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A) Citizens for a Working America
B) Make Us Great Again
C) Citizens for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow
D) We Love USA
If you guessed that C was the fake, you’d be wrong. It was a trick question: these are all legitimate Super PACs. “Citizens for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow” was created by the comedian Stephen Colbert, which makes it funnier.
But not by much. Citizens for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow may be a running gag on “The Colbert Report” on Comedy Central, but it is spending money as it sees fit, with little in the way of disclosure, just like its noncomedic brethren.
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By DAVID CARR
Published: August 21, 2011
Let’s start with a spot political quiz. Which of the following are legitimate political action committees known as Super PACs, and which is fake?A) Citizens for a Working America
B) Make Us Great Again
C) Citizens for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow
D) We Love USA
If you guessed that C was the fake, you’d be wrong. It was a trick question: these are all legitimate Super PACs. “Citizens for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow” was created by the comedian Stephen Colbert, which makes it funnier.
But not by much. Citizens for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow may be a running gag on “The Colbert Report” on Comedy Central, but it is spending money as it sees fit, with little in the way of disclosure, just like its noncomedic brethren.
Click HERE to Keep Reading!
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