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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/17/candidate-colbert/
Stephen Colbert Ã¢â‚¬â€ who announced plans to run for the presidency, at least in South Carolina, on his Comedy Central show Tuesday night Ã¢â‚¬â€ is apparently serious enough that his staff reached out to the stateÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Democratic and Republican committees in advance of his announcement.
Joe Werner, executive director of the South Carolina Democratic Party, said that a representative for Mr. Colbert, who was raised in Charleston, called three weeks ago to request basic information about filing dates and other requirements. Mr. Werner added, Ã¢â‚¬Å“From what I understand, he does have credible people down here, working to have him placed on the ballot.Ã¢â‚¬â„¢Ã¢â‚¬â„¢
Katon Dawson, the chairman of the state Republican Party, said his office had also received a call from Mr. ColbertÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s staff Ã¢â‚¬â€ on Tuesday. The call came just hours before Mr. Colbert taped his own show (in which he said he hoped to run as both a Democrat and Republican) as well as a teaser to his announcement that appeared on Ã¢â‚¬Å“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,Ã¢â‚¬â„¢Ã¢â‚¬â„¢ which leads into Ã¢â‚¬Å“The Colbert Report.Ã¢â‚¬â„¢Ã¢â‚¬â„¢

Posted 5 years ago #
lifeliberty
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now that I have comedy central, I can say i hate the block of the (comedy)news shows during the day.
SC will only get my vote because he MIGHT be the lesser of the available evils if on the ballot (not that i really think he'll be on it, but if he was)

Posted 5 years ago #
swan
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id vote for him.

Posted 5 years ago #
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It will be interesting to see which party he runs under, considering his gimmick :)

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bayrea
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lifeliberty wrote now that I have comedy central, I can say i hate the block of the (comedy)news shows during the day.
I think the Daily Show and Colbert Report are the two BEST shows on Comedy Central. Of course you might be a big Mind of Mencia fan so I could understand how you might not "get" the news shows.

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BUTerrier
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I love the Colbert report, but I find Stewart's show to be quite boring.

Posted 5 years ago #
twistofreality
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I always thought this would be John Stewart. Guess I was close.

Posted 5 years ago #
somertimeoh
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Oh man, someone said something a few days ago about writing in Gore for prez, I say we do Stewart/Colbert write-ins. I'd love 4 years without "truthiness" :)

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honavery
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I love the Colbert report, but I find Stewart's show to be quite boring.
I'm actually the exact oppisite. I think Stewart's show is hilarious, but Colbert's is kind of dull. I like Colbert (loved him when he was on the daily show), just can't get into his show.

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^^ I feel the same.
His routine gets tired for me. I feel like I know what he is going to say before he says it every time.
That being said, his roles on The Daily Show as well as Strangers with Candy were both genius.

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bayrea wrote
lifeliberty wrote now that I have comedy central, I can say i hate the block of the (comedy)news shows during the day.
I think the Daily Show and Colbert Report are the two BEST shows on Comedy Central. Of course you might be a big Mind of Mencia fan so I could understand how you might not "get" the news shows.
I "get" the news shows, just don't enjoy them as entertainment.

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Schoolboy
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I would not be the least surprised if one day one of those two don't actually run one day. It would be a little surprising if Colbert actually put forth effort this time though.
It's not far fetched to think that one day future politicians won't have a more significant role in television. Then again, you see it already happening right now. Colbert (if this is true), Springer, and whoever the guy is that is currently on the Republican ticket. Reagan of course, but there was a bit of a break in between then and now.

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Schoolboy wrote I would not be the least surprised if one day one of those two don't actually run one day. It would be a little surprising if Colbert actually put forth effort this time though.
Oh, I think it's safe to say a Colbert or Stewart political office run for real is definitely in the cards at some point, similar to Al Franken.

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gramarye
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You have to admit that the State of the Union addresses would be a little more interesting under Colbert.

Posted 5 years ago #
GiRL
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Seems like a stunt to me. If you think about it, I bet his numbers are about to spike.

Posted 5 years ago #
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Coremodels wrote
Schoolboy wrote I would not be the least surprised if one day one of those two don't actually run one day. It would be a little surprising if Colbert actually put forth effort this time though.
Oh, I think it's safe to say a Colbert or Stewart political office run for real is definitely in the cards at some point, similar to Al Franken.
I don't know about Colbert, but based on things I've heard and read Stewart as saying outside of his show's setting, I would be VERY surprised if he pursued politics himself. I really don't think he's interested in taking on that particular bag of rattlesnakes.

Posted 5 years ago #
mightymighty
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Does 'Colbert '08' Break Federal Law?
Ever the publicity hound, Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert must understand that no real presidential campaign is complete without a scandal. But does he know that if he succeeds in using his show to help him score a slot on South Carolina ballots as a bona fide 2008 contender, he'll also violate federal campaign law?
An expert with experience in several prominent Republican campaigns says it looks like Colbert's getting a corporate contribution from his Report in the form of air time and production costsÃ¢â‚¬â€that's prohibited by the Federal Election Commissions Act. "It's something that I could see people raising," said the former strategist. "If I was running against Colbert, I would raise this as a campaign issue."
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