Stephen Colbert Gets Fed Approval to Be a Super PAC

In an attempt to mock the country’s lax campaign finance law, the comedian can use Viacom funds to create political ads to run on Comedy Central

While Fox News has been busy skewering Jon Stewart for his activism, it is Stewart’s former Presidential candidate Stephen Colbert who is at it again.

In an attempt to mock the country’s lax campaign finance laws, Colbert gained approval from the Federal Election Commission on Thursday to seek funding for his new Super PAC from his own network and its owner, Viacom.


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In a five-to-one ruling, the FEC issued an advisory opinion that will allow Colbert to use funds from Viacom to create advertisements for his Super PAC, dubbed the Colbert Super PAC.

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