Jon Stewart’s Slap at CNBC Rockets Web Traffic
Jon Stewart’s evisceration of CNBC has become a boon to Comedy Central Digital, resulting in the highest traffic and video stream numbers this year for its collection of Web sites.
The clip, see it here, during which Stewart responds to CNBC’s reporter Rick Santelli’s recent rant about the housing bailout by pointing out a series of instances when CNBC reports guessed wrong on the markets, has become another viral hit for the Daily Show host.
Back in 2004, a memorable appearance by Stewart on CNN’s Crossfire became a much-forwarded clip in the days before YouTube.
Stewart’s rant, dubbed “CNBC Gives Financial Advice,” has already recorded 1.3
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