Jon Stewart defends teachers. finally.

[Hannah Bell]

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/laugh-and-cry/jon-stewart-hystericals-defens.html?wprss=answer-sheet

Jon Stewart (finally) did a hysterical bit on Monday night’s “Daily Show” about the preposterous attacks on the nation’s public school teachers, who have been accused by school “reformers” of being lazy, greedy and lousy at their jobs.

Stewart was at his best last night, showing clips of commentators and guests on Fox News for:

*Having an easy job -- "It's a part-time job; they are done at 2:30," one Fox news guest said.

*Being lazy -- "Teachers know the kids are going to be in the seats and the taxpayers are just going to be sending in the money no matter how poorly they do. They have no incentive to do a great job."

You get the idea. Stewart laid bare the preposterousness of such thinking, and then spoke directly to teachers, starting by saying..."You are destroying America."

[malaise]

1. We watched this

Ed Shultz did a great job defending the teachers last night.

[Smarmie Doofus]

2. We're screwed. They know about the textbooks . n/t

[MindPilot]

3. The guy who said "teaching is just a part time job" made me snap

If this were a movie it would be called "Revenge of the Dumb Kids" or "Valley of the Simpletons".

It's like all the kids who weren't real bright are now all grown up and lashing out at the teachers who tried to make them learn stuff.

[jberryhill]

5. I think you are right

Hannity, Limbaugh, Walker... None of these characters have much in the way of education.

[deutsey]

8. Ignorance is Strength

[malaise]

6. You nailed it

:applause:

[Darth_Kitten]

7. Seems like it.

:D

[Chorophyll]

9. YES, exactly!

"Just wait till I'm grown up and 'paying your salary,' Mrs. Crabapple..."

[Patiod]

12. Stewart's reply to that: "Maybe your mom was a sh#ty teacher"

Take that, cueball-head.

[Smarmie Doofus]

14. It's less that than business and finance majors being incapable...

... of apprehending the fact that everyone in the world doesn't think the way they do.

They think teachers have a racket because they can't fathom any other reason that someone would want to teach.

[liberal N proud]

4. Yes he did

[reformist2]

10. They've gone beyond the pale with this latest attack.

I would never have believed that it was their goal to destroy the public school system, but now it couldn't be clearer. I hesitate to say it, but these people are starting to scare me.

[TheKentuckian]

11. Why wouldn't you believe it? It has been at the top of their agenda for decades

I think one of our biggest problems is that too many on our side flat out refuse to accept how wicked and utterly greedy these people are.

They are relentless in furthering their bankrupt and failed ideology.

[starroute]

13. As Stewart said, his mother was a teacher

I don't think Stewart's been getting angry enough lately. He always seems weakest when he's trying to make nice. But it's obvious that this one hits him personally, and he finally came out swinging.