If Colbert Is (Not) Serious, It's Time For Him To Debate Goldwater-Miller

[Ian David]

If Colbert Is (Not) Serious, It's Time For Him To Debate Goldwater-Miller
by Steve Young | Nov 1 2007 - 10:29am |

It's time for Stephen Colbert to take off the gloves...or put them on, depending what century you're basing your boxing analogy on.

His backers say he's running a legitimate satirical campaign. Come on. Who's the guy beating? Biden? Kucinch? Paul? Okay, they might be presidentially qualified, but they're about as funny as a sold-out Dane Cook concert.

While the evil hate-America, muckrakers over at Media Matters and the Huffington Post have called for Mr. Colbert to step aside, I say it's high time he step up to the plate and dive in - mixed metaphor and all - with the alligators. And not just on television. This is big time. You have to go all the way. I'm talking AM radio.

If you want to show that you're really the spoofiest, Batman, you've got to up against the most farcical. And in this campaign, Colbert is ducking his real competitors: Goldwater/Miller. Yes, that Goldwater/Miller. Oh. No. Not the 1964 presidential campaign team of Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater and his running mate, New York Congressman William Miller. I'm speaking of documentarian CC Goldwater, granddaughter of Barry, and talk show host, Stephanie Miller, daughter of William.

There's no sense going over the long resume of experience that makes these two political sirens the perfect candidates for the top offices in the country, for there is none. But experience has never stopped one from nearly getting elected. Look at George Bush's 2000 campaign. Being a successful candidate is not about who you are as much as who you make the voter think you are. Look at George Bush's 2000 campaign.

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[AspenRose]

1. GMTA

I was actually thinking about this earlier this morning while listening to Mama.

That would be a riot.

[western mass]

2. Why isn't Colbert running in the GOP primary?

Haven't been following...but it would seem more "appropriate"?

Judging by that pic, CC Goldwater's cans aren't as gi-normous as I've been led to believe.

[dragonlady]

3. He didn't want to pay the $35,000 fee to the Republican party

Yes, $35,000 is what they require in SC. He can't go over $5,000 in total spending without coming under FEC regulations.

[Ian David]

4. Registering as a Repuke costs too much money. As a Democrat it's free with 6,000 signatures. n/t

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

5. If a "lookist" (and perhaps "ageist") comment may be permited...

Stephanie Miller is about the most attractive woman her age I know of.

(She's not as young as she looks... mid-forties, I think.)