The TV Zone

Well, sort of.

I do like to have catchily misleading headlines to get people to read this stuff.

In fact, on this morning's "Today Show," Jim Cramer did make what I believe to be his first public comments about last week's encounter with Jon Stewart. Meredith Vieira was de-briefing some members of the CNBC starting line-up about AIG, when she turned to Cramer, "I can't let you go without asking about..."

...that horrific debacle last week. (She didn't really say that - I did. Actually, it wasn't THAT bad for Cramer, though everyone else pretty much declared it to be career-ending; whatever.)

Said he, "it's naive and misleading to blame the media" for the current economic crisis.

"We weren't behind this. CNBC, in particular, has been out front on this," per a transcript from HuffPo. "I think there are people who bear so much more responsibility [than the media] that it's just wrong-headed -- the politicians, the regulators, the SEC, the lenders, the investment banks. ... It's just a naive focus, it really is Meredith."

He added that he didn't fight back because he was "taught to take the high road."

Right, Jim. Like "Mad Money" is the high road. (Sorry....I couldn't resist. That was uncalled for, Gay, entirely uncalled for.)

That was about it. There were no threats or declarations, like, "if I ever meet Jon Stewart in a dark alley," or "that guy Stewart's a dweeb anyway."

A shame: Nothing like having this thing continue on for a few more weeks. When or if I get a transcript/clip, will post.

Tomorrow night. A rare musical performance on "DS."

Per the show, Bruce'll play solo, and perform "Working on a Dream," from the new album. The show also points out that only four other musical performances have appeared over the years - White Stripes, Coldplay, and...Tom Waits.

I'll bet you didn't know that "The Daily Show" once interviewed that governor from Illinois - you know, the one whose name no one can pronounce and who has been charged with so many crimes that even the Feds have lost count?

Jason Jones did the honors not too long ago. Check out this clip from last night's show - Jason's interview comes about ten minutes in, before the first commercial break. If you missed the show, it's well worth watching the whole thing...It's PDF.