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12 March 2009

Is it just me, or... →[More:]...was watching Jon Stewart eviscerate Jim Cramer on the Daily Show one of the most wonderful things ever televised?

post by: TrishaLynn at: 22:28 | 13 comments

Oh, yeah, that was awesome.

posted by Claudia_SF 12 March | 22:28

WHAT? YOU'RE NOT RICH? HAVE YOU NOT LISTENED TO JIM? DID YOU NOT START OUT WITH $100 MILLION?

posted by arse_hat 12 March | 22:39

As a not-money person, part of me thinks those "experts" on cable news know *something.* But they don't, which is sort of hugely "wow."

posted by Claudia_SF 12 March | 22:43

I like it.

posted by special-k 12 March | 23:22

One of my other favorite things about that whole bit was Stewart saying that our strength is that we work, not that we can get rich quick. Boo-YEAH!

posted by TrishaLynn 12 March | 23:25

As a not-money person, part of me thinks those "experts" on cable news know *something.* But they don't, which is sort of hugely "wow."

Many moons ago, I worked at a stockbroker (as a back-office shitkicker, nothing fancy). The first year I was there, the firm won an award from BRW as being the broker with the most accurate picks for the year. The hit rate was something like 45%.

There's something to be said for dartboards (though there's more to be said for diversification).

posted by pompomtom 13 March | 01:01

pompomtom, I did a stint selling junior Canadian gold stocks to Japanese business men. It was exciting in a boiler room kinda way.

posted by arse_hat 13 March | 01:13

Where is the fifth estate? Why do we have a comedian filling this role? But yes, excellent that someone with an audience is saying this.

posted by Meatbomb 13 March | 03:23

Meatbomb, the argument I read on that exact topic in either the Guardian or The Times is that newspapers are bound to rules of fact checking and that it's hard for them to make such statements. FWIW

posted by jouke 13 March | 06:45

Where is the fifth estate?

Dude, they're all laid off.

posted by mudpuppie 13 March | 10:14

Jim Cramer looked like a worried little worm on the Daily Show. Love how he rolled his sleeves up and everything.

Oh, and I hate Martha Stewart even more now. She's disgusting.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 13 March | 11:47

Oh, and if you want to make up your own mind about it, have the entire extended interview in which it just feels more awesome.

posted by TrishaLynn 13 March | 12:27

Oh, and I hate Martha Stewart even more now. She's disgusting.

Aw, but a friend of mine was just on her show this week, demonstrating how to make funky retro raffia flowers for brooches and stuff. So she's at least good for helping self-employed crafty girls get lots of hits on their etsy pages.

posted by scody 13 March | 12:54

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