ravedown
06-30-2011, 02:52 PM
Pretty interesting, Stephen Colbert is awarded PAC status from the FEC and uses it to show just how easy elections can be bought. The usual suspects hate this kind of exposure but the more the better i say. This is the kind of issue most voters don't care or even know about, maybe they will know. i hope Colbert abuses the shit out if it.
"Sixty days ago today, on this very spot, a young man petitioned the FEC for permission to form a 'super PAC' to raise unlimited monies, and use those monies to determine the winners of the 2012 elections," Colbert said. "Can anyone tell me who that young man was? It was me."
"Now some people have cynically asked, is this some kind of joke? Well I for one don't think that participating in a democracy is a joke," Colbert told the crowd. "I don't think that wanting to know what the rules are is a joke."
"But I do have one federal election law joke if you'd like to hear it," Colbert said.
"Knock knock?" Colbert said.
"Who's there?" asked the crowd.
"Unlimited union and corporate campaign contributions," Colbert said.
"Unlimited union and corporate campaign contributions who?" the crowd replied.
"That's the thing, I don't think I should have to tell you," Colbert replied.
http://gawker.com/5817099/serious-fec-ruling-on-stephen-colberts-campaign-finance-joke
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/campaign_reformers_say_stephen_colbert_fec_joke_ha .php
"Sixty days ago today, on this very spot, a young man petitioned the FEC for permission to form a 'super PAC' to raise unlimited monies, and use those monies to determine the winners of the 2012 elections," Colbert said. "Can anyone tell me who that young man was? It was me."
"Now some people have cynically asked, is this some kind of joke? Well I for one don't think that participating in a democracy is a joke," Colbert told the crowd. "I don't think that wanting to know what the rules are is a joke."
"But I do have one federal election law joke if you'd like to hear it," Colbert said.
"Knock knock?" Colbert said.
"Who's there?" asked the crowd.
"Unlimited union and corporate campaign contributions," Colbert said.
"Unlimited union and corporate campaign contributions who?" the crowd replied.
"That's the thing, I don't think I should have to tell you," Colbert replied.
http://gawker.com/5817099/serious-fec-ruling-on-stephen-colberts-campaign-finance-joke
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/campaign_reformers_say_stephen_colbert_fec_joke_ha .php