Secretary Locke on Daily Show with Jon Stewart

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke appeared as a guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night on the cable channel Comedy Central.

The Secretary was on the show to raise awareness of the 2010 Census and encourage Americans to promptly mail their forms back. As a colleague noted, "Secretary Locke was on point about the importance of the census and reassuring about its safety and confidentiality."

The episode featuring the Secretary has been posted on The Daily Show's website, and will remain there today and through the weekend.

The Locke segments:
Part 1
Part 2

The whole show.

Editorial: A Champion for the Census?

New York Times OPINION | March 31, 2009
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke's high-profile attention to the 2010 census comes not a moment too soon.