hollywoodreporter.com — "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart's recent criticism of CNBC, host Jim Cramer and the business media was "absurd" and "completely out of line," NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker said here Wednesday."I thought it was incredibly unfair to CNBC and the business media in general"
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cuchanuMar 19, 2009
I don't think NBC has "done nothing but screw us"; that's giving them too much credit. Besides I like 30 Rock.
donnytomasMar 19, 2009
Stewart/Colbert 2012
mrviklundMar 19, 2009
Exactly. That's just it! It's a COMEDY NETWORK! COMEDY! Read that again and get that into your heads. It's COMEDY! That is what Stewart is doing all day. And he is saying that CNBC is crap? This clown got no f**king clue about anything. He only knows how to try to be funny at others expense.
remeloxMar 19, 2009
We don't take Jon Stewart at face value. He presents evidence supporting what he says. Like with anything else, if you don't trust the evidence he gives you, you can go to the source. If you think his clips showing the hypocrisy in the media are conveniently trimmed, go watch the original sources. There are a lot of times he doesn't even comment on the clips but lets them speak for themselves.Politicians and media are constantly guilty of pulling statements or reports out of context. You see it multiple times a day on digg's front page so you know it is true. Stewart calls people out on that. It's not really anything even close to an indefensible position so I don't see how you think you can call us out on believing that politicians and media do not serve our interests as much as they should.
mdmadphMar 19, 2009
I agree with you, but it would've been better to say "anti-populist," because that's exactly what was.When Republicans talk about helping the common man, it's pseudo-populist, because they're all so rich it's disgusting.
drunkenoafMar 20, 2009
Or maybe they based their reportage on considered, objective opinion.I forgot that "pick sides" would be picked upon by a conservative that can't win on the morals of the argument. What I should have said was "reported that Jon Stewart won the argument comprehensively".
historian1974Mar 22, 2009
Zucker will be the next network head to roll. Bring back the Guillotine...and televise it.
loggiaMar 29, 2009
Flamesrule is completely correct. Stewart holds people to standards... he doesn't hold himself to.Before you disagree with me, remember, Stewart says this himself. But Stewart is a comedian one moment and then a reporter the next. But the second you question that, Jon goes back to sanctimonious mode and says "Who me? I'm just a comedian."So in other words, he burns the s**t out of people and then the moment you question him, he says "what me no not me responsible me just comedian."f**k that. You worship Jon Stewart? Tell him to "man up" as he frequently likes to tell other people.