Stephen Colbert polling at 13%

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Stephen Colbert polling at 13%

#1 Post by nitrah55 » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:38 am

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp ... 1003663830

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I am about 25% sure of this.
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Re: Stephen Colbert polling at 13%

#2 Post by MarleysGh0st » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:42 am

nitrah55 wrote:Truthiness on the march.
Is his campaign platform "in character" or "out of character"? Makes a big difference, I bet! :)

From the link:
If he keeps gaining over 10% a week, Colbert should be leading the field before November is out.
How to Lie with Statistics 101
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#3 Post by nitrah55 » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:47 am

His platform is "in character." Amazingly, and depressingly, there are people- one of Beloved Son's classmates, for instance- who don't get that it's a joke.

When his show started, I figured he was good for about 6 months, tops. There was no way, I thought, he could sustain such a schtick and keep people watching.

His genius, and I mean that word, is that he has created this character, but has his genuine intelligence and likability peeking around behind it, so anyone who wants to be in on the gag can be in on it.

The last guy I saw who was this good and this smart on TV was Steve Allen.
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#4 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:54 am

Even Emma knew that he was running. She told me when I got home from my trip that he was on the ballot in South Carolina. Usually she doesn't care about politics.
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#5 Post by Bob Juch » Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:18 am

Anyone remember when Pat Paulson used to run?
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#6 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:45 am

Bob Juch wrote:Anyone remember when Pat Paulson used to run?
I remember when he last ran in 1992. Pretty interesting having two comedians (the other, Ross Perot) in the field that year.
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#7 Post by wbtravis007 » Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:28 am

I am awed by him. I mean it.
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#8 Post by Appa23 » Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:16 pm

Interestingly, I was reading a detailed article about how his campaign is violating federal election laws.

It is a lawsuit waiting to happen.

My guess is that he will be gone within a few weeks, as Viacom does not want to risk things.
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