Colbert for President

[sapi]

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert announced his candidacy for president on "The Colbert Report" on Tuesday night, tossing his satirical hat into the ring of an already crowded race.

"I shall seek the office of the President of the United States," announced Colbert on his Comedy Central show, as red, white and blue balloons fell around him.

Colbert had recently satirized the coyness of would-be presidential candidates by refusing to disclose whether he would seek the country's highest office — a refusal that often came without any prompting.

Shortly before making the announcement, Colbert appeared on "The Daily Show" (the show which spawned Colbert's spin-off) and played cagy, claiming he was only ready to consider a White House bid. He entered the studio set pulled by a bicycle pedaled by Uncle Sam and quickly pulled out a bale of hay and a bottle of beer to show that he was "an Average Joe."

Colbert said his final decision would be announced on a "more prestigeous show," which turned out to be his own.

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On the off chance that this turns out to be true, I'll be too busy laughing to notice

[naut]

No thanks, at least the current guy is actually funny.

[Whacker]

Wonder what his policy is on nukuler energy?

[CountArach]

I love it, he's running for both parties!

Colbert '08! To the House!

EDIT: OMG! It's true!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen...esidential_bid

On the following episode of his show, Colbert signed both the Democratic and Republican nomination forms on the air. ABC News commented that "Republican White House hopefuls have been debating who among them is a real Republican. That's a debate where Colbert can definitely distinguish himself from the rest -- he is totally unquestionably fake."

[sapi]

Okay, I'm going to have to get a hold of that

[Geoffrey S]

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