Steven Colbert, host of the Colbert Report has established 3 political action committees, devoted to satirically commenting on the system of campaign finance which funds the electoral campaigns of politicians at every level of government in the US. The three combined PAC's have an estimated 165,000 members, and has managed to generate substantial sums of money, spending $60 million on adds which poke fun of loose campaign finance regulation.
“He is taking on a serious subject that many Americans find deadly dull and is educating the broader public on why it matters and what is at stake,” said Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics. Still, she adds, “it’s all fun and games until somebody gets hurt, like a specific campaign or the electoral system.”
NY Times
Class: how might we view these "institutions" (Colbert's PACs) through our functional analysis model?
No comments:
Post a Comment