May 13, 2009
Sooo, last night I went to a Robin Hood Charity Event at the Javits Center. Jon Stewart was the host and I like many, many people love him. However, many of his jokes were met with quiet applause by the largely hedge fund/finance crowd. Comments like, “Tonight is a chance for Wall Street to help all those people hurt so badly by … Oh, sorry,” for instance. And then he beamed in “Bernie Madoff” for an interview from jail and when it was over, some people applauded. Stewart said, “You guys just applauded Bernie Madoff.”  But whatevs! It was great and it raised more than $72 million.

Sooo, last night I went to a Robin Hood Charity Event at the Javits Center. Jon Stewart was the host and I like many, many people love him. However, many of his jokes were met with quiet applause by the largely hedge fund/finance crowd. Comments like, “Tonight is a chance for Wall Street to help all those people hurt so badly by … Oh, sorry,” for instance. And then he beamed in “Bernie Madoff” for an interview from jail and when it was over, some people applauded. Stewart said, “You guys just applauded Bernie Madoff.”  But whatevs! It was great and it raised more than $72 million.

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