Think Progress is reporting Stephen Colbert is running for president

[boxman15]

He is handing control of his Super PAC to Jon Stewart.

https://twitter.com/#!/thinkprogress/status/157629297836834816

Let's just say this is fucking awesome and I can't wait for tonight's Report and Daily Show.

[Bucky]

1. Huh... WHAT?!?!

[white_wolf]

8. Nice AVGN reference. n/t.

[liberal N proud]

2. He already has 5% in South Carolina

[cthulu2016]

3. Unfortunately he won't be on many ballots

And that will be the justification to keep him out of debates

[boxman15]

4. That's true, but that's OK

Like his Super PAC, he's trying to point out the absurdities of the American political process through his character. It should be fun to watch, and no doubt he'll get a lot of press for this.

[bigdarryl]

5. Running as what?

What's his party affiliation

[boxman15]

7. It doesn't say, and we probably won't know until tonight's show.

I'm guessing he'll run as a Republican, considering he's got 5% in South Carolina and the Democratic primaries are obviously less newsworthy, I guess, right now.

[Ian David]

11. He's running as a Republican. because the Democrats require a $35,000 fee to run as a Democrat.

I think the GOP fee was like $500 or something.

[baldguy]

6. Can the GOP survive having another Catholic running for Prez?

They used to hate Catholics.

[Ian David]

9. He should choose Ficus as his running mate. n/t

[cthulu2016]

10. This will seriously mess with those conservatives who don't get the joke

Since some conservatives don't get that the Colbert Show is a parody he might get some actual (though small) RW support.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Ed has a breaking news scroll about it right now.

I thought he was supposed to marry Romney?!