“You know this is not funny, it will cause the loss of thousands of job’s here in the US.  And will cause a lot of suffering for a lot of  people, especially here at the holiday’s.  Talk about sending job’s away from America!”

The cast of Good Morning America on Friday treated the bankruptcy of Hostess and the loss of 18,500 jobs as a hilarious joke. Josh Elliott, George Stephanopoulos and others guffawed as they handed out Twinkies and ate them on set. [MP3 audio here.] This is the same program that repeatedly spun Republican Mitt Romney as out of touch with the average American.

News anchor Josh Elliott highlighted the report for his final update of the 8am hour, a segment usually saved for humorous stories about puppies or funny videos. After referring to the mass firing as “troubling,” the crew handed out treats. Elliott joked, “You know, I’m just going to save mine for 12 years when it will still be good.”

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