tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post8734721367491870887..comments2023-11-05T07:37:47.920-05:00Comments on The Assimilated Negro: Is Jon Stewart More Important Than Obama?T.A.N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03386902584581113328noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-80950791411962391882009-03-15T06:03:00.000-04:002009-03-15T06:03:00.000-04:00dirty just broke it down. amen brotha...it aint ab...dirty just broke it down. amen brotha...it aint about the individual personalities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-5060255215387523782009-03-14T23:09:00.000-04:002009-03-14T23:09:00.000-04:00T.A.N.:Again, Ive got to disagree with you here, a...T.A.N.:<BR/><BR/>Again, Ive got to disagree with you here, and I think you have may have missed Stewarts most important point.<BR/><BR/>As someone already said, Stewart himself went out of his way to say that this is not about Jim Kramer, but CNBC and the 24-hour news networks as a whole.<BR/><BR/>A few years ago, when Stewart went on Crossfire, he brought to light that the so-called "debate shows" that are on the 24-hour news networks are actually sensationalized garbage; disingenuous, uninformative, and contrived. And he emphasized that the country could really benefit if these networks had honest debates that educated people and created a productive discourse (such as the debates you see on the BBC, for example).<BR/><BR/>This time, he was calling out the sensationalized, contrived, ratings-driven corporate "financial news" channel that does nothing but confuse people and provide a platform for CEO's. Again, watch business news in other countries. It's very different, with reporters asking hard-hitting questions and providing sound financial analysis (not ridiculous over-the-top "predictions")<BR/><BR/>I think your point about Jon Stewart being the bully is entirely opposite. The 24-news networks are the bullies, driving their drivel down our throats, keeping the country uninformed and distracted with their nonsense, and making tons of money off of it. There has not been enough protest about what has become of the American news media, particularly the 24 hour news channels. Jon is one of the few voices who has done so.<BR/><BR/>Kramer just happened to volunteer to be the "face" of it for this particular encounter. As I said, Jon openly stated this. This was not Jon bullying Cramer, this was Jon trying to stand up to the 24 hour news networks. In that sense, he is definitely David, and they are Goliath. <BR/><BR/>And to add a tangent, I wish there was more outrage about the damage the mainstream American news media is doing to this country by not presenting us with real news, by overhyping garbage stories, by distracting us with idiotic banter and redundant "wow" technologies. There is a reason Americans are so ignorant compared to citizens of most other developed countries.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105670924381871030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-70908974373153646852009-03-14T16:23:00.000-04:002009-03-14T16:23:00.000-04:00I thought Stewart's performance was, as the Brits ...I thought Stewart's performance was, as the Brits say, Fucking Brilliant! Bravo! One of the most incisive 20 min of TV I've seen.<BR/> I'm really glad that Rick Santelli canceled -- and now we see why. <BR/>The sad part... why didn't CNBC do better reporting on the investment banking racket? Why didn't they say that if you're leveraged 40-to-1 you're more a Ponzi scheme than a legitimate business? I think it's partly because their audience is not looking for a high-minded critique of finance capitalism -- they're looking for a little piece of the action.joel949https://www.blogger.com/profile/04840071418719710542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-65362194844140793442009-03-14T14:53:00.000-04:002009-03-14T14:53:00.000-04:00but the snake-charming shell game aspect of the fi...<I>but the snake-charming shell game aspect of the financial markets didn't just come into existence with Jim Cramer.</I><BR/><BR/>Stewart made this very point and, in fact, said that didn't want Cramer to be the face of this, but hey, that's what they gave him. The president of CNBC isn't going to show up, and Cramer is plenty guilty anyway.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147242353650746675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-11492099439434988662009-03-14T12:57:00.000-04:002009-03-14T12:57:00.000-04:00When he concludes with "...and I'll go back to mak...When he concludes with "...and I'll go back to making fart noises" how much more room for deflating is there?<BR/><BR/>Stewart isn't perfect but that show was a necessary counterpoint to Rick Santelli's blame-the-homeowner faux populism.geerussellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631984593634015839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-80116451449031068072009-03-14T08:39:00.000-04:002009-03-14T08:39:00.000-04:00Hey man, I usually really enjoy your blog, but you...Hey man, I usually really enjoy your blog, but you're way off base here! Stewart wasnt picking on the little guy, he was calling out another corporate 24-hour "news" drone that does nothing but keep Americans distracted and uninformed. News media in this country is dangerously over-sensationalized and low on substance. More people should be calling stuff like this out. I give credit to Jon for doing it. <BR/><BR/>As for "is he more important than Obama?" What? I don't get it. Does he claim to be? Where is this coming from?Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105670924381871030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-66445334832920566572009-03-13T22:13:00.000-04:002009-03-13T22:13:00.000-04:00No offense, but I think this is kind of a weak sau...No offense, but I think this is kind of a weak sauce argument. <BR/><BR/>Jon Stewart did an incredible job interviewing Jim Cramer and forcing him to answer for much of the b/s that he and other members of the MSM have been feeding us for years. I think that the remaining "journalists" among us should be made to study that tape "A Clock Work Orange" style until they understand what the public needs them to do.<BR/><BR/>Also, as a fully un-assimilated "negro" I think I would be remiss if I didn't ask: WTF is the Stewart is a "white jewish Oprah" comment supposed to mean? From where I stand, that odd characterization is seriously troubled. <BR/><BR/>-Peacemjohnso27https://www.blogger.com/profile/09111914451221817148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-9494512356578370242009-03-13T20:46:00.000-04:002009-03-13T20:46:00.000-04:00Congratulations on supporting all those petty crim...Congratulations on supporting all those petty criminals, you should be proud of yourself, but if you are going to be such a pathetic excuse for moral relativism, why are you getting on Jon Stewart and also bringing up the fact he is Jewish? who gives a shit? Maybe if you weren't so assimilated we would actually have more people calling things as they are and not living in the grey zone you seem to love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-73125967133339505672009-03-13T16:30:00.000-04:002009-03-13T16:30:00.000-04:00Two quick things. First, a recent poll gave Stewar...Two quick things. First, a recent poll gave Stewart <A HREF="http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/3/12/22416/9004/955/707904" REL="nofollow">22 fave, 11 unfave, and 67 "don't know."</A> I don't think he's nearly as powerful as Oprah, except in the small demographic he reaches on a regular basis.<BR/><BR/>Second, comparing Cramer to a pickpocket is unfair. Cramer didn't steal any money personally. Cramer is more like the police officer who complains about the victims not doing enough to protect themselves, while back at the office, a hastily-written pickpocket protection pamphlet is heading to the printers.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089313118551122994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-7974421526522920592009-03-13T16:27:00.000-04:002009-03-13T16:27:00.000-04:00"We know Stewart is fighting the good fight (I thi..."We know Stewart is fighting the good fight (I think?), but isn't there something too Big Bully-ish about this."<BR/><BR/>No. <BR/><BR/>Rick Santelli referred to working people who fell for the sub-prime mortgage fiasco as "losers" ...whilst getting cheered on by the whole CNBC crowd. <BR/><BR/>Now I'm supposed to sympathize with their millionaire poster boy? You must be joking.<BR/><BR/>(And Chocolate News wasn't funny)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-60403867000719393932009-03-13T16:08:00.000-04:002009-03-13T16:08:00.000-04:00Excuse me, for a sec.Im trying to calculate, how m...Excuse me, for a sec.<BR/>Im trying to calculate, how many pickpockets it takes, to move 3 Trillion dollars!<BR/>Jon Stewart, went for the jugular last night,(as any lay person with that opportunity, would have.)and did a masterful job. I think it was, just funny enough, to keep us from crying. <BR/>You should be asking the question, I've heard, Jon Stewart ask, <BR/>"How is this falling to him,(a Comedian, with a fake news show) to ask, real questions?"<BR/>The Fourth Estate, is asleep, at the switch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-53800513503462487752009-03-13T14:37:00.000-04:002009-03-13T14:37:00.000-04:00HEY WHY ARE YOU A LIBERAL FREE YOUR MIND WHY DON'T...HEY WHY ARE YOU A LIBERAL FREE YOUR MIND WHY DON'T YOU OKAY??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-59057250215267402442009-03-13T14:36:00.000-04:002009-03-13T14:36:00.000-04:00It appears that the blogger is not so "assimilated...It appears that the blogger is not so "assimilated" after all.<BR/><BR/>Taking down the "good guy" because you rather enviously think he's getting too big for his britches and you feel sorry for the "pickpocket" who has helped destroy millions of Americans' lives is pretty screwed up, bro'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-54130414034603190362009-03-13T14:13:00.000-04:002009-03-13T14:13:00.000-04:00"Sooo, yeah. We know Stewart is fighting the good ..."Sooo, yeah. We know Stewart is fighting the good fight (I think?), but isn't there something too Big Bully-ish about this."<BR/><BR/>LOL! Certainly you're kidding. This is NOT bullying. I suppose that Bernard Madoff was bullyed by the court yesterday?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-31356167515725217832009-03-13T13:52:00.000-04:002009-03-13T13:52:00.000-04:00Do you actually believe that Cramer is the victim ...Do you actually believe that Cramer is the victim here and Stewart is the bully? Seriously?<BR/><BR/>We should "let the little man [Cramer is a little man?] get his hustle on"? So lying (at least) and criminal fraud (at worst) are not something we should try to stop?<BR/><BR/>And I don't have the time or energy to correct all the grammatical errors in this piece, but I must say, it's a rather imposing (and depressing) collection.<BR/><BR/>Don't know exactly what it is you've been assimilating, T.A.N., but it appears to be having a negative impact on your higher brain functions.David in NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493832668051350697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-66058056663803935872009-03-13T13:05:00.000-04:002009-03-13T13:05:00.000-04:00Like so many pundits, you seem more interested in ...Like so many pundits, you seem more interested in the meta-matters of this than in the substance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-75719713036520360012009-03-13T12:23:00.000-04:002009-03-13T12:23:00.000-04:00I guess it'd be interesting to see what Stewart wo...I guess it'd be interesting to see what Stewart would do with someone like Bernie Madoff, or one of the other real financial criminals.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829918800541217135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-19744722812296439142009-03-13T12:09:00.000-04:002009-03-13T12:09:00.000-04:00STEWART'S BEING A BULLY, LIKE CAPITAL LETTERS.STEWART'S BEING A BULLY, LIKE CAPITAL LETTERS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-70630795888498596422009-03-13T12:01:00.000-04:002009-03-13T12:01:00.000-04:00Hey Assimilated Negro - Why put everything in term...Hey Assimilated Negro - Why put everything in terms of race and ethnicity? Are you sad that Jon Stewart is doing a good job and he isn't black? (Unlike Obama and Oprah)? And what does Oprah do for anyone besides giving away free cars and building a media empire?<BR/><BR/>Jon Stewart was amazing, doing the jobs of Congress and the newspapers at the same time, what does his ethnicity have to do with anything?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-70996969414947014992009-03-13T11:58:00.000-04:002009-03-13T11:58:00.000-04:00Kramer deserved the smackdown from Stewart. CNBC a...Kramer deserved the smackdown from Stewart. CNBC and all the "financial" News Network are guilty of collaborating with Wall Street in defrauding the American investors! How can you say that Stewart is being a bully?? Are you on of those Wall Street bloodsuckers? or friends with them??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-30333502152847978962009-03-13T11:56:00.000-04:002009-03-13T11:56:00.000-04:00Crammer has been hyping stock so that hedge funds ...Crammer has been hyping stock so that hedge funds can take people retirement money. People lives have actually been ruined over the intentional misdirection that Crammer and the rest of the business press have been doing to help their hedge fund buddies out. The world world is going into a depression because of hustlers like this and you feel sorry for this guy??? He should be in jail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-6421256994548630432009-03-13T11:52:00.000-04:002009-03-13T11:52:00.000-04:00we can all blame cramer. but we all knew. average ...we can all blame cramer. but we all knew. average citizens, local govenments, bankers, the fed... we knew the houses we were buying and selling weren't worth it. I remember reading about predatory lending practices and the dangers they could pose along with variable mortgages in 2000. Was jon holding anyone over the barrel then? If he was, maybe it wouldn't have made news but it should have.<BR/>No one did anything about it so to come around now and push cramer or anyone into the grave we all dug is a tad ridiculous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-3040741104343620432009-03-13T11:12:00.000-04:002009-03-13T11:12:00.000-04:00"Don't you feel a little bad for the pick-pocket w..."Don't you feel a little bad for the pick-pocket when he gets scooped by Superman?" Actually NO. And what is going on right now is well beyond some poor man on the street picking pockets.. people have lost their life savings, their jobs, houses, lives over the lies the corporate media have fed to us. I'm really not sure I read your posting right, really not sure how what Cramer and moreover the corporate media business shows is so easily brushed aside.<BR/><BR/> "let the little man get his hustle on.." Indeed.. from behind bars.dCehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13356233144079315264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-68374923441649892922009-03-13T11:04:00.000-04:002009-03-13T11:04:00.000-04:00TAN -- A is for ANGRY!Fanning the flames devisiven...TAN -- A is for ANGRY!<BR/>Fanning the flames devisiveness is not in the interests of getting us out of this pathetic landscape. If you are not part of the solution...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-44867493828484436882009-03-13T10:51:00.000-04:002009-03-13T10:51:00.000-04:00You seem to be patting Cramer on the back for his ...You seem to be patting Cramer on the back for his "hustle", but his particular hustle has cost a lot of people their hard earned money. Maybe you have bank to waste like that, but most people don't.<BR/><BR/>As for Stewart, it's too bad actual journalists don't do what he has done with this issue. For this topic alone, Stewart deserves a Peabody.<BR/><BR/>As for Stewart being more important than Obama - whaa?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com