Matt Lauer with Robert F Kennedy Jr. Blunder on Today Show

[jerzy862]

@horsesandcourses17 what do chairs have to do with it

[bwc3821]

Matt Lauer is the dumbest human being in the history of the world.

[fjm1061]

@bwc3821 Obama is, actually.

[bwc3821]

@fjm1061 your mom is. that's right.....

[waynatra]

Matt Lauer made a human mistake. Let it go.

[scob62]

ask snowy white aka drunk kennedy kid

[bob701z]

ummm my dad was assasinated in the 1960's u dumbass

[cindy8690]

Ted Kennedy was a 'father' figure to the Kennedy children for the past 40 years. Matt is not a dumb ass. You people didnt understand why the question was asked.

[texas224]

lol

[DiverseLA]

How's your dad doing? Ooops, forgive me..I mean your uncle. Your uncle John. What's he been up to?

[ndv180]

Matt lauer is a corporate tool. That being said, in this instance, he made a forgiveable mistake.

[txguy1980]

matt can come off as a smug ass

[enigma800]

Lauer, you douche!

[nynyisusa]

RFK Jr. has a vocal box disorder which causes his speech to sound shakey...he wasn't speaking like that as a result of Lauer's awkward comment.

[cherry88]

What a fuckup!!!  Geez....

[fthefarmer]

too bad his dad wasn't holding him when he was assailed.

[dustbunnieboo]

u r sick. f u.

[sunrise242]

Wow, that must of been tough for Robert, Jr. You could tell how uncomfortable he was at that moment. And his voice was cracking throughout the whole video. Way to go Matt.

[AeroJunkie20]

wow thats kind of mean.

[mrtriola]

Matt Lauer is a tool... what an idiot.

[BooSFla]

Uncle Ted- the boozed up, cowardly killer of of an innocent young woman

[Manbeast222]

Wow you could tell how uncomfortable RFK Jr. was at that moment. That must have struck him hard. Poor guy. And also, i'm not trying to be paranoid or anything, but do you think that maybe it was a "you better watch out" sort of thing from the Corprate owned Media? I dunno, it just seems like too much of a mistake to be taken lightly, I hope this idiot apologized after the interview, because if I were JFK Jr., I would be PISSED THE FUCK OFF.

[LBF522]

Absolutely! How stupid!!

[nurula007]

OMG!!! poor bobby !!!!

[crypttonite]

personally,not a fan of Tom Cruise,I'll see him in Mission Impossible...or whatever and enjoy it,but the CoS thing,really is pretty fucking crazy...however,Tom really took Matt and the media people with degrees in "journalism\" to school,when talking about psychiatry and defending his position.

He called Matt glib and that is so true,on most every subject ,they are so so smug,Tom was telling him to be responsible to understand what he speaks of,since he communicates to a large audience who trust

[firmingitup]

But it would've been something if RFKJr had answered "the same", to the question.

[sunrise242]

I admit, I laughed at that comment! lol

[firmingitup]

Ouch. I know Matt was so embarrassed but I guess he had "dad" on the brain from the introduction of him as RFK's son .

[StuntManMike102]

...LOL!

[Hangtime96]

WOW ! RFK Jr has spoken against The Media , or the Coporate Owned Media on many occasions on how they aren't doing their jobs as government watchdogs and such . Lauer's comment there on " How's Your Dad Doing " , not said once , but TWICE , sounded more to me like a ' coporate ' threat then a simple slip .

[pineconeman79]

That show is SNOBBY

[grumpytosnowwhite]

OUCH!!!

[poio867]

lauer is such an assh*le. i can't stand the guy.

[homeboy25327]

Damn, why was he so quick to NOT ask about the man's dad....was he born and raised by a single mom or something? Why was dat such a taboo question?

[zjg5001]

His father was assassinated when he was running for president about 40 years ago. That's probably why.

[firmingitup]

Uh...you must be really *really* young. Google "Robert F. Kennedy" and that should answer your question.

[twentytwo23]

i agree with mccartneydylanwilson its a human mistake. Ted kennedy became a father figure to rfk jr. anyway so why are you yelling at him for a simple misunderstanding?

[mccartneydylanwilson]

It's human to make a mistake. Stop making such a big deal out of this. It's making a mistake to ridicule him for that. Have a very successful kickboxer punch you as hard as he can bareknuckle at the part of your brian that wants to take a stick at Matt for this. Cuz everybody makes mistakes. So dont' be stupid about this. I'm serious. Consider your thinking. I mean it.

[bubblinbrownsugar616]

Okay good to see somebody along with me has the light on in their head. I couldn't understand why people were bashing on Lauer when clearly he just had a brain hiccup!

:)

If it wasn't for comedic purposes, what Joel McHale said on The Soup would be extremely rude!!! (but it was still funny. It's comedy!! LOL!!)

[Fatal096]

fuck i woulda pimp slapped his bitchass

[DatbeRight]

Matt is a conceited fool and I am glad he fukked up.!!!

[AutopsyReport22]

What's up with Juniors voice?

[Aidaism]

He has a disorder that affects the vocal chords, with involuntary movement of muscles in the larynx, which is what makes his voice sound strained.

I personally find his voice quite charming.

[AutopsyReport22]

Oh, I didn't know he had a disorder. I don't quite like his voice but I guess it's not his fault.

[yosoyconsuela]

This reminds me of when Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr did an interview with Larry King and King addressed Ringo as "George" (who was dead by that time). At least that was somewhat amusing since Sir McCartney got his knickers in a twist over it. This, however, is just embarrassing. If I were Lauer, I would've felt like such a loser after this interview.

[davidhilton]

damn - thats uncomfortable.

[OzTerri]

i'm blushing with embarrassment

[theo449]

oh man. lol

[rodrico50]

smack the shit out of this sombitch.

[SHRINA17]

I'm not a big Matt Lauer fan at all but he is a great interviewer and he made a mistake!

[dunkmoxx]

wow he looks like his dad a lot...

[FomalhautAntares]

I've seen photos of all the kids and Jr. is the only one who really takes after his father. Joe does a bit, Michael did somewhat, but not like Jr.

You wanna see awkward just go to a book signing and listen to the general public. Scary.

[MrsKermitTheFrog]

LOL awkward moment alert.

dont worry laurer, just talk louder and forget it ever happened.

[SmokyMtnsHiker]

If Sarah Palin had made this same mistake, these same folks at NBC would have had a field day for weeks on end with this.

[luvheralways9]

There is a difference between interviewing a person on live tv and being second in charge of an entire nation. I'm a republican but Palin was not qualified by any means. So I wouldn't act like palin is a victim the repulican party did this to themselves

[michface2007]

LMFAO!! Absolutely brilliant!

[olivemike81]

Hope Matt Lauer apologized profusely after this clip ended.

[DrVonNostrand]

Over under on 100 comments before the JFK conspiracy nuts arrive?

[dmbcheer34]

so embarassing

[yankeesfreak1992]

"no not your dad, i mean your uncle, john. oh wait no not him, your cousin jon-jon. oh wait no! i mean your OTHER cousin, the skier. oh shit, no not him either! look, can you just give me a list of the LIVING kennedys?"

[onerom63]

yankeesfreak1992...Funny stuff!!!  I was laughing out loud!

[bubblinbrownsugar616]

Somebody needs to stop watching The Soup!

:) j/k

[darmokandgalad]

OMG, it's like Lauer was trying to fuck that up.

[BooSFla]

Matt: How's your Dad doing?

RFK jr: He's still dead, thanks for asking.....dumb ass

[Manbeast222]

lol at "still" lolol

[c2c2p1]

that is that bad in the world of tv morning shows?

[sojobless]

OMG, I think I just shit myself. Ahh ha ha ha.. Gasp! The Matt Lauer fan club is officially closed today...Please check back next week as we plan to retire him early with his own "ROAST."

[nineelvendude]

HEY BOBBY!

HOW'S YOUR DAD??

[machenga]

How's your dad? I mean your uncle? Sorry, I meant your cousin? Fuck, I give up now

[evanw2192]

So....much....fail

[stasikmek]

Fuck WayneInSF: Faggot.

[motherlee]

How embarrassing! You know he just wanted to be anywhere but there at that moment...

[ctiger14]

OMG what a 'tard! Way to prepare for your interviews Matt! How's your dad? *shakes head*

[tifflover]

How's your dad? Still dead Matt.

[Jerrybowyer]

Fuck the Kennedys! Criminals and spoiled cock suckers.

[WayneInSF]

Fuck Jerrybowyer.  Criminal and spoiled cock sucker!

[OxBaker88]

What a tool.

[EricAnno]

God, that is so painful to watch.

[biggodhead]

RFK Jr. is a class act. He just let it slide.

[OxBaker88]

Agreed

[MrsFreshMorning]

@biggodhead you wouldn't expect anything less from the son of a gentleman

[RevAlex]

I hate Matt Lauer. Fucking asshole.

[jetmech001]

typical liberal media idiot.

[pamelitasun18]

He JUST SAID son of former Attorney General. How did he get confused? Is this how informed our "reporters" are?! This is even better than when Dana Perino didn't know what the Cuban Missile Crisis was.

[tate22000]

All I have to say is in the words of Jay Leno.....What the hell were you thinking?????

[RCinPAWA]

What a stupid ass! The guy is dumber than Bush. He has no right to be on television at all much less interviewing people. Fire him and make the world a better place.

[EricAnno]

Yeah, because I'm sure Lauer really meant to say what he did. He's such a dumbass!

[nickandmikec]

Good going Matt...ah we love you anyway. But boy is this funny!!!!!!!!!

[FORDCOUNTRY7885]

Matt Lauer, second only to David Gregory as the biggest douche on the NBC payroll.

[shellsandbells]

What an ass fuck

[abbeywoody]

What an ass

[donewellisbetter]

"my dad's doing great...you son of a bitch!"

[maneaterx69]

I I I MEAN DAD

[A550RGY]

Looks like Matt Lauer's Presidential bid has come to an end after that gaffe.

[xcoolkidslolx]

And Matt Lauer says George Bush in a idiot? Ha!

[jtwizzle2004]

vaginal slice born born

[gorillabiscuits]

dad, wait, yea, dad. what a doucheeeeeee

[EtherealPlains]

well this will be on The Soup tonight...All Hale Joe McHale!

[jimyjam99]

Not only was it on the show, it was the clip of the week!

[mpitre0629]

hey gets douche of the day award for that one

[Redskins418]

Remember the old snickers commercials.. "Wanna get away"..

[H00dlumman]

Southwest Airlines, as well...

[robroach33]

OOOOPS...

[fiddlesuperman]

Even News anchors forget the assination of major political figures:)