The sole TV news industry sage not 100% in love with Jon Stewart? Inside Cable News: "People like to characterize Stewart as this sage populist. He’s anything but. He’s a whiny opportunistic leech who piles on after the horses have come home. He makes news not by being first or even ahead of the curve but by mopping up after the damage has been done and it’s easy to pick targets. Not that Stewart didn’t mop the floor with Cramer because he did. But that has more to do with Cramer turtling instead of fighting back. Most people who show up on Stewart’s show fall into this trap. They let Stewart dictate the debate even if the debate is at the very least skewed a certain way or at the very worst totally invalid."ICN has a point...
An aside: Cramer's demeanor reminded me of Art Carney as Ed Norton in Jackie Gleason's "The Honeymooners."
Cramer's demeanor was that of a man scared shitless in front of a bully who really wants to kick his ass.
ReplyDeleteYes sir. I agree with you. You have a good point. I can do better.
Can I lick your shoes, get you a coffee, kiss your ass.
It is interesting watching a "reporter" being held accountable.
Jon Stewart is a snarky little bullshit artist who's vastly overrated.
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