I vowed to take off 2009 until the NFL season, but I had to comment on Jon Stewart’s Jim Cramer interview. Just three quick points for Jon and then I’m back to my cave.
1) The “We’re just a comedy show” claim is tired. You promote very serious ideas. Your show is important, and people look to it for something invaluable — satire. Stop claiming that you guys are only about fart jokes, we see through the self-deprecating false humility. We know you know that the show is influential. Influence, as you always point out, is not something to take lightly.
2) You’re 100% right in your critique of CNBC. They’re clowns. However, stop excusing the American public. I know you feel for the little guy, but the little guy needs to look himself in the mirror and ask why he isn’t busy educating himself about money. In the age of an Internet connection in every public library (not to mention… books in every public library) people need to take personal responsibility for believing things so easily and willingly. Investing is gambling. It’s incredibly risky. We expect our children to be educated. Let’s start expecting that of our nation’s adults too.
3.) You’re starting to look just like Sir Rodney.
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