When there shall be no more lies and all the words of falsehood put to shame
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What do Tomas de Torquemada, Judge Judy and King Solomon have in common with Jon Stewart? Not a lot. As judges, inquisitors and arbitrators of justice, they are clumsy louts. Forensic surgeon Stewart can have your bowels in a bucket before you can ask for a second opinion and you'll probably grin and shake his hand for it. Not only can Stewart stop a flotilla of excuses and denials, he does it with a smile and so skilfully that the newly disemboweled has to smile at the abject humiliation along with him.
Perhaps, like me, you've been following the feud between the Daily Show host and CNBC's Jim Cramer. Stewart has been serving up the sins and failures, misstatements and disastrous recommendations of Cramer all week like a roast pheasant on a silver platter, prompting Cramer to dissemble, dissimulate, deny and attack like a politician. Last night however was the end of it.
For those who haven't seen it, here it is from Raw Story It's long, too long to post here, but worth your time and we may never see such skill in action again.
