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Post by lakhota on May 14, 2011 1:48:57 GMT -5
 Stephen Colbert PAC: Fans Cheer Outside Federal Election Commission As Comedian Files Papers WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of fans cheered Stephen Colbert as he delivered legal papers to the Federal Election Commission on Friday afternoon in his continued attempt to form his own political action committee. The Comedy Central political satirist told reporters he was there because he supports the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, which gutted decades of post-Watergate campaign finance laws. "There should be unlimited campaign money," Colbert said, staying in character as the right-wing blowhard he portrays on his show. "And I want some of it." After handing the paperwork to an FEC official in the agency's lobby, Colbert paused in the doorway to make a statement to the crowd. "I believe in the American Dream," he said. "And that dream is simple: That anyone, no matter who they are, if they are determined, if they are willing to work hard enough, someday they can grow up to create a legal entity which can then receive unlimited campaign funds which can be used to influence elections." The crowd roared its approval. It also sang "Happy Birthday." Colbert turned 47 on Friday. Colbert announced his visit to Washington on Thursday night's show, and during the day Friday he barraged his 2.3 million Twitter followers and 1.9 million Facebook fans with entreaties to join him at the FEC. In the filing Colbert delivered, his attorney, Trevor Potter, wrote: "Mr. Colbert plans to form an actual federal independent expenditure-only committee named 'Colbert Super PAC.' Colbert Super PAC will make only independent expenditures, advertisements that expressly advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate and that are not coordinated with any candidate or political party. Colbert Super PAC will also pay usual and normal administrative expenses, including but not limited to, luxury hotel stays, private jet travel, and PAC mementos from Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus." The request continued, "Colbert Super PAC intends to solicit and accept unlimited corporate contributions, unlimited individual contributions, unlimited political-committee contributions, and unlimited labor contributions." The pursuit of the PAC is part of Colbert's continued mockery of the nation's campaign finance laws, which resulted from a series of debilitating Supreme Court decisions. More: www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/13/stephen-colbert-pac-fans-cheer-outside-fec_n_861853.html |
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Post by lakhota on May 14, 2011 2:00:02 GMT -5
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hello fromWarsaw
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Hiya! Wake UP!!
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Post by hello fromWarsaw on May 14, 2011 2:14:15 GMT -5
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