On Monday, at 8:30 a.m., I turned on CNBC and started watching the business channel for the first time in my life. Twelve hours later, a long stare through the peacock-colored looking glass had shaken me. I was huddled in the corner of my living room couch, arms hugging my knees, wondering why the angry faces on-screen were yelling at me. Full Story »
Posted by Dan Kennedy
The conceit here is that Winant critiques CNBC as though he were a tourist traveling to a strange, foreign land for the first time. Somewhat amusing, but a better-informed piece by a more knowledgeable critic would have been more useful.
“It’s not our fault none of the models are working. The economy collapsed because the government broke it. Buy Verizon. If it goes up, Cramer and Kudlow and Santelli are geniuses. If it goes down, it’s Obama’s fault. Either way CNBC wins.”
