As previously mentioned, Jim Cramer was on Martha Stewart this morning, baking pies. The topic of tonight’s appearance on Jon Stewart came up, of course, with M. Stewart telling JC that he ought to pretend the dough he was pounding “is Jon.” To be honest, the whole TDS vs. CNBC got kind of boring to us last week, but we were sort of looking forward to some (dramatically staged) thrown down fisticuffs between two Jews. Now that our attention has been directed toward this “please don’t hurt me business” from Cramer, we gotta say it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen:
In a prelude to his Daily Show duel tonight, Jim Cramer was on Martha Stewart’s show this morning sounding a little conciliatory, offering up a sympathetic glimpse into his very soul — perhaps in an effort to take the wind out of Jon Stewart’s acerbic, piercing wit. “The reason why it’s been so hard for me, the attacks, is that early on I patterned my show off of his, which is that you can do an entertainment business show,” he told Martha. “And then suddenly to be attacked by a guy that’s your idol makes it difficult.”
Is Jim Cramer Buttering Jon Stewart Up? [Daily Intel]
The interview will be a letdown to anyone who’s expecting a showdown… Stewart is always nice to the guests.
I agree with JS mostly on this one… Cramer vs. Stewart a manufactured controversy, and Jon has nothing special against Cramer, except that he works for a shitty financial news network.
JS needs to make ratings. I personally think JS thinks he is a very important man and his ego is just as big as his show. I have never seen his show, except for the advertising they do when I watch South Park. I’m surprised he even has ratings.
But I am disappointed in JC. If he really believes in what he says then he shouldn’t back down to anyone.
Really, who can argue that the Great Messiah wants to take this great nation to socialism/marxism? He wants to punish all achievers, regardless of how much money you make.
I wish they would split this country in half and let the socialists take one half and capitalists take the other half.
@2- ”
JS needs to make ratings. I personally think JS thinks he is a very important man and his ego is just as big as his show. ”
all of that applies to cnbc, except for the fact that cnbc purports to actually be a serious network, and the daily show is explicit about being entertainment.
also: “I have never seen his show, except for the advertising they do when I watch South Park. I’m surprised he even has ratings. ”
you’re an idiot, by your own subtle admission.
Off topic, but Erin Burnett looks to be next in the crosshairs.
Check out this link about some a “question” she had this morning.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-green/cnbcs-erin-burnett-wants_b_174369.html
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May be Jon Stewart will air Cramer’s video where he talks, as a hedge fund manager, about the shenanigans he used to indulge in to profit from the market.
Jon is having some fun with the Cramer thing. But it’s Cramer who wants the publicity. That’s his purpose in life. So Cramer will behave.
@3, I think 2 is supposed to be a parody of a conservative, but sadly its hard to tell these days.
So let me get this straight:
Cramer has a crush on Stewart, who has a crush on Rick Santelli.
These CNBC doofuses really will say anything to get themselves out of trouble.
@8- nah, these stewart/cnbc posts have drawn out the crazies. he was, sadly, serious.
You people do know its the start of sweeps, correct? This is all a big ruse to get you to watch shows that are built for one thing – advertisement revenue.
Is it bad that all of this makes me horny?
@11
Not a contrived ruse, but the networks are definitely throwing gas on the fire. The empty suits at NBC and Comedy Central aren’t smart enough to plot this out on a powerpoint presentation.
This is a genuine groundswell response –similar to Tina Fey’s impersonation of Sarah Palin. And even that was more manufactured than this.
I’m expect that JS will push Cramer into a corner and wait to see if he goes to his knees begging forgiveness or makes a last stand with that roller. Hoping for the latter.
CNBC needs adult supervision and if it takes JS to paddle these morons than so be it.
JC should be thrown out like any other loser broker that has lost boatloads for investors.
Time to apply to be a barista, JC, you whining pathetic beech!
Cramer is always uptight and super-serious/paranoid when he’s doing an interview, which is unsurprisingly what he seems like every time I see him.
Guy is a freak, must pound like 10 espressos a day and sleep maybe 4 hours a night, max, and he’s how old, and made how much bank?
Take a break man, live some!
@13
Really? The daily show just happened to air an explosive segment targeted at a rival network the day after sweeps began? Especially when the show has been worried about relevance ever since savior Obama was elected? Not sure I believe that. And the only person from CNBC to respond was an entertainer who builds his show on antics? Really?
@16- you’re a flipping idiot. this is what the daily show has done nightly, for the past decade.
I wish they would conduct the interview in the Equinox steam room, Chazzy G wants a double scoop.
@2 I’m quite sure you don’t qualify as an achiever so I wouldn’t be too worried if I were you.
Just stay focused on South Park and let the rest of us do the heavy lifting.
@2 I’m quite sure you don’t qualify as an achiever so I wouldn’t be too worried if I were you.
Just stay focused on South Park and let the rest of us do the heavy lifting.
Cramer by TKO in the 3rd. You heard it here first.
@16, 11 here, not 17, though 17 has point that this is a regular Daily Show tactic.
Santelli is known for screaming his mind on a regular basis. It’s just that this particular one caught fire, the White House responded, the Daily Show took note and invited Santelli on, etc., etc.
To propose that the networks, in conjunction with the White House, planned all this for sweeps is way out there in left field.
@17 you’re a moron. How often has the DS ever been talked about this much? You don’t think the timing is a little interesting?
Well then, let me sell you something…
@16 — one final note. Don’t forget that Santelli’s rant was picked up by the Drudge Report. That is where it exploded onto the general media.
So you think tonight’s showdown was originally planned by: CNBC, Daily Show, White House AND the Drudge Report?
IF ONLY that sort of coordination was possible on more substantive matters.
Cramer has been wrong more often than right. Barron’s took him to the mat on his performance.
How should he be held accountable? As the circus ringleader, he draws attention from the fact that he is pitching stocks that in total have lost money.
Ideas??? Suggestions??? BL send the best to JS. Time to finish this pig off and stuff an apple in his mouth!
Putting apples in things makes me horny.
poor cramer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPZzWYkdS6Y&feature=related
stewart’s whole schtick (which he repeats for just about every joke he makes on the show) is that he acts completely naive about an issue and subsequently highlights all the madness through the eyes of a naive moron. seems funny, until you realize that he’s ignoring all of the complexities that come with government, business, war, life, etc. and worse yet – his viewers are left completely uneducated about the real points of the issue, and are only left with caustic ignorant criticisms of EVERYTHING. hurray for the youth of today.
Cramer and CNBC are simply bad television these days. No credibility, just either sucking up to CEO’s or trying to follow Fox Business (who woulda thunk it…) on Madoff news. This Stewart thing only sealed my view of all the talking heads.
Cramer is only portrayed as intimidating on television.
When you see him on the 6 train he looks just like every other beaten down 5’3″ back-office slave trudging to work.
Leibowitz is gonna skewer him tonight.
@27
Sounds like you need to get a life, or a sense of humor. Your choice.
1) Stewart is funny, he’s got the ratings to back it up (more so with Colbert- i’m surprised he hasn’t picked up on this finance stuff more)
2) His show is largely preaching to the converted- i.e. the people who think he’s a caustic liberal jew aren’t tuning in they’re already watching hannity
3)combining 1+2 one sees a large disconnect between the large 18-30 audience tuning into JS/Colbert and the 35-40+ audience with Fox– i predict a leftward shift in politics over the next 10-20 years
Cramer is kissing up to TDS early, ie he’s a pussy? gee, who woulda thunk it….
Well, showing the clips didn’t exactly put him in the best position.
@6
Good call. Those clips caught Cramer completely off-guard and pretty much left him speechless.
27 – Missed the point, dude. He parodies he fact that THEY make it sound “simple” and that you should follow their simple advice, because “In [Fill in the name here] We Trust.”
What he spoke about was that these networks make the complex sound simple, so you do what they say. Then when you lose, they say, “You shoulda done more research,” but when they win, they’re like, “Glad I could help!”
Yup, the clips were the sweet uppercut after the fast jabs.