{"id":1353,"date":"2009-03-15T12:05:24","date_gmt":"2009-03-15T11:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rogerdarlington.me.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1353"},"modified":"2009-03-15T12:05:24","modified_gmt":"2009-03-15T11:05:24","slug":"why-didnt-they-tell-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rogerdarlington.me.uk\/nighthawk\/?p=1353","title":{"rendered":"Why didn&#8217;t they tell us?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It wasn&#8217;t just the regulators who failed totally to control the absurdities of the market that led to the credit crunch; financial journalism failed big time and most financial commentators were complicit in the myth making that deluded ordinary borrowers and investors.<br \/>\nOver in the United States,  Jon Stewart has done a brilliant job on &#8220;The Daily Show&#8221; &#8211; which has a global edition (see it on More4 in the UK) &#8211; in exposing this failure and most especially savaged Jim Cramer for his unforgivable role in all this.<br \/>\nYou can start viewing the three-part clip of the interview here:<\/p>\n<style type='text\/css'>.cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http:\/\/www.comedycentral.com\/comedycentral\/video\/assets\/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;}<\/style>\n<div class='cc_box' style='position:relative'><a href='http:\/\/www.comedycentral.com' target='_blank' style='display:inline; float:left; width:60px; height:31px;'><\/p>\n<div class='cc_home' style='float:left; border:solid 1px #cfcfcf; border-width:1px 0px 0px 1px; width:60px; height:31px; background:url(\"http:\/\/www.comedycentral.com\/comedycentral\/video\/assets\/syndicated-logo-out.png\");'><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div style='font:bold 10px Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; float:left; width:299px; height:31px; border:solid 1px #cfcfcf; border-width:1px 1px 0px 0px; overflow:hidden; color:#707070; position:relative;'>\n<div class='cc_show' style='position:relative; background-color:#e5e5e5;padding-left:3px; height:14px; padding-top:2px; overflow:hidden;'><a href='http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/' target='_blank'>The Daily Show With Jon Stewart<\/a><span style='position:absolute; top:2px; right:3px;'>M &#8211; Th 11p \/ 10c<\/span><\/div>\n<div class='cc_title' style='font-size:11px; color:#868686; background-color:#f5f5f5; padding:3px; padding-top:1px; line-height:14px; height:21px; overflow:hidden;'><a href='http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/video\/index.jhtml?videoId=221516&#038;title=jim-cramer-unedited-interview' target='_blank'>Jim Cramer Unedited Interview Pt. 1<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><embed style='float:left; clear:left;' src='http:\/\/media.mtvnservices.com\/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:221516' width='360' height='301' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='window' allowFullscreen='true' flashvars='autoPlay=false' allowscriptaccess='always' allownetworking='all' bgcolor='#000000'><\/embed><\/p>\n<div class='cc_links' style='float:left; clear:left; width:358px; border:solid 1px #cfcfcf; border-top:0px; font:10px Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; color:#b9b9b9; background-color:#f5f5f5;'>\n<div style='width:177px; float:left; padding-left:3px;'><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/full-episodes\/index.jhtml'>Daily Show Full Episodes<\/a><br \/><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/www.comedycentral.com\/shows\/important_things\/index.jhtml'>Important Things w\/ Demetri Martin<\/a><\/div>\n<div style='width:177px; float:left;'><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/www.indecisionforever.com'>Political Humor<\/a><br \/><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/blog.indecisionforever.com\/2009\/03\/13\/jon-stewart-and-jim-cramer-the-extended-daily-show-interview\/'>Jim Cramer<\/a><\/div>\n<div style='clear:both'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style='clear:both'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can read the background to this encounter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2009\/mar\/15\/usa-tv-jon-stewart-economy\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It wasn&#8217;t just the regulators who failed totally to control the absurdities of the market that led to the credit crunch; financial journalism failed big time and most financial commentators were complicit in the myth making that deluded ordinary borrowers and investors. 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