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    CBNC's Cramer Gets Slammed by Jon Stewart

    On last night’s Daily Show, Jon Stewart staged a showdown with Jim Cramer, the former hedge-fund manager turned clownish financial advisor and host of CNBC’s Mad Money . The New York Times said it was less an interview than " a cathartic ritual of indignation and castigation ," like a Senate committee hearing.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    On last night’s Daily Show, Jon Stewart staged a showdown with Jim Cramer, the former hedge-fund manager turned clownish financial advisor and host of CNBC’s Mad Money. The New York Times said it was less an interview than "a cathartic ritual of indignation and castigation," like a Senate committee hearing. Professor Robert Thompson is founding director of the Study of Popular Television at Syracuse University.

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      Robert Thompson

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