GREEN HUMOR

Jon Stewart host of Comedy Central’s Daily Show took hyper-kinetic Jim Cramer of CNBC’s Mad Money and cofounder of TheStreet.com to task yesterday for his incredible ineptitude leading up to the economic meltdown which cost many people a lot of GREEN saying, "I know you want to make finance entertaining, but it's not a [expletive] game." Cramer’s defense was, "It's difficult to have a reporter say, 'I just came from an interview with [former Treasury Secretary] Hank Paulson and he lied his damn fool head off.' It's difficult. I think it challenges the boundaries." Lame answer. Stewart’s reply: "I'm under the assumption...you don't just take their word at face value."

POG VC does not think the millions of GREEN lost by the hardworking green gals and guys across America is the least bit funny. She does think Jon Stewart’s professionally executed roast of Jim Cramer darkly comedic, and well deserved. Not because Cramer messed up - let’s face it the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress and the Treasury Department messed up. At least Cramer admitted “I should do a better job;” at least Cramer was humble (and humiliated). Can’t say that about the above mentioned. And then there’s Bernie Maddoff, but that’s another POST.