Stephen Colbert announces presidential candidacy Options

[Mommy]

http://tv.yahoo.com/show/38498/news/urn:ne...ident__ER:42717


I dont know what to think of this. I mean, I found the article under the "Entertainment" section on Yahoo!. I see this more as a ratings ploy than anything. I really like the guy, but I'm really unsure about this.

[pebkac]

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11...hite-house-bid/

It’s over. So says Stephen Colbert, who has just issued his first formal statement in response to the decision by South Carolina Democrats last week to deny him a spot on the presidential primary ballot.

“I am shocked and saddened by the South Carolina Democratic Executive Council’s 13-to-3 vote to keep me off their presidential primary ballot,” he said in the statement. “Although I lost by the slimmest margin in presidential election history — only 10 votes — I have chosen not to put the country through another agonizing Supreme Court battle. It is time for this nation to heal.”

Still, in an echo of Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s memorable statement when he gave up his quest for the presidency that the dream will never die, Mr. Colbert added: “I want say to my supporters, this is not over. While I may accept the decision of the council, the fight goes on! The dream endures!”

He addressed the matter briefly on his show, “The Colbert Report,” on Thursday, after South Carolina’s decision. The statement today was meant to address continued media and viewer inquiries about his future.

Mr. Colbert’s statement concluded that he was so choked up about the end of his campaign, that “I am going off the air until I can talk about this without weeping.”

Of course, that coincides with the writers’ strike, which has darkened studios across television land.