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However since it has been transformed into a stephen colbert fan site. Jan 21, 2015 in 2011, colbert formed his own super pac. Heres what i learned when i helped stephen colbert set up. The stephen colbert super pac is now officially legitimate.
In a 60second commercial that is being broadcast on the cbs station here, mr. Stephen colbert hands off control of his super pac to jon stewart on the jan. Get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion learning spotlight 360 video. Colbert could promote his pac, the colbert super pac, on his show without triggering disclosure rules for viacom, the parent. Colbert super pac not coordinating with stephen colbert. He uses the names this and colbert super pac rather interchangeably. And he reported on the process every step of the way, explaining to viewers how the wacky post citizens united world worked or, perhaps, didnt work.
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Jan 15, 2012 mitt romney is mitt the ripper in a new ad released by stephen colbert s former super pac, americans for a better tomorrow, tomorrow. Apr 06, 2017 watch stephen colbert rip that dumb pepsi ad to shreds seth meyers and trevor noah didnt hold back, either by greg morabito apr 6, 2017, 10. Colbert super pac not coordinating with stephen colbert clip 1172012 as a citizen addressing the general public, stephen calls on the colbert super pac not to run vicious character assassinations ads that can be traced back to him. This is stephen colberts super pac ad attacking mitt the. He was granted permission by the federal election commission to. Americans for a better tomorrow, tomorrow better known as the colbert super pac was a united states political action committee pac established by stephen colbert, who portrayed dr.
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