To show how incredibly bad the Citizens United Supreme Court case was, you should know by now that Stephen Colbert has formed an exploratory committee to run for President in South Carolina, and thus had to turn over his super PAC to Jon Stewart. They've now released a commercial calling Mitt Romney a serial killer.
Now, since South Carolina doesn't allow write-in candidates in the presidential primary because he missed the filing deadline, Stephen Colbert is now calling on his supporters to vote for Herman Cain in his Wørd segment: Raise Cain. Here's a partial transcript.
Now folks, the ballot in South Carolina is locked. That means I can't get on. But being locked also means that former candidate Herman Cain can't get off. (First Time For Everything)
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Because Cain and I are so similar, I think that if this Saturday, Herman Cain were to get a significant number of votes, that would be a sign that voters are hungry. (Or Drunk) Hungry for a Stephen Colbert campaign.
Now like Cain, I'm an outsider. And I know my appeal is broader than just the Republicans. Luckily, South Carolina has always welcomed outsiders. (They Used to Ship 'Em In!) You see, the thing is, my home state has what's called an open primary, which means to vote, you don't have to be a Republican. Anybody who shares my values can show it by voting for Herman Cain. That's a win-win. (Pizza! Pizza!)
That means Independents, Democrats, college kids, viewers of my show, people who attended my rally, Twitter followers, my good friends on reddit, young people of the Internet, stand up and shout! (Or At Least Slouch And Mumble)
Because you see, you are all legally eligible to go down to the polls and tell the world how much you love Herman Cain. (Not As Much As He Does) Because, folks, if our message is going to be taken seriously, we're going to have to do more than just raise money, and raise awareness. We're going to have to Raise Cain. And that's the Wørd.
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Stephen also covered how
Rick Santorum got the endorsement of Christian conservatives at that meeting in Texas, and
showed how bad the campaign finance laws are now post-
Citizens United with how much coordination is and isn't allowed.
Jon began his show by
explaining what owning Colbert's super PAC now entails.
Jon then looked at the conditions in
Chinese factories.
Jon's guest was journalist
Jodi Kantor, and Stephen's guest was activist
Scott Douglas.