Slashdot Mirror
Colbert's Run For President May Be Criminal
eldavojohn writes "Some of you may know about Steven Colbert's fake presidential campaign... although are you sure it's fake? Well, it had better be because if it is taken too far — such as if he actually gets on the Republican and/or Democratic ballot in South Carolina — his use of corporations & advertising to back his campaign could get the attention of the Federal Election Commission. Doritos & Comedy Central could be facing some problems as well, funding a man running for president." A million Facebook users have signed up for the "1,000,000 Strong for Stephen T Colbert" group in the last week — though the group could be read as a satire of Barack Obama's similarly-named group, which has fewer than 400,000 members after 9 months.
Its that way *everywhere* if you're connected and rich you get some advantages but that does not squareness's success, if you're poor and not well connected you don't get such advantages but that does not guarantee failure. The last election feature two presidential candidates neither of whom got there solely on merit, the same was true of 2000 (Al gore field out of law and divinity school). Who got there starting from poverty? Well Regan and Clinton (to appease the left and the right reading this) both come to mind. Both were rich(ish) and powerful when they ran for the white house but both had earned that power and wealth themselves. You don't have to start life in a rich powerful family to be president, but it sure helps.