Bobby Jindal
Appearances
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
TDS Time Machine | Presidents Meet Congress
Good evening, and happy Mardi Gras.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
TDS Time Machine | Presidents Meet Congress
We place our hope in you, the American people. The way to lead is by empowering you, the American people. I visited Sheriff Harry Lee. He was literally yelling into the phone. Well, I'm the sheriff, and if you don't like it, you can come and arrest me. Congressman Jindal is here, and he says you can come and arrest him, too. We believe that Americans can do anything.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
TDS Time Machine | Presidents Meet Congress
As a child, I remember going to the grocery store with my dad. Growing up in India, he had seen extreme poverty. As we walked through the aisles, looking at the endless variety on the shelves, he would tell me, Bobby, Americans can do anything. Yeah, we covered that.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
TDS Time Machine | Presidents Meet Congress
You see, with Barack Obama making such a compelling case for an active federal government, Jindal had to tell America why he thought that that's a lousy idea. Today in Washington, some are promising that government will rescue us from the economic storms raging all around us. Those of us who lived through Hurricane Katrina, we have our doubts.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
TDS Time Machine | Presidents Meet Congress
Their legislation is larded with wasteful spending. It includes $140 million for something called volcano monitoring.