RIght-wing Koch family may have sponsored Santelli's "spontaneous" populist rant

Backstabber: Is Rick Santelli High on Koch

Interesting - Playboy does investigative reporting? Seriously, evidence emerging that Santelli's rant was pre-planned and funded by the Koch family in an effort to undermine the Obama administration.

Reminds me of the VP debate, when Biden says he learned as a young legislator that questioning the motives of his colleagues was offensive and counterproductive, but questioning their judgment was always legitimate and absolutely necessary. Here may be a case when the judgment is legitimate, but the motives are more complex.

Update: The Atlantic Business Channel takes apart the article, and has a copy of the text (now removed from Playboy's website). Looks like there might be concern about libel charges. Still not sure if Santelli is innocent or not - what is clear is that it probably was premeditated at the very least with his contract renewal in mind.