{"id":3414,"date":"2010-12-14T14:23:59","date_gmt":"2010-12-14T22:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=3414"},"modified":"2010-12-14T14:23:59","modified_gmt":"2010-12-14T22:23:59","slug":"jon-stewart-puts-the-so-called-real-news-to-shame-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=3414","title":{"rendered":"Jon Stewart Puts The So-Called “Real” News To Shame – Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Thursday the Senate voted down a bill that would have provided health care for the 9\/11 first responders, many of whom are suffering debilitating illnesses as a result of their heroic efforts following the worst act of terrorism in our nation’s history.<\/p>\n

The James Zadroga 9\/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 failed to pass because every Republican senator voted against it<\/a>. By contrast, every Democratic senator voted for it (with the exception of Majority Leader Harry Reid who changed his vote to “no”<\/em> so that under senate rules he could bring it up for another vote).<\/p>\n

As if it weren’t bad enough that the GOP once again put politics before people, the media exacerbated the insult by virtually ignoring the story altogether. There seemed to be a firewall erected across the mediasphere to insure that Americans didn’t learn that a pack of heartless Republican hypocrites had voted to let America’s heroes suffer and die.<\/p>\n

However, there was at least one channel on your TV dial where you could have actually been informed about this significant issue. Guess which one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart<\/a><\/td>\nMon – Thurs 11p \/ 10c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lame-as-F@#k Congress<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
www.thedailyshow.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n
Daily Show Full Episodes<\/a><\/td>\nPolitical Humor & Satire Blog<\/a><\/a><\/td>\nThe Daily Show on Facebook<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Jon Stewart has repeatedly insisted that he is only a comedian on a fake news show. But his work belies his modesty, just as it indicts the purveyors of “real”<\/em> news as unprofessional hacks with a vested interest in maintaining a corrupt status quo. Stewart once again demonstrates why many regard him as more trustworthy than the conventional press, and he does it with passion, honesty and, of course, humor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last Thursday the Senate voted down a bill that would have provided health care for the 9\/11 first responders, many of whom are suffering debilitating illnesses as a result of their heroic efforts following the worst act of terrorism in our nation’s history. 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