Friday, March 19, 2010

John Stewart Lifts Jim Cramer's Skirt

John Stewart, the comic host of the popular show The Daily Show, interviewed Jim Cramer, host of popular financial show Mad Money, recently and did something no "serious" news show has done to date. He actually asked the questions and expressed anger and frustration for millions of Americans who have all but seen their future fades away in "safe" 401K investments and other "safe" ports. From the outset it was clear that this was not going to be one of John's funny mixed with occasional sober moments interviews. No, he meant business early on, and it also became clear that Jim knew.

Mr. Stewart defeated Mr. Cramer down in his seat with railroad ties and began to hold accountable for video footage of him openly that he supported the manipulation of market activity through false and false rumors about competitors, including mention Apple by name. John seemed to almost boiling in one place and for a millisecond, Mr. Cramer seemed to believe he was being hit. John himself held him responsible for the most part all has never given a thought to, Jim's wild antics and eruptions on his show. He has acted in this way for so long that most thought the moments where he seemed calm was only one shot velocity moments away from its "true" self comes out, not the other way around.

John made him all but admits that he was not only guilty of a tactic that actually harmed millions of investors, but his wild antics were just that; antics! Mr. Cramer, he stripped naked and whipped him in the village square! John deflected any attempt by desperate Cramer to make a joke, and continued to bombard him with one million voice behind him. It was a moment to actually be proud of the TV again.

Like all storms, Hurricane Stewart finally slowed and Cramer Iceland, although battered, crushed and looks really devastated, survived. The real hope is that Cramer will be better at what he said he would try to be, as John had him in one of the shock team. One thing is for sure if and make no mistake about it. Jim Cramer's show will never be the same. There is no way he can go back in front of the camera and doing exactly what he has done for years and be taken seriously anymore.

Who he will be still uncertain, but the screaming and raving mad, we all have come to believe in for years, is no longer credible, from the mouth of Mr. Cramer himself. Two thumbs up to John Stewart for doing what no anchor on any major network has ever had the courage to do, and it was making ilk of Jim Cramer finally admit that something was rotten in Denmark, and they knew about it . Now if we could just get John up to a congressional hearing and let him ask a few questions ....

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