Whoever runs the Twitter feed for “The Daily Show” stepped in it big-time last night with this tweet on what coal miners who’ve lost their jobs thanks in part to Obama administration rules governing the industry should do next with their lives:
#TDSBreakingNews Coal jobs vanish, miners seek new careers. Maybe the NFL? They're looking for people willing to seriously harm themselves.
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) November 11, 2014
Oh, FFS! It’s a joke that miners have lost their good paying jobs?
Tweeters quickly went after whoever wrote the offending tweet:
@TheDailyShow People w/o jobs is no laughing matter. Maybe they can do yours? Make 6 figures and mock others for wanting a paycheck?
— Lisa❤️‘S America = Nationalist ?? (@gypsylisa60) November 11, 2014
@TheDailyShow THAT was a motherfucking #ASSINIE #elitist comment, #schmuck?
— SoonDeadEF15 (@EminemsRevenge) November 11, 2014
@TheDailyShow You went from being funny to being an idiot.
— Antonio de León (@adleon7) November 11, 2014
@swirlOsquirrel @TheDailyShow There is never a time to poke fun at job loss, peoples children, etc. Congrats for laughing at anything.
— Lisa❤️‘S America = Nationalist ?? (@gypsylisa60) November 11, 2014
“@TheDailyShow: Coal jobs vanish, miners seek new careers. Maybe the NFL? They're looking for people.. Jon Making light of Obama's scourge.
— Americanist~BBA (@LAGraham64) November 11, 2014
We assume “The Daily Show” is referring to this AP item with the same headline. Here’s an excerpt:
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When Christopher Armstrong, 22, lost his job as a coal company diesel mechanic, his mom nudged him toward the career center. He now has a Class A trucking license — a qualification he said helped him land a job as a mechanic with the City of Charleston.
Armstrong used to make about $20 an hour, but now he tops out at $15 an hour. He said a lot of former coal workers are scared to think about a new career.
But to the elitist clowns at “The Daily Show,” Armstrong and the others who’ve lost their jobs should be thankful they are no longer employed in such a dangerous industry.
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