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Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet is too polite to be pope, Stephen Colbert says
Is the world ready for a Canadian pope? Stephen Colbert says no.
Colbert devoted most of his satirical news show The Colbert Report to coverage of Pope Benedict’s surprise resignation on Monday, handicapping the possible contenders to lead the world’s Catholics.
While the late-night funnyman acknowledged Quebec native Marc Cardinal Ouellet is in the running, he just couldn’t see him in the Church’s top job.
Ouellet, the funnyman says, has one major weakness: he’s a Canadian: natpo.st/V9RMGB
Just like a real candidate: Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC raises over $1-million
Stephen Colbert’s U.S. presidential aspirations may not be serious, but his fundraising is. The late-night television comedian’s Super PAC announced on Tuesday that it has raised more than $1-million.
Shauna Polk, treasurer of Colbert’s Super Political Action Committee “Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow,” said in a filing with the Federal Election Commission that, as of Jan. 30, the group’s donations totaled $1,023,121.24.
“Stephen Colbert, President of ABTT, has asked that I quote him as saying, ’Yeah! How you like me now, F.E.C? I’m rolling seven digits deep! I got 99 problems but a non-connected independent-expenditure only committee ain’t one,”’ Polk said in the filing. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Stephen Colbert announces intention to enter South Carolina GOP primary
The race to be the next President of the United States might now come down to Barack Obama and… Stephen Colbert?
The Comedy Central funny man announced his intention to run for president of the “United States of America of South Carolina” at the taping of his show Thursday night and will try to compete in South Carolina’s GOP primary Jan. 21.
“I’m proud to announce I plan to form an exploratory committee to lay the groundwork for my candidacy,” Colbert said.
While Colbert won’t actually compete for the GOP nomination in the general election, this may give Republicans another option beyond Mitt Romney in a pivotal state. Every Republican presidential candidate since 1980 has won South Carolina’s primary.
“Clearly my fellow South Caroliniacs see me as the only Mitternative,” Colbert said. (Photo: Yuri Gripas/Reuters)
