, March 04, 2009.</ref> Gibbs responded at length to Santelli's on-air rant at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Asked about the segment, Gibbs said:
{{Cquote|I'm not entirely sure where Mr. Santelli lives or in what house he lives. But the America people are struggling every day to meet their mortgage. ... I would encourage him to read the [[President Obama|president's]] plan and understand that it will help millions of people, many of whom he knows. I would be more than happy to have him come here and read it. I'd be happy to buy him a cup of coffee -- decaf.<ref>Josh Gerstein. [http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19083.html Gibbs rebukes CNBC's Santelli], ''Politico'', February 20, 2009.</ref>}}
{{Cquote|I'm not entirely sure where Mr. Santelli lives or in what house he lives. But the America people are struggling every day to meet their mortgage. ... I would encourage him to read the [[President Obama|president's]] plan and understand that it will help millions of people, many of whom he knows. I would be more than happy to have him come here and read it. I'd be happy to buy him a cup of coffee -- decaf.<ref>Josh Gerstein. [http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19083.html Gibbs rebukes CNBC's Santelli], ''Politico'', February 20, 2009.</ref>}}