Colbert announces run for president
Steve Safran October 16th, 2007
Stephen Colbert has announced he will enter the 2008 race for president of the United States. (Video.) Tuesday night on “The Daily Show,” Colbert announced he was “officially announcing that I have decided to officially consider whether or not I will announce” a bid, but said he would make that announcement “on a more prestigious show.” True to his word, Colbert made the announcement a half-hour later on Tuesday night’s “Colbert Report,” saying he will be putting his name on the ballot in the South Carolina primary, running as a favorite son. (Stephen’s from South Carolina.) How does this shake up the political landscape? Colbert had CBS News Senior Political Analyst Jeff Greenfield on as a guest to ask him about this latest development. “What impact has my candidacy had on the campaign in the last three minutes,” Colbert asked Greenfield. “This could be it for Mike Gravel,” replied Greenfield astutely. Colbert is currently plugging his book “I Am America (And So Can You!)” Stephen’s Wikipedia entry has already been edited to reflect his announcement.
8 Comments Add your own
1. Barry | October 16th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
Maybe I’ll threaten to move out of the country like Alec Baldwin did before the last Bush election.
2. Z | October 17th, 2007 at 4:27 am
Damn! I knew I moved out of South Carolina too soon!
Okay, maybe not, but still.
3. Jessica | October 17th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
This will be one for the books. . . . . thats for sure
4. "John Galt" | October 17th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
I wonder if he has dusted off Pat Paulsen’s strategy book.
5. Rob | October 17th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Move over Strategery … the new presidential candidate buzzword is “Truthiness”.
BTW Steve, were you and Chicago Sun-Times sportswriter Jay Mariotti separated at birth?
6. Safran | October 17th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Mariotti and I… interesting. Let’s see:
- Widow’s peak: Check
- Big-ass bottom lip: check
- Face in permanent smirk: check
- One eyebrow usually arched: check
- Head round with double chin no matter how much weight I lose: check
- Wiseass commentator who won’t shut up: check
Jeez… not bad.
7. Rob | October 17th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
Well maybe he can play you in the Lost Remote movie the Weinstein brothers just greenlighted.
They just greenlighted George Romero’s latest zombie flick so anything’s possible ya know.
8. Gorman | October 18th, 2007 at 6:34 am
Yes, but I can read Safran’s posts/comments/stories without wanting to throw something at my monitor. Not so much with Mariotti. I lose more shoes that way.
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