9-11, hypocrisy, exploitation, and media silence

The bill to provide 9-11 first responders with health care benefits has still not passed - it is being held up in the Senate by Republican filibuster.

The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act would provide health care and compensation payments to responders who suffered illness from exposure to toxins at the World Trade Center site.

That is all - it's its own bill.

Jon Stewart has been trying to call attention to the issue and has dedicated parts of his show to it all week - because oddly enough NO MAJOR MEDIA OUTLET IS GIVING THE STORY ATTENTION.

Fox news dedicated craptons of outrage and more than a month of focused coverage to the mosque near Ground Zero, and uses 9-11 as a rallying cry whenever it can, but the fact that the heroes of 9-11 are dying and can't get medical care for deadly illnesses directly related to 9-11 is apparently a non-issue.

9/11 First Responders React to the Senate Filibuster - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 12/16/10 - Video Clip | Comedy Central