The headliner of the event was Colbert Busch’s brother, late-night comedian Stephen Colbert, who made a rare appearance out of character to tout the candidacy of his older sister, “Lulu.” But it was not without at least one shot at her opponent, former Republican Gov. Mark Sanford.
Colbert said that though he loves his home state, “there are things about South Carolina that fill me with despair — one of them is that they managed to nominate Mark Sanford.”
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Stephen Colbert: James Island, South Carolina
“I grew up on James Island, which is, at least when I was there, dirt roads and
alligators and oak trees and Spanish moss. And then my family moved to Charleston when I was 12 to have more of the cultured, old, old antebellum South. Now I don’t even go down there; it’s too touristy. I just want to be near the water. That’s it. So it’s me and the water; the water’s in my blood, I’d say.
“Pluff mud is what’s at the bottom of a marsh or in a harbor in a tidal area. It is silt and decomposing animals and fish poop, and it’s an incredibly fine, claylike, slippery, quicksand-y kind of material, and it’s dark, dark, dark gray, almost black. You can smell it at low tide—and it, more than anything, says home to me. I grew up right near a creek and spent my whole childhood on the water, fishing and crabbing and shrimping … Home for me is being in the water, like floating in a creek.”
Source: Reader’s Digest.
Stephen Colbert to Explore Run for President in South Carolina.
NEW YORK — Stephen Colbert announced on “The Colbert Report” that he is exploring a presidential run in South Carolina, and made it legal by handing control of his super PAC to Jon Stewart in the opening segment of Thursday night’s show.
“I am proud to announce that I am forming an exploratory committee to lay the groundwork for my possible candidacy for president of the United States of America of South Carolina,” Colbert said during the Thursday evening show, several hours before airtime on Comedy Central.
“This is a difficult decision. I’ve talked it over with my money. I’ve talked it over with my spiritual adviser.”
Trevor Potter, the former Federal Election Commission chairman, acts as Colbert’s lawyer and was a guest on the show. “You cannot be a candidate and run a super PAC,” Potter said. “That would be coordinating with yourself.”
Source: Politico.
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The State (South Carolina’s Homepage™) recently had an emailed conversation with Mr. Colbert to follow up with the op-ed written by Stephen Colbert and published just before the holiday break. In their new article, titled, “Colbert: ‘We Sponsor Bowl Games; Why Not the Primary?’” by Andrew Shain, they give us the skinny on Stephen’s wheelings and dealings down south.
Why not just give the money to the Election Commission and bypass the state GOP so the money can go to the counties without party interference?
That’s exactly what I offered in my editorial. You should really read your own paper sometime. If you can’t afford the cover price, you can get the whole thing online for free!
Would you be willing to give the money without getting the naming rights and non-binding referendum?
I’m open to other offers of equal or greater value!
Why not just give the money without any strings if you want to help counties that are struggling financially?
I wouldn’t want to insult the Republican primary by offering a handout. I believe in the free market; that’s why I’m not even giving you these answers for free. Expect my invoice in the mail.
If not the naming rights and referendum, I would settle for holding “The Stephen Colbert South Carolina Serious, Classy Republican Debate.” Moderated by me and the Dog Whisperer. Nat Geo Wild, Animal Planet and Buddy Roemer are all on board. You pass on this, I’m offering it to Florida.
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The State (South Carolina’s Homepage™) recently had an emailed conversation with Mr. Colbert to follow up with the op-ed written by Stephen Colbert and published just before the holiday break. In their new article, titled, “Colbert: ‘We Sponsor Bowl Games; Why Not the Primary?’” by Andrew Shain, they give us the skinny on Stephen’s wheelings and dealings down south.