In these capacities, Goolsbee served as a media surrogate for the Obama Administration and his skill on television was noted in the media.Letters From Washington: On Message and On Everywhere The New York Times, Albert Hunt, June 21, 2009Politico Ben Smith, March 30, 2009 Goolsbee was interviewed by Jon Stewart for The Daily Show on August 11, 2009;Austan Goolsbee interviewed by Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, August 11, 2009 February 1, 2010;Austan Goolsbee interviewed by Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, February 1, 2010 October 25, 2010; February 24, 2011; August 3, 2011; and September 6, 2012. He also appeared in Daily Show segments on November 11, 2009,Crash for Clunkers, The Daily Show, November 11, 2009, where he was interviewed by Josh Gad about whether the Cash for Clunkers program had ruined demolition derby and on March 17, 2009The Notorious AIG - Outrage, The Daily Show, March 17, 2009 where he said that executives at American International Group (AIG) deserved the "Nobel prize for evil" ) for their role in the 2008 financial crisis. Jon Stewart described him as "Eliot Ness meets Milton Friedman".
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