Who would have thought? Stephen Colbert, funny tv host, hinted that he was going to run in the South Carolina primaries for president. What do you think about that?
Also, he is planning on running as a democrat and a republican - letting the voters choose which party he should be in. Cop out?
I just thought this was kinda cool, check out the clip at:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/
What do you think about Colbert running for president, and what do you think about him registering under both parties, to let "the people" decide for him?
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No matter how funny he is, nobody knows the real Colbert. The character , host on The Colbert Report, is considered by the show as a "high class idiot," that's also a Republican. The real Colbert is just an actor, whoes policies are a mystery. I think it's pretty funny that he actually is a candidate (although I want to know if he will be on the ballot). I doubt the parties would accept him as running for both parties. I'm interested to see how this will turn out.
While it will be intersting to see what happens, i think that it is just an elaborate hoax and that Colbert will not take the election seriously. Even if he doesnt stand a good chance of winning, it will be entertaining to see how he handles himself.
I believe that claiming that he wants the people to decide what party he's in basically says that he doesn't have any concrete stance--if he can't make the decision of what party he associates with, imagine him in the White House deciding if we should go to war or not.
Not that he would actually win, but cmon...
And this is exactly why we had the lecture on Tuesday, or Wednesday.
Is South Carolina a toss up state or no? Because if they are there might be some very upset people. I just think it shows how ridiculous it has become that famous people use their fame to become part of politics. Arnold, Jesse, and now Colby? I think there should be a rule maybe that famous public figures should not be able to run for office because they have an unfair name recognition advantage and media coverage advantage when it comes to targeting the voters. Think of all the votes that maybe John Madden would receive based on his name from every football fan in America, and the younger generations with video games. He might be able to get the Green Party in the capital. Or maybe Hogan?
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