In Videos: 'The Daily Show' on the Global Food Crisis
As global food shortages cause riots in East Africa, West Africa, Egypt, and elsewhere, Americans feel the effects in the form of Costco's limit on how many bags of rice they can buy. In a segment called C"Rice"Is in the U.S., We're All Gonna Die, Rob Riggle reports from Costco: "The lines here to purchase your four 50-pound bags of basmati rice—per visit—while not long, are slow-moving." Aasif Mandvi reports from East Africa: "There is some concern that the food riots will not subside in time for the scheduled water riots, leading to what some might call, a much bigger riot."
Watch the video, after the jump.
The Daily Show on the Global Food Crisis
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2 Comments:
One word.
Hysterical!
LoCo at 11:52PM on 04/25/08
Yeah, that's hiliarious. Unless you're unlucky enough to live outside of the US. When did mass hunger become funny? It does drive home the point though.
frantichomecook at 2:39PM on 05/01/08