In this Colbert Report, John Colbert makes evident the loophole in recent laws concerning campaign funding.  After the supreme court case in 2010, when it was considered unconstitutional to limit the amount of money an individual can give to an organization, since spending money is the equivalent to the freedom of speech.  Colbert realizes that he wants to be involved in the campaigning process and creates his own super PAC.  Super PACs cannot be associated directly with a candidate running for office, and the law states that they cannot collaborate at any times.  The Super PAC is supposedly oblivious to what the candidate wants, but Colbert exposes this fact in his show.  He become the owner of a PAC and then gives the PAC to John Stewart to take care of and control.  This exploits just how Gingrich is able to get so much funding without breaking the law even his own fundraising efforts are not nearly as effective as the PAC the supports him that apparently has no clue of what he intends to do along the campaign trail.  The irony is that it is so easy for Colbert to start this political action committee and is very easy to avoid the law with very simple steps.  The show portrays the new campaign finance laws as very ineffective and even he can create a Super PAC.  This comedy has a republican slant since it gives insight in how the nominees managed to raise so much money.  The man running the super PAC could be their best friend and they could of planned out what they wanted to do, only if they do not talk during the Republican primary process.



     The Daily Show with John Stewart bases the topics off of recent events that have occurred in the political world.  In this show, the main concentration is Gingrich and the large amount of ignorance he carries on his back in debates and in press conferences.  John Steward talks to a black reporter after Gingrich's racial slur regarding food stamps.  He said loud and clear that black people are the ones in need of food stamps, white the facts show that most Americans on welfare and in need of food stamps are predominantly white individuals.  Even when Gingrich is asked to recall his previous statement he adds in that he wants to be the money check president and not a food stamp president.  Stewart then replays all the videos of Gingrich seeming to be a racist by also attacking Palestinians, claiming that they are an invented people, and also more attacks on the black community. The irony is that Gingrich is unaware of what he has been saying in most of his speeches.  What comes out is not right and he shows no ways of correcting his impediments.  He is so naive of what he is saying that he probably does not listen to what he says, or if he does, he is blatantly unaware of how he is offending others.  This is more of a liberal slant because the other Republican candidates during the debates or even in their press conferences do not attack Gingrich mainly on his speeches, but on what he did in the past.



     In this Colbert report the main focus is all the Republican candidates seeking the nomination especially Mitt Romney.  Colbert has a clock ticking down the time until Romney seals the deal for the nomination since he is largely ahead in national pulls at this stage in the race.  This however is very ironic since there is still a week away from the Iowa caucus.  At this point, Herman Cain is still in the race, with a field of seven including Rick Perry.  On the show they imitate the nominees in a debate style, making fun of the candidates that appear to be outrageous according to Colbert.  The impersonator of Herman Cain talks about his 9 9 9 deal and reminisces of a time when he was in the restaurant business, and also about his relationship with his wife since he was being charged in a scandal during the debates.  Perry is attacked for having trouble finishing up his sentences and lacking in his intelligence in the political spectrum.  He stutters and is unsure of what he wants the government to cut back on.  Ron Paul is even brought up for being radical and his huge difference in foreign policy for not wanting the military to be abroad in a different country.  This comedy is of a liberal slant since it makes all the candidates portrayed have weaknesses that are now evident to the public.  It makes the nominees seem less prepared to face Obama and not intelligent enough to even voice their opinions clearly.

     In the cartoon, Rick Santorum is being interviewed by a television network about the Republican nomination process and asked about his chances of becoming the nominee.  The bottom of the screen is says Election 2012 and right next to this caption it depicts Santorum's name next to the (R) for Republican.  He is being asked about his fellow competitor, Mitt Romney's advantage of having out raised his campaign by a long shot, thus ensuring an easier and more successful path to victory.  He states that "Romney is only trouncing me because he has outspent me 3 to 1."  This just shows how money is probably the biggest factor in this process and why Gingrich, who has barely any support from the general public compared to Santorum and Romney, has stayed in the race.  Money has the ability to showcase ads, get more publicity, gain the support of those that are undecided, and most especially, get your viewpoints voiced and widely heard.  Romney has this edge and with all these advantages it just shows that Santorum was at a disadvantage from the start.  This just shows that Americans are do not care about the views and policy, but they jump on the bandwagon to join their friends.  Santorum in a thought bubble reminds himself that "It will be different when President Obama outspends me 50 to 1."  The irony is that Santorum ignores the fact that he cannot compete for the presidency even if he wins the nomination.  Electability is ignored which is probably the most important issue for the party as a whole to consider if they want to regain power in the country.  This is from a liberal slant because it shows the improbability of Santorum trying to win at this point even with his confidence and high hopes.



   In this cartoon Mitt Romney is depicted as the Easter Bunny and Rick Santorum is depicted as a little kid searching for easter eggs.  Romney is smiling and is a very happy bunny.  His basket is filled to the brim with large colorful eggs to the point of overflow.  Each egg has the initials of all the states he won leading up to Easter Sunday.  Mitt is able to relax with his family and enjoy the holidays as he seems ready to share his joy with others.  Rick, on the other hand, has a glum look in his eyes.  He is staring at Mitt, glaring at all those giant eggs.  Santorum merely has a small basket with about five eggs in total which are tiny relative to his competitor.  He is on the ground, defeated with not enough eggs (states) to satisfy his great yearning to have the majority.  This relates directly with the nomination process.  Santorum has had stretches of good fortune, winning three in a row at one point, but Santorum has lost in the long run.  The last and probably the most vital state that he had to win was Wisconsin, but Romney is gladly hopping away and ready to celebrate the inevitability of the winning the Republican Nomination.  Romney is set to take on Obama after having a huge lead in delegates.  The slant is indifferent.  The cartoonist is ready for the battle for the presidency and move on with the race after a long primary process.  Mitt is ready after defending what he stands for, for the most part.