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Usually a phrase that no one would hope to utter outside of the context of college football, but the prospect of getting young people involved in this critical election may hinge on Colbert’s ability to get them involved in a discussion of the issues through nothing more than his exquisite brand of Satire. The guys at News Train know it!

Join our nation-wide petition to get Colbert on the ballot!

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That’s right. After announcing he was a Presidential Considerer on The Daily Show, Stephen Colbert took 15 minutes to soul search before announcing he would run for President in 2008 … in South Carolina:

Everybody and their blog is talking about the announcement today. Here’s a special gathering of some of the more notable mentions of Stephen’s big election announcement last night.

We’ll be watching very closely for evidence of the audience report that Colbert will be filing papers today in South Carolina. The most interesting piece of information today, however comes from the “Crave” blog from cNet.com:

Stephen Colbert announces presidential bid, but is it the truth or truthiness?

Neither Comedy Central nor Colbert’s personal publicist have issued statements on whether the comedian will actually attempt to get on the ballot, which has left many–including South Carolina’s major political parties–on the edge as to whether the announcement should be taken seriously.

“If Stephen fulfills the requirements met in our delegates’ election plan and he actively campaigns in South Carolina, we welcome him to compete,” said Joe Werner, executive director of the South Carolina Democratic Party, in an interview with CNET News.com. Werner added that representatives from The Colbert Report had placed calls to the state party’s headquarters several weeks ago but that the party thought it was all a joke at the time.

Even the Daily Kos likes the idea … sort of

… Stephen Colbert running for president is full on social and political satire and also a giant publicity stunt. Colbert is a genius, I mean, making him President isn’t really worse then what we have now is it?

As for running mates, his top picks are Mike Huckabee (who has approach Colbert on many occasions asking him to be Huckabee’s running mate) and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Now that would be interesting.

Imagine if he is able to pull in a delegate or if his fans are able to get him on a ballot in other states. This race is already close enough.

But in the end, it’s pretty much a good idea. It’s going to cause the younger generation to pay more attention to politics. It’s a great way to Get Out The Vote - even if it is only a joke.

The catch to Colbert’s announcement … well - the biggest catch? He wants to run as both a Democrat AND a Republican!

He made a splash with a surprise presidential announcement Tuesday, but can Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert actually get on the primary ballots in South Carolina?

The answer is yes, although it could get pricey.

The fee to be considered for the Democratic ballot is $2,500, while it’s a steep $35,000 to gain admittance into the Republican primary.

Colbert has indicated he will seek to appear on both party’s ballots and the South Carolina Secretary of State’s office confirms a candidate is allowed to run in both primaries.

Whatever the outcome - this is bound to be fun and hopefully expose some of the louts and political hacks in the process.

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