GOP to 9/11 first responders: “F#&k those guys!”

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

One of the bills filibustered last week by Senate Republicans holding America hostage for tax cuts for the "two percenters" was the James Zagroda 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, establishing a fund for long-term health care costs and economic loss suffered by 9/11 first responders — you remember them don't you? — "America's heroes."

The mainstream media barely noticed this hypocritical slap in the face to 9/11 first responders by Republicans who have used them as campaign props and justification for endless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq for the past nine years. In fact, as noted by Media Matters,

… none of the evening news telecasts on ABC, CBS or NBC covered the news about the 9/11 first responders bill. And the rest of the mainstream media didn’t show much interest either. In the 48 hours following the vote, according to TVeyes.com, the phrase “first responder” was mentioned 10 times on CNN,  nine on MSNBC and just one time on Fox News.

Well, Jon Stewart of The Daily Show noticed, and once again he does the kind of reporting that the corporate "lamestream" media consistently fails to do.

"Since when does the Republican Party make 9/11 first responders stand over in the corner with the gays and Mexicans?"

"You know what Republicans, you use [9/11] so much if you don't owe 9/11 first responders health care, at least you owe them royalties."

"So guess what Republicans, here's the deal: your "we're the only party that understands 9/11 and its repurcusions" monopoly ends now."

As Barbara Morrill commented at Daily Kos, "So perhaps, if those guardians of journalistic integrity could manage to tear themselves away from Sarah Palin's twitter feed for a few minutes, they could take a few moments to watch Jon Stewart's coverage." And maybe actually report on this travesty.