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The Kennedy Curse eludes Matt Lauer

To be fair, when Matt Lauer had Robert Kennedy Jr. on his show to talk about the "Democratic activist's" new children's book, he probably thought it was going to be a breeze. But if there is one thing they teach you in Morning Show Journalism 101, it's that you never ask a Kennedy how a family member is doing. Because then you end up stuck in that uncomfortable position as The Soup's best clip of last week:

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Oct 7, 2008 · posted by Whitney · Link · 10 Responses

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Comments (10)

No. 1 oilybohunk7 says:

I'm not really sure how you could get that one wrong. The man is Robert Kennedy Jr. for Christ's sake! Who doesn't know that Sr. was assassinated?

Posted: Oct 7, 2008 at 11:42 am

No. 2 evil twin says:

Matt Lauer?

ding! ding! ding!

What do I win?

Posted: Oct 7, 2008 at 11:44 am

No. 3 oilybohunk7 says:

Well you got me there evil! Your prize is one jumbo size chocolate chip cookie!

Posted: Oct 7, 2008 at 11:47 am

No. 4 evil twin says:

Yummy, thanks.

Posted: Oct 7, 2008 at 11:59 am

No. 5 oilybohunk7 says:

You're welcome.

Posted: Oct 7, 2008 at 12:00 pm

No. 6 kittenpaw says:

It would have been funny if RFK jr. would have said "He's still dead, Matt."

Posted: Oct 7, 2008 at 12:05 pm

No. 7 evil twin says:

"As well as all my uncles, except for Teddy, and well, he's not doing so hot these days. But, thanks for asking."

Posted: Oct 7, 2008 at 12:24 pm

No. 8 Dee says:

@ Whitney
…you never ask a Kennedy how a family member is doing.

Whitney, that is so wrong - I can't stop laughing, the tears are streaming, I'm breaking a sweat - but that is sooo wrong!

Posted: Oct 7, 2008 at 4:46 pm

No. 9 boomboomboom says:

i watched the soup and literally replayed this clip on my dvr like 3 times to watch the pissed off face of RFKJr!

Posted: Oct 7, 2008 at 5:19 pm

No. 10 MacChick says:

Hmmm … in the picture, is he winkin' or blinkin' and has he come down with a serious case of John McCain?

Posted: Oct 7, 2008 at 5:21 pm