While working at a Major bank in the last 4/5 years, I saw the greed as loan applications were "standardized" (so they could be bundled & sold), states were shoving through Home Improvement Loan legislation, second-chance credit cards were sold to questionable customers, all retail bankers were rewarded (monetarily) selling any "bank" product", banking fee rules were changing daily, and (the big one for me) the credit card division was making more off customer fees than interest. Then, there is the Variable Rate Mortgages. WOW. All the bigs were doing it. Banks didn't need to make money like this in the past. Little was done to incourage savings as before. Come to find out, Americans now owe more than they have in savings for the first time. I'm not in any way a financial advisor or expert, but I saw all of this going on and began having personal ethical issues in this environment. It didn't smell good, and what doesn't smell good is rotten somewhere. To top it off, when I told my financial advisor this past June I was concerned about the market and to put everything I had in conservative investments, I got the argument that his Pres. had said 2009 would be a banner year, meaning I should be taking more risk. I'm not saying I such a smarty, quite the contrary. I'm not.

So, back to Jon Stewart. He does look at all of these signals carefully and from a more educated place that most of us, and came up with the idea that a financial news television network didn't get this, when he and uninformed people like me did. Conservative or liberal doesn't come into play here, guys. It's a man with a conscience taking CNBC to task about doing what they advertise. Thanks, Jon.

That is not true, Bill is wrong! Daily show made fun of Jim Cramer last fall, the same day Bear Stearns Collapsed.

On March 11, 2008 on Mad Money with Jim Cramer, a viewer ask the question, if he should be worried about Bear Stearns in term of liquidity and get his money out of there.
Jim Cramer answers: no! no!, no!, no! Bear Stearns is fine! Do not take your money out.

6 days later on March 17 2008, Bear Stearns collapse and at the same date: March 17, 2008: on a segment called: Broken Arrow, on the Daily show, Jon Stewart goes after Jim Cramer and makes fun of what he said on his program March 11, 2008. See link below to the video at the daily shows website: Jon Stewart start to make fun of Jim Cramer at 4:45. (see link below)

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=164178&title=Broken-Arrow

Also an Article at Media Matters cover this as well, see link below and read it.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200903120021

So Bill O’reilly is wrong about that the Dailyshow didn´t go after Jim Cramer March 17, 2008 when Bear Stearns collapsed. So Bills theory that Jon Stewart goes after Jim Cramer about Bear Stearns because he criticized President Obama at 2009 is impossible.

Bill O’reilly is just a man who talks before he thinks and he doesn’t care to check if his facts are correct. That´s not very smart, and he is once again wrong.

On this Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agmER0pjP7c
At 1:38 to 1:45 Bill O’reilly says: – You see Cramer was doing this stuff, when everything fall apart, last fall, and the daily show didn´t go after him.

That is not true, the same day Bear Stearns Collapsed, March 17, 2008 on a segment called: Broken Arrow. Jon Stewart start to make fun of Jim Cramer at 4:45. (see link below)
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=164178&title=Broken-Arrow

That is not true, Bill is wrong! Daily show made fun of Jim Cramer last fall, the same day Bear Stearns Collapsed.

On March 11, 2008 on Mad Money with Jim Cramer, a viewer ask the question, if he should be worried about Bear Stearns in term of liquidity and get his money out of there.
Jim Cramer answers: no! no!, no!, no! Bear Stearns is fine! Do not take your money out.

6 days later on March 17 2008, Bear Stearns collapse and at the same date: March 17, 2008: on a segment called: Broken Arrow, on the Daily show, Jon Stewart goes after Jim Cramer and makes fun of what he said on his program March 11, 2008. See link below to the video at the daily shows website: Jon Stewart start to make fun of Jim Cramer at 4:45. (see link below)

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=164178&title=Broken-Arrow

Also an Article at Media Matters cover this as well, see link below and read it.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200903120021

So Bill O’reilly is wrong about that the Dailyshow didn´t go after Jim Cramer March 17, 2008 when Bear Stearns collapsed. So Bills theory that Jon Stewart goes after Jim Cramer about Bear Stearns because he criticized President Obama at 2009 is impossible.

Bill O’reilly is just a man who talks before he thinks and he doesn’t care to check if his facts are correct. That´s not very smart, and he is once again wrong.

Joking about real issues is great, to a point. But like he said–this isn't a f*cking game. All our problems (Wall St.'s included) are symptoms of a greater evil that real journalists have a DUTY to reveal.

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"Name one of the vast universe of liberal tv commentators that do."
OK. Please identify half of the vast universe.
pssst, WINGNUT, the Daily Show is a comedy show.

"You believe in ridiculing and silencing critics"
I believe in making fun of WINGNUTS and MOONBATS – - – cuz they're funny. You, on the other hand, don't ridicule, cuz "Obama Whore" is a compliment in your mind.

"Conservatives on tv initiated the practice of reading critical viewer input on the air."
Aren't the bloggotubes wonderful? Here you can say whatever you want and nobody calls you on it. One doesn't need to use facts, cuz, as we all know (thanks to Steven Colbert), reality has a LIBERAL bias.

Does Obama Whore read critical viewer comments on his show ? Name one of the vast universe of liberal tv commentators that do. Never have. Never will. You believe in ridiculing and silencing critics – just as Obama Whore did with Cramer . Conservatives on tv initiated the practice of reading critical viewer input on the air. They generally tend to welcome criticism and open debate. Liberals don't.

The social and racial lending programs you mentioned were actually legally MANDATED by liberals like Chris Dodd and Barney Frank in congress. Same Chris Dodd who as Senate Finance Chair wrote the wall street bailout legislation last October. That was after he became the biggest recipient of Fannie Mae contributions, but before he received a sweetheart personal deal from Fannie. Incredible, but don't expect Jon to cover this news. Especially since the Big O was a Big Fannie recipient too.

There are shades of Clinton in the "95" deregulation. Republicans supported the dereg too and the free market. Also, Bush campaigned on record minority home ownership in 2004. Anyone not blinded by ideology can see lots of blame. Lots of diverse blame to go around here – not so with Jon's politics. Still a funny guy though.

WTF???
"Stewart ….. not allowing viewer comments on his web site or show (come to think of it none of the left does)"

1. What do you think this comment section is?
2. HuffPo, not liberal enough for you?

If the Daily Show is 'liberal' and you are an example of the opposite of liberal, then you are part of the IDIOT wing, right?

ps. The KING of subprime mortgages, Countrywide's Mozilo, gave much more money to Republicans than lefto Dems
http://www.newsmeat.com/ceo_political_donations/Angelo_Mozilo.php

im(not so)ho, this interview is worthy of Emmy, Pulitzer, Peabody.

And thank-you Jim Cramer for having the balls to show up. Cramer's still a clown in my book, but of all the bloviating idiots from his network, he at least showed up and apologized.

Again, best interview of the year on the most important topic of the year. GREAT JOB!!

oh, of course i LMFAO.

I am upset with Cramer, but I am more upset with John Stewart. Months back Cramer said you’d be crazy to stay in the market, but if you’re going to buy and sell, this is what I think…. But, he’s inside the market, and if he started to expose everything he saw, he’d have been extricated within weeks. Michael Lewis says, if CEO’s tried reforming they’d be replaced in months for not keeping up with competitor’s ‘profit margins’. Same with Cramer, he’s part of the beast, just doing his job–making market analysis entertaining.

I’m more upset with ‘outsider’ Stewart. Like NPR, he could have invited Michael Lewis (Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity) to the show. His books have been out there for decades. No one wanted to read them because things were going too well. A few left the industry decades ago to expose the type of financial products being crafted and sold. If NPR brought these guys to the table, why didn’t Stewart? He’s the professional whistle-blower, not Cramer.

Since 1999 Harry Markopoulos filed over seven letters with the SEC (some public) accusing Madoff of running a ponzi scheme. The beast was too big and the spirit of greed, making money on pure speculation, was insurmountable. Nothing was going down until the whole beast fell. The same dynamic was active in Nazi Germany and every other socialized community, even churches. You rock the boat…you affect everyone’s security and wealth around you…you will be expended.

Cramer and everyone in the industry are culpable, but like a fish in water they are the last to see the water. I am a Stewart fan, but if NPR was exposing this last summer, where was he? Like most others, he didn’t want to see it.

I’m more upset with ‘outsider’ Stewart. Like NPR, he could have invited Michael Lewis (Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity) to the show. His books have been out there for decades. No one wanted to read them because things were going too well. A few left the industry decades ago to expose the type of financial products being crafted and sold. If NPR brought these guys to the table, why didn’t Stewart? He’s the professional whistle-blower, not Cramer.

Since 1999 Harry Markopoulos filed over seven letters with the SEC (some public) accusing Madoff of running a ponzi scheme. The beast was too big and the spirit of greed, making money on pure speculation, was insurmountable. Nothing was going down until the whole beast fell. The same dynamic was active in Nazi Germany and every other socialized community, even churches. You rock the boat…you affect everyone’s security and wealth around you…you will be expended.

Cramer and everyone in the industry are culpable, but like a fish in water they are the last to see the water. I am a Stewart fan, but if NPR was exposing this last summer, where was he? Like most others, he didn’t want to see it.

Jon FTW!

Why is Jim Cramer the scapegoat? Did he hold a gun to these peoples collective heads? What happened to personal responsibility and accountability?

Just because Jim Cramer smaks a few buttons woth funny sounds and runs around like a chicken with no head….doesn't mean that YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT HE SAYS.

It is fully their own prerogative to take whatever action they like. If you are going to hold Cramer to account for ALL the woes of Wall Street, doesn't that seem a little embellished to you? It does to me. It smacks of the same sensationalism broadcast over ALL CABLE channels, news or otherwise.

You cannot seriously believe that you are getting the NEWS in an accurate and unbiased way when you are watching Dimitri or Samatha B (I LOVE YOU) doing their skits. Jon's monologue and interviews are the same thing. Even if he is asking serious questions, the context is of a COMEDY SHOW.

Come on people, wake up! Let the cable guys talk their way to the ratings and let the news guys do their thing….and let Cramer do his. It is not Jon Stewart's job to be serious about anything. He, like Colbert and others, is there to get a rise or "NAIL" the person opposite him.

WE ALL KNOW THIS.

No matter how accurate he might be, the context is still within a comedy show and should be considered as such.

Cramer has a lot of good ideas….and a lot of bad ones. AS ALL the talking heads on many channels (not just cnbc) do.

Do you listen to Ed McMahon when he tells you to reverse your mortgage? Or to that guy from Happy Days selling you life insurance?

IT IS THE SAME THING

Why doesn't Jon NAIL – RON POPIEL – the guy who sells 500 knives and an over and umteen other items? Because it is not flashy enough, that's why.

I'm done….what do you all think?