Charleston, S.C. — Elizabeth Colbert Busch remembers watching the funeral of Robert Kennedy on television, with her younger brother Stephen – now the star of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" – sitting in her lap. She said to herself, "Someday, if they let women run for office, I'm going to."
Now, she's making that dream a reality with a run for Congress. And she isn't worried her brother's fame will overshadow her campaign.
"I'm not. I'm so proud of what he is and what he has accomplished," she said in an interview in her campaign office on a busy Charleston street. "But when people see what I have done and they know the work we have done and they know me as a person and a professional, it will be fine."
Colbert said he plans to support his sister, whom the family calls Lulu. But that won't include mentions on his show – unless,...
Now, she's making that dream a reality with a run for Congress. And she isn't worried her brother's fame will overshadow her campaign.
"I'm not. I'm so proud of what he is and what he has accomplished," she said in an interview in her campaign office on a busy Charleston street. "But when people see what I have done and they know the work we have done and they know me as a person and a professional, it will be fine."
Colbert said he plans to support his sister, whom the family calls Lulu. But that won't include mentions on his show – unless,...
- 2/16/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Teddy Turner, son of media mogul Ted Turner is running in a crowded race for a congressional seat in South Carolina, and it's causing a fun family rift because of his conservative political views.
"My dad asked, 'What's the minimum amount I can give because you're a Republican?'" the younger Turner tells the Associated Press. "My dad has been asking for years, 'How the heck did you become so conservative?'"
Teddy is among a group of at least 10 Republicans running in the March 19 primary. Among them is former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, perhaps best known for his extra-marital affair that began when he went Mia for a week in Argentina.
Teddy has worked for his father's business in various capacities since graduating from a military college in South Carolina. He worked for CNN, Turner Broadcasting System and Country Music Television before returning to Charleston and going into business.
"My dad asked, 'What's the minimum amount I can give because you're a Republican?'" the younger Turner tells the Associated Press. "My dad has been asking for years, 'How the heck did you become so conservative?'"
Teddy is among a group of at least 10 Republicans running in the March 19 primary. Among them is former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, perhaps best known for his extra-marital affair that began when he went Mia for a week in Argentina.
Teddy has worked for his father's business in various capacities since graduating from a military college in South Carolina. He worked for CNN, Turner Broadcasting System and Country Music Television before returning to Charleston and going into business.
- 1/23/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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