Hey, Stewart! Lay Off AIG, Madoff and Cramer
(Left - Jon Stewart interviews Jim Cramer)
Has America gotten so callous that we no longer appreciate the fine art of securities fraud?
Am I the only one who’s sick and tired of having pundits and holier than thou’s demeaning the missteps of those who did what we all know we would have done if we were in their very expensive shoes?
It seems that everyone is taking some kid of perverted joy from watching these powerful entities fall. Folks, we’re only talking about money here. It’s not like anyone is dying, except maybe for those who are so distraught about losing their jobs, watching their pensions dissolve or their family fall apart, that they’ve swallowed a gun barrel. So what if there are those who have become so depressed that they’ve crawled into a chronic fetal position in bed, covers over their head, thumb tucked neatly in mouth, unable to face friends and family? Since when does being weak deserve our compassion? Isn’t that what Zoloft and funeral directors are for?
So shame on you, Jon Stewart. Shame on your so-called satire. Is everything a joke with you? Jim Cramer looked at you with remorseful baby seal eyes and instead of granting him forgiveness, you chose to club him and use his blubber and glossy white pelt for comedy material.
It seems to be okay when we whine about losing our jobs or medical insurance and in some cases, our homes, but when there are those who fight tooth and nail, sometimes needing to use sleight of hand - and stock - to keep the dollars coming in, it’s a crime. Are we mad that they’ve come up with a few clever manipulations to keep the palatial Park Ave condo and summer Hamton mortgage money coming in? Or are we just plain jealous? When did making millions from other people’s woes become a crime? Isn’t this what America was built on? I’m only glad that George Pullman and Gordon Gekko aren’t around to see this.
Instead of appreciating their ingenuity, we call on them to commit harikari. Isn’t it enough that these Wall Street kamikazes crashed their tumbling businesses into our once booming economy? Of course they’ll use their golden parachutes to escape an actual cash flow problem, Swiss bank accounts unscathed. But that’s because they planned ahead. Yet we want to hold them accountable for our failure to foresee their failures.
What’s next? Shaming politicians for taking thousands from lobbyists and corporations who want laws passed friendly to their causes. Forcing lawyers not to lie for their clients? Having Keith Olbermann bring on someone who disagrees with him?
Take corruption and influence peddling out of politics? Why don’t we just outlaw graft? Why don’t we just not overcharge the sick for prescriptions. We might as well take the nicotine out of cigarettes. It seems like we won’t be happy until the powerful men and women who we envy for their position and vacation homes have to start working for a living. But where would we be without these well-healed thieves and their 1,000 to 1, employer to employee salaries?
Lehman Brothers, Bears Stern, AIG, Madoff, Cramer, they were only trying their best to feed their families…at Philly’s Le Bec Fin or France’s Auberge de l’Eridan…every night. And what’s wrong with that?
This week Rush Limbaugh foretold what would happen if we limited salaries and the bonuses of the rich and richer…
“Without the super wealthy in New York, it’s over. You might as well go get Kurt Russell (Escape From New York) in there, put a fence around the whole country, and turn it into a prison, because that’s what it would be…That’s what it would be if you start limiting the pay of people whose taxes pay the freight in that city.”
And if you believe that I have some air guitar futures you might be interested in.
Steve
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You have got to be kidding? You are on the side of this horrible human being who encouraged short selling. I suppose you want AIG to give Executives their bonuses too?? Who gave bad advice to hard working americans with the guise that he knew better? People lost huge amounts of money, but that’s ok even when Kramer KNEW the truth??. Entertainment?!?! How about some actual truth talking from news people. Why didn’t the REAL news media pick up on this story??? Why does someone like Jon Stewart (a comedian) have to point out the obvious?? It makes me really mad to know that. Instead we get stories about Pres Obama’s freakin dog???? Yes, Jon put him on the hot seat and he deserved it. Did you see the way he squirmed when Jon showed clips of him putting his foot in his mouth??? When he pointed out his lies?? If you honest, hard working Americans want to know the real story, check out John Stewarts ‘The Daily Show’ website and hear what Jim Kramer actually did instead of listening to this writer/dufus.
Did you actually read this?
Frankly, I am appalled that you could condone something like this. It is people like you that make this world a sick place to live in. Yes, corruption happens, but saying that is a way of life and a “fine art” is just sickening! It is sad that a man your age can be so dense. And even more sad that a man as dense as you is allowed to post thes illogical viewpoints for even more dense people to adopt as their own. God help us if you and your army ever come to have any true bearing on life in America. What has happened to the values and morals in America?
And to tell you the truth, before you start sharing your view with the world learn how to write and for God’s sake learn proper grammer!
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I’m so used to whining Republicans that you had me fooled for the first two paragraphs! Loved your article and I thought the caption with the photo was brilliant. Thank you for the afternoon chuckle.