Colbert Announces Presidential Pursuit

[Pawel K]

Source: Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert announced his candidacy for president on "The Colbert Report," tossing his satirical hat into the ring of an already crowded race.

"I shall seek the office of the President of the United States," announced Colbert on his Comedy Central show Tuesday, as red, white and blue balloons fell around him.

Colbert had recently satirized the coyness of would-be presidential candidates by refusing to disclose whether he would seek the country's highest office — a refusal that often came without any prompting.

Shortly before making the announcement, Colbert appeared on "The Daily Show" (the show which spawned Colbert's spin-off) and played cagy, claiming he was only ready to consider a White House bid. He entered the studio set pulled by a bicycle pedaled by Uncle Sam and quickly pulled out a bale of hay and a bottle of beer to show that he was "an Average Joe."

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I can't believe this hasn't been posted yet, I searched and couldn't find it anywhere.

[GliderGuider]

1. remember Pat Paulsen?

http://www.paulsen.com/

Now that was a campaign!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6. Beat me to it.

He was hillarious
then again, so is Steve.

[PassingFair]

2. He is only running in South Carolina.

Favorite Son.

I love him.

[Virginia Dare]

4. Peaches and shrimp!....n/t

[yasmina27]

3. Man of the Year! n/t

[zbdent]

5. Already have too many phony conservatives

in the White House as it is ...

[TechBear_Seattle]

7. Where can I send money?

Given the likely options for next November, I'd be delighted to cast my vote for Stephen Colbert. :party:

[Norrin Radd]

8. k+r

[Javaman]

9. Now that Al isn't going to run, I'll support Stephen. nt

[Larkspur]

10. Tough choices this year for Prez -- Colbert or Goldwater/Miller '08

It's going to be hard to choose.