Archive for March 6th, 2009
Jon Stewart Rips CNBC
Posted by dandriffill in Posts on March 6, 2009
Wednesday night on the Daily Show, John Stewart absolutely laid the wood to CNBC and Chicago correspondent Rick Santelli. Basically he called out CNBC for what they really are, propoganda spewing quasi “journalists” who attempt to push markets.
It will probably be down soon since Viacom doesn’t take too kindly to GooTube. So here is the Hulu link. And here is the Comedy Central link.
The truth is that the folks at CNBC were cheering on irresponsible behavior for years because it is their advertising lifeblood. I dare CNBC to answer Stewart’s criticism.
If Jon Stewart keeps it up he could go down as one of the most relevant comedians ever. What he is doing goes beyond just cracking jokes. He is exposing the insanity of the current political and social paradigms. If only the Daily Show was on a main network so more Americans would watch and appreciate it. I think a lot of middle aged people are turned off by the fact that it is on Comedy Central. Really…is he the most trusted man in America?
I don’t know where the lines of entertainment and journalism are being drawn right now. Why does it take a comedian to do a journalist’s job in this place? Because Jon Stewart is intellectually honest and has an internal moral compass? Is Stewart just the last *true* journalist out there?
The Daily Show is at it’s best in times like this. Don’t spout your political opinions all the time. Show the stupidity/hypocrisy of politicians and mainstream media by SHOWING the video evidence. Props to the Daily Show writers and researchers who accumulated all of the footage. Thanks for providing context, which the other news networks habitually avoid.
