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Stephen Colbert in '08!
MKR
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So Stephen Colbert just announced his candidacy. Do you think he'll keep the act up, be normal, or find a healthy balance? I'm hoping for a balance.
What say ye, people of PA?
What say ye, people of PA?
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It's like not voting, but so much better.
Sometimes I think the media sets up these sorts of things.
edit: I didn't see today's Colbert Report yet.
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still though the question is how seriously is he going to take this
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Colbert '08
Because if you don't, bears will kill us all.
1. Bigger Christmas presents.
2. The wind will always blow with you on cycle paths.
3. Free keg beer for everyone.
And he was actually elected. Also, because Denmark has a system where a party receives a certain amount of campaign funds for every vote received, he in turn used the money to walk through the department stores of of his district during Christmas season, approach people, ask them what they want for Christmas, and then buy it for them, as well as throw a big block party with free beer and hot dogs. I guess he didn't make good on the wind promise.
Anyway -- I think more comedians should run for office. It's good for politics.
Only I won't.
I predict the '08 election will come down to South Carolina and Colbert will be blamed from taking votes away from everyone. And winning the state, forcing a tie-breaker.
Second: alright, this next election will be the first time I can vote and honestly I've been really apathetic so far. So: if he's running in South Carolina, does that mean only people registered to vote there can vote for him? Because not only is that kind of a waste of time, but it's also frustrating because while I go to school in SC right now, I live and am registered in North Carolina. One state away!
So yeah. Can someone clear this up?
indeed, fruitfucker
I still think that he isn't totally serious. I think he's smart enough to realize that being president should be more than a popularity contest, though I guess it's possible he really thinks that he can do a better job than any of the current candidates and so is using his popularity to give it a shot.
The thing is, when not in "character" him and John Stewart study politicts more then anyone that I can think of in the general media and know enough that I think that one of them or both (John as Vice?) could do better.
Or not...I'll be honest I'm not really that into politicts.
I think he's also smart enough to realize that, if he makes it far enough, he might actually stand a pretty good chance at getting elected. Which is pretty darn crazy.
3 outcomes will happen.
1: He drops out tomorrow from some injury.
2: He sees how far it goes, and if it hits the danger zone, he drops.
3: He stays in it all the way, and might actually win. Record high voter turnout as people vote for "that funny guy" rather than say Clinton or Obama or whoever. "I voted for him because I thought it'd be funny. Who knew he'd actually win?".
But I'm Canadian, so meh, what do I know?
Honestly, I think it's hard to really be into politics these days. Unless it's your job, of course. But everything's such a fucking mess, it's easy to understand the general apathy and even disgust that seems to be common.
Write-in votes, man. How many people in other states do you think will write him in to their own primary ballots?
This guy, for one.
Except hes actually quite an adequate Governer. But I know what you're saying, yeah.
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I mean what, are only lawyers/independantly wealthy entrepeneurs/trust fund children fit to be politicians? Does having a sense of humor mean you can't be taken seriously?
Despite "real" Colbert's liberal views, he has shown, through "larp" Colbert, to have a keen understanding of the Republican/Conservative mindset, which means he can readily (in my opinion) convince both sides that he is a candidate worth considering, if he, indeed, is taking this seriously.
He's quite obviously politically opinionated. I have no clue what kind of job he'd do.
Before Arnie, there was Reagan *takes a shot*. Remember, Reagan was an actor before he became governor of California.
And I do think Colbert would be an adequate president. I wont say great, but it couldn't be worse than some of the other candidates we have running now.
Plus, can any of you imagine Colbert actually at one of the debates? It would probably be the first I want to watch.
But it's still fun to think about. He and Jon Stewart are just about the two most respectable people on television at this point.
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