The Daily Show/Vin Diesel (March 16, 2006)

Vin Diesel
Airdate	March 16, 2006
Production Number	11035
Guest(s)	Vin Diesel
March 15, 2005 Natalie Portman	March 20, 2005 -
The Daily Show — 2006

This is the 35rd episode of the 2006 season of The Daily Show.

Guest Stars: Vin Diesel (Guest)

Episode Overview

Headlines

• Iraq: Defending your Strife
  • The Futile Crescent - Bush addressed the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy - a group founded so that the President could address them - where he noted that in Iraq, in the weeks ahead, there would be "a good deal of politcal maneuvering," which is evidently the Bush euphemism for "giant air assault".

Segments

"On-Location" Report

• Operation Swarmer, Ed Helms - It's been three years since the start of the Iraq War, and the U.S. recently lauched the largest air assault since "Shock and Awe". Ed Helms digs deep into the rationale behind this: winning the hearts and minds of Iraqis. And there's no easier way to do so than reducing the total number of hearts and minds to win over.

• Indecision 2006, Jason Jones - Despite a campaign finance scandel, Katherine Harris makes it clear she's not dropping out of the Senate race... frighteningly clear. Jason Jones is on hand to note the Harris is banking her Senate campaign on two things: her spectacular breasts.

Guest

Vin Diesel talks about his upcoming movie Find Me Guilty. We learn the Hollywood secrets of how Diesel was transformed into "Fat Jack" DiNorscio - namely a quart of ice cream a day.

Checking in With Colbert

Colbert discusses his upcoming episode while doing his pre-show meditation.

Moment of Zen

General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff saying, "The path to civil war is available to the Iraqi people, and the path toward freedom and representative government is available to them, and they are standing at the crossroads right now."