Originally Posted by Tully Mars

Don't look now but Stewart's been calling "Bull Shit!" on a wide ranging number of issues for years. I really liked his appearance on CNN's CrossFire where he called Tucker "Bow-tie" Carlson a dick. Crossfire was canceled in weeks.

As for Cramer, who takes a guy seriously when he throws stuff and uses AM Radio sounds effects to boaster his financial wisdom? Every time I've ever seen his show I keep thinking when does the tiny car and the rest of the clowns come out?

Originally Posted by roachboy

what i'm confused about in this is the status that's being imputed to jon stewart, whom i find sometimes funny but often not, sometimes smart but often not, but a comedian all the time. it's good i suppose that he said the self-evident to jim cramer--but it really is self-evident, what he said. so i don't quite get the notion that stewart is performing some greater public service by doing a show in which cramer is booked as a guest.

to me, it speaks to a *real* problem with the media apparatus in the states that the most cogent political commentary happens on the comedy network.

and this is not to say that i have a problem with the daily show--but still...