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On a rare occasions comedian Jon Stewart will use his TV humor show for serious business.
And get serious attention.
Last Wednesday, Stewart had Dr. Sanjay Gupta on to discuss his recently released 9/11 documentary.
Terror In The Dust follows rescuers who endured a mixture of hazardous chemicals, while saving victims of the attacks on the Twin Towers.
These heroes are now battling possible cancers as a result of their noble civic duty. They have received little health coverage for these ailments. Red tape.
Gupta reported:
People said, ‘Is this emotion or is this science?’ At the ten-year mark, we’re starting to see scientific papers come out and address this.
Stewart asked why we couldn’t give those suffering the “benefit of the doubt.”
With the film coming out during this 10th anniversary of the tragedy, the comedian got off his soap box (briefly) and asked us to think about the cause wholeheartedly.
Granted, Stewart did not shed tears, but watching a clown take off his nose, even for a few minutes, made a strong statement.
The film will air again on September 10th at 9pm on CNN.
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Aren’t puzzles puzzling?
Out of the box their pieces are tiny, oddly shaped and maddeningly indistinguishable (like a pea, a marble and our editor’s brain). But when you look at the cover of the box, the pieces are mysteriously assembled to paint a clear picture.
A clear picture is being painted right now in Washington DC. As these pieces come together, this political picture is not looking good… for the Democrats.
Here are some of the pieces…
Fund Raising: A new Supreme Court ruling, Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, frees corporations to write unlimited blank checks to political campaigns (Open the Floodgates!).
Web Surfing: The Republicans are getting more savvy as to how to use The Internet for political gain. The recent election of Massachusetts Senator Senator Scott Brown has been attributed to a rigorous use of the internet. Elsewhere, California conservative Carly Fiorina have taken to running attack adds through the web. Seen below is the “Demon Sheep” add run against her primary challenger Tom Campbell.
