Stephen Colbert’s “THE ROCK ME LIKE A HERMAN CAIN: SOUTH CAIN-OLINA PRIMARY RALLY” filled the College of Charleston’s historic Cistern Yard. More than 5,000 people were at the rally and thousands more watched from the streets surrounding the Cistern Yard. More than 150 members of international media were present. The rally will air on “The Colbert Report” on Monday, January 23, 2012 at 11:30 p.m.
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For a week now, Stephen Colbert, host of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,” has been calling on South Carolinians who share his values to vote for Herman Cain during this Saturday’s South Carolina Republican Presidential primary. The rally supported their non-candidacies.
Colbert and Cain will emerged from Cain’s bus and marched through Porter’s Lodge into the Cistern Yard where they spoke from a stage over the Cistern. The rally included the College of Charleston cheerleaders, dance team, pep band, and renowned gospel choir, which is comprised of 150 voices.
Colbert says, “Herman is the only former candidate who truly shares my values. It’s like our values were separated at birth. And our ethics are at least first cousins.”
Stephen Colbert, originally from Charleston and a graduate of Porter Gaud High School, is the host, writer and executive producer of “The Colbert Report,” which airs at 11:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. Colbert is also an accomplished author and actor. “The Colbert Report” launched on October 17, 2005 and has garnered ratings and critical success as one of the top shows on television. Since its inception, the series has received a prestigious Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting in 2008 and 18 Primetime Emmy nominations. In 2010, Colbert and his writing team won the show’s second Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program. Colbert’s book, I AM AMERICA (And So Can You!), spent 29 weeks on The New York Times Bestseller’s List; debuting and occupying the #1 spot for 13 weeks. Since 1997, Colbert has been the longest-tenured and most diverse correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” He helped the show win numerous Emmy and Peabody Awards as an on-air personality and writer of news satire.
