Jon Stewart and Jessica Williams' Hilarious Bit Comparing CNN Silence on Baltimore to Hunger Games

AlterNet
April 28, 2015

On last night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart mocked cable news for the festival of smarmy self-congratulation that is the White House correspondent's dinner. Obama told some good jokes, Stewart concedes, but here's the problem: as media A-listers celebrated, Baltimore was burning up after the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray in police custody. What did CNN do? Briefly mention events in Baltimore before returning to the White House correspondent's dinner. 

"Hey, the red carpet isn't going to interview itself!" Stewart points out. 

Jessica Williams followed up with a hilarious bit comparing Baltimore unrest and the media focus on the WHCD to the Hunger Games. 

Watch below. 

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