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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Colbert for President

Last night comedian Stephen Colbert announced his candidacy for President. Colbert says he will file as a Democrat and a Republican in his home state of South Carolina. Has anyone ever registered to run for both parties simultaneously? Will he generate more grassroots support than Ron Paul? Will he steal votes from Obama? If Fred Thompson's reruns got pulled from NBC, will Comedy Central be force to cancel the Colbert Report? How seriously will the FEC take his candidacy? Stephen Colbert already blurs the line between his on-screen and off-screen persona, so he might take this campaign more seriously then we all think.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/16/AR200710
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Laura Sucheski said...

If Colbert takes himself seriously and continues to run, it WILL affect his show. Comdey Central's support for the show would be considered a form of corporate contribution, which is illegal. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1007/6450.html

In an effort to keep The Colbert Report legal per the FEC, he created a website with the official petition. In case you want to help out and you happen to be from South Carolina:
http://www.colbert08.org/

October 21, 2007 at 7:31 PM

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