The Case for Believing MSNBC

As befits my lefto-pinko-lezzo-commo leanings, I am a fan of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Not all of it mind, but definitely the sentiment and most of the humour.

Last night (NZ time) the show featured an interview with an MSNBC finance "guru", and the resulting discussion (perhaps polemic is a better term?) was very interesting, if at times painful.

Here are the links in 3 parts:

1. Jon Stewart & Jim Cramer 1
2. Jon Stewart & Jim Cramer 2
3. Jon Stewart & Jim Cramer 3

It was a very serious, weighty discussion on media responsibility or lack thereof, and I thought it was incredibly brave and creditable that Jim Cramer showed to discuss this in what he must have known would have been a hostile environment. If only one of the corporate big wigs who apparently lied to Jim Cramer on several occasions would have the same temerity to front up for their actions in something other than a court of law.

Verdict: It smacks a bit of "I told you so", but really, it seems about time the tables were turned. Rivetting viewing. 9 interviews out of 10.