Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, a bunch of clever costumes and unconventional signs, and even a coyote carrying a special message: Check out Salon’s photographic guide to Saturday’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington.
Ten years ago, a tragedy brought us all closer together. Last night, Jon Stewart recalled another moment, just two days after, when all the solidarity engendered through a national trauma began to dissipate into the political ether. Opportunists — first Jerry Falwell, then Ann Coulter, Glenn Beck, all the “Ground Zero Mosque” people (not to say anything of the folks in power) — began using the memory of that historical moment for their own personal advantage. “The Daily Show” paid tribute:
09/13/01: Remembering the Day We Forgot the Lessons of the Day We Had Sworn We Would Always Remember
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Late last year, Jon Stewart unabashedly put activism above comedy in his support of the Zadroga bill — the health care bill that provides medical treatment for 9/11 first responders.
The bill passed, but Stewart still has reason for outrage. It was announced Tuesday that the compensation fund will not cover the costs of cancer treatment.
Administrators say that there are inadequate “published scientific and medical findings” that a causal link exists between 9/11 exposures and the occurrence of cancer in responders and survivors. A number of medical experts have argued otherwise.
“I thought we already took care of this sh*t,” said Stewart on Thursday night, astounded that the fund covers coughing, laryngitis, and carpal tunnel syndrome — but not cancer — “The one disease you seem to disproportionately be getting.”
Watch the clip below:
The Daily Show – I Thought We Already Took Care of this S@#t
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In his update on the debt crisis Monday night (also know as “Armadebtdon”), Jon Stewart used some elaborate similes.
He compared the rancorous negotiations to a “non-fiction version” of the film “Captain America” — a fictionalized vision of what Americans can achieve if they put their minds to it.
On the economic collapse threatened by a U.S. default, Stewart noted, “the only catastrophe that has moved its date this often is ‘Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark’.”
He then said that Congress is not bad at its job, “it’s just equivalent to a skunk with its head in a jar of Skippy peanut butter.”
And finally, the host compared Congress’ treatment of the American people over the debt crisis to bad behavior at the end of a relationship: “Do you want out of this relationship so bad, but don’t have the balls to leave, so you all decided to act like such giant assholes you force us to break up with you?”
Watch the clip below:
The Daily Show – Armadebtdon 2011 – Nonfiction Captain America
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Rupert Murdoch, centre, attempts to speak to the media after he held a meeting with the parents and sister of murdered school girl Milly Dowler in London, Friday, July 15, 2011. The lawyer for the Milly Dowler's family says Rupert Murdoch has issued a full and sincere apology to the murdered schoolgirl's family for the actions of journalists at his newspaper. Mark Lewis told reporters that the media baron called the private meeting and apologized "many times," telling the Dowlers the events that transpired at the News of the World tabloid were not in keeping with the standards set out when his own father entered the media industry.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (Credit: AP)
Jon Stewart almost had too much material to choose from when giving a satirical summary of recent events in the phone hacking scandal. Following the testimony in front of a British parliamentary committee Tuesday of Rupert Murdoch, his son James and Rebekah Brooks (which was interrupted by a pie attack on the Australian-born mogul), Stewart took shots at a few key incidents.
He made particular mention of Rupert Murdoch interrupting his son during the hearing to say that it was “the most humble day” of his life. “Not so humble you couldn’t wait for your turn to talk!” quipped Stewart.
Watch “The Daily Show” host’s recap of “hackgate” developments below:
The Daily Show – Horrible Bosses
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"The Daily Show" imagines Obama as the Hulk
“If that’s Obama mad, that’s weak,” said Jon Stewart on Thursday night, mocking the president’s alleged tough talk in debt negotiations. Stewart suggested that even if Obama were the Incredible Hulk, he would politely excuse himself when he felt a transformation coming on, so as to change into a bigger suit.
“The Daily Show” host took particular issue with the president’s warning to House Majority leader, Eric Cantor. “Don’t call my bluff, Eric,” Obama said this week. “Boy, the name Eric really takes the urgency and steam out of an argument, doesn’t it.”
Watch Stewart’s comments on angry Obama below:
The Daily Show – Men of a Certain Rage
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