Vis a vis the Jon Stewart excoriation of congress for not extending health care for decades to 9/11 first responders. Jon was practically the only person there other than the first responders. No one cared enough to show up. He scathingly attacked their absence.
The dumbbum niimnut crackpot crumbbun son of a mitch asked
"Why is Jon Stewart so bent out of shape/"
Well there there ya have it. The obtuse goose asks a question which I assume he cannot answer or he would not ask it. He doesn't know why Jon Stewart is so bent out of shape.
Sheesh.
"No, no Mitch McConnell, I am not bent out of shape, I’m in fine shape," Stewart shouted. "Well, I am out of shape, but not because of you. ... I’m fine. I’m bent out of shape for them, these are the first heroes and veterans and victims of the great trillions of dollars war on terror. And they’re currently still suffering and dying and still in terrible need.
"You would think that that would be enough to get Congress’s attention. But apparently it’s not."
Following Stewart's comments, CBS transitioned to another clip of McConnell's interview with Fox News. When asked by host Steve Doocy on why so few members were present at a hearing for the bill that Stewart appeared at, McConnell said lawmakers were likely busy with other matters.
“That frequently happens because members have a lot of things going on at the same time,” McConnell said.
Stewart responded by joking he didn't realized lawmakers were "busy."
"I feel like an asshole," the former host of "The Daily Show" said. "Now I feel stupid. This is a huge misunderstanding. I didn’t know that they were busy. I didn’t mean to interrupt them with their jobs."
"Honestly, Mitch McConnell, you really want to go with that we’ll get to it when we get to it argument for the heroes of 9/11," he continued, before later noting that the senator was "not good at this argument thing."
"Basically we’re saying you love the 9/11 community when they serve your political purposes, but when they’re in urgent need, you slow walk, you dither, you use it as a political pawn to get other things you want," he said.
Stewart concluded his argument by noting that "we’ve spent a year compiling bipartisan co-sponsors and advocates for this bill, all in the hopes that when it finally gets to the great Mitch McConnell’s desk, you won’t jack us around like you’ve done in the past."
"If you want to know why we’re bent out of shape, meet with them tomorrow, and don’t make them beg for it," he said. "You could pass this thing tomorrow. If you’re busy, I get it."
Stewart gained widespread attention last week after giving emotional testimony at a 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund hearing. Stewart has expressed frustration over the lack of movement the bill has received in Congress.
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