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Colbert Super Pac
Jan. 22, 2015
Trevor Potter Looks Back on Setting Up Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC Stephen Colbert’s former lawyer Trevor Potter wrote a piece for The Washington Post this week to mark the fifth anniversary of the Supreme […]
By Megh Wright
June 2, 2014
‘Colbert Report’ Fans Know More About Campaign Financing Than Regular News […] When The Colbert Report ends its run on Comedy Central this December, the late night news world will not only be losing one of its most […]
By Megh Wright
Apr. 26, 2012
Colbert’s Super PAC Has Tons More Money Than Ron Paul’s Busted-Ass Super […] Further proof that politics are a joke and the punchline is always money: Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC has officially raised more money than the […]
By Adam Frucci
Apr. 2, 2012
Get Your Own Colbert Super PAC Super Fun Pack for Only $99
Late last week, Stephen Colbert announced the next step in his march to Super PAC dominance: the Colbert Super PAC Super Fun Pack, a starter […]
By Adam Frucci
Mar. 14, 2012
Following Colbert’s Lead and Fighting the Super PACs So it’s as bad as we thought. When the Colbert Report first began highlighting the looming threat of Super PACs last year, the rest of the […]
By Stephen Hoban
Mar. 9, 2012
Colbert and Cain, Together Again
Stephen Colbert’s clearly been lost without his collaborator in crime Herman Cain. Look at him! He’s absolutely distraught. Which is why it’s […]
By Hallie Cantor
Mar. 2, 2012
Colbert’s Super PAC Is More Popular Than Romney’s in Texas The Colbert Super PAC wasn’t content to simply raise a million dollars. Nope, it’s also continuing to show up actual candidates for the […]
By Hallie Cantor
Feb. 3, 2012
How Stephen Colbert Has Demolished a Supreme Court Decision Like Nothing […] It’s Colbert vs. the Supreme Court: the Court may have nine members, but Colbert has the self-assuredness of at least 20 people. This article […]
By Hallie Cantor
Jan. 31, 2012
The Colbert Super PAC Has Raised Over a Million Dollars The Colbert Super PAC has raised $1,023,121.24 as of 12:01 this morning. Not too shabby for a comedy news program. As Colbert put it in a press […]
By Hallie Cantor
Jan. 31, 2012
Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart’s Epic Super PAC Foot Chase
With that scavenging vulture Jon Stewart clutching the Colbert Super PAC in his greedy talons, Stephen Colbert took matters into his own hands […]
By Hallie Cantor
Jan. 27, 2012
Jon Stewart Is Stubbornly Refusing to Return the Colbert Super PAC […]
Stephen Colbert was all ready to retrieve his Super PAC from Jon Stewart’s avuncular, custodial arms when he was shocked to find those same […]
By Hallie Cantor
Jan. 24, 2012
Stephen Colbert’s Presidential Exploration Is Over and He Wants His Super […]
Well, Stephen Colbert’s brief campaign for President of the United States of South Carolina has finally come to a close after Herman Cain […]
By Hallie Cantor
Jan. 23, 2012
Cain/Colbert Received a Paltry 1% of the South Carolina Primary Vote So much for the two-headed Colbert-Cain super-candidate hydra. Despite a crowd at their joint rally that qualified as the biggest crowd yet of […]
By Hallie Cantor
Jan. 20, 2012
Stephen Colbert Drank a Steaming Hot Cup of Morning Joe Today
Stephen Colbert visited Morning Joe today, or as he rechristened it, “Evening Joe brought to you by Jack Daniels.” Up for discussion was last […]
By Hallie Cantor
Jan. 19, 2012
Colbert Announces ‘Rock Me Like a Herman Cain’ Rally in South Carolina The Super PAC Formerly Known as Colbert’s has announced that Stephen Colbert and Herman Cain will hold a rally in South Carolina on Friday “in […]
By Hallie Cantor
Jan. 18, 2012
Herman Cain Has Joined Forces and Possibly Identities With Stephen Colbert Herman Cain will tape a segment with Stephen Colbert in South Carolina on Friday, having enjoyed Colbert’s Super PAC’s recent endorsement. Even […]
By Hallie Cantor
Jan. 18, 2012
Colbert Super PAC Promises to Viciously Destroy All Negative Campaigns
Ain’t no laws against hypocrisy. The Definitely Not Coordinating With Stephen Colbert Super PAC has harnessed the power of the double negative […]
By Hallie Cantor
Jan. 17, 2012
Various Old Fogies Disapprove of Stephen Colbert’s Presidential […] video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
After announcing the formation of an exploratory committee to look into his possible […]
By Hallie Cantor
Jan. 17, 2012
Welcome Back, Incredibly Creepy Herman Cain Smile
The Seriously, We 100% Absolutely Aren’t Coordinating With Stephen, We Promise Super PAC has a new ad, and it brings back all kinds of […]
By Hallie Cantor
Jan. 16, 2012
Stephen Colbert’s Newly Stewart-Controlled PAC Releases an Anti-Romney Ad
After Stephen Colbert handed the reins of his Super PAC over to Jon Stewart — and rechristened it the The Definitely Not Coordinated […]
By Adam Frucci
Jan. 13, 2012
Colbert Can Run for President Now That Jon Stewart’s Taken Over His Super […]
Stephen Colbert had one problem stopping him from running for President in South Carolina: his gosh darned money-stuffed Super PAC. On last […]
By Hallie Cantor
Dec. 6, 2011
The Colbert Super PAC Is Restoring Referenda Left and Right The latest effort of the Colbert Super PAC: making sure that the people of South Carolina decide once and for all whether “corporations are […]
By Hallie Cantor
Oct. 25, 2011
Stephen Colbert’s ‘Corporations Are People’ Focus Group Is Colbert at His […]
On last night’s Colbert Report, Stephen sat down with Republican strategist Frank Luntz, who creates focus groups that test specific language […]
By Adam Frucci
Oct. 7, 2011
The Colbert Super PAC Takes on the NBA Lockout
Nobody wants Americans to have to watch hockey. Nobody. That’s why the Colbert Super PAC has put together this important ad about the MNBA […]
By Hallie Cantor
Aug. 23, 2011
Talking to the Campaign Legal Center About the Ins and Outs of Colbert’s […] We may not be at the punch line yet, but the setup keeps getting better and better. Colbert’s Super PAC, now known as “Americans for a Better […]
By Stephen Hoban
Aug. 22, 2011
No, But Seriously, Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC Is Real In case you too have been feeling giddy and/or deeply unnerved about the realness of Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC, the New York Times lays out […]
By Halle Kiefer
Aug. 17, 2011
Colbert’s Super PAC Treasurer Defects to the Rick Perry Campaign Salvatore Purpura, the treasurer for Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC “Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow,” resigned from his post last […]
By Adam Frucci
Aug. 12, 2011
Colbert Unleashes His Fury Upon the Des Moines Station Refusing to Run His […]
Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC has released two new ads in the past couple of days, ads which he’s paid to run on three Des Moines stations […]
By Adam Frucci
Aug. 11, 2011
Here’s Stephen Colbert’s Second Super PAC Ad for Iowa
Colbert’s Super PAC has been busy! After unleashing its first ad upon unsuspecting Iowans yesterday, they’ve already released a second ad to […]
By Adam Frucci
Aug. 10, 2011
The First Super PAC Ad Stephen Colbert Is Running in Iowa Is Pretty Amazing
Here’s the first ad that Stephen Colbert has produced using funds donated to his Super PAC. It begins running in local Iowa markets tonight, […]
By Adam Frucci
Aug. 9, 2011
Colbert Super PAC Commerical Airs Wednesday Night In Iowa
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By Halle Kiefer
July 1, 2011
The Colbert Super PAC’s Real (Secret) Victory Yesterday the Federal Election Commission in a 5-to-1 vote approved Stephen Colbert’s media exemption, allowing him to turn his show into a […]
By Stephen Hoban
June 1, 2011
Stephen Colbert Answers the FEC’s Follow-Up Questions About His Super PAC
The saga of Stephen Colbert’s quest to start his own Super PAC continued last night, as he brought back his lawyer (and former FEC chief) […]
By Adam Frucci
May 17, 2011
Stephen Colbert’s Filing with the FEC Posted Online Curious as to what Stephen Colbert and his lawyer Trevor Potter dropped off at the FEC last Friday? They’ve posted the entire letter online, […]
By Adam Frucci
May 16, 2011
Stephen Colbert Files His PAC Papers with the FEC, Causes a Scene
Last Friday, Stephen Hoban explained why Stephen Colbert’s move to start a PAC was so interesting and subversive. That very afternoon, he […]
By Adam Frucci