CHARLESTON, S.C. ? If Herman Cain could attract the crowd that came to see Stephen Colbert here, he might still be running for president.
But the former pizza executive didn?t seem to mind playing second fiddle before the hundreds of students and onlookers that packed into a college courtyard to watch the Comedy Central star turned faux presidential candidate lampoon the political process.
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Even if the joke appeared to be on Cain.
The event had all the trappings of a real political rally: A peppy marching band, a large ?Vote Cain? banner as the backdrop and a stirring rendition of the ?Star-Spangled Banner.?
Yet it was clear the man at Colbert?s side was not the star attraction.
?Before I introduce the man, we?re all gathered here to see introduce me,? Colbert said to laughs during his seven-minute introduction of Cain, which was not surprisingly peppered with jokes about the ex-candidate. ?Herman Cain is an outsider. In fact, he is such an outsider he?s not even running for president anymore.?
?I want you to vote for Herman Cain, because Herman Cain is me,? Colbert said to hoots and hollers. ?We both flout convention when it comes to things like taxes and debt and how many Ubekis there are in Ubeki-beki-beki-stan-stan.?
With Colbert?s urging, Cain received a rousing welcome to the stage, where a gospel choir stood to greet him.
?Mr. Colbert could not get on the ballot. I could not get off the ballot,? he said, explaining how the two personalities came together for the event.
But it was apparent that the further Cain dove into his message ? that Washington is broken and only people from the outside can steer it back on track ? the more he lost the electricity in an audience that came primarily for Colbert.
When he leveled his common charge that ?Washington is broken,? a smattering of students shouted back ?occupy.?
As Cain meandered through his decision to endorse ?the people? rather than a particular candidate and plugged his website, someone yelled, ?bring back Colbert!?
A final gratuitous reference to his 9-9-9 plan prompted a student to chide, ?stop it.?
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