If it weren’t for the gospel singers, cheerleaders, and marching band, it would be possible to think Stephen Colbert was a real candidate in the South Carolina GOP Primary. His Party Crashers Rally at The Cistern on the College of Charleston campus was attended by 3500-plus, a larger turnout by far than for any of the candidates on the ballot in the Palmetto State.
Stephen Colbert at the Party Crashers Rally | © 2012 David Allio for Corbis
Despite the fact that Colbert was not allowed on the primary ballot, the Party Crashers Rally was covered by all of the major media outlets. Colbert, of Comedy Central fame, announced before the rally that he was running for “President of the United States of South Carolina.” Based on his material, the rally was apparently a way to make fun of the South Carolina GOP and Super PACs that have emerged as a result of the Citizens United ruling by the Supreme Court. After the grind of the campaign trail and the repetitive drone of the stump speeches, Colbert’s digs and puns were welcome comic relief.
This image was created using a Nikon D3 equipped with an AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm 1:2.8 GII ED lens set to 200mm. The exposure data was f/8 at 1/640th of a second using a film speed of 1000 ISO. A pre-set white balance for cloudy skies was selected for the diffuse sunlight.
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