The Colbert Report

Season 7 Episode 70: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

11 SeasonsJun 01, 2011TV-1430m7.9

Stephen examines the Weiner scandal, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. makes a mountain out of a molehill.

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Season 7 Episodes:

Episode 1 Edward Rendell

1. Edward Rendell

Aired: Jan 3, 2011

Stephen uncovers a menace in Florida and talks to Ed Rendell about leaving of...

Episode 2 Geoffrey Canada

2. Geoffrey Canada

Aired: Jan 4, 2011

Some want the dollar to be converted back to gold, and Geoffrey Canada advoca...

Episode 3 Atul Gawande

3. Atul Gawande

Aired: Jan 5, 2011

America's fruit supply is in danger, and Atul Gawande wants to reduce health ...

Episode 4 Ronald DePinho

4. Ronald DePinho

Aired: Jan 6, 2011

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how tides work, and Robert DePinho wants to reve...

Episode 5 Fen Montaigne

5. Fen Montaigne

Aired: Jan 10, 2011

Stephen violates the Constitution, and Fen Montaigne talks about Antarctic pe...

Episode 6 Chris Hughes

6. Chris Hughes

Aired: Jan 11, 2011

Stephen picks this year's Grammy winners, and Chris Hughes starts a site for ...

Episode 7 Bernard-Henri Levy

7. Bernard-Henri Levy

Aired: Jan 12, 2011

50 Cent makes $8 million on Twitter, and Bernard-Henri Levy discusses public ...

Episode 8 Kevin Spacey

8. Kevin Spacey

Aired: Jan 13, 2011

Hitler delivers a moving speech in Tucson, and Stephen pictures Kevin Spacey ...

Episode 9 Sherry Turkle

9. Sherry Turkle

Aired: Jan 17, 2011

Stephen unveils a new portrait of himself and talks to Sherry Turkle about al...

Episode 10 Cornel West

10. Cornel West

Aired: Jan 18, 2011

Stephen looks at education reform and assumes Cornel West's book is about Oba...

Episode 11 Ron Reagan

11. Ron Reagan

Aired: Jan 19, 2011

Stephen gets a present from Afghanistan and talks to Ron Reagan about his mem...

Episode 12 Chris Matthews

12. Chris Matthews

Aired: Jan 20, 2011

Christine Todd Whitman discusses state budget shortfalls, and Chris Matthews ...

Episode 13 Charlie Rose

13. Charlie Rose

Aired: Jan 24, 2011

House Republicans repeal health care to create new jobs, and Stephen talks to...

Episode 14 Amy Chua

14. Amy Chua

Aired: Jan 25, 2011

Stephen covers home appliance safety and talks to Amy Chua about her controve...

Episode 16 Brian Greene

16. Brian Greene

Aired: Jan 27, 2011

Stephen wonders if ESP exists and asks Brian Greene if there is a universe wh...

Episode 17 Dr. Paul Offit

17. Dr. Paul Offit

Aired: Jan 31, 2011

There's a breakthrough in taser technology, and Dr. Paul Offit discusses the ...

Episode 18 Michael Lewis

18. Michael Lewis

Aired: Feb 1, 2011

Leslie Dach confirms Wal-Mart's collaboration with Obama, and Michael Lewis d...

Episode 19 Sean Kelly

19. Sean Kelly

Aired: Feb 2, 2011

America must break its dependency on foreign turmoil, and Sean Dorrance Kelly...

Episode 20 Jane McGonigal

20. Jane McGonigal

Aired: Feb 3, 2011

Stephen previews the Super Bowl and talks to Jane McGonigal about video games.

Episode 21 LCD Soundsystem

21. LCD Soundsystem

Aired: Feb 14, 2011

Hosni Mubarak steps down onto a pillowy mound of money, and LCD Soundsystem p...

Episode 22 David Albright

22. David Albright

Aired: Feb 15, 2011

President Twitter Bird will lead Egypt, and David Albright talks about Iran's...

Episode 23 Eric Foner

23. Eric Foner

Aired: Feb 16, 2011

Rupert Murdoch takes a new approach to journalism, and Eric Foner talks about...

Episode 24 Jeffrey Leonard

24. Jeffrey Leonard

Aired: Feb 17, 2011

Stephen poses for Project, and Jeffrey Leonard calls out big companies' late ...

Episode 25 Eugene Jarecki

25. Eugene Jarecki

Aired: Feb 21, 2011

Rick Santorum complains about his Google problem, and Eugene Jarecki dispels ...

Episode 26 Bing West

26. Bing West

Aired: Feb 22, 2011

Wisconsin Democrats waddle out of the state, and Bing West discusses the way ...

Episode 27 Stephanie Coontz

27. Stephanie Coontz

Aired: Feb 23, 2011

Stephen brings a criminal to justice, and Stephanie Coontz talks about women ...

Episode 28 Mike Huckabee

28. Mike Huckabee

Aired: Feb 24, 2011

Aaron Barr threatens WikiLeaks, and Mike Huckabee doesn't believe Obama is a ...

Episode 29 Michael Scheuer

29. Michael Scheuer

Aired: Feb 28, 2011

Stephen's portrait goes up for auction, and Michael Scheuer talks about Osama...

Episode 30 Evan Osnos

30. Evan Osnos

Aired: Mar 1, 2011

Stephen addresses America's elderly and talks to Evan Osnos about the Oscars.

Episode 31 Harry Connick, Jr.

31. Harry Connick, Jr.

Aired: Mar 2, 2011

There's a new hope for American manufacturing, and Harry Connick, Jr. won't b...

Episode 32 Mark Moffett

32. Mark Moffett

Aired: Mar 3, 2011

Stephen fights Jimmy Fallon over his new ice cream flavor, and Mark Moffett t...

Episode 33 Joshua Foer

33. Joshua Foer

Aired: Mar 7, 2011

Stephen examines new questions about Obama's past and asks Joshua Foer where ...

Episode 34 Dan Sinker

34. Dan Sinker

Aired: Mar 8, 2011

Congress bans the sale of traditional light bulbs, and Dan Sinker impersonate...

Episode 35 David Brooks

35. David Brooks

Aired: Mar 9, 2011

Clarence Thomas may have a conflict of interest, and David Brooks talks about...

Episode 36 Reza Aslan

36. Reza Aslan

Aired: Mar 10, 2011

Al Qaeda recruits Americans, and Reza Aslan talks about the Islamic-American ...

Episode 38 Ayman Mohyeldin

38. Ayman Mohyeldin

Aired: Mar 22, 2011

The art world buzzes about Stephen's portrait, and Ayman Mohyeldin talks in t...

Episode 39 Nathan Myhrvold

39. Nathan Myhrvold

Aired: Mar 23, 2011

Simon de Pury dances to Snoop Dogg, and Nathan Myhrvold uses modern scientifi...

Episode 40 Jody Williams

40. Jody Williams

Aired: Mar 24, 2011

Food prices skyrocket, a cable news feud escalates, and Jody Williams wants t...

Episode 41 Michael Moore

41. Michael Moore

Aired: Mar 28, 2011

Labor unions fight on, and Stephen stands outside with a bullhorn to intervie...

Episode 42 Dr. Anthony Fauci

42. Dr. Anthony Fauci

Aired: Mar 29, 2011

Stephen questions Obama's plan for Libya and talks infectious diseases with D...

Episode 43 Tim Shriver

43. Tim Shriver

Aired: Mar 30, 2011

Stephen practices Rebecca Black's "Friday" and does a PSA for Tim Shriver.

Episode 44 Piers Gibbon

44. Piers Gibbon

Aired: Mar 31, 2011

The Wisconsin anti-union law faces trouble, and Piers Gibbon talks about cann...

Episode 45 Andrew Chaikin

45. Andrew Chaikin

Aired: Apr 4, 2011

Stephen prepares for a world without Glenn Beck, and Andrew Chaikin wants hum...

Episode 46 James Franco

46. James Franco

Aired: Apr 5, 2011

Tim Pawlenty raps about pop culture, and James Franco proves he's a Tolkien fan.

Episode 47 David Tang

47. David Tang

Aired: Apr 6, 2011

Stephen prepares for the royal wedding, and David Tang corrects celebrity rum...

Episode 48 Jeff Greenfield

48. Jeff Greenfield

Aired: Apr 7, 2011

Stephen gets ready for the royal wedding and talks to Jeff Greenfield about a...

Episode 50 Ray Kurzweil

50. Ray Kurzweil

Aired: Apr 12, 2011

Mitt Romney throws his hat in the ring, and Ray Kurzweil says man and machine...

Episode 51 Morgan Spurlock

51. Morgan Spurlock

Aired: Apr 13, 2011

Unilever creates armpit insecurity among women, and Morgan Spurlock addresses...

Episode 52 Caroline Kennedy

52. Caroline Kennedy

Aired: Apr 14, 2011

Trevor Potter helps Stephen fill out super PAC forms, and Caroline Kennedy re...

Episode 53 Ron Paul

53. Ron Paul

Aired: Apr 25, 2011

n this episode, Stephen recovers from a Catholic bender, and Donald Trump lea...

Episode 54 A.C. Grayling

54. A.C. Grayling

Aired: Apr 26, 2011

The climate change debate continues, and A.C. Grayling writes a secular Bible.

Episode 55 Ice-T

55. Ice-T

Aired: Apr 27, 2011

The new danger in air travel comes with a $25 fee, and Ice-T talks about his ...

Episode 56 Wade Graham

56. Wade Graham

Aired: Apr 28, 2011

Stephen travels to England for the royal wedding, and asks Wade Graham about ...

Episode 57 Francis Fukuyama

57. Francis Fukuyama

Aired: May 2, 2011

Stephen throws a "We Got Bin Laden" party, and Francis Fukuyama warns of the ...

Episode 58 Rex Ryan

58. Rex Ryan

Aired: May 3, 2011

Stephen covers new details in the hunt for Bin Laden and talks to Rex Ryan fo...

Episode 59 Amy Farrell

59. Amy Farrell

Aired: May 4, 2011

"Atlas Shrugged" comes to the big screen, and Amy Farrell wants to end the pe...

Episode 60 Bill James

60. Bill James

Aired: May 5, 2011

Donald Trump applies his wisdom to same-sex marriage, and Bill James discusse...

Episode 61 Lupe Fiasco

61. Lupe Fiasco

Aired: May 9, 2011

Stephen looks at a unique solution to the debt crisis in Michigan, and Lupe F...

Episode 62 Geoffrey Rush

62. Geoffrey Rush

Aired: May 10, 2011

A billboard predicts the end of the world, and Geoffrey Rush explains why he'...

Episode 63 Eric Greitens

63. Eric Greitens

Aired: May 11, 2011

Stephen receives an unexpected honor, and Eric Greitens talks about being a N...

Episode 64 John Bradshaw

64. John Bradshaw

Aired: May 12, 2011

Stephen warns of a new government intrusion and talks to John Bradshaw about ...

Episode 65 Alison Klayman

65. Alison Klayman

Aired: May 16, 2011

Stephen files his super PAC request, and Alison Klayman talks about Chinese a...

Episode 66 Amy Kremer

66. Amy Kremer

Aired: May 17, 2011

Stephen covers tax breaks for oil companies and talks to Amy Kremer dressed a...

Episode 67 Austan Goolsbee

67. Austan Goolsbee

Aired: May 18, 2011

Newt Gingrich struggles to stay on message, and Austan Goolsbee talks about t...

Episode 68 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

68. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Aired: May 19, 2011

John Lithgow performs Gingrich's press release, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discu...

Episode 69 James Stewart

69. James Stewart

Aired: May 31, 2011

Stephen wonders if the world ended and lies about reading James Stewart's book.

Episode 71 Salman Khan

71. Salman Khan

Aired: Jun 2, 2011

Congress rejects raising the debt ceiling, and Salman Khan teaches over 53 mi...

Episode 72 Werner Herzog

72. Werner Herzog

Aired: Jun 6, 2011

Sarah Palin describes Paul Revere's midnight ride, and Werner Herzog talks ab...

Episode 73 Sugar Ray Leonard

73. Sugar Ray Leonard

Aired: Jun 7, 2011

Rand Paul identifies terrorists, and Stephen thumb wrestles Sugar Ray Leonard.

Episode 74 Bre Pettis

74. Bre Pettis

Aired: Jun 8, 2011

Anthony Weiner captures the manscaping vote, and Bre Pettis print a 3-D copy ...

Episode 75 Tom Ridge

75. Tom Ridge

Aired: Jun 9, 2011

Andrew Breitbart shows a photo of Anthony Weiner's penis, and Tom Ridge talks...

Episode 76 Henry Kissinger

76. Henry Kissinger

Aired: Jun 13, 2011

Freestyle canoe dancing heats up, and Henry Kissinger discusses America's rel...

Episode 77 Janny Scott

77. Janny Scott

Aired: Jun 14, 2011

Stephen explores "Sesame Street" corruption and talks to Janny Scott about Ba...

Episode 78 Keith Olbermann

78. Keith Olbermann

Aired: Jun 15, 2011

Seniors face a shocking new threat, and Keith Olbermann returns to television.

Episode 79 Bon Iver

79. Bon Iver

Aired: Jun 20, 2011

Stephen looks at new developments in technology, and Bon Iver performs.

Episode 81 Talib Kweli

81. Talib Kweli

Aired: Jun 22, 2011

Stephen comes clean with Jack White, Obama defends actions in Libya, and Tali...

Episode 82 Jack White

82. Jack White

Aired: Jun 23, 2011

Jack White presents "Charlene II (I'm Over You)," and Stephen performs with t...

Episode 83 Grover Norquist

83. Grover Norquist

Aired: Jun 27, 2011

Ted Nugent writes an Op-ed, and Stephen wants to claim Grover Norquist as a d...

Episode 84 Alexandra Pelosi

84. Alexandra Pelosi

Aired: Jun 28, 2011

The Supreme Court throws out a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart, and Ale...

Episode 85 Gary Sinise

85. Gary Sinise

Aired: Jun 29, 2011

The FEC makes a decision about Stephen's Super PAC, and Gary Sinise entertain...

Episode 86 Timothy Garton Ash

86. Timothy Garton Ash

Aired: Jun 30, 2011

The FEC allows Stephen to form his Super PAC, and Timothy Garton Ash discusse...

Episode 87 Michael Shermer

87. Michael Shermer

Aired: Jul 11, 2011

The natural gas industry tries to counter bad press, and Michael Shermer disc...

Episode 88 Dan Savage

88. Dan Savage

Aired: Jul 12, 2011

Michele Bachmann signs a controversial pledge, and Dan Savage talks about mar...

Episode 89 David McCullough

89. David McCullough

Aired: Jul 13, 2011

The Republican Party has a fresh young face that's only 235 years old, and Da...

Episode 90 Jose Antonio Vargas

90. Jose Antonio Vargas

Aired: Jul 14, 2011

The Rupert Murdoch scandal deepens, and Jose Antonio Vargas comes out of the ...

Episode 91 John Pendergast

91. John Pendergast

Aired: Jul 18, 2011

Fox News blows the lid back onto the Murdoch story, and John Prendergast disc...

Episode 92 David Carr

92. David Carr

Aired: Jul 19, 2011

Newt Gingrich drowns in debt, and David Carr feels like the tallest leprechau...

Episode 93 Michael Sandel

93. Michael Sandel

Aired: Jul 20, 2011

A pie attack makes Rupert Murdoch sympathetic, Republicans limit who can vote...

Episode 94 David Eagleman

94. David Eagleman

Aired: Jul 21, 2011

California passes a law requiring public schools to teach gay history, NBC lo...

Episode 95 Brian Cox

95. Brian Cox

Aired: Jul 25, 2011

The media assumes Norway's native gunman is Muslim, Summer's Eve uses vaginal...

Episode 96 Brooke Gladstone

96. Brooke Gladstone

Aired: Jul 26, 2011

Herman Cain breaks Stephen's heart, Peter Edelman talks "poors," and Brooke G...

Episode 97 Missy Cummings

97. Missy Cummings

Aired: Jul 27, 2011

Home-owning vampire Patrick Rodgers turns the tables on Wells Fargo, electric...

Episode 98 Buddy Roemer

98. Buddy Roemer

Aired: Jul 28, 2011

John McCain enrages Tea Partiers by calling them "Hobbits," and Republican pr...

Episode 99 Tony Hsieh

99. Tony Hsieh

Aired: Aug 1, 2011

Stephen tells the "Billy Goats Gruff" debt ceiling story, an Alabama company ...

Episode 100 Al Hunt

100. Al Hunt

Aired: Aug 2, 2011

Scandal rocks Newt Gingrich's Twitterverse, David Leonhardt knows how to save...

Episode 101 Robert Wittman

101. Robert Wittman

Aired: Aug 3, 2011

A half-Hispanic teenager steals Spider-Man's job, Monopoly gets a makeover, a...

Episode 102 Anthony Bourdain

102. Anthony Bourdain

Aired: Aug 4, 2011

Wisconsin Democrats get bad absentee ballot applications, Stephen takes over ...

Episode 103 Nassir Ghaemi

103. Nassir Ghaemi

Aired: Aug 8, 2011

America's credit rating plummets, Prescott Group has a cheap doomsday solutio...

Episode 104 The Cars

104. The Cars

Aired: Aug 9, 2011

The liberal media's hot-airheads have started indoctrinating America's kids.

Episode 105 Elliot Ackerman

105. Elliot Ackerman

Aired: Aug 10, 2011

Father Jim Martin discusses God's job performance, political junkies donate m...

Episode 106 Gloria Steinem

106. Gloria Steinem

Aired: Aug 11, 2011

Mitt Romney thinks corporations are people too, Stephen reveals his super PAC...

Episode 107 Susan Rice

107. Susan Rice

Aired: Aug 15, 2011

Stephen apologizes to WOI in Des Moines, Michele Bachmann wins the Iowa straw...

Episode 108 STS-135 astronauts

108. STS-135 astronauts

Aired: Aug 16, 2011

Barack Obama spins "Obamacare," Frank Luntz transforms the Colbert Super PAC,...

Episode 109 Jeff Bridges

109. Jeff Bridges

Aired: Aug 17, 2011

Rick Perry hires Colbert Super PAC's treasurer, Rick Santorum puts gay marria...

Episode 110 Kevin Mitnick

110. Kevin Mitnick

Aired: Aug 18, 2011

America wants a badass president, WOI reports on the "Rick Parry" write-in sc...

Episode 111 Tim Pawlenty

111. Tim Pawlenty

Aired: Sep 6, 2011

People enjoy a story more when they know how it ends, Prescott Group unveils ...

Episode 112 Robin Wright

112. Robin Wright

Aired: Sep 7, 2011

The TSA makes changes to airport security, controversy surrounds Martin Luthe...

Episode 113 Tom Brokaw

113. Tom Brokaw

Aired: Sep 8, 2011

The GOP debate drives Stephen to watch MSNBC, Rick Perry calls Social Securit...

Episode 114 Diane Sawyer

114. Diane Sawyer

Aired: Sep 12, 2011

Stephen reports on an old-school reporter, America profits from grief, and Di...

Episode 115 Al Gore

115. Al Gore

Aired: Sep 13, 2011

Barack Obama unveils his jobs plan, Paul Krugman discusses the Lesser Depress...

Episode 116 Michael Moore

116. Michael Moore

Aired: Sep 14, 2011

Fox News objects to Barack Obama's jobs bill binder clip, Stephen unveils his...

Episode 117 David Copperfield

117. David Copperfield

Aired: Sep 15, 2011

Swiss banking giant UBS reports a $2 billion loss, Jimmy Fallon loves Stephen...

Episode 118 Jeffery Kluger

118. Jeffery Kluger

Aired: Sep 20, 2011

Barack Obama unveils his deficit reduction plan; the repeal of "don't ask, do...

Episode 119 Daniel Yergin

119. Daniel Yergin

Aired: Sep 21, 2011

Reuters' Chrystia Freeland discusses Europe's financial crisis, protestors oc...

Episode 120 Jeremy Ben-Ami

120. Jeremy Ben-Ami

Aired: Sep 22, 2011

A defunct satellite threatens the earth, the Marine Corps limits troops to si...

Episode 122 Melinda Gates

122. Melinda Gates

Aired: Sep 27, 2011

Rick Perry owns his horrific debate performance, the NFL tightens stadium sec...

Episode 123 Ken Burns

123. Ken Burns

Aired: Sep 28, 2011

Rick Perry talks immigration, America gets tough on pregnant Mexicans, John L...

Episode 124 Mark Cuban

124. Mark Cuban

Aired: Sep 29, 2011

Karl Rove's fundraising takes a turn, Trevor Potter arms Stephen with a 501(c...

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