From NPR…
Comedian Jon Stewart slammed members of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday in a hearing on funding for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, saying it was "shameful" that more of them did not attend.
I'm sitting here trying to think of (a) any issue before us today which should prompt more immediate, non-partisan action and (b) of any professional entertainer who devotes more time and passion to "just doing the right thing" on an issue by which he or she can in no way profit. Jon Stewart doesn't even have any current project that might get a boost from the publicity he would get.
I suppose if I thought long and hard, I might come up with someone who could match him on (b) and there might be an issue that could match funding health care for 9/11 responders…but I don't see how you could beat it. Take nine minutes and watch a visibly-frustrated Jon Stewart address the committee with righteous anger, utter clarity and an eloquence that must be hard to achieve when you're that enraged and/or outraged…