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Did anyone see Jon Stewart hammer Jim Kramer on The Daily Show?

What were your thoughts? Personally, I loved it. I would like to send this sort of message all the way up to the top of these major corporations, such as what CNBC is a part of. I respect Jon Stewart for being the voice for all of us who are the working middle class and getting "screwed" daily by the powerful in our capitalistic society. I think it is very true what Jon accuses Kramer, and all of CNBC of doing. CNBC is in bed with powerful companies, and use their "credibility" as a financial media resource to control business news and thereby manipulate the market. They showed video of Kramer himself talking about how he does this, in a video that wasnt supposed to make television. If fraud and manipulation within the stock market is a crime, then Kramer and the CNBC network executives, as well as the CEO's of various major corporations, are all criminals and should be punished, but they won't, because they have money and control over the right peope. Patricia - they don't carry The Daily Show in the South, or do you mean Comedy Central in general? Couple of others - yes I was surprised by Kramers calm approach, and was wondering, do you think he came on thinking the debate would be comedical and lighthearted, and was just completely caught off guard when they showed that tape of him confessing he manipulates the market in favor of certain companies? When they first showed a clip, he said he didn't mean himself directly and just misspoke, but then they went on to play further clips of him saying "I do X, and its not necessairly legal, but the SEC doesn't know about it, so I do it..." His voice sounding a bit shaky after that, I thought he was going to start crying for a moment. I think he was completely caught off guard and just tried to get through the interview, save some face, and get out of there Electric Eye - I didn't say Steward was a working stiff like us. In fact, I respect him because although he is not a "working stiff" he seems to maintain a practical view on things as most of us "working stiffs" would by pointing out the rediculous-ness of what happens in our media and government. And I don't think you have seen the interview then? Yes, I have watched Mad Money as I work in finance, but always felt something was fishy as some of the companys he promotes pay his network's advertising. If you watch the interview, you will see a video of Kramer "bragging" about how he manipulates the market in favor of certain companies by controlling the information that he feeds to his viewers, and also how he knows this is illegal manipulation but the SEC doesn't know about it. Its quite disturbing, and you may not think he is a stand up guy after seeing that.

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1. Yeah , I watched that this morning on channel 5. It looked pretty interesting to me, even though i didnt get to watch all of it.
2. One entertainer hammers another entertainer for .... being an entertainer! brilliant.
3. Actually I was surprised Kramer was calm, controlled, and seemed to know what to expect. He actually didn't argue against most of it much and was pretty reasonable. Since he seemed so angry about it on other shows, I was kind of expecting something more heated and less.... actual substance.
4. I would love to have seen it but I live in the south and they didn't carry his show because he's not right wing enough.
5. I saw it. It was quite somber on Stewart's part and reminded me of his program shortly after the events of 9/11. He is one brave and ethical man. I also watched Stephen Colbert's show after Stewart's show on Wednesday night and it was quite good about greed, greed, greed. I wish more people would watch these shows. They are comedy for the most part, but the interviews are generally great and when Stewart and Colbert get serious (usually for Colbert behind his O'Reilly look a like persona) it brings home the reality of this mess we are all in. I was impressed by Jim Kramer and a bit more forgiving of him individually, but all these financial pundits, especially the ones on Fox, should be taken to task and there should be some consequences.
6. I respect your opinion but he is not a voice for us and never was. Comon!! He is a working stiff like us? Right!!! I personally like Kramer and is a standup guy who tells it like it is. Have you ever watch his show? Stewart is arigent and acts like everyone believes in what hes preaching. A democratic Rush. I do not like either one.
7. Stewart never fails in laying out the facts (and video) to prove that his more controversial guests are similar to the Wizard of Oz. Pull back the curtain, and there's nothing there. The Daily Show may be on Comedy Central, but Jon is the ultimate definition of "truthiness".
8. I did watch it and thought it was very good & was shocked that Kramer was so clam and I think that Stewart killed him!!
9. that was my favorite episode of the daily show EVER.... OMG i wish that there were more shows with people getting nailed like that.