Colbert announces presidential bid

Stephen Colbert announced his candidacy for president on "The Colbert Report," tossing his satirical hat into the ring of an already crowded race.

"I shall seek the office of the President of the United States," announced Colbert on his Comedy Central show Tuesday, as red, white and blue balloons fell around him.

Colbert had recently satirized the coyness of would-be presidential candidates by refusing to disclose whether he would seek the country's highest office — a refusal that often came without any prompting.

Shortly before making the announcement, Colbert appeared on "The Daily Show" (the show which spawned Colbert's spin-off) and played cagy, claiming he was only ready to consider a White House bid. He entered the studio set pulled by a bicycle pedaled by Uncle Sam and quickly pulled out a bale of hay and a bottle of beer to show that he was "an Average Joe."

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21337486/

In a guest column for Maureen Dowd in Sunday's New York Times, Colbert wrote: "I am not ready to
announce yet _ even though it's clear that the voters are desperate for a white, male, middle-aged,
Jesus-trumpeting alternative."

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He's running for both parties, so he can lose twice!! :rofl:

Obviously, he's playing this for laughs...but the FEC might decide he's serious and tell him to either stop campaigning or stop appearing on Comedy Central. But if the FEC has a sense of humor and lets him keep "campaigning" it could be a fun few months.

He should try to get into the debates. :)

:P

I remember that like it was yesterday. Didn't Snoopy (of Peanuts fame) also launch a campaign around that time?

Why, yes, he did!

By 1968, the Snoopy theme was wearing thin, but the band wasn't quite through with him yet. "Snoopy For President" put the World War I flying ace in the race for the White House, and somehow every title on the new album was supposed to tie in with the campaign ("Yummy Yummy Yummy" refers to the $100-a-plate campaign dinners, while "Cry Like A Baby" is what the losers would do). The original single version of "Snoopy For President" featured a spoken introduction by "The Red Baron", mentioning the then-current presidential candidates for the 1968 election. Unfortunately, Bobby Kennedy was assassinated just days after the record had already been shipped to stores. Later pressings eliminated the spoken intro and the song could only climb to number 83 in the U.S.

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whom I love with all my heart and soul

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He said he will seek the office of the president. He wants to go and visit the oval office, thats all. Not run for president.

instead of about how lame politics is. Pat Paulsen in '68 could give Colbert lessons.

He was in character, so everything is about him. And I think his campaign will be just as brilliant and hilarious as Paulsen's.

:shrug:

In one state not expecting to get the nomination.

That means he won't get any electoral votes.

I know they've been around forever (remember Pat Paulsen?) but I dislike the idea that elections are a lark.

In this country, the Republicans best hope is to convince voters that politicians are "all the same"; e.g. no better than us. Times are different than they were in Pat Paulsen's day. If he were to maintain the charade beyond this years' conventions, Colbert would get 10% of the vote - and they're not voters who would have otherwise voted for Mitt Romney.

I don't think I'm taking democracy too seriously. Elections are not for sending messages. They're for awarding authority and power.

He said he's going to run in BOTH primaries, dem and repub. Is this actually possible?

:rofl: