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#1 Jan 06 2012 at 11:55 PM Rating: Excellent
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In October, Colbert offered the Republican Party in South Carolina $400,000 to defray the cost of the presidential primary there in January in return for naming rights — he wanted the ballots, the lanyards, the press credentials to say “The Stephen Colbert Super PAC South Carolina Primary” — and for a nonbinding referendum question that asked the voters to decide whether “corporations are people” or “only people are people.” This issue has been Colbert’s hobbyhorse since August, when Mitt Romney told a heckler that “corporations are people, my friend,” and needless to say, Colbert too is on the side of corporate personhood. “Just because someone was born in a lawyer’s office and is incorporeal doesn’t mean he should have no rights,” he likes to say.

“I figured that if they’d sell me the naming rights, they’d probably be willing to sell me a referendum,” Colbert told me. “I always assume that anything that could be for sale probably is.”

Amazingly, the South Carolina Republicans were on the point of agreeing to Colbert’s proposal, and ballots were printed that included the referendum question, when the state Supreme Court ruled that the counties, not the party, had to pay for the primary and that the ballot could not include referendum questions. When the Republicans declined to pursue the matter, Colbert made the same offer to the state’s Democrats, who filed an appeal. Even Colbert seemed a little surprised, pointing out that he had repeatedly warned both the Republicans and the Democrats that his aims were satirical and that their very willingness to negotiate with him could become a joke on the show. “It turns out that both sides are happy to take my money,” he said.
#2 Jan 07 2012 at 12:09 AM Rating: Good
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I just wanna hug Colbert.

Wonder if they make a plush teddy colbert??
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#3 Jan 07 2012 at 3:16 AM Rating: Good
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Thats some good stuff, and sad at the same time.
#4 Jan 07 2012 at 8:49 AM Rating: Decent
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Elinda wrote:
I just wanna hug Colbert.

Wonder if they make a plush teddy colbert??



Doubtful from my understanding he hates all bears.
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#5 Jan 07 2012 at 10:51 AM Rating: Good
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rdmcandie wrote:
Elinda wrote:
I just wanna hug Colbert.

Wonder if they make a plush teddy colbert??



Doubtful from my understanding he hates all bears.


Except Papa Bear.
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