Jon Stewart vs. Jim Cramer

SzczerbiakManiac · 03-17-2009, 11:51 AM

I'm actually a little surprised this hasn't been discussed yet. For those who may not know, last week on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart had been razzing CNBC's Jim Cramer about the advice Cramer had been giving. Cramer retorted on his show, Jon fired back, and it all culminated with Cramer appearing on TDS last Thursday night.
Here's the history of the snarking:
March 4, 2009: CNBC Gives Financial Advice
March 9, 2009: In Cramer We Trust
March 9, 2009: Moment of Zen - Jim Cramer's Advice
March 10, 2009: Basic Cable Personality Clash Skirmish '09
March 11, 2009: Jim Cramer Battle

And here's the full (uncensored, so NSFW) Cramer interview here:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

I was shocked, #1 that Cramer would agree to come on Stewart's show and #2 how amazingly remorseful and humble Cramer was being. I also think we need to teach Cramer some synonyms for the word "shenanigans".

Some have said that Stewart was out of line for being so critical of a financial show because he's just a comic. But I think programs like The Daily Show, Colbert Report, and SNL are at their best when being satirical of the BS that's going on in this country. And satire is, by definition, critical of its subject.

So I say Bravo Jon! Keep up the good work.

03-17-2009, 11:51 AM	#1
SzczerbiakManiac "ZER-bee-ak" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,409	Jon Stewart vs. Jim Cramer I'm actually a little surprised this hasn't been discussed yet. For those who may not know, last week on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart had been razzing CNBC's Jim Cramer about the advice Cramer had been giving. Cramer retorted on his show, Jon fired back, and it all culminated with Cramer appearing on TDS last Thursday night. Here's the history of the snarking: March 4, 2009: CNBC Gives Financial Advice March 9, 2009: In Cramer We Trust March 9, 2009: Moment of Zen - Jim Cramer's Advice March 10, 2009: Basic Cable Personality Clash Skirmish '09 March 11, 2009: Jim Cramer Battle And here's the full (uncensored, so NSFW) Cramer interview here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 I was shocked, #1 that Cramer would agree to come on Stewart's show and #2 how amazingly remorseful and humble Cramer was being. I also think we need to teach Cramer some synonyms for the word "shenanigans". Some have said that Stewart was out of line for being so critical of a financial show because he's just a comic. But I think programs like The Daily Show, Colbert Report, and SNL are at their best when being satirical of the BS that's going on in this country. And satire is, by definition, critical of its subject. So I say Bravo Jon! Keep up the good work. __________________
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