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Roland99

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Fri Mar-13-09 01:26 PM
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76. Jon Stewart is a new Mike Wallace. We need MANY MORE of his ilk.

I believe that Jon Stewart had a lot to do with CNN eventually yanking the partisan bickerfest known as Crossfire. Stewart exposed it for what it was...Jerry Springer-type sensationalism that had no place in today's political discourse.

What he did to Jim Cramer and CNBC last night was much the same. Shining the spotlight on the cockroaches that cheer, cheer, cheer the short-term gain and instant profits instead of thinking of long-term stability.

CNBC has been too afraid to lose that "access". If they can't get CEOs on-air to tout their companies' financial strength (no matter if they're lying through their teeth), then that obviously means their analysis will suffer and ratings will plummet.

What they don't realize is that people, people who want to think that is, CRAVE honest journalism. Remember how 60 Minutes used to garner such big ratings? Stewart is closer to Mike Wallace in the old days, just with a humorous and sarcastic twist.

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Stewart hammers Cramer on 'The Daily Show' (AP)	underpants	Mar-13-09 12:49 AM	#0
Jon Stewart takes Jim Cramer to the woodshed, shames CNBC	Scurrilous	Mar-13-09 12:53 AM	#1
Relative to most others, Jon has been a bonafide journalist long before tonight.	greyl	Mar-13-09 12:58 AM	#2
Kudos to Stewart	stox	Mar-13-09 02:34 AM	#6
Deleted message	Name removed	Mar-13-09 11:32 AM	#52
It's more than a little bit sad...	bergs	Mar-13-09 01:13 AM	#3
I watched it and it wasn't even hard for Stewart to smack him down.	DUlover2909	Mar-13-09 01:46 AM	#4
I think Stewart was on the nice side of bashing Cramer and Cramer kept his cool	LiberalFighter	Mar-13-09 09:31 AM	#32
That's what I like about Stewart, he keeps it constructive.	file83	Mar-13-09 03:02 PM	#85
I RE:watched it and it wasn't even hard for Stewart to smack him down.	jennypauls	Mar-13-09 10:43 AM	#42
Not really. Leaving democracy up to "professionals" got us	EFerrari	Mar-13-09 02:18 AM	#5
It's sad that most of the others are either Pub or controlled by Pubs, but thank heaven for	No Elephants	Mar-13-09 03:18 AM	#9
This is illustrated	The Wizard	Mar-13-09 08:57 AM	#27
And Colbert was the only one to stand up in any way to Bush and expose the media-to their faces	underpants	Mar-13-09 05:38 AM	#14
Deleted message	Name removed	Mar-13-09 11:03 AM	#46
That took a lot of guts.	dmr	Mar-13-09 12:54 PM	#71
This was brutal. "hammered" is the right term.	autorank	Mar-13-09 02:40 AM	#7
That was really harsh - counterproductive	MindMatter	Mar-13-09 09:47 AM	#34
No one said they have special abilities.	redqueen	Mar-13-09 10:12 AM	#38
And they would never do that	MindMatter	Mar-13-09 06:20 PM	#93
Interesting point. Disagree and here's why	autorank	Mar-13-09 07:25 PM	#94
Stewart is a true patriot	KT2000	Mar-13-09 03:08 AM	#8
The entire	LatteLibertine	Mar-13-09 03:29 AM	#10
That's what I was looking for, thanks! n/t	Ghost Dog	Mar-13-09 05:34 AM	#13
For this interview, James Fallows has dubbed Jon "Murrow" ...	BlueMTexpat	Mar-13-09 05:22 AM	#11
Kramer just a small part of the problem.	go west young man	Mar-13-09 05:24 AM	#12
Yep. I was glad to hear Jon say it was unfair	redqueen	Mar-13-09 10:17 AM	#39
Deleted message	Name removed	Mar-13-09 10:47 AM	#43
I'm watching it now	davidpdx	Mar-13-09 05:45 AM	#15
Jon is amazing, they way he can think so quickly	onlyadream	Mar-13-09 11:18 AM	#49
True, he reminds me of Robin Williams in a way	davidpdx	Mar-13-09 09:59 PM	#98
I'd like to see Stewart do the same to "oxy-rush" n/t	radfringe	Mar-13-09 05:49 AM	#16
Yeah, but Rush is too much of a coward to go on TDS or Colbert Report.	Norrin Radd	Mar-13-09 05:52 AM	#17
use a "stand in dummy"	radfringe	Mar-13-09 08:22 AM	#24
Does El Rushbo ever go ANYWHERE to be interviewed?	Tarc	Mar-13-09 12:01 PM	#57
Rush is Bubble Boy. He can't leave his very	stanwyck	Mar-13-09 12:50 PM	#69
I remember seeing Rush in late October 2000 commenting that, should Bush43 win the	zbdent	Mar-13-09 01:48 PM	#78
Yep, the neocons were going to get a fascist regime anyway possible and they did by stealing it	GreenTea	Mar-13-09 02:26 PM	#82
Exactly..	butterfly77	Mar-13-09 04:29 PM	#90
Are you kidding?	damonm	Mar-13-09 04:11 PM	#87
Owned..nt	and-justice-for-all	Mar-13-09 06:20 AM	#18
Cramer seems nice.. but...	CadenBlaker	Mar-13-09 06:26 AM	#19
I think	ImOnlySleeping	Mar-13-09 07:38 AM	#21
Does Cramer remember what Jon Stewart did to CNN's Crossfire	spiritual_gunfighter	Mar-13-09 01:26 PM	#77
I was thinking the same thing! See my post #76!	Roland99	Mar-13-09 04:15 PM	#88
I disagree.	DireStrike	Mar-13-09 02:01 PM	#81
Canary	ImOnlySleeping	Mar-13-09 07:54 PM	#95
He probably should.	DireStrike	Mar-13-09 08:15 PM	#97
Can't see that happening. And even if he wanted to, it might be	Nothing Without Hope	Mar-13-09 10:52 PM	#100
Deleted message	Name removed	Mar-13-09 11:05 AM	#47
I just got done watching the interview	christx30	Mar-13-09 06:34 AM	#20
The main stream media	The Wizard	Mar-13-09 09:06 AM	#28
Actually, you're judging.... it's about people who have wealth, but not necessarily	digidigido	Mar-13-09 12:08 PM	#58
What gets me - the king of irony was 100% sincere	Patiod	Mar-13-09 09:43 AM	#33
i'm there too	barbtries	Mar-13-09 11:34 AM	#53
What bothers me the most - and why Cramer needs to be investigated -	Vinca	Mar-13-09 07:58 AM	#22
This Kos diary on Cramer indicates to me he definitely needs to be investigated:	mod mom	Mar-13-09 08:09 AM	#23
Interesting. thanks	underpants	Mar-13-09 08:40 AM	#25
Thank you for posting this	Earth Bound Misfit	Mar-13-09 10:50 AM	#44
If it hasn't already, this article should get its own thread	Wednesdays	Mar-13-09 11:20 AM	#50
done:	mod mom	Mar-13-09 11:59 AM	#55
LOL, Aristocrat argues with the court jester, gets pwned...	Odin2005	Mar-13-09 08:48 AM	#26
Oh, that was one of the greatest things I have ever seen on tv.	bamacrat	Mar-13-09 09:12 AM	#29
So these asswipes	Hutzpa	Mar-13-09 09:16 AM	#30
Awesome once again.	Maestro	Mar-13-09 09:22 AM	#31
Did they mention it today on MJ?	TuxedoKat	Mar-13-09 10:09 AM	#37
Cramer had appeared on Joe's show talking about Stewart	Maestro	Mar-13-09 08:12 PM	#96
Stewart brilliantly used Cramer as a rep for the larger problem.	riverdeep	Mar-13-09 09:54 AM	#35
wow! I actually expected a Letterman/Mccain type of interview	nc4bo	Mar-13-09 10:01 AM	#36
There's nothing the least bit comical about this.	AngryOldDem	Mar-13-09 12:27 PM	#62
It was uncomfortable to watch.	Deep13	Mar-13-09 10:20 AM	#40
Dog people....	Bigmack	Mar-13-09 10:32 AM	#41
Deleted message	Name removed	Mar-13-09 10:55 AM	#45
the word "shenanigans " is used a lot......he comes from the Rumsfeld	Gin	Mar-13-09 11:13 AM	#48
Yes, it looked that way to me...	Chorophyll	Mar-13-09 12:51 PM	#70
Jon Stewart was a marvelous everyman, expressing our pain and anger at the financial propagandists	Overseas	Mar-13-09 11:21 AM	#51
Stewart nailed it when he compared CNBC to an infomercial.	AngryOldDem	Mar-13-09 12:23 PM	#60
Thank you everyone for the links	lilyreally	Mar-13-09 11:52 AM	#54
Welcome to DU	underpants	Mar-13-09 12:26 PM	#61
Will Rogers and King Lear's Fool	bajamary	Mar-13-09 12:01 PM	#56
Why is Jon Stewart practically the only one on TV giving voice to regular schmos?	Arugula Latte	Mar-13-09 12:11 PM	#59
Wow.	Unca Jim	Mar-13-09 12:35 PM	#63
NOTE TO EVERY CABLE NEWS CHANNEL *	President Decider	Mar-13-09 12:36 PM	#64
Yea - I will actually give Cramer for going on the show	Lucky Luciano	Mar-13-09 01:09 PM	#74
That was a thing of beauty. Cramer came off looking like a huge douchebag.	Initech	Mar-13-09 12:37 PM	#65
Why all the deleted messages in this thread?	louis-t	Mar-13-09 12:38 PM	#66
Some idiot was spamming the place. nt	Lucky Luciano	Mar-13-09 01:05 PM	#73
If Cramer is smart he'll use this as a public epiphany and actual start doing real investigation	Dollface	Mar-13-09 12:40 PM	#67
I love Jon Stewart - and I almost felt sorry for Cramer.	Laurab	Mar-13-09 12:41 PM	#68
I think that was basically Cramer's plan - try to look like he was a victim	Nothing Without Hope	Mar-13-09 11:07 PM	#102
It's interesting to me that	Chorophyll	Mar-13-09 12:56 PM	#72
Deleted message	Name removed	Mar-13-09 01:23 PM	#75
Jon Stewart is a new Mike Wallace. We need MANY MORE of his ilk.	Roland99	Mar-13-09 01:26 PM	#76
I don't know...	newtothegame	Mar-13-09 01:53 PM	#79
You're absolutely right	varelse	Mar-13-09 11:05 PM	#101
I am so glad I watched this interview.	DireStrike	Mar-13-09 01:57 PM	#80
Wouldn't it be great fucking fun to watch Stewart take Limbaugh apart, but the pigman has no balls!	GreenTea	Mar-13-09 02:32 PM	#83
I think it's amazing	iscooterliberally	Mar-13-09 02:44 PM	#84
The thing about comedy, and what makes it so difficult...	file83	Mar-13-09 03:09 PM	#86
There is no one on the right that can shine Stewart shoes.	sellitman	Mar-13-09 04:19 PM	#89
Well will Cramer now take it to heart and become a leader?	jzodda	Mar-13-09 05:07 PM	#91
go Jon, better than ever!!	katty	Mar-13-09 05:11 PM	#92
Whose next? Hannity, Morning Joe Bunch (Cramer is one of them), Fox News, etc. etc. etc.	1776Forever	Mar-13-09 10:47 PM	#99
There are a lot of them ...	Tx4obama	Mar-14-09 12:54 AM	#103
Stewart could retire on that line up! You got most of the trouble makers - the wine must help!	1776Forever	Mar-14-09 09:36 AM	#104

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