Grade Jim Cramer's appearance on The Daily Show

[ColbertWatcher]

Poll question: Grade Jim Cramer's appearance on The Daily Show

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. For the most part, he was contrite.

I know many people these days enjoy themselves some schadenfreude, but he certainly was not the devil people thought he was. He admitted where he felt he was wrong and admitted he could do better. What more can you ask from him, at least on this night, during this appearance?

[tularetom]

2. The guy was utterly and humiliatingly whipped

He looked like he was gonna cry. And Stewart never let up for a second.

By the end of the show I had to remind myself what a total asswipe Cramer was just to keep myself from feeling sorry for him.

The so called media out to be ashamed of themselves. Not one of them had the balls to take on these slimebags. A "comedian" did a better job than any of them.

[Motown_Johnny]

3. Other... that was a CYA appearance. he admitted to manipulating stocks on that one video.

that is why he had to say that he was "inarticulate" to back track and deny that he actually did it.

The guy is fucked

[JTFrog]

14. +1

:thumbsup:

[Political Heretic]

4. Honestly, I'm giving him points for showing up and promising to do better.

Not that I think he will, but I'm thinking about how so many people would have reacted in that situation - he at least knew his number was up and salvaged at least some small shred of dignity coming out of the woodshed. :)

[hedgehog]

5. I've never paid much attention to the guy, but I do have the impresson that

he truly feels personally guilty over what's happened to a lot of people. I'm not certain if he participated in rigging the market or failed to realize how much it was rigged or failed to report that the market was being rigged. I do think he wants to do better.

[FreakinDJ]

6. Deer in the Headlights

[Dukkha]

7. at least he's not a gutless coward like Santelli

I'd love to see Steward give him his just desserts. On second thought, just don't let Santelli on the air anymore anywhere.

[ColbertWatcher]

9. Exactly.

I'd actually like to hear what Fucker Carlson thinks of all of this ... oh, wait ... he's not on TV anymore either.

[jeremyfive]

8. Cramer

I agree, Cramer was on his best behavior.

And the Market is a market, after all, and can be manipulated--especially when the dishonest American president "Dubya" throws open the vaults for his mega-millionaire cronies and says, "Take!"

But to blame Obama in his first few days grappling with the resulting mess is grossly unfair (even traitorous--why, even the Democrats gave the then-new President "Dubya" the benefit of the doubt to the tune of trillions of dollars in voting to give the green light for his fruitless escapades in Iraq, back in the days when they, and we, still hoped he might be competent). Blaming Obama is exactly what Cramer did--traitorous at the outset of an administration. Especially one that is burdoned with so much economic and other clean-up from the predecessor.

Cramer's show provides a lot of good information, and Stewart is right that honest financial news reporting desperately needs to get back to the fundamentals. Mashing buttons and making funny sounds does not rankle me. Dishonesty does.

I hope that Cramer hangs onto some of that same humility in the coming days. He is obviously talented. But let's get back to business fundamentals now that the bad odor of "Dubya" no longer hangs in the air.

J

[ShortnFiery]

10. No mercy. What I've learned about sociopathic personas is that *ACTING* contrite can not

be attributed to the same MOTIVATIONS that we attribute to people less VILE and GREEDY. Cramer ACTED submissive and contrite ONLY because he felt sorry for #1.

No mercy for such scum. Antisocial personalities, especially on Wall Street can PLAY very convincing roles. The TRUTH IS that they don't give a tinkers damn about ANYONE other than THEMSELVES.

Sociopaths do not THINK or FEEL like you and I ... and make NO mistake: They're often highly intelligent ... "My OH MY, can they ACT for an audience if it will get them off of the hook."

[ColbertWatcher]

12. You've got no proof that Cramer is a sociopath.

He could just be a run-of-the-mill egotist and nothing more.

The real sociopaths are the CEOs.

[11 Bravo]

11. Hey,he showed up. Knowing that a rapier wit, prepared to eviscerate him was waiting ...

he still showed up. I'll give him something for that. As far as everything else goes, he's still a dick.

[ColbertWatcher]

13. Agreed. n/t

[CTyankee]

15. If he's smart, he'll think really hard about this whole unseemly episode

and get a better life for himself. I do believe in redemption and I thought he was "getting there" myself. He ain't there yet but he got some clues. Some of what JS said sunk in. He looked to me like he was struggling with the truth and hated like hell to face it, but tried anyway.

I know there have been times in my life where I have had to face some hard truths. The faster you understand that you are in denial, the faster you will recover and get on the right track...