Posted on 06/13/2019 12:54:08 PM PDT by detective
Noting that lawmakers tweeted about never forgetting the heroes of 9/11, Jon Stewart accused them of ‘callous indifference and rank hypocrisy’ for not listening to him rant.
Congress ended up in some hot water recently—and for once, lawmakers did little to cause the trouble. At a House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution hearing on legislation to reauthorize the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, television personality and hearing witness Jon Stewart went on a rant.
Noting many empty spaces on the committee dais, Stewart said, “You should be ashamed of yourselves for those that aren’t here, but you won’t be, because accountability doesn’t appear to be something that occurs in this chamber.” Noting that lawmakers tweeted about never forgetting the heroes of 9/11 on that sad anniversary, he accused them of “callous indifference and rank hypocrisy.”
Unfortunately, the reality proved far different than Stewart’s tirade would suggest. In both this specific case and in general, most members of Congress do care—not least because their voters demand that they do.
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I guess it’s not very good once they leave service or retire.
No, I watched it on the radio. LOL
Not all of it, but I have followed the story since yesterday.
I did read more than you probably think.
Haven’t changed my mind.
Not all of it…
Can’t say I blame you. It was a little over a thousand words.
Who’s got time for that when there are so many FR threads to go half-cocked on.
You know, it doesn’t bother me that you disagree.
I read enough to know I disagreed with the writer, and I skimmed the couple of points that trailed what I had read.
I didn’t deem it worthy of more reading, and if that’s going off half cocked to you, then we differ on the classification.
Would it kill Christopher Jacobs to write right-branching sentences? More might want to read it if he did.
Cool. Did not watch his rant and wont now. They were going to Pass the bill they had a lobbyist write for them anyway Jon. So there. Lol.
They were idolized and treated as leaders; their opinions were sought on everything and they took themselves just as seriously — after all, if an athlete is paid a million or more a year, he knows he is important … so his opinions of foreign affairs and domestic policies must be important, too, even though he proves himself to be both ignorant and subliterate every time he opens his mouth. (Most of his fans were just as ignorant and unlettered; the disease was spreading.)”
― Robert A. Heinlein, To Sail Beyond the Sunset
Great post.
I also recognize the 9/11 responders.
I don’t think Jon Stewart ranting and grandstanding in front of TV cameras does them any honor or gives them any recognition.
Thanks.
Originally published: 1987
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
This BS of actors, comedians and washed up Jock pretending to be knowledgeable, has been going on for decades.
Only “5 reasons” Stewart’s rant was completely ignorant? He must have had a really good day of sanity.
Now I’m waiting for him to donate $5 million to the 9/11 Fund. Kachink!!
The members with empty chairs had already agreed to vote for it they had overlapping sub committee meetings to attend this idiot has no idea how things run
There are hundreds of first responders nation wide that are every bit as brave and disserving as the NYC first responders. Where is their help?
So did Christie Whitman who hates Trump.
For once, he was right...
The only problem is that Jon Stewart is one of those bottom-feeder liberals. He’s a failed comedian, this is all he’s got.
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