Is Jim Cramer 'The Grinch?' Fox seems to think so


Is Jim Cramer the "Grinch who stole Christmas?" That's what his rivals at Fox Business Network want the world to think.

According to Talking Biz News, the News Corp.-owned cable channel's holiday card features the head of the bombastic host of CNBC's "Mad Money" and chairman of my former employer TheStreet.com Inc. (NASDAQ: TSCM) on the body of the Dr. Seuss character. Cramer, also a blogger here, is dyed green for good measure.

There is even a bit of verse that begins: "You're a mean one, Mr. Cramer; You rant and rave every day; You told us all that Bear was fine, there's nothing more to say." The poem goes on from there. You can read the whole thing here.


When people find I out I worked for Cramer, people often ask me what he was really like. In our brief interactions, he was always pleasant and cordial. People who worked more closely with Cramer told me that he was not that much different than the guy millions of people see on TV. "Mad Money" is not an act. For all his many faults, Cramer really believes in what he is saying. That's why so many investors hang onto his every word and get infuriated when he changes his mind.

Though his minions are attacking him now, News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) head Rupert Murdoch would love to have Cramer on his young network. Fox launched its challenge to the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE)'s network just as advertising went south. Ratings were so bad that Fox would not release them earlier this year. NBC head Jeff Zucker recently denounced Fox Business Network as "irrelevant."

Murdoch's team bragged it would offer a pro-business alternative to CNBC. The notion that CNBC is "anti-business" is laughable.

Cramer is now part of mainstream popular culture. Fox's talent just is not in his league.

Do you think that thousands of college kids would shout out the name of Neil Cavuto? I didn't think so.

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