November 2, 2007 - 9:45 am
, By Mike - Montclair State U
The word: unfortunate.
Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report was snubbed of his dream Thursday - the dream of running America.
After paying the $2,500 filing fee needed to run as a Democrat in South Carolina Colbert was to be considered a presidential hopeful, until South Carolina’s executive committee stunted his publicity stunt, with Carol Fowler (the state party Chairwoman) citing that “[the committee takes] their responsibilities seriously. Our rules are pretty specific about what makes a legitimate candidate.”
Was the million-and-change strong Facebook group and endless publicity all for naught?
Since Colbert also refused to pay the outrageous sum of $35,000 to run on the Republican ticket it looks like this fantasy is coming to an end. Read More »
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October 26, 2007 - 1:30 pm
, By Steve - Seton Hall University
Good news for Colbert fans!
As we reported days ago in our article “Fastest Growing Groups in the History of Facebook,” Stephen Colbert’s Facebook group “1,000,000 Strong For Stephen T Colbert” is the fastest growing group in the social network’s history.
At it’s inception the groups goal was to reach 1,000,000 members in seven days.
The 1,000,000 member mark was crossed on Friday, October 27th at 4:30AM!
Facebook’s power to influence the masses is incredible and Colbert is the first Presidential hopeful to have success within this tech medium. Read More »
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