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Stephen Colbert PAC: Fans Cheer Outside Federal Election Commission As Comedian Files Papers
First Posted: 05/13/11 06:07 PM ET Updated: 05/13/11 06:26 PM ET

WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of fans cheered Stephen Colbert as he delivered legal papers to the Federal Election Commission on Friday afternoon in his continued attempt to form his own political action committee.

The Comedy Central political satirist told reporters he was there because he supports the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, which gutted decades of post-Watergate campaign finance laws.

"There should be unlimited campaign money," Colbert said, staying in character as the right-wing blowhard he portrays on his show. "And I want some of it."

After handing the paperwork to an FEC official in the agency's lobby, Colbert paused in the doorway to make a statement to the crowd. "I believe in the American Dream," he said. "And that dream is simple: That anyone, no matter who they are, if they are determined, if they are willing to work hard enough, someday they can grow up to create a legal entity which can then receive unlimited campaign funds which can be used to influence elections.".....................>>>>......................>>>>............................http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/13/stephen-colbert-pac-fans-cheer-outside-fec_n_861853.html