Kanishk Tharoor, Doug Kmiec

The Colbert Report Season 5 Episode 51

Overview:
Tonight Stephen welcomes the former head of the Office of Legal Council for both President Reagan and George Bush Sr., and author of Can a Catholic Support Him? Asking the Big Questions about Barack Obama, Doug Kmiec. Also, Stephen talks with the associate editor for opendemocracy.net, Kanishk Tharoor.

Genre : News, Comedy

Actors : Stephen Colbert

Release Date : 2009-04-16

Duration : 24 menit

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