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Archive for the 'Stephen Colbert' Category

Well, It Was Fun While It Lasted

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, November 5th, 2007. Filed under 2008 Election, Politics, Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert has ended his theater performance/Presidential campaign:
NEW YORK (AP) - Stephen Colbert has dropped his bid for the White House.
His announcement came after the South Carolina Democratic Executive Council voted last week to keep the host of “The Colbert Report” off the state’s primary ballot. The vote was 13-3.
Colbert poses as a conservative talk-show [...]

South Carolina Democrats Say No To Stephen Colbert

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, November 2nd, 2007. Filed under 2008 Election, Politics, Stephen Colbert

The South Carolina Democratic Party has thrown a monkey wrench in to the “favorite son” campaign of comedian Stephen Colbert:
Stephen Colbert’s satirical run for the presidency has run into its first roadblock — his bid to be on the ballot in the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary was rejected on Thursday.
The party’s executive council voted [...]

Stephen Colbert Beating Ron Paul & Dennis Kucinich

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 31st, 2007. Filed under 2008 Election, Dennis Kucinich, Humor, Politics, Ron Paul, Stephen Colbert

Rasmussen is reporting that comedian Stephen Colbert is polling higher than Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich in head-to-head polls:
Fresh from a victorious interview on “Meet the Press,” Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert continues to out-pun pundits and expectorate political expectations with his half-sincere,
three-quarters-book-promoting campaign for the presidency.
According to a new Rasmussen Reports national survey of Colbert’s [...]

Stephen Colbert On The Campaign Trail

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, October 29th, 2007. Filed under 2008 Election, Humor, Politics, Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert was on the campaign trail in Charleston, South Carolina yesterday:
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) — Comedian Stephen Colbert brought his mock presidential campaign to the capital of South Carolina Sunday, where he was declared “favorite son” by the mayor of Columbia and given the key to the city.
Colbert, a native of Charleston, told [...]

Stephen Colbert On Meet The Press

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, October 22nd, 2007. Filed under 2008 Election, Humor, Politics, Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert appeared on Meet the Press yesterday and I’ve go to say that even though it’s obvious he’s playing this campaign for a joke, it’s a pretty darn good one:
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Part Two:

Stephen Colbert For President

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 17th, 2007. Filed under 2008 Election, Humor, Politics, Stephen Colbert

In what promises to be only the beginning of a campaign season filled with satire, Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert has announced that he’s running for President:
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert has announced his candidacy for president on “The Colbert Report,” tossing his satirical hat into the ring of an already crowded race.
“I shall seek [...]

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