http://blogs.kqed.org/lowdown Decoding the news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:37:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://blogs.kqed.org/lowdown/2012/02/10/the-colbert-super-pac/ http://blogs.kqed.org/lowdown/2012/02/10/the-colbert-super-pac/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:24:23 +0000 Matthew Green http://blogs.kqed.org/lowdown/?p=4100 Continue reading →]]> To point out the absurdities of Super PACs, the comedian Stephen Colbert jumped in the fray, and formed his own. Initially called the Citizens for a Better Tomorrow  (he’s been switching the name around) it’s kind of a joke but also technically legitimate, with over a million dollars collected in donations already! In promoting it, Colbert emphasizes the very loose rules. Take a look:

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