Once again, Jon Stewart uses his platform — on Comedy Central (!!) — to sound a call for reason and justice and fair treatment.
It's a win-win-win-win .... just f——— DO it!
Watch as he castigates the Republican senators (and their mealy-mouthed supporters) for filibustering on the 9/11 First Responders’ medical benefits bill while whistling ‘tax cuts for the rich’ through an easy passage.
The bill would provide $7 billion in benefits for those who first responded on 9/11 and are now experiencing subsequent health problems such as cancer and respiratory disease. While it passed the House, Republicans have blocked the bill from advancing in the Senate. — Huffington Post
Then, in the second clip, he brings the voices of those affected to the screen … so good. So terrible.
Videos below the fold …
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c |
| Worst Responders | |
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c |
| 9/11 First Responders React to the Senate Filibuster | |
Oh, good. Shamed…?
Fox News’s Mr-Exception-that-proves-the-rule Shep Smith has got something worthwhile to say “… Jon Stewart was flat on absolutely right”, “… it’s disgusting, a national shame”.
Let me say this without a hint of cynicism: it is amazing how clear-sighted and influential Jon Stewart, ‘the comedian’ is. We are lucky to have him.
Thanks, Peter. This is Jon Stewart at his best! And how good that Shep Smith would acknowledge it. If only the truth could unite us more often…
Here’s Rachel Maddow in praise of Shep Smith, and her own wonderful pressure-inducing piece…
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And the result …
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/22/911-first-responders-heal_1_n_800326.html