The Daily Show/Chuck Schumer (September 29, 2005)

Senator Chuck Schumer
New correspondent Jason Jones
Airdate	September 29, 2005
Production Number	10124
Guest(s)	Senator Chuck Schumer
September 28, 2005 Jeff Garlin	October 3, 2005 David Rakoff
The Daily Show — 2005

This is the 124rd episode of the 2005 season of The Daily Show.

Guest Stars: Senator Chuck Schumer (Guest), Larry Noble (Himself), Scott Burkhart (Himself), Ken Okken (Himself), Leslie McGuire (Herself), Katie Benson (Herself)

Episode Overview

Segments

Headlines

• Congressional Scandal: DeLay Misérable
  • I'm So Indicted!

Correspondent Piece

• FEMA Trouble, Jason Jones (produced by Mike Rubens, edited by Mark Paone)

Guest

New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer.

Moment of Zen

Voice of Bill Bennett, former Secy. of Education, from his radio program Bill Bennett's Morning in America: "But I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could - if that were your sole purpose - you could abort every black baby in this country and your crime rate would go down."

Trivia

Allusions and References

• Pointer Sisters: The segment I'm So Indicted! is a reference to the Pointer Sisters' song I'm So Excited. Stewart acknoledges this in the show, saying, "You gotta love the Pointer Sisters."

• Diff'rent Strokes: Stewart uses the catchphrase of Gary Coleman's character, "Wha'choo talkin' 'bout?"

Tom DeLay: (clip) This is one of the weakest, most baseless indictments in American History.

Jon Stewart: Said the Scottsboro Boys, 'Wha'choo talkin' 'bout?'