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ovcatto · 12-24-2011, 06:58 AM

South Carolina election officials say they are $500,000 short of the $1.5 million they need to hold the first-in-the-South Republican presidential primary early next year. Stephen Colbert says he has the answer.

The Comedy Central star is offering to make up the difference with cash raised by his super PAC – if the state agrees to rename the nominating contest "The Colbert Super PAC South Carolina Republican Primary" and if state residents support his bid to add a non-binding referendum about "corporate personhood" on the ballot that asks voters whether "corporations are people" or "only people are people."

Stephen Colbert-South Carolina GOP Primary: Comedy Central star offers to subsidize state nominating contest.

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Darkatt · 12-24-2011, 11:16 AM

Colbert's an idiot.

uggabugga · 12-24-2011, 11:20 AM

Resuce?

Visvaldis · 12-24-2011, 11:21 AM

Colbert has the ability to see the absurdities of many things (especially US politics) that most people accept with seriousness.

ovcatto · 12-24-2011, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkatt

Colbert's an idiot.

A brilliant idiot.

dreamofmonterey · 12-24-2011, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ovcatto

South Carolina election officials say they are $500,000 short of the $1.5 million they need to hold the first-in-the-South Republican presidential primary early next year. Stephen Colbert says he has the answer.

The Comedy Central star is offering to make up the difference with cash raised by his super PAC – if the state agrees to rename the nominating contest "The Colbert Super PAC South Carolina Republican Primary" and if state residents support his bid to add a non-binding referendum about "corporate personhood" on the ballot that asks voters whether "corporations are people" or "only people are people."

Stephen Colbert-South Carolina GOP Primary: Comedy Central star offers to subsidize state nominating contest.

Colbert guest editorial: Naming rights, state mottoes and the GOP primary + video - Editorial Columns - TheState.com

S. carolina is a broke state....GOP should be worried since its their constituents who cant get to the polls.