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A few months ago, Stephen Colbert tried to form Stephen Colbert PAC and ran into legal obstructions. He was however advised that he might be able to seek approval for a ‘Super-PAC’ if he could get the FEC to agree not to consider his TV show an ‘in kind’ donation from Viacom, owner of Comedy Central.
So yesterday, there he was at the FEC – in character as the guy who calls Bill O’Reilly “Papa Bear” – filing a formal request for an advisory opinion. Not surprisingly it was a media event with fans filling the sidewalks in front of the building.
Video is at Talking Points Memo with their story:
Accepting unlimited funding is “a right as described by the Citizens United case,” Colbert said in response to a question from Politico’s Ken Vogel. “I believe the Citizens United decision was the right one, there should be unlimited corporate money, and I want some of it. I don’t want to be the one chump who doesn’t have any.”
Outside, headed for his car, he said:
“I want to form Colbert Super PAC for all the PAC-less Americans, to give you a voice in the form of my voice,” Colbert said.
Colbert told the crowd he’d be offering handshakes at $1 a pop and collected fists full of cash as he darted into an awaiting SUV.
You can have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, or democracy. But you cannot have both.
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Finally, a voice of reason.
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There are days when I am sure that I love Stephen Colbert’s show the best, and then I’m equally sure that I love the Daily Show the most. These two men keep me sane along with a few pundits here and there who never stop carrying and reporting truth. 🙂
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Did you ever see this Sherry?
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If they refuse him, then FOX needs to be shut down or told they need to end the editorializing.
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Exactly noodle – and Beck’s show should have been shut by the FEC months ago for becoming a religious show.
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