Hillary Clinton appeared on Jim Cramer's Mad Money recently, and faced some pretty tough questions about the economy, financial markets and regulation.
Senator Clinton shined. She came across as well-informed, and Cramer spent most of the interview agreeing with Ms. Clinton -- impressive given that he also spent an entire interview giving attaboys to Ron Paul.
Senator Clinton was also impressive in her discussion of executive compensation where she lashed out at excessive compensation without banging the populist drum that gets many Democrats a bad rap. She explained that executives should be rewarded for creating great wealth for shareholders and that the "pay for pulse" compensation at many of these financial companies threatens to kill the goose that laid the golden egg.
Be sure to watch the video, regardless of what you think of Hillary: you'll probably be impressed.
Last updated: February 07, 2012: 11:56 PM
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-04-2008 @ 5:42PM
RC said...
It's no surprise if Cramer was nodding and yupping to the Senator: he's a Dem, and the Clintons have been close to Wall Street for a long time; see, for example, Robert Rubin.
Anyway, Cramer's probably capable of agreeing with any politician who comes on the show, from Ron Paul to the Socialist Workers' Party candidate. It would be part of his multiple-personality schtick.
PS: She "shined"? No, Zac, she "shone". It's intransitive.
E.g.: "His face shone as he shined the shoes."
4-04-2008 @ 8:36PM
Robyn said...
I seriously doubt that Obama or McCain could have carried on this conversation.
4-04-2008 @ 9:01PM
thec2u said...
Robyn said...
I seriously doubt that Obama or McCain could have carried on this conversation.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Don't know about McCain but Obama surely can.
4-04-2008 @ 9:32PM
Terra Andersen said...
I really enjoyed watching this. Although I'm not a Hillary supporter, I was impressed that she had as much insight as she did... good stuff!
4-06-2008 @ 8:36AM
mgilbert said...
This interview changed my mind about Hillary Clinton. She has an impressive understanding of the present financial issues. In addition, she can vocalize her ideas and carry on a conversation in an interview that I would consider to be somewhat intimidating. These were tough questions that were asked by a high energy, wall-street professional. Her grasp of the details, and the international implications of the economic influences is what we need to select and appoint those individuals that will carry out a different policy. I now feel comfortable with Hillary and intend to vote for her. Great interview.