Colbert and Edwards battle for Favorite Son status in South Carolina

Editor & Publisher has been following press coverage of Stephen Colbert’s candidacy for President closely and today published more quotes from John Edwards’ campaign in response to Stephen disputing Edwards claim to favorite son status.

Stephen Colbert Launches Campaign in South Carolina — Edwards’ Campaign Gets Hot About It

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Meanwhile, The State newspaper in Columbia this weekend published a side-by-side comparison of the two native sons — drawing a reply by the Edwards campaign contesting the findings.

For one thing, Edwards’ hair was described as “naturally fluffy” while Colbert’s is “very stiff.” But trouble started when Colbert was quoted on his opponent: “John Edwards left South Carolina when he was 1 year old. He had his chance. Saying his parents moved him — that’s the easy answer.”

This prompted the Edwards campaign to send out to the media the following:

“RHETORIC VS REALITY: STEPHEN COLBERT – PLAYING LOOSE WITH THE FACTS.

“CLAIM: Edwards abandoned South Carolina when he was one year old.

“FACT: Edwards was born in South Carolina, learned to walk in South Carolina, learned to talk to in South Carolina, and will kick Stephen Colbert’s New York City butt in South Carolina.

“Stephen Colbert claims to represent a new kind of politics, but today we see he’s participating in the slash and burn politics that has no place in American discourse. The truthiness is, as the candidate of Doritos, Colbert’s hands are stained by corporate corruption and nacho cheese. John Edwards has never taken a dime from salty food lobbyists and America deserves a President who isn’t in the pocket of the snack food special interests.”

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Full text of article here.

Might I remind Edwards’ campaign staff that Stephen Colbert and South Carolina are synonymous when you use initials, which obviously means that SC loves SC more than JE?

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