Colbert’s latest Super PAC ad
by David Atkins
Stephen Colbert–or rather, the Super PAC totally not coordinating with him–is proving to be the master troll of the Republican presidential nomination. With Colbert unable to appear on the ballot himself or even to stage a write-in campaign, this latest ad is equal parts chutzpah and brilliance:
Even Republicans are starting to realize what a nasty piece of work Citizens United has turned out to be. True, it helps them over the long run, but there’s more to even Republican politics than puppets dancing on the end of plutocrat strings. There are factions and kingdom-building egos aplenty who spend decades building up their careers, and might not enjoy seeing themselves put at risk if secretive and whimsical multi-millionaires decide they hold a grudge or would rather they were removed. Colbert is helping to make this point clear in a way that everyone can understand.
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