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and my guest kevin spacey stars in the house of cards as a scheming congressman. i'll asked him why he switched to documentaries. in boston, mobster whitey bulger has been convicted on 31 counts. here in new york, tighty whitey bulger continues his run for mayor. this is is the colbert report. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> stephen, stephen, stephen! tephen: welcome to the report. good to have you with us. thank you, in here, out there. listen, america and all the ships at sea, folks, if you watch this show -- and i hope you do -- you know that i am a proud supporter and occasional savior of the winter olympics. in 2010, the colbert nation sponsored the u.s. speedskaters who took home the gold but, folks, i'm no hero. i'm the guy who funded the hero so i'm more important than the hero. but a new crisis may force me to dust off my red, white and blue nuthugger. jim? >> the winter olympics in russia are just about six months away and there is growing controversy over new antigay laws and about the safety of gay people visiting russia. also gay at

please welcome kevin spacey. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] thanks for coming back. nice to see you. nice suit. >> thank you. stephen: you look like an extra in "to kill a mockingbird." attica's stunt double. thank you for coming back. >> i was trying to give you that southern feeling today. >> stephen: you've got it baryks. you've got it. you were here for many reasons. other than you like hanging out obviously but you are a famed actor, writer, director, two-time oscar winner, currently star of the netflix series "house of cards" in which you play... [ cheers and applause ] thank you. i did read that well. and nominated for nine emmys, this show. nine! wow! okay. i've got a beef about this though. kev... >> me or the show. stephen: it's not a tv show. it's an internet show. i have a tv show, okay. you are admittedly the jackie robinson of the internet. you are bringing the show... why should you get an award for tv when you're not on tv? what do you want next, the heisman? defend yourself. >> look, it's where things have been going for the last, you know, you look

kevin spacey is here. he is an oscar and tony award-winning actor. he's also the artistic director of the old v, c these never london. this year he has is the star of netflix first original series, house of cards. he plays a scheming politician named frank underwood as he navigates his way through washington. he is nominated for an emmy for best lead actor for his performance. i'm pleased to have him back at this table. welcome back, sir. >> thank you. glad to be here. >> rose: i want to talk about two things. one, the phenomenon of that, and netflix, and then the actual series itself. how did you get involved? what is your role? >> i'm both the leading actor and an executive producer. and it really began when david fincher got wind, wile we were shooting social network, not shabby as a director at all, while we were shooting social network which you know i produced. david got wind that the rights to this original bbc series house of cards were available. and mrc had them. and so we began a discussion david and i about did we want to work together ag

kevin mccarthy, who is the majority whip, who is -- that's the position that kevin spacey has in thee stopped me in the bathroom and -- >> which way were you facing? >> we were by the sink. >> that's the kind of photo that sinks a politician. corey stoll, everybody. we'll be right back. so where does a guy go to get that peaceful, easy feeling? we'll find out, next. [ male announcer ] these days, a small business can save by sharing. like carpools... polly wants to know if we can pick her up. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal seating. it's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for business. one bucket of data for everyone on the plan, unlimited talk and text on smart phones. now, everyone's in the spirit of sharing. hey, can i borrow your boat this weekend? no. [ male announcer ] share more. save more. at&t mobile share for business. ♪ [ applause ] >>> welcome back to the program. i don't know what your story is like and what your personal journey is like, but there's a moment

. >> kevin spacey. >> yeah! steve: kevin spacey.plause] only one strike, heather. >> kevin mann. i have no idea. [applause] >> good answer. steve: kevin mann. whoo! big boy. [buzzer] audience: aww... steve: all right, rebecca, you got 2 strikes. the mcnulty family can steal and they will win the game. >> i'm gonna go with kevin farley. i don't know. >> good answer. good answer. [applause] >> it's his brother. >> my favorite, yeah. steve: all right. chris' brother kevin farley. [buzzer] [cheering and applause] mcnultys, let me give you the news here because it doesn't really get any cleaner than this. if it's not there, the mayfield family wins the game. it is down to this one answer. name an actor named kevin. steve, we're gonna go with kevin kline. >> whoo! steve: for the win, kevin kline. >> yeah! [cheering and applause] steve: you guys played really, really well. great game. beautiful family. you all did. you played well. you looked good, too. hey, mcnultys, let's go. i need two people. let's go play fast money. i want to give aw

when there are lots and lots of people who don't sort of -- they're not kevin spacey in "house of cards" constantly positioning themselves. >> thank god they're not kevin spacey in "house of cards." >> what? >> putting them in cars and putting the exhaust on. >> i haven't seen the whole -- did you just spoiler it for me? >> you have to catch up. by the way -- anyway, i think this is an interesting fight we're seeing here. you can catch more of my conversation with aaron sorkin. anyway tonight, we'll do that on "hardball." let me talk about bob filner here. you said he was from the rotten apples of the barrel. he's left out of the barrel today. the other news a bit of a bombshell. let's stick with filner here. he's agreed to withdraw from the office. >> yes. >> he's leaving friday after a closed door meeting with city council. >> or there's something in the deal about how much liability he's under versus the city of san diego, all of those things. there has to be something in this deal. >> are there civil suits in this case yet? >> no. when i talk to somebody who does employment law, it'

and my guest kevin spacey stars in the house of cards as a scheming congressman.ll asked him why he switched to documentaries. in boston, mobster whitey bulger has been convicted on 31 counts. here in new york, tighty whitey bulger continues his run for mayor. this is is the colbert report. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> stephen, stephen, stephen! tephen: welcome to the report. good to have you with us. thank you, in here, out there. listen, america and all the ships at sea, folks, if you watch this show -- and i hope you do -- you know that i am a proud supporter and occasional savior of the winter olympics. in 2010, the colbert nation sponsored the u.s. speedskaters who took home the gold but, folks, i'm no hero. i'm the guy who funded the hero so i'm more important than the hero. but a new crisis may force me to dust off my

and what i think is sort of striking is, this year kevin spacey, who's the star of "house of cards,"which is not a very flattering picture of washington, and julia louis dreyfuss, a star in a show about washington, they went to the big after-party sponsored by "vanity fair" and bloomberg. and they were both swarmed. oh, we have to get our picture taken with kevin spacey and julia louis dreyfuss, which paint a hideous portrait of how washington works. and washington is the most grotesque and perverse, and yet that's what we're celebrating. again, you do sort of pinch yourself afterwards and say, what are we celebrating here? >> in is a sequence in netflix's "house of cards" for some of washington's best known journalists are playing themselves in a fantasy world. >> just before we came on the air, i received a advance copy of an article that's going to be in tomorrow's washington herald front page, written by zoe barns. she wrote in the college register, when you were editor back in 1978, which called the israeli presence in the west bank, an illegal occupation. >> senator katherine d

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and my guest kevin spacey stars in the house of cards as a scheming congressman.ries. in boston, mobster whitey bulger has been convicted on 31 counts. here in new york, tighty whitey bulger continues his run for mayor. this is is the colbert report. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ]

kevin spacey plays jack abramoff and i like them. that is a hollywood movie.n that movie it shows emily miller who was scorned by michael scanlon when she started all of this. scanlon was the business partner of jack abramoff and he is currently -- c-span: he worked for tom delay. >> guest: he worked for tom delay and was close to delay. emily miller didn't start all of this. there was a hollywood version in misnomer in the media. tom rogers started all of this and i praise him for starting all of this. if i had a great me i would say that guy did this to me. he didn't. he simply stood on -- up on behalf of native americans have thought of something that was going on which didn't smell right. anyone can represent clients but when he gets a certain level and he is members of congress to verify that this is a great lobbyists. the the american, native americans unfortunately aren't getting that much of return and it's not a healthy situation. tom rogers simply told the truth when he founded out and i give tom rogers credit because he is the man that got the ball

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i hear kevin spacey is amazing. he's always great. the man's a national treasure. red hot, anyone?ight. oh, great. here you go. whoa! spicy. speakin' of spices, how about pepper, huh? you know when you go to a restaurant and the waiter comes around and asks if you want fresh ground pepper? i can never decide. oh, yeah. that's kinda true. and they do that with the parmesan cheese, too. yes, yes, they do. he's good. i can work with him. so, you guys thinking about having kids? what? you know, babies... offspring? we're brother and sister. hello, darlings. it's saturday night. aren't you going out? no. we don't have any plans. deacon and kelly couldn't get a sitter? actually, they did. they're just out with someone else. what about that other lovely couple you had over for brunch? they seemed like a lot of fun. pack it down, ok? the lady said we had no plans. ok! ok! cool your jets, eddie! you know, dad, if you don't like those salty corn loops, you don't have to eat all hundred boxes. has he been talkin' to you? have you been bad-mouthing my cereal? yes. it's all i talk about. well,

event of the year celebrities like katy perry nicole kidman steven spielberg sharon stone and kevin spacey all came together for one glamorous annual gala the white house correspondents dinner that's right the event that was once focused on awarding journalism scholarships and only televised on c.-span has evolved into just another celebrity red carpet love fest look it's no surprise that hollywood has a very tight relationship with the white house is everything from helping with movie scripts to campaign contributions to this. gradually all the nominees and their tremendous work they made us laugh they made us weep and they made us grip our armrests just a little tighter yes who could forget michelle obama acting like an academy award winner herself announcing the oscars best picture this year but back to the white house dinner it just host government officials and a list celebs it has the most influential media players in the biz and the fact that mainstream media even quaint at the nerd prom provided enough fodder to be my latest weapon. mass distraction. known as nerd problem the hotte

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event of the year celebrities like katy perry nicole kidman steven spielberg sharon stone and kevin spacey all came together for one glamorous annual gala the white house correspondents dinner that's right the event that was once focused on awarding journalism scholarships and only televised on c.-span has evolved into just another celebrity red carpet love fest look it's no surprise that hollywood has a very tight relationship with the white house there's everything from helping with movie scripts to campaign contributions to this. one and gradually all the nominees are in their tremendous work they made us laugh they made us weep and they made us gripped our armrests just a little tighter yes who could forget michelle obama acting like an academy award winner herself announcing the oscars best picture this year but back to the white house dinner it did just host government officials and a list celebs it hosts the most influential media players in the biz and the fact that mainstream media even quaint at the nerd prom provided enough fodder to be my latest weapon of mass distraction. it k

leading man kevin spacey was on "the colbert report" last night where he revealed the inspiration behind character, the machiavellian d.c. insider frank underwood. take a look at what happened afterwards. >> this character was actually, when it was originally written, was based on richard iii. >> the hunchback king. >> yes. which is why in the series i turn and i talk directly to the audience, much the same way you do here night after night. >> yeah. >> although in my case, they listen. >> you haven't won that emmy yet, kev. okay. all right. no, no, no. no, no, no. >> president obama spoke out on egypt this morning before hitting the golf course with an entourage of white house staff. of course he can look forward to teeing off against republicans over the looming threats of a government shutdown when he returns to washington. overcoming d.c. partisanship has become increasingly difficult over the years. but take a look at this. former president bill clinton had a creative way to deal with that issue when he was on vacation 20 years ago. >> in vail, colorado, this summer saturday, presid

kevin spacey joins him on a 2002 trip. >> there was a period of time we had a little trip. he said there's a market i want to go to. by the time we got inside, word had gotten out that he was there and out of everywhere in this township came people and they were yelling, peacemaker. peacemaker. peacemaker. >> some see clinton's interest in africa as in part making up for his belief the west could have intervened in the 1994 genocide in rwanda when an estimated 800,000 people were butchered in a tribal conflict. during a post presidential visit to rwanda, he addresses the issue directly. >> let me ask you. what you're doing here even just a little bit is it to make up for the inaction of 1994? is there a tiny bit of atonement there? >> i suppose there is. i told them in '98 when i came here and apologized to them that i would do everything i could to help them begin again. and when i left the white house, i tried to keep my word. but it's more than just trying to atone. i think these are truly extraordinary people, and i think they don't deserve to have their whole future de

. >> rose: we conclude with kevin spacey the

a-listers watched him sing like jason sudeikis, olivia wilde, kevin spacey and wait for it, wait fore-all. miss you, robin. >>> and finally, in real estate news, one of the highest earners in music is downsizing. celine dion is selling her florida mansion on jupiter island. you want to buy it because you and, honey, if you want to buy it for me because you love me, give me a ding, first you'll need to hit the lottery. 17,000 feet fully furnished. a giant guest house. a water park. its own water gun station. >> you need that. >> yeah, for sure. >> it's got a major game room. you see the fire pit right there. it has a simulated golf range. too big to live there all by myself. >> i'll move in. >> but a dream home for the kids, all of them, and all of us. it could be yours for $72 million. and that, sam, is "pop news." >> $72 million. >> $72 million. >> i don't know. >> a water park. >> yeah. >> you know, somebody will buy it. >> if you buy it, her heart will go on for you. >> yeah. >> oh, ding. where is the bell? we've been two days without the be. >> i know. it is in my head. it's sad.

republican house majority kevin mccarthy spoke at a luncheon in california with a he talked about actor kevin spaceyrds" the netflix program where he plays the house, and he kills a member of congress in the show's first season. mccarthy said if he could do that, too, he would never have to worry about another vote. >> bill: there are some things you should not joke about. >> there would be one less republican in the house. >> bill: i think he would be killing democrats. i don't think he would be killing a republican. >> one of the 16 public sector employees that won the power ball in new jersey came forward and said what she will do with her share of the money, $9 million before taxes. susan nickel saying she's not quitting her job because she's 18 months away from retirement and loves what she does for ocean county new jersey. she's going to use her money to rebuild her house which had seven feet of water in it from super storm sandy. >> you're going to need the pension when you go bankrupt for having won the lottery. >> bill: i love the fact that these public employees got together, 16 of them, b

thanks, kevin spacey. >> game of cards or house of thrones?u can't get game of thrones on netflix. >> you can get them individually in the mail. we do. but yeah, if you've got a great tv show, you're in trouble. they'll spy on you. >> stephanie: you need oranges. >> that's a great show. >> stephanie: house of cards is addictive. you keep watching episode after episode. >> that's called binge watching. welcome to 2006. >> stephanie: thank you. >> we watch newsroom and that takes care of everything. >> newsroom is good this season. >> stephanie: i've watched one i think so far. >> it gets a lot better. >> stephanie: and i happen to watch network again over the weekend. >> go to your windows. we're mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore. >> i want you to get up right now and go to the window, open it and stick your head out and yell "i am as mad as hell and i'm not going to take this anymore." >> stephanie: jim will be back tomorrow to do just that. i'm sure he's kept his stack of mail. >> jim would be questioning snowden's timing on

. >> kevin spacey, the star, was on stephen colbert and they had this debate about what is televisiond a tv show. take a listen. >> nominated for nine emmys this show. >> yes. >> nine emmys. wow. i got a beef about this though, kev. >> the emmys or the show? >> no, it's not a tv show. it's an internet show. i have a tv show. >> yeah. >> okay? you are admittedly the jackie robinson of the internet. >> boom! >> it's not exactly true because i tried to watch it, had wi-fi problems, but he streams online. >> touche. do you think people are going to come home in ten years and say i wonder what's on? >> i think that will always be there having something droning in the background, but appointment viewing is dead. thed vr destroyed that. that's where everybody is going. i have always said the music industry, they didn't really learn and sort of got destroyed, and the tv and film industry is starting to understand it now that you have to give the audience what they want, how they want it, and when they want it. if you do that and do it at a reasonable price, they won't steal it. and kids now,