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tinker683
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 Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:11 pm Post subject: Stephen Colbert files for Presidential Primary |
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Wow. I did a double take when I saw this. I wonder how far he'll take this.
Should be very interesting...
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COLUMBIA, S.C. - Comedian Stephen Colbert's fanciful White House bid took a real step Thursday.
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It's up to South Carolina Democrats to decide whether to take him seriously.
Colbert, who poses as a conservative talk show host on the Comedy Central cable network, filed to get on the ballot as a Democratic candidate in his native South Carolina. His campaign paid a $2,500 filing fee just before the noon deadline, said state Democratic Party Chairwoman Carol Fowler.
Whether he'll appear on the ballot will be decided by party officials later Thursday.
The host of "The Colbert Report" doesn't appear to meet the party's viable candidate qualification. And it's unclear if he would meet the requirement that candidates actively campaign in the state.
Colbert did appear Sunday at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, telling several hundred fans he would, if elected, "crush the state of Georgia." He also received a key to the capital city and the mayor declared him South Carolina's "favorite son."
When Colbert announced his candidacy on his show last month, he said he would run only in this key primary state. He said then he planned to run as a Democrat and a Republican — so he could lose twice.
The GOP filing fee is $35,000; the deadline was Thursday afternoon.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:40 pm Post subject: Re: Stephen Colbert files for Presidential Primary |
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The host of "The Colbert Report" doesn't appear to meet the party's viable candidate qualification. |
I wonder what those are?
Edit: Nevermind. It says here: Colbert left off the ballot.
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Yeah, I just about to post that. It seems the Dems rejected his bid (big suprise there).
As I said before, I wonder how far he'll take this. We'll have a whole "Man of the Year" situation going on here..
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I'd think Jon Stewart would have a better shot at legitimately pulling off something like this than Colbert, just because Stewart is basically himself on the show, and with Colbert's persona it's hard to tell what his views actually are.
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dude, I would totally vote for him!
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:13 pm Post subject: Re: Stephen Colbert files for Presidential Primary |
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| tinker683 wrote: | Wow. I did a double take when I saw this. I wonder how far he'll take this.
Should be very interesting...
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COLUMBIA, S.C. - Comedian Stephen Colbert's fanciful White House bid took a real step Thursday.
ADVERTISEMENT
It's up to South Carolina Democrats to decide whether to take him seriously.
Colbert, who poses as a conservative talk show host on the Comedy Central cable network, filed to get on the ballot as a Democratic candidate in his native South Carolina. His campaign paid a $2,500 filing fee just before the noon deadline, said state Democratic Party Chairwoman Carol Fowler.
Whether he'll appear on the ballot will be decided by party officials later Thursday.
The host of "The Colbert Report" doesn't appear to meet the party's viable candidate qualification. And it's unclear if he would meet the requirement that candidates actively campaign in the state.
Colbert did appear Sunday at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, telling several hundred fans he would, if elected, "crush the state of Georgia." He also received a key to the capital city and the mayor declared him South Carolina's "favorite son."
When Colbert announced his candidacy on his show last month, he said he would run only in this key primary state. He said then he planned to run as a Democrat and a Republican — so he could lose twice.
The GOP filing fee is $35,000; the deadline was Thursday afternoon.
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A certain part of me is happy they didn't just put him on because he's popular. Maybe they're just scared that he'd get more votes than anyone else they have despite not even campaigning.
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Hope they refunded his money. They took it and choose not to list him, so they should return it.
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