[Bgs-list] FW: Colbert puts Question on S.C. ballot

[Harold E. Cheatham]

Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 5:15 PM
Subject: Colbert puts Question on S.C. ballot

 

Stephen Colbert and S.C. Advisory Ballot


NEW YORK CITY, SOUTH CAROLINA- Award-eligible pundit and 2012 Kingmaker
Stephen Colbert has reached out to the South Carolina Democratic Party to
help restore the non-binding referenda to the 2012 South Carolina primary.
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled in November that all referenda be
removed from the primary ballot. 

"Trust me, this was a measure of last resort," said Colbert, Colbert Super
PAC's Chairman and Gangwar Consigliere. "I've always thought Democrats had
only one skill: simultaneously being atheists and holier-than-thou. But
apparently they also have legal standing in this case." 

Colbert has asked Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party Richard
Harpootlian to petition his state's Supreme Court for a rehearing of their
ruling in Buford County v. S.C. Election Commission. He has also asked him
if it's alright to call him "Harpootie." Harpootlian has agreed to the first
request. 

At issue is the court's decision to remove advisory questions from the
upcoming Presidential Preference Primary Ballots. Of particular interest to
Colbert Super PAC is Question 4. The question, which has already been
approved by the South Carolina Commission and included on sample ballots and
some military absentee ballots , asks the people of South Carolina to choose
between two options: "Corporations are people" and "Only people are people."
(For the sample ballot
<http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/7263379:10550059738:m:1:282489
812:3BE371FFACA2C7A7268C8DD468F090D4:r> click here or see below).

"After the citizens of South Carolina declare once and for all that
corporations are people, we can move on to other urgent issues facing our
great nation," said Colbert, "In 2016 I hope to include a question on
whether Democrats are people." 

Colbert Super PAC, also known as Americans For A Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow,
is an independent expenditure-only committee dedicated to following the
Letter of the Law, and letting the Spirit of the Law find its own way home.
It was founded by Stephen Colbert, who currently holds the rank of World's
Most Famous Living South Carolinian, and who will host the Colbert Super PAC
South Carolina Debate to be held in January. It's going to be a classy
affair. Shrimp cocktail, the works. 

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For Press Inquiries Contact:
Alberto Rèalnamè
Communications Director, Colbert Super PAC
 <mailto:alberto.realname at colbertsuperpac.com>
alberto.realname at colbertsuperpac.com 



 
<http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/7263379:10550059738:m:1:282489
812:3BE371FFACA2C7A7268C8DD468F090D4:r> Sample Ballot

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