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ACCORDING TO STEPHEN COLBERT AND TREVOR POTTER Campaign Finance

Colbert Report 09/15/2009 Citizens United clips/c9v1s6/the-colbert-report- the-word---let-freedom-ka-ching clips/c9v1s6/the-colbert-report- the-word---let-freedom-ka-ching

Colbert Report 03/30/2011 Creating a PAC clips/dtl1ew/the-colbert-report- colbert-pac---trevor-potter clips/dtl1ew/the-colbert-report- colbert-pac---trevor-potter

Colbert Report 04/14/ clips/yzb7q2/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac---trevor-potter clips/yzb7q2/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac---trevor-potter

Colbert Report 07/18/2011 Campaign Finance Money in Politics clips/73lwqj/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac---campaign- finance clips/73lwqj/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac---campaign- finance

Colbert Report 09/29/ c4 and campaign contribution transparency collections/8iug7x/the-colbert- report-colbert-super-pac/3yzu4u collections/8iug7x/the-colbert- report-colbert-super-pac/3yzu4u

Colbert Report 01/12/2012 Candidates can not coordinate with Super PACs clips/av6bvx/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac---coordination- resolution-with-jon-stewart clips/av6bvx/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac---coordination- resolution-with-jon-stewart

Daily Show 01/16/ clips/3pwzi5/the-daily-show- with-jon-stewart-colbert-super- pac---not-coordinating-with- stephen-colbert clips/3pwzi5/the-daily-show- with-jon-stewart-colbert-super- pac---not-coordinating-with- stephen-colbert

Colbert Report 04/03/2012 Disclosing to the IRS clips/ag45p1/the-colbert- report-colbert-super-pac-shh c4-disclosure---trevor- potter clips/ag45p1/the-colbert- report-colbert-super-pac-shh c4-disclosure---trevor- potter clips/v3p6ss/the-colbert- report-colbert-super-pac-shh c4-disclosure clips/v3p6ss/the-colbert- report-colbert-super-pac-shh c4-disclosure

Colbert Report 05/08/2012 Contributors want to remain anonymous clips/p05t1b/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac-shh---- corporate-campaign-players--- super-secret--spooky-pacs- clips/p05t1b/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac-shh---- corporate-campaign-players--- super-secret--spooky-pacs-

Colbert Report 11/12/2012 Super PAC money after the election clips/kj1cs9/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac-shh----karl- rove---jon-stewart clips/kj1cs9/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac-shh----karl- rove---jon-stewart clips/66y7dx/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac-shh----secret- second-501c4---trevor-potter clips/66y7dx/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac-shh----secret- second-501c4---trevor-potter

Assessment Rubric FEC 1 Forms Alternate writing responsibilities for the forms Place everyone’s name on the FEC form Page 1 2 points Page 2 2 points Page 3 2 points Page 4 2 points Accurately tie information between choice ofpoliticalaffiliation,candidate,and connected PAC,non-connected PAC,or Super PAC2 pointsAccurately tie information between choice ofpoliticalaffiliation,candidate,and connected PAC,non-connected PAC,or Super PAC2 points Page 1: Fully Completed 2 points Partially Completed 1 point Not Completed 0 points Page 2 : Fully Completed 2 points Partially Completed 1 point Not Completed 0 points Page 3: Fully Completed 2 points Partially Completed 1 point Not Completed 0 points Page 4: Fully Completed 2 points Partially Completed 1 point Not Completed 0 points Accurately tie information between choice of political affiliation, candidate, and connected PAC, non-connected PAC, or Super PAC 2 points Inaccurate or no tying together 1-0 points Total of 10 points possible

Helpful Websites e.php _pac.shtml e.php _pac.shtml ctions-and-campaigns/campaign- finance-and-the-supreme- court.aspx ctions-and-campaigns/campaign- finance-and-the-supreme- court.aspx

Colbert Report 05/16/2011 Money in campaigns Waiting for decision collections/8iug7x/the-colbert- report-colbert-super-pac/epwg6t collections/8iug7x/the-colbert- report-colbert-super-pac/epwg6t

Colbert Report 05/31/2011 Preparing Colbert for FEC questions clips/bmwaxh/the-colbert-report- fec-questions---trevor-potter clips/bmwaxh/the-colbert-report- fec-questions---trevor-potter

Colbert Report 06/29/2011 Implications of Colbert filing and upcoming decision 06/30/ clips/kco7lo/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac---trevor-potter- preps-stephen-for-his-fec-hearing clips/kco7lo/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac---trevor-potter- preps-stephen-for-his-fec-hearing clips/uf525x/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac---stephen- addresses-colbert-super-nation clips/uf525x/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac---stephen- addresses-colbert-super-nation

Colbert Report 06/30/2011 FEC hearing collections/8iug7x/the-colbert- report-colbert-super-pac/gffis7 collections/8iug7x/the-colbert- report-colbert-super-pac/gffis7

Colbert Report 10/24/ clips/45wqla/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac---- corporations-are-people- clips/45wqla/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac---- corporations-are-people-

Colbert Report 01/30/ clips/1ws9v2/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac---return-of- the-pac clips/1ws9v2/the-colbert-report- colbert-super-pac---return-of- the-pac

Stephen Colbert talking about one of Super PAC commercials k/video/colberts-super-pac-ad- mitt-ripper k/video/colberts-super-pac-ad- mitt-ripper

05/08/ clips/b2tfg8/the-colbert-report- anonymous-attack-ads---claire- mccaskill clips/b2tfg8/the-colbert-report- anonymous-attack-ads---claire- mccaskill