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| Nov 3rd, 2007 12:10 AM | ||
| Miss Modular |
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 I know I'd join.
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| Nov 2nd, 2007 11:10 PM | ||
| Emu | Add "iness" to the end of that and you've got the fastest growing party in the U.S. | |
| Nov 2nd, 2007 07:40 PM | ||
| Miss Modular | I think Colbert should just form his own party, then run. How about "The Party of Truth"? | |
| Nov 2nd, 2007 03:37 PM | ||
| AChimp | Politics is serious business. | |
| Nov 2nd, 2007 02:07 PM | ||
| El Blanco | So which is worse: the $35k the Republicans are charging, or the ass kissing the Democrats require? Not that I don't think the GOP doesn't require ass kissing. | |
| Nov 2nd, 2007 12:56 PM | ||
| Grislygus | Crap. At least he'll be able to squeeze an endless supply of righteous indignation out of it. | |
| Nov 1st, 2007 05:57 PM | ||
| Miss Modular |
For anyone who still cares... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071101/...colbert_ballot Colbert won't appear on SC ballot By JIM DAVENPORT, Associated Press Writer 22 minutes ago South Carolina Democrats squashed Stephen Colbert's fanciful White House bid on Thursday. 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. However, after about 40 minutes of discussion by top party officials, the executive council voted 13-3 to keep the host of "The Colbert Report" off the ballot. "He's really trying to use South Carolina Democrats as suckers so he can further a comedy routine," said Waring Howe, a member of the executive council. And Colbert "serves to detract from the serious candidates on the ballot." But state Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter told the committee Colbert could showcase the state "in a way that none of the other candidates on the ballot have been able to do." "I think you're taking this a little too seriously," she said. 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 night. Democrats say he will get his $2,500 back. |
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| Oct 28th, 2007 06:57 PM | ||
| Kulturkampf | Haha, no. | |
| Oct 28th, 2007 02:32 PM | ||
| Dr. Boogie | Do you still film your acts of self-defence? | |
| Oct 28th, 2007 11:35 AM | ||
| Kulturkampf |
I have stopped drinking that much. I have not vomitted from drinking in a long time. HOwever, I am still in Korea. I am living a far more Christian life and I do not become intoxicated from drinking. I am no longer a drunkard and I do not believe in acts of violence unless it is self-defense. I live by my ideals, now, Kev. |
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| Oct 28th, 2007 10:54 AM | ||
| KevinTheOmnivore | Are you still vomiting on women in Korea? | |
| Oct 28th, 2007 02:28 AM | ||
| Kulturkampf |
Soldier Class sounds good to me. Name dropping of dead Greeks? Well, Socrates said that and it comes off as respectable to me.  I am not that interested in Greek philosophy, not that interested in Aristotle. Perhaps I should read it to become as well of a rounded person as Sethomas though. |
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| Oct 28th, 2007 12:11 AM | ||
| george |
HE DOESN'T REALLY NEED TO GET ON THE BALLOT IN ANY STATE, YOU CAN WRITE IN WHOEVER THE HELL YOU WANT I WILL VOTE FOR COLBERT, THE REAL PERSON I WAS GOING TO VOTE FOR WILL JUST HAVE TO WIN WITHOUT ME. |
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| Oct 26th, 2007 12:21 PM | ||
| mburbank | Actually, I think KK is the perfect example of a Soldier Class mentality. That's a totally other dead greek, but what the hell. | |
| Oct 26th, 2007 04:37 AM | ||
| Sethomas | Name-dropping of dead Greeks aside, my guess is that if you actually read Plato's Apology and comprehended what it was expressing you'd shit yourself so badly you'd die of internal bleeding. | |
| Oct 25th, 2007 11:22 PM | ||
| Kulturkampf |
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Also, I do nto feel like an idiot... You know, Socrates did say that the man who is truly wise is the man who knows tha the knows nothing. |
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| Oct 25th, 2007 10:13 AM | ||
| mburbank |
I thought that was your role here, but you don't come around enough. The village idiot post is still open, but only if you can make a commitment. |
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| Oct 25th, 2007 06:54 AM | ||
| Kulturkampf |
Ron Paul also makes me upset and makes me laugh. However, a satirist running for President is just a waste of everybody's time and taking things too far. Besides, I never liked Colbert as his role is literally just walking about as a strawman. |
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| Oct 19th, 2007 11:57 AM | ||
| El Blanco | Out of those three, Ron Paul makes me laugh the most. Then, I get scared because he isn't playing a character. | |
| Oct 19th, 2007 10:39 AM | ||
| Emu | I said support, not votes. Just clarifying. He's got a cult following of devoteds and certainly we'll be seeing Colbert/Stewart bumper stickers plastered on every lamp post and rusty Ford Taurus in the country, right on top of the Ron Paul ones. | |
| Oct 19th, 2007 02:12 AM | ||
| Chojin | The registrars of South Carolina are really pissy about how he registered as both a Democrat and a Republican. They're all 'well, you CAN do that technically but LET'S BE SERIOUS HERE GUYS'. | |
| Oct 18th, 2007 11:29 AM | ||
| El Blanco |
Its going to strike up a lot more interest is a what seems to be a rather lackluster race. If Comedy Central foots the bill for his application fees (what would that be compared to their usual advertising budget?), I really don't see a downside for him. And you can't make a mockery of the current election process anymore than...well the current election process. |
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| Oct 18th, 2007 10:37 AM | ||
| mburbank |
A.) I think this sort of satire does a great service to overall political truth. B.) I doubt very much he'll get an inordinate, or even statistically significant amount of support in actual votes. C.) Getting on the ballot in most states is not an easy thing to do Anybody care to take bets on which candidate, kingmaker or spokesperson gets publicly angry with him first, or better yet, accuses him of making a mockery of our political system? And side bets on who HERE thinks this is ill advised or unfunny. |
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| Oct 17th, 2007 08:12 PM | ||
| Chojin |
I honestly think Colbert and Stewart are better fit to run the country than most of our candidates anyway. Besides, the state of the union address would be awesome. And the debates! |
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| Oct 17th, 2007 06:31 PM | ||
| Emu |
I love Stephen Colbert and all, but this just seems stupid to me. The inordinate amount of support he's going to get is only going to prove that the presidential race is a popularity contest, which we all knew anyway 
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