Colbert Rejected for South Carolina Ballot

Stephen Colbert's quixotic quest for the presidency--in South Carolina--has been thwarted by the Democratic Party.Stephen Colbert’s satirical run for the presidency has run into its first roadblock — his bid to be on the ballot in the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary was rejected on Thursday. The party’s executive council voted 13-3 to refuse Colbert’s application for a spot on the ...

Colbert Files for South Carolina Primary

Stephen Colbert has filed for the South Carolina Democratic primary. Stephen Colbert's fanciful White House bid took a real step Thursday. It's up to South Carolina Democrats to decide whether to take him seriously. Colbert, who poses as a conservative talk-show host on the Comedy Central cable network, filed to get on the ballot as a Democratic candidate in his native South ...

Stephen Colbert Outpolls Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich

It's apparently silly season at Rasmussen, which continues to release results of absurd polling questions. Given a choice between Colbert running as a Democrat and Republican Congressman Ron Paul, 36% of voters prefer Colbert while Paul attracts 32%. Twenty-one percent (21%) say they’d vote for some other candidate while 10% are not sure. If the choice is between Colbert as a Republican ...

Colbert Outpolls Republicans with Young ‘Voters’

Comedian Stephen Colbert is doing quite well in the latest Rasmussen poll. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that Colbert is preferred by 13% of voters as an independent candidate challenging Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Rudy Giuliani. The survey was conducted shortly after Colbert’s surprise announcement that he is lusting for the Oval Office. The result is similar ...

Colbert Run May Violate Federal Election Law

Comedian Stephen Colbert's truthy run for the presidency may run afoul of federal election rules. Federal law bars corporations from contributing to candidates, either through donations or in-kind contributions such as free use of goods or services. Media organizations are permitted to feature presidential candidates in covering campaigns. But no precedent exists for a television network promoting and fostering a candidacy ...

Stephen Colbert Polling Ahead of Bill Richardson

Stephen Colbert has surged ahead of Bill Richardson and within a half point of Joe Biden in the latest Public Opinion Strategies poll. He's been "in" the race for less than a week, and already faux-pundit Stephen Colbert has surged ahead of longtime candidate Gov. Bill Richardson in one national poll gauging the race for the Democratic nod for president. And ...

Stephen Colbert Running for President

Stephen Colbert is running for president. Stephen Colbert has announced his candidacy for president on "The Colbert Report," tossing his satirical hat into the ring of an already crowded race. "I shall seek the office of the president of the United States," Colbert said Tuesday on his Comedy Central show as red, white and blue balloons fell around him. Colbert, 43, had recently ...

House Freshmen Ordered to Avoid Colbert Report

The Godfather of House Democrats has issued an edict: Stay away from Colbert. Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.), the Democratic Caucus chairman, has told new Democratic members of Congress to steer clear of Stephen Colbert, or at least his satirical Comedy Central program, “The Colbert Report.” “He said don’t do it … it’s a risk and it’s probably safer not to do it,” ...

Colbert Report . . . It’s a Satire

Chris Abraham finds a commenter who seems to think "The Colbert Report" is a real news talk show. And thinks that Colbert guy is right on the money. Somehow, I'm not the slightest bit surprised.

Colbert – O’Reilly Exchange Videos

The videos of Stephen Colbert's appearance on "The O'Reilly Factor" and Bill O'Reilly's appearance on "The Colbert Report" on January 18. Stephen Colbert on The O'Reilly Factor O'Reilly on Colbert

Bill O’Reilly – Stephen Colbert Crossover

Bill O'Reilly and Stephen Colbert will be guests on each other's programs on January 18. "I'm really looking forward to speaking to a man who owes his entire career to me," O'Reilly said. On "The Colbert Report," Colbert portrays a self-involved talk-show host who has tried to bring "truthiness" to the world. His character owes an obvious debt to ...

Fox News to Launch Conservative ‘Daily Show’ Clone

Seeing the success of Comedy Central's "Daily Show" and "Colbert Report," Fox News is working on a conservative news satire show. Fox News Channel might air two episodes of a "Daily Show"-like program with a decidedly nonliberal bent on Saturday nights in late January, with the possibility that it could become a weekly show for the channel. The half-hour show is executive ...

Surviving The Colbert Report Interview Segment

Slate television critic Troy Patterson explains how to survive the comedic "interview" segment on The Colbert Report, which almost invariably makes its celebrity guests look like nitwits. Act your age. Maybe they're just being obliging, but many of Colbert's guests tend to trip themselves up right out of the gate, before the host himself has even had a chance. They're ...

Stephen Colbert vs. Ann Coulter

Adam Sternbergh has a long feature on comedian Stephen Colbert which is the cover story of the current New York Magazine. This part particularly stood out: During one taping I attended, Colbert did a bit about eating disorders that ended with his addressing the camera and saying flatly, “Girls, if we can’t see your ribs, you’re ugly.” The audience ...

Wikipedia Handles Colbert Elephant Prank

Comedian Stephen Colbert instructed the audience of his popular Comedy Central program "The Colbert Report" to challenge Wikipedia's "truthiness" by pulling a little stunt. It didn't work. In an attempt to prove that Wikipedia's version of truth is flexible, Colbert recently told viewers to alter the Wikipedia page on "elephant" to state that the population of African elephants had tripled ...