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December 15th, 2010, 07:29 PM
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Try to catch last nights..
Daily Show, Stewart blasted republicans over holding up that bill for first responders to the 911 attacks. I'll try to find the vid, here's a little piece on it.
Washington (CNN) -- Politics is serious business -- but not all of the time. From the halls of Congress to the campaign trail to the international stage, there's always something that gets a laugh or a second glance. Here are some of the things you might have missed:
The world according to Jon
Funnyman Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," lambasted Republicans for failing to pass a multibillion-dollar bill that would help 9/11 responders pay for health problems that arose from working at ground zero, among other things.
Or as Stewart puts it, "the 'least we can do/no brainer act of 2010.'"
While chastising Republicans from not appearing on camera to justify their lack of action on the bill, which failed to pass, Stewart said, "Of course the Republicans wouldn't be so cowardly as to not vote for the bill and justifying their actions -- just cowardly enough not to do it on camera," he said.
And his parting message was clear: "So guess what, Republicans. Here's the deal: You're the 'We're the only party who understands 9/11' monopoly ends now," he said. "So no more co-opting 9/11 imagery to get yourselves elected. No more using 9/11 as the date when magically all your policies became right."
The zinger: "You know what, Republicans? You use it so much [that] if you don't owe the 9/11 responders health care, at least you owe them royalties!"
Political Circus: Stewart calls GOP 'World Trade cowards' - CNN.com
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