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‘Colbert Report’: Stephen Colbert for President

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Posted on Jan 13, 2012
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Given this presidential election season’s lineup of clowns, it would only make sense that another might join their ranks from the venerable political training ground that is Comedy Central. Yes, folks, Stephen Colbert is once again running for our nation’s highest office. God bless Citizens United!

Colbert’s colleague and business partner Jon Stewart also gets in on the electoral excitement in this clip from Thursday’s “Colbert Report,” but let it be stated that the two comics are in no way coordinating their actions at this time.  —KA

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By Salome, January 17, 2012 at 11:32 am Link to this comment
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It doesn’t get any better than Colbert running under Herman Cain’s name on the ballot (maybe Cain is also Colbert’s brother from another mother?  I seem to recall that Colbert has a lot of siblings, it would be easy to overlook one in the recount—-maybe Cain’s the, um, black sheep in the family).

Run, Herman, Run!  Er, I mean run, Stephen, run.  Whatever.

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By Erdajean, January 16, 2012 at 6:48 pm Link to this comment
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Thank Heaven there’s SOMETHING we can laugh about in
this horror story of an election year!
So, the GOP gave us a B-movie cowboy for two
disastrous terms in the 1980s. What’s wrong, pray
tell, with somebody who makes us laugh?
Tell me the qualifications of Mr. Colbert’s
competitors, in the SC primary and then I’ll tell you
if we should tut-tut him out of the race, as
“unqualified.”
The way he looks and sounds to me, he’s WAY smarter
(and doubtless a better person) than the rest of the
pack.
An interesting quirk in this race, by the way, is
that in South Carolina voters do NOT register by
party, and can vote in either primary they choose.
Though only one. 
Therefore—if, as is likely, the Democrats give the
voters no choices—except, alas, Obama—aha, over
to the GOP polling stations many will go. And Colbert
is destined, thus, to do mighty well.
How, by the way, does one sign in to work in his
campaign…???

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By gerard, January 16, 2012 at 5:09 pm Link to this comment

Hand me a mirror.  I want to learn how to laugh on the other side of my face.

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By bpawk, January 16, 2012 at 8:09 am Link to this comment

It’s weird that Colbert got more votes than Huntsman last week - I’m sure Nader would have gotten even less than Huntsman. I know Colbert is just poking fun of the circus of elections however the powers that be consider it serious business that they ensure they keep hold of the reins of power - a Nader type is what is really called for here, but I fear that people can only identify with comics or rich celebs and not consumer advocates with a sterling record like Nader. There’s nothing funny here - the joke’s on the citizens.

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By In54321, January 14, 2012 at 9:41 am Link to this comment
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Actually, I believe Dennis Miller is a conservative masquerading as a comedian…

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By EmileZ, January 14, 2012 at 4:12 am Link to this comment

The louder the television people laugh and cheer, the less funny and exciting it is.

Or so it seems to me.

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By DarthMiffy, January 13, 2012 at 2:42 pm Link to this comment

Finally, a ray of hope and change I can believe in!

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By they call me the working man, January 13, 2012 at 2:23 pm Link to this comment

Dennis Miller for VP! (Another comedian that pretends to be a right winger)

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By SarcastiCanuck, January 13, 2012 at 1:11 pm Link to this comment
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Beautiful.Colbert and Stewart explain the underside of the Super PAC for dummies.Yes,the system is gamed.

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