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" I try to avoid political ties. "
Rick Santelli
Avoid
Political
Ties
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" How many muni areas have actually defaulted, by the way? Just a question. "
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" Most of the mainstream coverage of most of the crisis - the economy, the road to get here, and the Tea Party - has been very much lacking. "
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" Challenging leaders is as American as it gets. "
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" Believe me. When you're talking about trust in government, you're preaching to the choir, whether it's on the financial side, the central banking side: we see areas where the government does good jobs; we see areas where they don't do as good a job. "
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Good
Financial
" I have a daughter for a while that didn't have insurance. She gets a different price than people who have insurance. "
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Price
Daughter
Insurance
" What about stocks? You got to buy them. What if they break? You have to buy the dips. "
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What If
Got
Buy
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Immigrant
Immigrants
Grandparents
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Never
Go
Said
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Road
Good
Business
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