Jon Stewart on The Daily Show this week blasted CNBC and its recent staged faux-populist rant criticizing the White House’s homeowner mortgage bailout. Check it out:

On the rare occasions I’ve watched CNBC since its inception in 1991, I’ve often been struck by the over the top, arrogant, downright cocky tone put off by the talking heads on the network. As The Daily Show clip aptly shows, the bloviation wasn’t limited to a one off event on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, it spread far and wide across a channel that in many ways was emblematic of the scorched earth culture of American finance that has now left the economy in tatters.

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LINKS:

EW: Pop Watch: Jon Stewart takes another swipe at CNBC on Letterman

Dallas Morning News: Jon Stewart’s Daily Show takes on CNBC

The Week: Jon Stewart’s CNBC takedown