Colbert formally announces his exit from presidential race
It was a good joke while it lasted. The South Carolina Democratic establishment axed his bid by a . Still, as usual, Colbert found humor in it:
"Although I lost by the slimmest margin inpresidential election history—only 10 votes—I have chosen not to putthe country through another agonizing Supreme Court battle," Colbertsaid Monday in a statement. "It is time for this nation to heal."
"I want to say to my supporters, this isnot over," Colbert said. "While I may accept the decision of theCouncil, the fight goes on! The dream endures! ... And I am going offthe air until I can talk about this without weeping."
Weeping? Yes, we are weeping, Stephen. But actually, the reason why he is going off the air is because the is on strike.
It is a shame this candidacy did not work out. As of the Salt Lake Tribune wrote, the idea of covering Colbert on the campaign trail would have been a dream come true for the traditional media:
For too many journalists, the lure of the Colbert candidacy is akin to Wonka's river of chocolate, the one that lured the candy-loving Gloop into the deep end and got him stuck inside the tubes.
Well OK, that works.
The Democratic frontrunners could have used someone like Stephen Colbert campaigning against them. It would have helped us take a brief break from this long-winded, boring ordeal that has been the '08 primary election season, and exposed us to something much more real than listening to Hillary Clinton give us in just two minutes.
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Posted by: | 2008.04.21 at 12:49 PM