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| Abercrombie |
Was it for real tonight watching him announce his presidency? I thought it was a joke until the Associated Press wrote about it;
| quote: | Stephen Colbert to Run for President
By JAKE COYLE – 2 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert announced his candidacy for president on "The Colbert Report" on Tuesday night, tossing his satirical hat into the ring of an already crowded race.
"I shall seek the office of the President of the United States," announced Colbert on his Comedy Central show, as balloons fell around him.
Colbert had recently satirized the coyness of would-be presidential candidates by refusing to disclose whether he would seek the country's highest office — a refusal that often came without any prompting.
His recent best-seller, "I Am American (And So Can You!)" afforded him the opportunity to mock the now-standard approach to a White House run, complete with a high-profile book tour.
The Comedy Central host has often mobilized his fans ("Colbert Nation"), encouraging them to vote to have a Hungarian bridge named after him, for example, or to vandalize Wikipedia.com with his version of "truthiness" and "wikiality."
How far the mock conservative pundit planned to stretch his impression of a presidential candidate wasn't clear. Colbert rarely breaks character on camera, including at his memorable speech at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner last year.
Colbert planned to get his name on the primary ballot in South Carolina, where the comedian is originally from. Earlier this week, South Carolina public television station ETV invited Colbert to announce his candidacy on its air.
When recently asked what party affiliation he would adopt if he tossed his hat in the ring, Colbert replied: "Both. I can lose twice."
In a guest column for Maureen Dowd in Sunday's New York Times, Colbert wrote: "I am not ready to announce yet — even though it's clear that the voters are desperate for a white, male, middle-aged, Jesus-trumpeting alternative." |
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| Beatflux |
| lol, that's some good stuff right there. |
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| Frenchie |
| It's funny being on the other side of the border. I wonder if it'd be as funny being on the other side. |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Frenchie
It's funny being on the other side of the border. I wonder if it'd be as funny being on the other side. |
I've heard that the grass is greener. |
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| idoru |
| I saw him make his "pre-announcement" on The Daily Show tonight, but I never watch The Colbert Report so I didn't bother tuning in. This could be interesting. |
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| Frenchie |
| lol @ celebs being in office. |
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| bas |
| Makes me so proud to live in America. I love that Colbert is showing everyone how big of a circus the entire political world is here. |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by bas
Makes me so proud to live in America. I love that Colbert is showing everyone how big of a circus the entire political world is here. |
Pretty much. I can wait to see what mass-media has to say about this. |
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| MeLLyMeL |
I can faint.
I am a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge-o-mungus Colbert Addict.
My copy of I am America [& So Can You] is in the mail.
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I saw him on Larry King Sunday Night and he got around that question. Need to catch last nights re run @ 8:30
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| Aristronica |
it's funny how many political persona view an opportunity to be on his show as a publicity/image boost.
then in reality they come on his show and they talk about nothing, he makes a couple of jokes and they leave scratching their heads in a "was that a good idea?" fashion. probably also vowing to never return again as i have yet to see a repeat appearance. |
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| MeLLyMeL |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aristronica
it's funny how many political persona view an opportunity to be on his show as a publicity/image boost.
then in reality they come on his show and they talk about nothing, he makes a couple of jokes and they leave scratching their heads in a "was that a good idea?" fashion. probably also vowing to never return again as i have yet to see a repeat appearance. |
actually... some do return. [new orleans better know a district lady who made fun of his last name being COL-BERT[emphasis on the T] and also the i enjoy cocaine because... dude came back.
+ All the "better know a districts" won their district election last year.
He made a big deal about it. |
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| Zombie0729 |
| didn't Robin Williams just do a movie about this. sooooooo 2006 |
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