I watched the entire episode on Comedy Central, and also the clips of their back and forth in the days leading up to the episode. Seems to me like CNBC was doing damage control, to try and get Stewart to stop piling on them. And they sent out Cramer as the sacrificial goat to please the volcanic God of the Daily Show and keep him from erupting again. Cramer was desperately trying not to provoke Stewart or respond to any accusations.