‘People’ magazine on Stephen Colbert’s short-lived presidential campaign
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From People magazine:
Stephen Colbert ‘Shocked’ by Blocked Presidential Bid
MONDAY NOVEMBER 05, 2007 01:15 PM EST
By Scott HuverAfter his bid to be included on the presidential primary ballot in his native South Carolina was blocked last week, a “shocked and saddened” Stephen Colbert has vowed to fight on – after he stops crying.
“I want say to my supporters, this is not over,” Colbert proclaimed in a statement released Monday. “While I may accept the decision of the Council, the fight goes on! The dream endures! … And I am going off the air until I can talk about this without weeping.”
The Colbert Report has indeed ceased production, but it’s more likely due to the Writers Guild of America strike that hit Hollywood Monday.
Colbert was denied by his own chosen party: CNN reports that the South Carolina Democratic Executive Council’s 13-to-3 vote kept him off their presidential primary ballot in what the candidate insists was a very tight decision. But he does not plan to launch a polarizing protest.
“Although I lost by the slimmest margin in presidential election history – only 10 votes – I have chosen not to put the country through another agonizing Supreme Court battle,” the 43-year-old TV host said. “It is time for this nation to heal.”
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If you missed the earlier post, Stephen also talks about the end of his candidacy here.
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