I too was in a hotel and read the pre-show article yesterday in my free US Today, they speculated that Cramer's career is potentially on the line with NBC, and Cramer sure looked scared enough to believe it

Look, I know it was hyped to hell, but I like the idea of something coming from this. I'm aware enough that I don't expect it to happen, but it's still a nice thought. Do you want to rob me of that? Huh? Do ya?

The way NBC/Universal was bouncing Cramer from show to show to show across the various networks, I doubt Cramer's career is in danger quite yet. They've been playing this up for publicity from the beginning.

It's not impossible something could come from this. Cramer said at the end that he would consider doing a more serious version of his show.

And Crossfire just happened to get canceled after Jon Stewart came on and did a very similar skewering of their show.

When Jon Stewart calls you out, people listen. Sad as that is.

I think it's apparent that Cramer didn't expect this kind of treatment.

And if Cramer didn't expect it, I don't think his CNBC bosses expected it either. This went a completely different direction than ANYONE suspected. There might be a reevaluation of Cramer's place in CNBC's world.

Cramer was on the ropes the whole time. His body language shouting pleas at Jon to loosen-up. Jim Cramer was begging for applause from the audience, practically shouting for mercy through his bloodied teeth! (which he'd later need to count).

I had a horrifying vision of him accidently falling off of his chair, tipping him gently off the cliff of sanity. His reputation unthreading, everything he's become spilling away on to the floor of the studio as he picks himself up to run into the audience and take a hostage.

Seriously though. I don't know if anyone else saw it like this, but just as they cut away to the infamouse 2:12, Jim appears to be on the verge of tears. Real tears. Man tears... Man tears :(

You'll notice that they go straight from the clip to commercial. My speculation is that he asked them for a moment. I'd love to hear a review from someone who was in the studio to see if he burst into tears. I picture security wrestling a pistol from his hand in the green room.

Really? I'm in Korea and I get my videos straight from the daily show's site. Where are you? maybe they just hate Canadians or something.

A Canadian network carries Stewart so CC is probably contractually obligated to cock-block us canucks. I'm guessing that Korea doesn't have a network carrying it, so they can access the feeds.

We can get Stewart feeds from comedynetwork.ca but this piece isn't up yet.

If anyone has a youtube or a transcript, could they please post?

Found this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B96vUHKN_I4

Was that everything?

'Cause that was fucking cool.

Really fucking cool.

I don't think so, the stuff I've read says it was a "two segment piece" which to me implies a commercial break between grillings.
Unfortunately we'll have to wait for comedy network to update their clips to be sure.

Dear Canadians, the Comedy Network streams full episodes.

http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewa rt/full-episodes/march-12-2009/#clip147736

So does CTV.CA, in the "videos" section.

Not with The Daily Show as big as it fucking is, and everybody watching this. I do doubt Cramer will change his tune very much, despite offering to. It'd be cool if he did, though, right? But this could have actual consequences. After all, TDS has shown itself willing to point like a laser at a person or group and burn and burn and burn.

Well, how can you call it "Mad Money" if Cramer's not acting... you know, mad? Maybe go for the angry definition instead?

It would still work, just with the other meaning of 'mad'.

also, my GOD does a studio audience make this 10 times more awkward. forget catharsis, this is intellectual snuff.

There's one point at which Stewart says, "But this isn't a f**king game!" That's the thing that needed to be said - these analysts and talking heads understand that their own situations have worsened, but they really don't comprehend their own role in creating the situation, and that's what John Stewart was trying to communicate.

That's what makes Stewart's interviews the best - he's actually trying to communicate with his interviewees.

An audience clapping at solid intellectual arguments is a wonderful sound, even if it somewhat feels like it cheapens the debate. Almost makes you wonder what the world would be like if people cheered and booed for important things more than who threw the ball through the hoop.

the irony of someone with your screenname posting that is most certainly not lost on me.

It was so awkward that I found myself pacing in and out of the kitchen. I did that the first time I watched the Office, too - it says something (at least to me) that the pitiful cracks in Cramer's voice caused the same reaction as a Ricky Gervais' character.

Hm, I like that phrase.

There was definitely palpable fear in that voice.

The guy seems like he has some issues going on with himself. Bipolar? I dunno but after this I wouldn't be surprised if he put a gun to his head.

All Jon would have to do is ask.

"Maybe you should try a serious show."
"HEY, SURE THING! I'LL DO THAT!"

Subprime spinal fortitude.

So good I favorited it four times!

The guy is seemingly on the edge of crying but he pushes it back, all the while trying to explain how he wasn't really a irresponsible douchebag.

Brutal!

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