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Stephen Colbert joins presidential race for 2008

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Alexander_Keith
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I watched this on TV last night. There havent been any threads on it yet.

http://www.indecision2008.com/blog.jhtml?c=vc&videoId=118597&rsspartner=rssFeedfetcherGoogle

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

Oct 17 2007 10:03PM
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flyinghighagain
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if i lived in the states he'd have my vote
reason being he can hold my attention for more than 2 mins as opposed to any other presidential candidate
Oct 17 2007 10:06PM
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C.R.420
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that would be so insane if he actually won, which he wont.. unfortunately.
that guy is hilarious
Oct 17 2007 10:08PM
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timmi
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good publicity stunt but i doubt he would be capable of it.
Oct 17 2007 10:17PM
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pat_in_the_hat
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you really dont think he has a chance of winning? he just has most of the u.s. wraped around his finger by his show, everyone knows him. everyone likes him. he gives good points  to the u.s. structure as well. who would you rather choose? a black guy? a woman? or a funny ass comedian who pretty much rules the US of A
Oct 17 2007 10:17PM
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jimmychung
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is he serious? i wouldn't give him my vote right off the bat, but i'd be interested in hearing his plans. it would also make the race extremely interesting and fun to keep up with.
Oct 17 2007 10:18PM
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C.R.420
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i never said that he was unpopular, and i never said that i wouldn't vote for him.
his show is great, and he does make legit points, in a comedic way.
if he does end up on the ballot, i will definitely vote for him.
Oct 17 2007 10:20PM
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pns513
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this will be an interesting election
Oct 17 2007 10:20PM
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Alexander_Keith
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I suppose I should've mentioned this but he only intends to run in his home state of South Carolina.

It mentions it in the article. Its more of a publicity stunt then anything serious.

Hes running as both a Republican and a Democrat.
Oct 17 2007 10:24PM
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Lax_Bro40
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the dude isnt just a comidian.  he is smart as hell and knows his shit.  in my opinion the best president wouldnt be a politician but a history teacher/historian.  History repeats itself like a bad burrito.  and they all know their shit.
Oct 17 2007 10:24PM
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M+M
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^ true, there are so many more people fit for the job, i know so many rediculous wise history teachers
Oct 17 2007 10:31PM
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hurrisun
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he would have a hard time his job is to go on tv and bash politicians if he messes up its gunna suck
Oct 17 2007 10:31PM
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t-roy
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Cha.

i hope his campaign gets some more press though because it will get a lot more people in tune with the election hopefully.
Oct 17 2007 10:59PM
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ajax
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haha, that would be funny. If I lived in South Carolina I would probably vote for him.
Oct 17 2007 11:00PM
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salomon097
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im so stoked on this right now. i posted a petition on here a few months ago to get him to run and im just really stoked on this
Oct 17 2007 11:06PM
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General_Shredgnar
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Thats pretty awesome, but you cant see anything amterializing for him. I mean with Jon Stuart hes serious enough to have legit and straightforward views that people can identify with. Colbert lives sarcasm so who knows. 
Oct 17 2007 11:09PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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I'd vote for him just cause he's hilarious. Since I don't think any of the candidates are actually going to follow through on most of their ideas, I plan on voting for who seems like the nicest guy. (I mean guy too. Fuck Hilary, she'd be awful)
Oct 17 2007 11:11PM
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drewishish
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i would not vote for him. since he likes bush.
Oct 17 2007 11:28PM
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soulskier
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look him up on wikipedia, hes more then just a comedian

  
Oct 18 2007 12:02AM
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TheStamos
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The terminator is my governer...... why cant colbert  be president?
Oct 18 2007 12:22AM
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DrStrangelove
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hahahahaahahaha i think it's funny when people COMPLETELY fail to scratch the surface of colbert's sense of humor...his WHOLE SHOW is a parody of heavy-duty rightwing flag-waving pundits, specifically bill o'reilly. that's not his actual personality, if he seriously ran for president he would act completely differently than he does on his show. remember when he went to the white house press dinner as the keynote speaker? he trashed the bush administration STRAIGHT TO THEIR FACE for a solid 20 minutes...

unfortunately, i think he's just fucking around for the sake of fucking around. he's entering the south carolina primaries...BOTH of them...which is kind of absurd. also, he hasnt said anything about entering any other primaries aside from SC, so i think it's just a ploy for ratings, the whole thing is just an awesome excercise in general shenanigans and abuse of celebrity status...which is super sweet if you ask me, why the hell not? it'll be funny if he actually gets support. 

oh, and i hate to claim, but of all the alumni of my college, stephen colbert is the one im most proud of
Oct 18 2007 12:26AM
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whattheshit
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its sad to see that one would vote for colbert based purely on the grounds that he makes you laugh.

shows just how seriously the kids of today take a presidential election. 

and how can you vote for him, you have no idea what kind of person he actually is.  all you see is satire.
Oct 18 2007 12:33AM
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ECfreeski3
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a kid i know roomed wit some idiot skinhead last year who loved te colbert report because he had no idea that colbert isn't being serious..
Oct 18 2007 12:49AM
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ECfreeski3
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didnt mean to bold that
Oct 18 2007 12:50AM
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Skipig25
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he won't win due to the fact that the majority of the country and everyone over 45 will not vote for him, and the demographic that watches the show usually doesn't have a high voter turnout. I do think he will have a good showing however. and if he was the president, we'd pull some sick ass pranks on other countries.
Oct 18 2007 1:15AM
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McTwist83
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Word, but i can't really imagine it...if he was serious there would be more headline though, comadie centeral would be behind him and you'd see stuff...but yea, it would go great
Oct 18 2007 1:25AM
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Itsbackfliptime
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why is that sad? I honestly don't think that it matters who is president. My life won't be affected no matter who is President. My quality of life hasn't changed AT ALL since the first George Bush. The government is way too complicated for one man to have that drastic of an impact on the way the nation is run.
Oct 18 2007 2:28AM
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cobra_commander
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Anyone who would vote for stephen colbert does not desrve to vote.
Oct 18 2007 2:36AM
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TechnoPotamus
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agreed, he's such a tool
Oct 18 2007 3:07AM
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whattheshit
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sure, whatever you say..
Oct 18 2007 3:17AM
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Mod
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Publicity stunt, but I like Colbert so I'll keep my mouth shut.

Oct 18 2007 6:57AM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
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if he wins..............
Oct 18 2007 8:30AM
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Shpadoinkle
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i think i might vote for him if he did. right now the whole presidential race is just pissing me off.
Oct 18 2007 10:59AM
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da-bling
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hahaha ya i couldnt tell if that was for real or not when i saw it.
Oct 18 2007 11:49AM
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srwinnsuco
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RON PAUL 2008

STEPHEN COLBERT SUCKSASS AND IS A JOKE and his book sucks and so does his show.  the man is not funny.
Oct 18 2007 12:32PM
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skijunkiedtm
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FUCK YOU have you even read the book?
Oct 18 2007 1:06PM
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Liam.
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thats an opinion...not a fact

Oct 18 2007 1:29PM
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Holte
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I like Stephen Colbert. I think he's really funny. But I would be willing to bet that 50 percent of Americans don't know who he is other than somebody on TV.
Oct 18 2007 2:05PM
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dilla_says_go
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that would be awesome but he never held a seat in the senate so no dice for colbert.
Oct 18 2007 4:07PM
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ColbyV
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its like  that movie with Robin Williams when the comedian runs for president and wins
Oct 18 2007 5:11PM
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sktrkdo7
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nah its like Head of State with chris rock kinda
Oct 18 2007 5:38PM
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lushlaxstr
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i will vote for him
Oct 18 2007 11:37PM
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skimanskimanskim
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You would vote for him just because hes a funny guy? I'll admit I dont watch much of this show, i'm not much of a TV guy, so I dont really know his ideas and opinions on politics. HOWEVER, you would put your vote in faith of a guy just becasue he can make you laugh. You reaize he can fuck all of America up even more then Bush already did. I need to read more about this race, I havn't been very up to date with it
Oct 18 2007 11:47PM
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thedutchmayn
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i will vote for him.  it will be my first election to vote in.
Oct 18 2007 11:55PM
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Calb3rt
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Colbert, Putin '08
Oct 18 2007 11:57PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Haha, I just love people on both sides of the political fence that think hes being serious.
Oct 19 2007 1:12AM
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potato_man
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has anyone seen Man Of The Year?

dont, it sucked

but this is basically wat happened in the movie
Oct 19 2007 3:31AM
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Jeff_Lo
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you have a very good point.
put it in retrospect, Ronald Reagan was an actor.  Look at cali, Arnold won.
I'm not 100precent sure he is serious but if he is he probably has a chance.

People in our country would probably vote for him before voting for a politician that would probably actually make more sense for our contry.  People are more inclined to listen to P Diddy's vote or die campaign than half of what the presidents actually say.  I'm not putting Colbert on the same level as some dumb uneducated overly liberal actor/actress from hollywood that tries to become politically involved without the slightest idea of what they're saying.  Because he does know what he's talking about.  But the fact that he has the public eye already gives him that much more of a chance to win assuming he is serious.


Oct 19 2007 3:49AM
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Mod
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Haha that was so funny.


On a serious note I'd rather have him leading this country then Ron Paul.
Oct 19 2007 10:46AM
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0ptions
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Lol if i lived in america he'd have my vote, but what if it turns out to be another "Man of the year". that movie sucked.
Oct 19 2007 11:59AM
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Ryno
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http://www.colbert08.org/

This would be amazing...seriously.
Oct 19 2007 4:35PM
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