Politics and Society, EconomicsMarch 14, 2009 10:14 am
Did people watch Jon Stewart eviscerate Jim Cramer on The Daily Show? I enjoyed his reporting and mocking of the spat all week, but his interview with Cramer displayed the serious intelligence behind The Daily Show. Forget what Keith Olbermann may say about himself—Stewart is our best version of Edward R. Murrow, except in a jester’s costume. Stewart’s interview with Cramer is decidedly, intentionally, and appropriately unfunny. I’m curious to see what happens to Cramer’s career after this interview. Many people think that Stewart’s serious lambasting of Crossfire led to that show’s demise.
Cramer got the smackdown that he deserved, but I don’t think the Stewart-Murrow comparison is apt. Murrow directly took on the real brokers of power, not just media people such as Cramer or Crossfire. And Stewart’s defense that he’s just a comedian is weak sauce, not unlike the fallacy of no ideology mentioned below.
Comment by Timbo — March 14, 2009 @ 6:58 pm
Oh yeah, I forgot about his criticism of Crossfire. I just love whenever he doesn’t mince words and tells it like it is. His interview with Cramer was definitely not funny and didn’t let Cramer get away with all of hindsight talk.
Comment by Jason — March 18, 2009 @ 11:32 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_i3MgfRNqc
Comment by Timbo — April 18, 2009 @ 2:57 pm
It’s “Jon”, not “John”. That was an amazing interview.
Comment by Zach — May 7, 2009 @ 11:40 pm
Thanks for the correction, Zach.
Comment by Tyler Watson — May 12, 2009 @ 8:37 am