After hedging a bit when friends ask me who I support for President in 2008 (usually I say clinton/obama/biden, then lament that there isn't a good Republican to throw in for good measure), I have an announcement to make today.
I'm supporting Stephen Colbert for President. Though I am not a South Carolina resident, I would be happy to sign any petition necessary to get him on the primary in that state as a Republican and Democrat, and then move on to the next state.
From the Times Caucus blog....
In a surprise appearance on Mr. Stewart’s show just after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Mr. Colbert arrived on the back of a bicycle piloted by someone in an Uncle Sam costume. After propping up his feet on a hay bale and cracking open a bottle that looked like beer, Mr. Colbert, in character as a conservative blowhard, told Mr. Stewart that he was considering a run.
But on his own show, which began at 11:30 p.m., he declared in the midst of a cascade of red, white and blue balloons: “After nearly 15 minutes of soul-searching, I have heard the call.’’
How far Mr. Colbert is willing to go — and why exactly he is doing this, beyond stoking interest in his show and a new book, “I Am America (And So Can You)’’ — was not at all clear. He did not return messages left with various publicists this morning.
Won't you join me in supporting Colbert?
On NPR last week (maybe two weeks) he said he wouldn't join the fray b/c he would have nothing to add. I think he'll try to raise the level of the debate, but nothing more.
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