Tonight: It's Cramer vs. Stewart

March 12, 2009 at 10:35AM
In this May 12, 2008 file photo, TV Personality Jim Cramer arrives at the NBC Universal Experience at Rockefeller Center in New York.
In this May 12, 2008 file photo, TV Personality Jim Cramer arrives at the NBC Universal Experience at Rockefeller Center in New York. (Elliott Polk (Clickability Client Services) — Associated Press - Ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The hissing match between Jim Cramer and Jon Stewart comes to a head tonight when CNBC's Cramer is scheduled to be Stewart's guest on "The Daily Show" (10 p.m., Comedy Central).

We say "scheduled" because it was CNBC's Rick Santelli canceling his appearance last week that prompted Stewart to blast the financial news network -- "If I'd only followed CNBC's advice I'd have a million dollars today ... provided I'd started with a hundred million dollars" -- in a clip that went viral on the Internet.

In the days that followed, Cramer sneered at Stewart as a "comedian;" Stewart jabbed at Cramer as a "buffoon." And so on.

Will they play nice -- or will it be a repeat of Stewart's 2004 takedown of CNN's "Crossfire"? Get your TiVos ready.

CASEY COMMON

In this Oct. 8, 2008 file photo, host Jon Stewart gestures during a taping of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" in New York.
In this Oct. 8, 2008 file photo, host Jon Stewart gestures during a taping of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" in New York. (Associated Press - Ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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