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On capitol hill this morning calling attention to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in iraq and afghanistan the veterans are running into roadblocks trying to get the federal government to pay for their health care. The only difference between the First Responders at ground zero who were particular and dying from toxic exposure is that that was caused by a terrorist attack on our country. The veterans in iraq and afghanistan are suffering the same illnesses and the same toxic exposure because of the actions of our own government. And joining me now are jon stewart, a longtime advocate for 9 11 victims and veterans, and an army veteran who has fought relentlessly for 9 11 First Responders after getting seriously injured himself, and daniel Roble Robinson whose hus died in the burn pits in iraq. Good to see you, jon and john, and to meet you, danielle. Jo jon stewart, what is the issue with the health care for these veterans who is blocking it, what are you trying to do to fix it so ba
This book in some ways gives voice to those people and those concerns, and hopefully will cause others in the community to at least engage the question at a more serious level than just the reflex reaction against guns that is sort of a caricature of what the actual conversation needs to be. Host certainly has given me rope to revisit my thinking about guns and with a more historically informed perspective. Thank you for that contribution. Guest thank you for your interview. Next, robert gates at the National Constitution center in philadelphia. He discusses his momentum moyer. Duty memoirs of a secretary at war. In the book, mr. Gates, who served as secretary of defense under president george w. Bush and president obama, talks about his management of the wars in afghanistan and iraq and shares stories about his relationship with the white house and congress. [applause] secretary gates, i want to thank you for being here, especially in light of the fact you recently had an injury. I kn
President obama skips jimmy kimmel while dealing with the crisis over russia and the downing of the ma rashan plane, but is still getting blamed for fundraising and golfing and dining out. Are the pundits being fair . The liberal democrat, what explains the medias fictionation with Elizabeth Warren. My 16 years on this show up against your 132 years of senate service. Whats that . Oh, really . Im wrong . Okay. Point mccain. So what do us, senator . Care to put your money where your forced smile through jaw clenching anger is . But why did the late night comic duck my question about whether or not hes fair to republicans . What do you say, jon . Im howard kurtz and this is media buzz. There is no question that hamas started the latest round of mid east violence first with the killing of three israeli teenagers and then by firing rockets indiscriminantly at the jewish state. Theres no question it has led to far more deaths in gaza, more than 1,000 compared with 43 on the israeli side. An
Kimmel while dealing with russia and the we downing of 9 malaysian plane but is getting blamed for golfing and dining out and fundraising. The liberal democrats who is Getting Better press than Hillary Clinton. What explains the fixation with Elizabeth Warren . Jon stewart fires back over my interview with john mccain by throwing down a challenge. My 16 years on this show up against your 132 years of the senate. I am wrong this okay. What do you say, senator, care to put your money where your. Force smile through jaw clenching anger is . Why did he duck the question about whether he is fair to republicans . What do you say, jon . I am howard kurtz and this is media buzz. There is no question that hamas starts the latest violence with the killing of three israeli teens and by firing rockets at the jewish state and there is no question that Israeli Military superiority toledo more deaths in gaza, 1,000 at the latest count compared to 43 in israel. The media framing of the story is more c