That was brutal
Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 11:30PM That was plain brutal. If it was a softball game, the mercy rule would have been invoked. John Stewart absolutely dismembered Jim Cramer, and in the process dismantled his reputation as a financial whiz.
First things first: I'm not sure there's another person on tv -- and that includes the Sunday talk show hosts, the nightly news anchors, or anyone else -- who could have flat out steam rolled Cramer in that fashion. Jim Cramer is a brilliant and pugnacious guy, and Stewart was literally pawing at him the way a cat plays with a mouse before he goes for the kill. It evoked memories of the late Tim Russert.
Cramer was neutralized from the word go, and never laid a glove on Stewart. It seemed like his only agenda was to apologize, take a beating, and don't fight back. Mission accomplished. Stewart wasn't trying to be funny; he was putting Cramer -- and by extension CNBC -- on trial, in search of a guilty admission. Looks like he may have gotten it.
Reader Comments (1)
No, not 2:12! Bloodbath. CNBC is crazy for letting him walk into the lion's den.