Archive | January, 2012

 It was perhaps inevitable that Stephen Colbert — fake conservative, cable TV personality, and the most famous Charlestonian since that guy from Hootie and the Blowfish — would return to South Carolina to make a little mischief before the state’s Republican primary. More of a surprise was his recruitment of Herman Cain, the scandal-plagued former […]

  Slightly more surreal than the actual campaign developments of recent days, Stephen Colbert urged his fellow South Carolinians to vote for former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain. Mr. Cain who dropped from the race after allegations of serial adultery — sound familiar? — urged the crowd of thousands at the College of Charleston not […]

  Colbert is appearing Friday with former presidential candidate Herman Cain at the College of Charleston. It’s an outdoor event being called “Rock Me Like a Herman Cain South Cain-olina Primary Rally.” http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/20/2121316/day-before-primary-stephen-colbert.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy  

    DON GONYEA: The campaign in South Carolina is also shorter than in Iowa, and Santorum hasn’t been able to spend month after month on the ground meeting voters here. And there’s another obstacle for him in this Southern state: Newt Gingrich is from neighboring Georgia.   KENDRA STEWART: Oh, yes. Newt plays very […]

Colbert, host of “The Colbert Report” and a native of Charleston, S.C., and Cain, the former Godfather’s Pizza chief executive who dropped out of the race after allegations of sexual harassment and a 13-year affair, held the “Rock Me Like a Herman Cain: South Cain-olina Primary Rally” at the College of Charleston,. http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2012/01/20/Colbert-Cain-hold-joint-SC-rally/UPI-94131327099041/#ixzz1kJJYis00    

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Stephen Colbert and Herman Cain entered the square in front of Randolph Hall at the College of Charleston this afternoon with some Southern flair. Led by a full marching band playing LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem” and followed by cheerleaders,  they were greeted by a gospel choir.   http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/01/stephen-colbert-tells-crowd-vote-for-herman-cain-who-sings-recites-pokemon/  

  . Comedian Stephen Colbert brought his mock presidential campaign — for president of the United States of South Carolina — to his hometown of Charleston to ask voters to support former candidate Herman Cain. “I want you to vote for Herman Cain because Herman Cain is me,” Colbert told a cheering crowd at the […]

“I hope this doesn’t turn into an occupation,” Stephen Colbert cried out to hundreds of ecstatic students squeezed into the historic Cistern Yard at the College of Charleston. With those words, The Colbert Report star proved once again that he speaks the language of young voters better than any politician – except perhaps Ron Paul. […]

On Friday, Stephen Colbert, host of “The Colbert Report” on Comedy Central, will appear with Herman Cain at a rally at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, one day before the state’s Republican primary. The comedian, who is exploring a run for “president of the United States of South Carolina,” has urged voters in […]

In support of their non-candidacies, the event, entitled “The Rock Me Like a Herman Cain: South Cain-olina Primary Rally” is set to take place at 1 p.m. at the College of Charleston.   There will be speeches, there will be cheerleaders, there will be a marching band and a gospel choir.   http://entertainment.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/19/10189325-colberts-super-pac-ad-attacks-colbert