east german citizens began pouring into west germany over the border. for people of a certain age it s a moment they never thought they would see. in advance of tonight s debates democrats are going after mitt romney for his opposition to the auto bailout in michigan. here he was in michigan in june. from the very beginning back in november of 2008 as the auto executives went to washington asking for a check i said don t give them a check. they need to go through a managed bankruptcy process. i wouldn t have written checks like the bush and obama administrations did. i would have said, go through bankruptcy directly on your own. don t give the company to the uaw when you re finished. rick santelli is the on-air editor with cnbc business news and a regular contributor, of course, to cnbc squawk on the street. and democratic strategist debbie dingell served for 30 years as a senior executive as general motors. welcome to you both. fun to be here in michigan.
president. so help me god. reporter: government enacts big stimulus, big auto bailout, big housing relief. it all costs big money. enter big journalism. this is america! reporter: big objective journalism. how many of you people want to pay for your neighbor s mortgage that has an extra bathroom and can t pay their bills? raise their hand. president obama, are you listening? reporter: meet rick santelli. on-air editor for cnbc. we re thinking of having a chicago tea party in july. all you capitalists that want to show up to lake michigan reporter: santelli orders a tea party. not this kind. this kind. strikes a chord with outsiders and insiders. you vote against america s future, we re going to fire you. reporter: freedom works posts guides how to organize your own tea party. grassroots gets busy. april 15th, 2009. tea parties go national. we are spending way too much money and we re making our poor