Santelli, the Scrappy Sequel: It's a Smackdown

First there was the original Santelli rant.  Then there was the response by White House press secretary Gibbs, a response I thought was sneering, condescending, and altogether unworthy.  Was it because Santelli had the nerve to talk back?  Maybe the White House had gotten so used to universal media adulation that any discordant peep is most unwelcome.

Of course, if Gibbs or anybody else expected a pugnacious fellow like Santelli to let Gibbs get away with it, they were sadly mistaken. 

Rick "Chicago Tea Party" Santelli's lost none of his verve, and indeed he seems more peppery than ever.  His response is too good and amusing to pass up:

OK, after the fireworks and theatrics are over, everybody calm down and try to work the problem.