I suggest that Jon Stewart be given the power to interview a wide variety of bald men with a lot of explaining to do.
- Dick "Execution Squad" Cheney
- Ben Bernanke
- Hank Paulson
- Larry Kudlow
- Lex Luthor
- Dr. Phil
- Al Roker
The video link is to the first part of the interview of Jim Cramer, including outtakes. Go to the Daily Show site and see the entire interview, (also enjoy the occasional embedded "Bank of America" ad with a sense of its irony and hypocrisy too — but especially enjoy part 3 about 6:30 in where Joe Scarborough gets a pithy new nickname).
It would be nice if this leads to the downfall of financial reporting idiocy faster than Ann Coulter’s booksales plummet. But I’d bet various and sundry "Money Honeys" it won’t.
*(h/t Res Ipsa).



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Good morning, Attaturk and thanks for the post.
I suppose some credit should go to cramer for showin up, but the enabling prick has so much to answer for it is impossible to give him anything that even remotely resembles breathing room. Fuck him and all of the big swingin dicks he has spent years proppin up as the Masters of the Universe. They are common thieves and cramer is one of them.
Stewart did a brilliant job of laying it bare with his distillation of the use of middle class retirement money to enrich the thieves while cramer told anyone who would listen how we should invest for “our” future.
Stewart also said something very important that is not said enough; The stock market is NOT the economy. We are the economy. Work is the economy. The tens of millions of We the People that go to work every fucking day, in good faith, and do our part for the greater good, always following the rules, socking away our pennies and nickles, we are the economy. And we have been fleeced and now are being asked to PAY for it. Without a reach around. Not. Another. Dime. Unless and until we are told when, how and how much of our money we will get back.
As one of FDL’s most beloved commenters would say;
Spit
Snow, you said it wayyyy better than spit, fuck em all!
Citizen oldnslow:
Amen Brother, the economy is work NOT money…capital in our post industrial, financial services economy is simply a commondity that has no value except that which the con artists convince us it has in relationship to our labor. I think that Tim Geithner is right when he says that our finacial services economy will never be the same but not for the reasons he is pushin’…I think folks are beginnin to connect the dots.
Like I have said before though, nuthin is gunna change until the fat cats start jumpin outta windows and goin ta jail…until the money changer actually feel the pinch there will be only sufferin’.
This was my favorite part and it applies to all of our “journalists” not just those who report on business.
Hell yes – challenge the boundaries – Hell yes – don’t take their word at face value. Hell yes – Stop Being Stenographers!
150 years is a good start!
What do you want to bet the MSM doesn’t show my favorite clip in their highlight video from last nights show or they show it but don’t have a clue that it applies to them too?
Mornin Joe doesn’t like all this money making but people who don’t do anything but shuffle paper!
Good morning, pups. The good news is it’s Friday, the bad news is that Paul Krugman has the day off and it’s Bobo solo, all alone by his own wee self. In ” ‘No Picnic for Me Either’ ” he says Barack Obama’s plan for education reform emphasizes state incentives, rigorous testing and accountability. The question is whether he has the courage to follow through. Yeah, Bobo. Thanks for the question. If there’s one thing about Barack Obama that has impressed me it’s his cowardice…
Here he is.
The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready, and I’ve got apple walnut muffins today. Hoover’s being particularly annoying this morning so I’m off to get more tea and let him out to do whatever it is that he does during the day. He always takes off like he’s late for work… Have a great day.
Wondering if Kramer is beginning to think that he might be safer as Bernie Madoff’s cell mate rather than walking the streets after being exposed as an accomplice to the financial meltdown?
Hope the sun shines on you all today.
I’m off to work where I will earn half of what I did 8 years ago and think about punishing
stupid peoplefucking idiots like morning joe who can’t figure out that over 70% of GDP is consumer spending maybe it is a bad idea to drive down wages.Notice how Cramer has that fake, “Oh I was so thrilled to see Citigroup made a profit!”. Cramer knows that Citigroup is lying about their profits to beef up their own stock. Hell, Cramer was the king of spreading positive rumors about soon-to-be-failed-companies and then cashing in when the stock got high.
WE. CAN’T. TRUST. ANY. OF. THEM. They are not on the side of the American people.
They aren’t on the side of the American people but aside from Madoff who is being held responsible? The corporate shills in the corporate media are still pushing their spin, the banksters are still in place and the Republican Party is still considered a “legitimate” opposition party.
fuck em all!
Here! Here! I second the notion.
Al Roker??
Here’s how I view Bernie Madoff:
He took the fall for himself and his family. His ‘kids turned him in’ after he told them to turn him in, because if the Feds knew what his kids and his wife were doing along with him, the whole family would be in prison for the rest of their lives. At the end, Madoff scammed everyone again. Funny how when Bernie was arrested his wife immediately filed for divorce. Part of the plan to hide assets with the ‘ex-wife’? Spit.
WE. CAN’T. TRUST. ANY. OF. THEM. I don’t care how nicely dressed they are or how polite, cute, and sweet they appear either. They all suck.
Hey, Carmer is a little thin on top, no? Does he count?
Morning Joe is a dick, yes?
Wonder if Madoff’s wife and their spawn will ever feel safe walking the streets. People that have lost everything have long memories which does not bode well for the Madoff clan walking the streets unescorted.
Morning all
ahh nothing like waking up to some truth, thank you Jon Stewart, thank you Attaturk
Let us SAVOR indeed!
imagine all he laundered money for too, say like the Russian Mob?
Can we add Ari Fleischer to the list of bald headed farts Stewrat must interview?
Take that back. Didn’t watch last night.
Morning everyone. I’ve got TDS DVR’d but haven’t watched it yet. Right now I’m watching MoJoe to see if the interview gets mentioned. They’ve been hammering Stewart all week but so far today….nothing.
Completely discredited now there is no reason to believe that Madoof did what he did without accomplices. Many are guilty and were co conspirators. It should be hard to let them slink away without people continuing to clamor for justice. Most of the ripped offs are rich slackers – the rich stealig from the rich, but not all and stealing and conspiracy is a crime no matter how wealthy you are and who your victims are/were.
I hope the entire gorup of conspirators right down to his accountants are sent to jail and their “earnings” reclaimed and distributed to the victims… or better yet to “the people.”
We need to get away from the money makes money meme.
Citizen Beerfart Liberal:
Mornin’ Joe is a DickLESS!
OK. You’re right, Norske. Haven’t seen him very much and my disgust usually is more with Mika “I’ll Iron Your Shirt” Brzenski.
Just threw someone in to see if people noticed.
Don’t buy anything about the recent move up in the stock mart. It’s ALL totally bullshit – nothing more than a PPT-manipulated short squeeze, managed by the scriptwriters at the Fed and the Treasury, based totally on smoke and mirrors. First they rolled out Buffet, then Bernanke, then Geithner then Obama.
The buzz (scripted lie) is that “this rally could last well into summer” and that “Market-to-Market accounting” (ie: REALITY) will be temporarily suspended.
IT’S ALL TOTAL BULLSHIT – but it works, until it doesn’t. CNBS (the only name I ever use for the network) is owned and operated by the bankers – the same bankers who literally own and operated the Federal Reserve (which isn’t “federal” at all) and the US Treasury (a division of Goldman Sachs).
When Jim Cramer becomes the spokesman for your brand, you’ve got a major problem.
Here’s the entire Cramer confession video that Stewart used against him – which should get him fired and land him in prison, if this shit were actually regulated in any way and the SEC wasn’t actually a protection racket:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWVmlxhk-tU
As for CNBS being used as the primary outlet for the script writers to get the encoded message out to their trained monkeys (floor traders), note this diary from February 20th – predicting the set up and the short squeeze:
http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/3778
They’ve been using the short-side speculators as fuel to power the markets higher for the last five years. They had to let the appearance of total market failure occur in order to load the boat full enough of shorts to create the illusion that this is in fact a legitimate rally – with actual buyers – in it for the long term. Nothing could be further from the truth, and CNBS not only know it, they are reading it directly from the fucking script. Steve LiesMan works directly for the Fed. He is their on-air spokesman, in the disguise of a reporter.
Here’s WJ Lineup:
7:30-8:00 SCHEHERAZADE REHMAN
George Washington University
International Finance Professor
gwu.edu
Topic: This weekend, the finance minister of the G-20 will gather to discuss ways to stabilize global banking. Guest will discuss what the U.S. will offer and how other countries plan to respond.
8:00-8:40 GROVER NORQUIST
Americans for Tax Reform
President
atr.org
Topic: Guest will offer a conservative perspective on the Obama Administration’s fiscal, taxation and spending policies so far, the GOP’s response to it and alternatives that they have proposed, and recent issues concerning the Republican Party.
8:40-9:00 Hotline hit/Newspaper Articles/Phones
8:55 CONNIE DOEBELE Hit C-SPAN
Senior Producer
c-span.org/stevenstrial alaskacorruption.blogspot.com
juror11.blogspot.com
Topic: A preview of a new, 2-part Q&A series, which looks at the trial of Sen. Ted Stevens.
9:00-10:00 Skype Hits from Students at Bartlett Yancey High School – Yanceyville, NC
9:00-10:00 BILL COSBY Co-Author, “Come On, People: On the
Path from Victims to Victors”
billcosby.com
ALVIN POUSSAINT
Co-Author, “Come On, People: On the
Path from Victims to Victors”
jbcc.harvard.edu
Topic: A discussion on their book, “Come On, People: On the Path from Victims to Victors.”
Why not Al Roker? A symbol of a corporate media that champions spin and happy talk over substance.
Right now on CBNS’s web site, you can read all of Jim Cramer’s reasons to believe that this “rally is real.”
http://www.cnbc.com/id/29666065
Every reason given is based on a lie.
The bullshit numbers that the government came out with yesterday regarding retail sales – including an upward revision of past numbers, was 100% bullshit. Citi simply lied about their “earnings.” THEY ARE INSOLVENT.
GE, the parent of CNBS, is for all intent and purpose, insolvent. You just loaned them $8 billion two days ago through the FDIC.
The United States Of America is in fact, insolvent.
bobblehead doll
when noonan is around mika tosses her hair more and sits up straighter to push her boobies out.. doesn’t like another woman in the same room getting attention.
so I guess we all just commit hari kari huh?
Anxiously awaiting today’s reruns of TDS (yeah, dial-up sux)…….this better be as good as y’all are promising. *G*
Pizza Thyme!
Anyone wishing to connect all the dots and comprehend the entire truth has plenty of reading to do. The answers are available for those who wish to know the ugly reality of Fascism in America:
http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/3820
OK. that’s good. seeing if we’re awake yet. he can always talk about Obama saying hello to him walking the inn auguration parade route. not much else.
Hey, Raven -
How’re the pups doing these days?
we notice, man. we read to the bottom. didn’t watch the clip yet tho’
never noticed. i’ll check it out. second thought… maybe not.
Scarecrow’s up with all three segments of the Daily Show.
Jon Stewart Eviscerates Jim Cramer, Indicts Wall Street Bankers
Actually, my preference is to reveal the entire truth of the global bankster conspiracy, how they literally own the political structure and fake voting system in most countries, how they work to ensure an even political split across the electorate to divide and conquer We The People, and how they’ve manipulate every boom and bust cycle and cause virtually all terrorism and ways over the past several decades (for their own enrichment and consolidation of power) – and in so doing, align the people of the world with the actual truth (not the artificial version we are brainwashed by on a daily basis), then go retrieve all of the trillions of dollars they’ve stolen and arrest/convict all of the top-level co-conspirators in the New World Order Crime Syndicate…
…But that’s just me.
http://plungerspeaks.blogspot.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nD7dbkkBIA
nuthihn’ you haven’t seen before. lol.
bbl
thought you two would like that!!!
bbl
In case you missed it, Rachel Maddow reported on the James Cummings/Neo-Nazi/Dirty-Bomb-Making-Lunatic-Here-In-Maine/Story last night on her show:
http://whitenoiseinsanity.com/…..ngs-story/
(her interview is on my post)
I think the nation needs to know if James Cummings was part of a larger network of “Timothy McVeigh” terrorists who are plotting & planning an attack against our President or the nation.
People….. Jefferson feared corporate aristocrats and constitutional usurpation under the color of law, in the lust of endless profit. Jefferson saw this as a real threat to the republic, an enemy from within?? We now all witness the realization of Jefferson’s fear. I just wonder if “Darth Cheney” is having the same “little voices in his head” as did Madoff, realizing his day of reckoning was right around the corner?
AN extra constitutional assassination force reporting to the former VP!
Sounds just like a “German SS” to me. Another page from the fascist handbook? BTW Cheney’s propensity to fabricate is well documented in a specific BBC documentary never aired in the USA! I wonder why????
thanks for the update Kay.
keep ‘em comin’
The attitude of the guy she interviewed seemed really weird……did you get that same impression?
Kay -
Duh….if I’d read your site, would never have asked that question…..off to read…….
Amazing………. Saddam and yellow cake all over news media and we hear little about this at a national level. You are correct. The wife did America a favor and is a hero. NeoNazis espouse hate crimes. As stated by my father who stormed a Normandy beach, Battled at the Bulge, and buried the corpses of murdered Jews at concentration camps; And I quote “The only good nazi, is a dead one!” He would know!!!
Note to Moderator: Please spare me any of your PC garbage when discussing Nazis…………………..
Odd indeed and a bit “V” the movie like that we got this much truth from a oft times farcial “comedy and the news” Jon Stewart anchored venue.
Not from the NYTs or WSJ or indeed from the federal/state investment governance bodies or the U.S.Congress.
Jon Stewart–a Prince of Comedy–does the “serious” very well.
Behold the nature of true Royalty.One good Court Jester able to reveal this much truth in less than a half hour. Princely indeed.
Remarkable.
Bernie Madoff may have been the “face” of a mega crime in which over 60 billion $$ for starters was stolen. Surely there are others involved too.
It will be very interesting to learn as time goes forward the trails,paths and places this money traveled or ended up at or in.60 billion $$ just does not get incinerated. Others surely were involved as this very large amount of money’s “float” alone would present major payoffs and skims either as it was being moved or was parked.
Or kept. Kept still?
There must be enough evidence still remaining to make it possible to assemble the basics of how/where Madoff processed what he had stolen.
For the sake of the many victims of Madoff’s fraud and theft hopefully it will be possible to recover some sizeable portion of what Madoff stole.
This cramer guy seems like an incredibly oily fellar. I am glad Dora the Explorer is on Jon Stewarts side.