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jamesfallows.theatlantic.com - 3/13/2009

It's true: Jon Stewart has become Edward R. Murrow

— jamesfallows.theatlantic.com — Through karmic guidance, I sprang awake at the exact moment Jon Stewart was beginning his merciless demolition... of interview with Jim Cramer of CNBC's "Mad Money." Yes, it is cliched to praise Stewart as the "true" voice of news; and, yes, it is too ... (more) It's true: Jon Stewart has become Edward R. Murrow

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salon.com - 3/13/2009

There's nothing unique about Jim Cramer - Glenn Greenwald

— salon.com — Jon Stewart is being widely celebrated today and Jim Cramer/CNBC widely mocked -- both rightfully so --... for Stewart's devastatingly adversarial interview of Cramer (who, just by the way, is a Marty Peretz creation ). If you haven't yet seen the ... (more) There's nothing unique about Jim Cramer - Glenn Greenwald

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thedailyshow.com - 3/13/2009

The Daily Show Full Episode | Thursday Mar 12 2009 | Comedy Central

— thedailyshow.com — Back to The Daily Show | The Colbert Report | Indecision 2008 To view this movie you... need the Adobe Flash Player plugin. You also need JavaScript enabled in your browser. Intro - Brawl Street: Get Ready to Buy Low! And Sell Die Bern After Pleading ... (more) The Daily Show Full Episode | Thursday Mar 12 2009 | ...

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The Jon Stewart interview with Jim Cramer. It's not pretty for Cramer.
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — This is the interview everyone is talking about and it's even getting big coverage in the traditional media: Reuters, The New York Times and the Associated Press titles its piece, "Stewart hammers Cramer on `The Daily Show.'" Jon Stewart asks questions that no one else asked. The business media was to the economic crisis as the DC media was to the Iraq War and other Bush lies. He has a line to Cramer "you all know what's going on." That's what captures the essence of much of the corporate media. .cc_box a:hover ...

It's not only CNBC that needs a talking to
The Reaction — ... that everything Stewart criticized Cramer and CNBC for could easily carry over to the media at large. Our chattering class treats all issues, especially politics, as entertainment. They seem to forget that real people are affected by their chatter. We would all benefit if they dropped the snazzy, picked up the phone, hit the pavement, and actually investigated, instead of digesting the half-truths and lies feed to them on a daily basis. More Stewart vs. Cramer commentary here. ...

Stewart v. Cramer
The Caucus — ... Die!”) But then, in an at times squirm-inducing interview, Mr. Stewart blasted Mr. Cramer and his colleagues for, among other things, being too cozy with business executives and not protecting smaller investors. For his part, a chastened Mr. Cramer, much more subdued than on his own show, took turns apologizing, defending his past coverage and promising to try and get back to the basics of financial reporting in the future. ( The extended interview is available here .) As Eric Etheridge at The Opinionator notes, the “reviews now pouring onto the net are virtually ...

Midday Open Thread
Daily Kos — Some reviews of last night's Stewart/Cramer cage match. And speaking of Cramer, he was a supposed to appear on Morning Joe this morning but was a no-show. A morning tweet from Scarborough: No Cramer. Perhaps another example of oversleeping. Guess he had a late night. That is too bad. Producers told he was only talking to us. It should be noted that Scarborough didn't bother to mention any of this on the air. Glen Beck explains why conservatives kill. The FBI is ...