Thank God for Jon Stewart.
As ever, the ‘Daily Show’ host had the exact right response to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where Palestinian-American speakers were shamefully barred from the stage.
“They had Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, gay Americans, Jewish Americans, Palestinian Am-…. oh!” the late-night comedian told his audience, adding sarcastically: “Well, to be fair, it was only four nights, eight hours a night.”
To be clear: the Democrats had enough time in their Monday-to-Thursday schedule to offer a two-minute speaking slot to a Palestinian-American at the DNC.
But they chose not to.
They actually had an obligation to offer a speaking slot to a Palestinian at the DNC, the moment they decided to platform the parents of an Israeli hostage in Gaza.
But, again, they chose not to. ….more