I am not a big fan of Comedy Central or Jon Stewart, I’ve watched the show a few times. But on Thursday March 13, 2009 Stewart interviewed Jim Cramer on his show. And for the first time (at least that I can remember), someone actually tried to hold Cramer responsible for some of the advice he has given, and also for the fact that CNBC has “morphed” into an entertainment channel. The thrust of the conversation was more toward exposing CNBC (and to some extent Cramer) as shills for Wall Street and no investigative work is done on that channel.
Bravo. It is truly an excellent piece to watch and encourage you to do so now.
I expect Yahoo and Hulu will chop up this video shortly. So, don’t delay, see this video as soon as possible. It’s nearly 20 minutes, so take some time and watch this, it will be worth it. Here is the link: http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/stewart-vs-cramer-winner-take-all–183
Stewart said “CNBC could be this great financial tool…especially for people who believe there are two financial markets…the people who are told to invest in 401ks and just leave it there…invest for the long term…don’t worry about it.” And the other market — that occurs in a back room. Where giant piles of money are going in and out…” “But you go on TV and pretend (that market) isn’t happening.”
By the way, if you have not checked out Hulu (http://www.hulu.com) you really should. Full-length TV shows (and even some movies) are shown online. Free. Since they have no business plan to make money, I don’t expect them to be around very long. But worth a look.