Stephen Colbert’s running for president in his home state as a “favorite son” and on the Democrat and Republican ticket.
Exactly how far the mock conservative pundit planned to stretch his impression of a presidential candidate wasn’t clear. Colbert rarely breaks character on camera, including at his memorable speech at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner last year.
The Comedy Central host has often mobilized his fans (“Colbert Nation”), encouraging them to vote to have a Hungarian bridge named after him, for example, or to vandalize Web site Wikipedia.com with his version of “truthiness” and “wikiality.”
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In a guest column for Maureen Dowd in Sunday’s New York Times, Colbert wrote: “I am not ready to announce yet — even though it’s clear that the voters are desperate for a white, male, middle-aged, Jesus-trumpeting alternative.”
I can’t figure if the man is brilliant in that Rain Man kind of way, or if he’s insane in that Easy Rider Dennis Hopper kind of way.
(via pretty much every damn where)
Update: A row of videos on the matter and ONTD declares that Colbert is their official favorite son.
