Last night was a special
Daily Show -
interview with Cramer for the entirety to bring the bubbling fracas between him and Stewart to a head in a stew of uncomfortable yet delicious comedic gold.
It's worth watching the unedited 3-part videos over at
thedailyshow.com. There are a few minutes of extra stuff, a few extra laughs, and uncensored profanity!
Jon did a great job needling Cramer. I'm interested to know the background on those vids - did Cramer not realize he was being taped? Were they not supposed to be broadcast? How did
The Daily Show get the tapes? Very telling on the gray legal/ethical area in which Wall St. operates - and which begs for strict regulation.
Stewart:
It feels like [average people] are capitalizing [Wall St.'s] adventure...it is a game that you know...you go on television as a financial network and pretend it isn't happening.
[...]
I understand you want to make finance entertaining, but it's not a fucking game. When I watch [videos of Cramer talking about how to manipulate the market for profit] I cannot tell you how angry that makes me.
[...]
[Wall St.] burned the fucking house down with our money, and walked away rich as hell.
Cramer:
Do you know how many times I've pantsed CEOs on my show?
Check it out.
