What "The Daily Show" 49-th episode about
Tonight, the former head of the Office of Legal Counsel to President Bush, current Harvard law professor, and author of The Terror Presidency: Law and Judgment Inside the Bush Administration, Jack Goldsmith.
Jon begins the show tonight with a look at the Pope's U.S. visit. Bush was kind enough to pick him up at the airport.
Next, Jon looks at the high level discussions by the top six in the Bush administration (Cheney, Powell, Rice, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, Tenet) on the use of torture in a segment called "House of Pain".
Finally, Jon reports on the controversy surrounding the Beijing Olympics. Special Commentator Kristen Schaal drops by to talk about this hot button issue.
Episode number: 49
Episode name: "Jack Goldsmith"
Episode release date: 16 april 2008 at 03:00
Status: aired
