Jon Stewart hammers Jim Cramer, CNBC in much anticipated interview on `The Daily Show'

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Source: Associated Press


NEW YORK (Associated Press) -- Jon Stewart hammered Jim Cramer and his network, CNBC, in their anticipated face-off on "The Daily Show."

In an interview taped Thursday afternoon that went far beyond its allotted time, Stewart repeatedly chastised the "Mad Money" host and CNBC for putting entertainment above journalism. He also accused the financial news network of willfully ignoring corporate dishonesty.

For his part, Cramer disagreed with Stewart on a few points, but mostly agreed that he could have done a better job foreseeing the economic collapse. Cramer called himself a "fan of the show" and said his network was "fair game" to Stewart's criticism.

"The Daily Show" otherwise cloaked their headline-grabbing feud in humor, calling it "the weeklong feud of the century."

The episode airs 11 p.m. EDT Thursday on Comedy Central.

[lame54]

1. I'll be there

[babylonsister]

2. I'm kind of shocked Cramer agreed to be on. He knows he's going

to get skewered. :D

[JHB]

7. Maybe he wised up...

...and recognized that complaining about it in the first place just backfired and he only stood to lose by continuing it, so he's going on to put a smiley-face on the whole thing and get it out of the headlines.

[monmouth]

3. To me, Jon is basically a sweet guy, he's not going to completely

beat the guy down. At least not without some humor. It will be the ratings show of the cable week....

[City Lights]

4. I can't wait!

:bounce:

[Fuzz]

5. Think Cramer will come to Jon like all the R's have been coming to Oxyhead lately?

Groveling?

[Fuzz]

8. Lol, ya, he's groveling.

;)

[NMDemDist2]

6. ya gotta give it to Cramer, he's got brass plated balls to show up on the show

I can't wait :bounce: