CNN: Stewart seen as winner in showdown with Cramer

[ddeclue]

CNN) -- By most accounts, the showdown was pretty brutal.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/13/cramer.stewart.reaction/index.html


Many declared Jon Stewart, right, the victor in his face-to-face with Jim Cramer on "The Daily Show."

Many watching Thursday night's "Daily Show" on Comedy Central felt that comedian-turned-media-critic Jon Stewart held bombastic financial guru and CNBC "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer's feet to the fire.

And Cramer flinched.

Stewart, known for his zany, satirical take on the news, was serious as he took Cramer's network to task for what Stewart viewed as their "cheerleading" of corporations at the heart of the nation's current economic crisis.

And despite the title of his financial show, Cramer came off as less mad and more apologetic. Watch Stewart vs. Cramer »

"If it was a prize fight, they would have stopped it," said Howard Kurtz, the "Washington Post" media critic and host of CNN's "Reliable Sources." "I was stunned that Jim Cramer kind of did a rope-a-dope strategy and didn't really defend himself against Jon Stewart's assault."
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/13/cramer.stewart.reaction/index.html

[babylonsister]

1. Well, isn't that some fierce, hard-hitting, pull-no-punches reportage.

Ya think?

[monmouth]

2. Well ya see Howie, Cramer had nothing to fight back with, he had no

"hand" as they say in Castanzaland, and Jon had the facts and the guts and fortitude to state them. This is not difficult Howie, it really isn't.

[dflprincess]

3. With the exception of Helen Thomas

the White House press corps as well as the 3 evening anchors should be studying last night's TDS to see how it's done.

[liberal N proud]

4. 90+% of the media should be studying that episode

[Larkspur]

5. CNN is gloating at CNBC and NBC in general

They're glad they were not on the hot seat at The Daily show.