Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer: Winner is?
By: PAUL JACKSON
March 13, 2009 8:07 AM CST
Hands down it was Stewart in perhaps the most awkward and entertaining late night interview in at least five years, Thursday night on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Stewart and crew have turned up the volume a notch on criticism against CNBC in recent days, and last night’s episode was the latest high note in what has become a long-running feud between the two.
Here’s Part 1 of the interview:
Stewart was more serious than he was funny in the interview, which made for some awkward moments. But Cramer pretty much apologized for everything CNBC has ever aired, including his stuff. Business Insider said that “Cramer basically sounded apologetic all night, though Stewart didn’t do himself any favors by coming off as overly serious and not very funny.”
Stewart’s funniest moments came earlier in the show, when — after Cramer had appeared on the Martha Stewart Show earlier that morning, kneading dough with the (in)famous personality, who has been convicted of insider trading — Stewart deadpanned: “Cramer, haven’t enough people’s dough taken a pounding already from you?”
Watch the entire show over at Hulu >>
Print This Article
-
March 13th, 2009 8:35 am by SHayes
“Overly Serious?” Are you serious? Considering the millions of people who’ve lost their money and are ruined because of this fiasco, I thought Jon Stewart was dead on right in this interview.
To point out a lack of laughs here underscores, I think, a fundamental weakness in american thought. Are we that easily distracted? Are we that shallow? There’s a time for laughing and there’s a time for being serious. Jon Stewart is a master at timing.
-
March 13th, 2009 9:25 am by Shehzad
Are you kidding me???? I see people in my practice who have lost jobs, homes, spouses, kids tution money, means to take care of their parents and so on! The idea that he needed to be funny to expose these frauds is incredulous! Come on..
-
March 13th, 2009 11:08 am by Paper or Plastic?
Stewart hit a home run - period. To Cramer’s credit, though, his humility will pay dividends. But in the end will Stewart hold Cramer to their spit-shake agreement to take on a more investigative (rather than cheer-leading) role?… Time will tell. One can only hope that if Cramer and the more nefarious CNBC shills – Kudlow et al – continue on their lame-osity streak that Stewart brings in the entire CNBC cast for a one-by-one spanking. None of them have moral standing on any of these issues.
-
March 16th, 2009 12:17 pm by scott puzia
If this was a boxing match they would have stopped the fight.
Jon Stewart exposed Cramer and his ilk for the frauds they are
and did the public a great service by showing the connection between CNBC (and others) and the financial sector they purport
to investigate fairly. Cramer was hopelessly out of his depth
in engaging Jon Stewart and came across more as a scared little boy than a financial guru.
Get your HW Fix
Join nearly 10,000 bold subscribers who already get our daily email delivered to their inbox -- it's free, and a great way to ensure you don't miss something.
Events
2009 Dec 09 -- 2009 Dec 10
RMBS: Assessing Value and Risk
This two-day course in New York City will equip market participants with the knowledge and skills to evaluate prime, Alt-A and subprime RMBS portfolios in order to assess their value and understand inherent risks. For more information, visit www.fitchratings.com.
2010 Jan 13 -- 2010 Jan 14
2010 Collection Technology Summit
The Collection Technology Summit is the first industry event to focus solely on collections and its associated technologies and continues to draw top executives from the nation's most prominent institutions. The Collection Technology Summit, where innovation happens. For more information, visit www.collectiontechnology.net
Got something to say?
Remarks by first-time commenters will not appear immediately, and must be approved before they will appear. All comments are subject to HousingWire's usage policy.