Tonight's guest on The Daily Show is Kirsten Gillibrand and the panelists on The Nightly Show are Jim Gaffigan, Cenk Uygur, and Kerry Coddett.
Kirsten Gillibrand is a politician and the junior United States Senator from New York, in office since 2009. Previously, she served in the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 20th congressional district (2007–09).
Gillibrand was an important part of the successful campaign to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, so I am sure they will be discussing the Supreme Court's ruling legalizaing gay marriage in all 50 states. She may also be discussing Off The Sidelines Chicago
Gillibrand is widely revered for her work on equal pay, campus sexual assault, military justice and LGBT rights. She's a star in her own right.
So when she teamed up with Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer to launch Off the Sidelines Chicago, women of all ages and backgrounds jumped at the chance to join the cause.
Off the Sidelines aims to connect women and their allies with opportunities to agitate for change on the issues they're most passionate about.
"Every month you'll receive one email from Off the Sidelines Chicago," Gainer told the attendees. "It's pay equity, domestic violence, female entrepreneurs, supporting global women's issues. Each one will have five different ways to take action right now, whether it's a pre-drafted tweet supporting the local champions of issues in our city or the amazing work of local organizations that you can support. It's the bridge between one woman's passion and a coalition."
Gillibrand penned The New York Times best-seller "Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World" (Ballantine Books) in 2014. Gainer met Gillibrand when Gillibrand was running for Senate in 2010, after being appointed by New York Gov. David Paterson in 2008 to fill the seat Hillary Rodham Clinton left vacant when she became secretary of state.
"We immediately built up a rapport," Gainer told me over coffee the week before the kickoff event. "When she wrote the book and I heard her talk about it, I really connected with the idea of taking your ideas and actually doing something about it.
Sen. Gillibrand taps Chicago to launch 'Off the Sidelines' movement
Sen. Gilibrand has also been advocating for victims of rape in the military and on college campuses.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Wants Us to Have a Real Conversation on Campus Sexual Assault
Gillibrand has long been a supporter of increased and streamlined adjudication processes not only on college campuses but also in our military. In 2014, Senator Gillibrand along with Senator Claire McCaskill (D- MO) introduced the bipartisan Campus Accountability and Safety Act (CASA), with the goal of reducing sexual violence on college and university campuses.
The legislation incorporates input from survivors, students, colleges and universities, law enforcement and advocates. CASA would do the following:
1. Establish new campus resources and support services for student survivors
2. Ensure that college and university staff meet minimum training standards to address sexual assault cases
3. Create historic transparency requirements to provide students, parents and officials with an accurate picture of the problem, and of how campuses are addressing it
4. Require a uniform student disciplinary process across campuses, and coordination with law enforcement
5. Incentivize colleges and universities to address the problem by establishing enforceable Title IX penalties and stiffer penalties for Clery Act violations
CASA was originally introduced in 2014 during the 113th Congress and has been reintroduced during 114th Congress. Despite extensive lobbying the legislation has yet to move out of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. As with many things in Congress there is a problem, a possible legislative solution to alleviate the problem but inability to do so thanks to politics. As Gillibrand, whose home state of New York became the second state to include sexual assault charges on college transcripts, said ,“We kick kids out for cheating. We kick kids out for not paying their tuition. We should be able to kick kids out if they’ve committed a sexual assault.”
Jim Gaffigan
is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author. His memoir, Dad Is Fat (2013) and his most recent book, Food: A Love Story (2014), are both published by Crown Publishers. He co-created and will star in an upcoming television series based on his life, The Jim Gaffigan Show.
Cenk Uygur
is a Turkish-American columnist, political commentator and activist. Uygur is the main host and co-founder of the American liberal/progressive political and social internet commentary program, The Young Turks (TYT) and the co-founder of the associated TYT Network. A naturalized U.S. citizen, Uygur was born in Turkey and raised from age eight in the United States. He worked as an attorney in Washington, D.C. and New York before beginning his career as a political commentator.
Kerry Coddett
is a comedian, actress and writer from Brooklyn, NY, who still resides in Brooklyn, NY.
Kerry made her national TV debut on Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, where she has made multiple appearances. She has performed stand up at the New York Comedy Festival and her work has been featured in Huffington Post, Elite Daily, Mashable and MadameNoire. Kerry writes and stars in her own sketch comedy web series, The Coddett Project, and has also written articles for The Atlantic, Huffington Post, and The Root. Kerry is also the host of Brooklyn, Stand Up!!, a monthly stand up comedy show that has been listed in The Village Voice, The Examiner.com, and the NY Times, to name a few.
This Week's Guests
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART
Th 7/2: Sarah Vowell
Since the 4
th of July is coming up, I believe the shows will be taking a break for a week or two but they have not posted schedules yet.