Jon Stewart = ♥ ♥
Watching the TDS Jon Stewart/Jim Cramer "showdown."
Who says it's not possible to nail Jell-O to the wall? :D
(Though it is sobering to think that it's a self-professed comedian that has to do it.)
Who says it's not possible to nail Jell-O to the wall? :D
(Though it is sobering to think that it's a self-professed comedian that has to do it.)
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I almost feel sorry for the guy, but then remember Stewart didn't single him out - he smacked all of CNBC, and Cramer's the one who started whining back and making it this personal thing. And when you see some of the backdoor footage Jon cites in his points you feel even less sorry for him. In the interview itself, Cramer doesn't even try to fight - just weasel his way out of trying to have any of the blame stuck to him. The guy came on totally unprepared. It's embarrassing, but he brought a lot of it on himself. Even so, though, I admired that throughout it all Stewart was continuing to skewer CNBC (and the news media) as a whole, not Cramer personally.
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He really, really did.
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"It's not a fucking game!"
God, that man's brilliant.
It's traditionally been the comedians who tell the truth most clearly: that's what jesters and fools were for back in t' day. I've never truly rated American satire on the same level as the satire here for many reasons (not just 'Ah Americans are stupid', I assure you) but this week the Daily Show has been great. Really great.
I just wish the rest of us would stand up and DEMAND the heads of these people on a plate.
Example: the top dog at a British bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, who presided over the worst of its mistakes (it's now mostly owned by the taxpayer) got a pension of nearly £700,000. His weekly pension will be £13,300... the annual salary of call centre workers at the same bank is... £13,500.
Why are the rest of us (I do include myself) making it SO FUCKING EASY for these people to get away with a kind of murder?
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