Video: Rick Santelli - Free Market Champion and Tea Party Instigator
Published: 2/19/2010 10:24 AM ET
Exactly one year ago, Rick Santelli lost his temper while reporting from the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The CNBC reporter was angry about bailouts of businesses and homeowners.
His passionate free market rant spoke to many Americans equally distressed about the direction of the nation. His words resounded with Americans and helped inspire the Tea Party movement.
