I'm just watching Jon Stewart tearing

[Roselma]

the Republicans in the Senate a new one over not passing the 911 Responders bill. He has some courageous 911 responders - a couple with cancer - on right now and is having a serious conversation with them. They are not happy with the Republicans. This is an unusual format for the Daily Show.

[NuclearDem]

1. I'm watching too

Watching the guys on the show respond to Mitch McConnell's crying escapade...I hate McConnell even more.

[Roselma]

3. I've got tears in my eyes. Those guys are the best. My

dad was a firefighter for 35 years. He never thought twice about putting his life on the line. Those guys remind me of my dad. I hope that video of this discussion Stewart had is up and circulating around the intertubes tomorrow. Shame on the Republicans in Congress. They are heartless.

[TheKentuckian]

2. Good stuff.

[MrMickeysMom]

4. Thank God... I now feel good again about Stewart

I was pissed off after the rally and generally how MSNBC was compared with Fox cable, but THIS....

This is so under-reported. Thank you , Jon Stewart.

And, FUCK YOU, Republicans.

[Initech]

5. I really want to know where to tell John Kyl to go fuck hiimself.

Here they are sweating out tax cuts for people who don't deserve it and didn't earn it in the first place, and cutting out help for people like this, who, you know, actually need it. :argh:

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

38. Here it is. 202-224-4521

[provis99]

6. so how many of the first responders voted Republican?

I'm aware a lot of unemployed Kentuckians voted for Rand Paul, and I'd just like to know the extent of the stupidity.

[Cleita]

8. Those guys are union and probably vote for

Democrats like most union members do, so it's a silly thing to even ponder.

[provis99]

9. white male union members just as likely to vote Republican,not Democratic.

[Cleita]

13. These are New Yorkers, not from the South

or Mid-west. They just don't vote Repuke.

[Chorophyll]

30. Honestly, does it matter?

I know it *matters* in the grand scheme of things, but if we're real Democrats we're not about withholding funds from those who earned them, no matter who they voted for.

[T Wolf]

32. But shouldn't there be consequences for "bad" behavior? By voting for the pukes, these people have

contributed to their own demise.

Protecting people from consequences they are partly responsible for should not be the new mantra, even if they are suffering.

[Chorophyll]

36. So what do you propose we do?

Check everyone's voter registration (if any) before we give them their food stamps, unemployment checks and medicare? Really?

ETA: Your question is the mirror-image of the basic Repuke attitude: "because a few people are lazy cheats, no one gets social programs." Am I right? :shrug:

[Matariki]

37. Bad behavior of selflessly rescuing people?

Really, get some perspectiveo. Who cares who they voted for. There situation is uncalled for.

[sabrina 1]

40. Wow, so because they may have voted for Republican we, good

Democrats that we are, should let them die??

Unbelievable.

[blondeatlast]

18. Frankly, I don't care. This isn't about politics, it's about doing the right thing

for hard-working Americans.

Since they are union, they more than likely voted Democratic anyway.

[Cleita]

23. Exactly. n/t

[Cleita]

7. Heartbreaking show with the first responders,

who are dying from health problems that are the result of breathing in toxins from the WTO rescue efforts.

[pansypoo53219]

10. stewart said he'd be hitting republikkklans on this

specifically.

[NuclearDem]

11. Watching the reruns...

And I'm still amazed. :)

FUCK the Republicans who won't vote for this and just want to go home.

[defendandprotect]

12. Good -- hope someone can move someone in government to actually do something!!

Almost as if they want these people dead -- quickly!

[progressoid]

14. I turned it off as soon asHuckleberry came out.

He has nothing to say that I want or need to hear.

But the rest was great.

[seabeyond]

20. what was good, stewart actually had facts and was able to counter huck the few times he threw out

shit.

he said should be passed but dems have it attached to something. stewart said, not attached, on its own and huckle had to take it back. then huck tried to blame dems cause making it political. stewart said, if only, wish they were making political but they so arent and huck back down again.

so was a good interview

[progressoid]

27. Well, that's good.

I'm just tired of their shit. Glad to hear that he was shut down.

[lame54]

22. he tried to blame the dems as well...

Stewart shut him down - he wasn't having any of it

[IScreamSundays]

15. thanks to your post...

I went over to Comedy Central and watched the show. I love the way Huckabee never got to pimp his book. LOL he was obviously pissed.

[SpiralHawk]

16. Republicons FAILed on 9/11. Exploited 9/11.

And then when they had got what they could from 9/11, Republicons betrayed everyone who actually did anything helpful or good about 9/11.

Republicons prove once again that their so-called Family Values are selfish, greedy, and perverse.

[BrklynLiberal]

17. F^cking hypocrites...from the word "Go"....

[Robyn66]

19. Then he NAILS Huckabee!

that was the best part. He SHAMED the shit out of him! Poor Mikey didnt get to talk about his Christmas book!

[seabeyond]

21. he really did. i havent seen stewart that good for a while. nt

[KeepItReal]

24. He gave Huckabee a chance to do the right thing

Huckabee showed his true colors. They all are some shade of Yellow.

[TexasObserver]

25. recommend

[newtothegame]

26. How do you 'tear someone a new one' when 1) they're not listening and 2) don't care? nt

[dflprincess]

28. Good for Jon for doing this - but the question is

why hasn't this happened on "Meet the Press", "Face the Nation", one of the network morning shows or even one of the network evening news shows? - They could take a few minutes from their daily coverage Prince William's engagement and cover something worthwhile.

[arcane1]

29. The answer: because it makes republicans look bad

That's not allowed in the librul media.

[newtothegame]

33. They're not supposed to think for viewers. That's why legit shows don't pull the Jon Stewart. nt

[dflprincess]

34. But they are suppose to inform viewers

and telling the public what is happening to the 9/11 responders would be informational. The careful way they slant the news is indeed an attempt to tell us what to think.

[DirkGently]

31. 9/11 is nothing to the GOP but a tool to stir hate. The people actually affected just annoy them.

[nadinbrzezinski]

35. There is a serious problem when the national jocker does

real news...

And that was ONE HELL OF AN INTERVIEW.

And here is the other problem.

Canadians who came to help, they are not losing their shirts.

Mexicans who came to help, again they are getting the medical care they need.

What is wrong with this picture?

[MadMaddie]

39. See this is the news that needs to come out

No one knows....and the Republicans and Faux don't want them to know.

[ZombieHorde]

41. The show was excellent. nt