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BY BLAKE HANSON

It appears the “Definitely Not Coordinating with Stephen Colbert Super PAC” is definitely coordinating again. The satirist took back control from Jon Stewart on his show last night...

Colbert magically takes back Super PAC
COLBERT: “Super PAC!”

While you might’ve chuckled over the skit -- the money the Super PAC raised was no joke. It reported raising more than $1 million.

“ … Colbert noted that he had gotten his money back just in time for the Jan. 31 deadline for super PACS to release donor information … Yes, you got it – he’s making fun there. That’s why he’s got a super PAC, to comically illuminate the faults and absurdities of the US campaign finance world.”

Some notable donors: former West Wing star Bradley Whitford & the Lieutenant Governor of California, Gavin Newsom. But now comes the question many in the media are asking, including the New York Observer...

“While we’re glad to have gotten a lesson on how super PACs work, we’re wondering where that million plus bucks is going now that it’s back in Colbert’s control.”

When posed with that question, a writer for ology isn’t laughing, writing...

“Colbert’s PAC risks angering voters, both Democratic and Republican, who do not appreciate the shenanigans that the comedian is playing with the presidential race. … emotions will run hot and the stakes will be high – people do take this stuff seriously, even if Colbert and his fans do not.”

So, will the Super PAC play a role in the campaign process? A panelist on CNN doesn’t think so...

“I don’t think Colbert is going to have a big effect on the campaign. The people he’s talking to really are people who are already checked out.”
“I really hope he can at least shame the other campaigns into behaving less badly.”

And take a look at some of the official filing to the Federal Election Commission. Politico has a portion written by the Super PAC Treasurer, Shauna Polk...

“‘Stephen Colbert, President of ABTT, has asked that I quote him as saying, ‘Yeah! How you like me now, F.E.C? I’m rolling seven digits deep! I got 99 problems but a non-connected independent-expenditure only committee ain’t one!’’ Polk wrote, adding, ‘I would like it noted for the record that I advised Mr. Colbert against including that quote.’”