The Daily Show
"When news breaks we fix it."
Details
Tonight, author of Mission Al Jazeera: Build a Bridge, Seek the Truth, Change the World, U.S. Marine Captain Josh Rushing, a former press officer for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. Jon returns after two weeks off and begins by reporting on the Scooter Libby commutation. Next, Jon reports on the 'progress' made in Iraq the last two weeks in "Mess O'Potomac". As the Iraqi Parliament is taking off the whole month of August because of the sweltering heat in Baghdad, Jon reports on the Iraqi report card released by the Bush administration last week. Jon also shows us the political contortions used by the Bush administration to sell this progress. Senior Military Affairs Correspondent Rob Riggle talks with Jon about these latest developments. Finally, John Oliver files a report on Sen. James Inhofe's proposal to make English the official language of the U.S. in a segment called "Language Burier".
- Genres: News, Comedy
- Language: English
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Jon Stewart , Wyatt Cenac , Samantha Bee , Adrianne Frost , Bob Wiltfong , Brian Unger , Jerry Minor , Frank DeCaro
- Creator: Lizz Winstead, Madeleine Smithberg
- Producer: Aaron Bergeron, Steve Grimes, Madeleine Smithberg, Josh Lieb, Ben Karlin, Allison Silverman, David Javerbaum, Timothy Greenberg
