Comedian and advocate Jon Stewart is no stranger to the fight for getting veterans the care and respect they deserve, but as part of a Memorial Day weekend rally in Washington, D.C. he wondered aloud why so many others still are absent as he asked, “Where are the American people?”
As part of the 35th annual Rolling To Remember motorcycle run in the nation’s capital, organizers hoped to raise awareness for U.S. prisoners of war, the 82,000 service members considered missing in action as well as the struggles that have made suicide among veterans an epidemic. Stewart took the stage Saturday at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium to further promote a call to action in getting an iteration of the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act signed into law.
During his fiery speech, the advocate noted some obvious points about the demographics of the crowd stating, “The people sitting behind me – it’s hard not to be here today and not get frustrated again. Because as I look out in the crowd, I see the same thing I always see: Veterans and their families and caregivers.”
What angered him nearly as much as the injuries afflicting the military service members, was the scant turnout of everyday citizens, “But where are the American people?”
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As Stewart has frequently explained, burn pits used on military bases are believed to be the cause of numerous conditions caused by the inhalation of toxic fumes from refuse and waste doused in jet fuel, but the burden of proof has remained on the service member in establishing that cause. With genuine support from the American people, it wouldn’t take much effort to get the handful of votes still needed to get the PACT Act passed and make a difference in the lives of those suffering from conditions such as cancer.
“This is Memorial Day weekend. Man, you’re going to read the tweets this weekend. You’re going to look at the Facebook pages and you’re going to think to yourself, ‘Oh, does America love me. Boy, they love us,'” he continued at the rally. “You’re going to go to Applebee’s. They’re going to give you them baby back ribs. Probably 20 percent off, not even 10 percent, because of how much they support you.”
“And yet we come out here today looking for the support of the American people, and what do we have behind me? It’s veterans organizations. It’s veterans. It’s their families. This country can’t be this broken,” Stewart lamented.
Granting veterans and first responders the sort of disability benefits they need seems like a straightforward cause compared to what the advocate described as the overall poor condition for active duty military stationed in war zones. While he remained optimistic that a more than decade long fight to set this injustice right was nearly at its conclusion, he did make one poignant remark about the ineffectiveness of Congress and by extension the American voter.
“If we can’t do the simplest sh*t,” he said, “we have nothing.”
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Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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Where indeed are Americans? Well let’s see. We have been lied to, gaslight, demonized, called racists, deplorables, insurrectionists, domestic terrorists, murderers, been attacked in the streets for having different opinions, watched years of rioting, looting, violence, destruction of public and private property, assaults, seeing our cities burn with no consequences for their actions. We were locked down for 2 years, isolated, hurting over a virus with a 98% survival rate, now we have historically high gas prices, energy costs through the roof, inflation, supply chain issues, looming recession, war in Ukraine, an open southern border and an administration that will not do a thing to fix what they fucked up. American Patriots are not there because of the division that has been sown in the last decade. If they were to go, they would be subjected to harassment and violence. Americans are tired of watching our country being destroyed. We watched you use divisive rhetoric on your show about “white guilt” to appease the woke left. Yes, Jon Stewart, we are that broken and you have volunteered to be a wedge.
This country could do with bringing back National Service.
FJS… when he had his show he did everything in his power to help break, divide, and destroy the country. He’s a pos.
Stewart strongly supports the party of “divide and rule”, the dems, who, as part of their “destroy America” agenda, have succeeded in erasing patriotism from most of their loyal followers. He is a hypocrite.
Stewart should ask what HE has done to break this country? You’ve vilified and laughed at half of us, jumping on calling us “deplorables”, racists, sexists, Magats etc etc. Why would anyone want to go see you do more of that? And last I checked, AntiFa/BLM own the streets of Democrat cities. Stewart supports them and they’ve made it clear anarchy/violence is their cause. Liberals like Stewart have put out the “You’re NOT Welcome” sign and then wonder where everybody is? Moron.
Maybe it’s because people who live in or near large cities fear to congregate in large groups for fear of being gunned down by an enraged democrat?
“This country can’t be this broken,” Stewart lamented, unfortunately it is, no thanks to the treasonous MSM!!!!
By attending a Memorial Day event you are likely to be named and outed as a Nazi by the woke nut jobs.
People have been cowed.
Miss Trump yet.
Stolen elections have consequences.