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Videos: Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert Hilariously Mock Super PACs

Videos: Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert Hilariously Mock Super PACs

In case you still had any illusions about super PACs and how they're run, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert continued their satirical assault on the ridiculous "loopchasms" in the Federal Election Commission laws, and thoroughly mocked the hell out of them in segments on both comedians' shows last nights. First, Colbert visited The Daily Show to not-coordinate with Stewart on the latest attack ads from The Definitely Not Coordinating With Stephen Colbert Super PAC. He stated plainly to no one in particular through a cardboard TV screen: "Nation, I am calling on the Super PAC not to run vicious character assassination ads that impugn and borderline slander any candidate—if in any way those ads can be traced back to me." more ›

McCain Says Obama's a "Celeb," Obama Says McCain Takes the "Low Road"

The presidential election will be here before we know it. And we'll know it because we'll have seen a hundred million attack ads from each side! Yesterday, the campaigns of both Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama released sharp ads criticizing each other. more ›

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