Another reason to love John Edwards

While Barack Obama's staff is trying unsuccessfully to explain away having homophobic pseudo-ex-gay bigots sing at fundraisers for him, John Edwards' staff gets into the spirit of Stephen Colbert's quixotic presidential campaign:

Mayor Bob Coble also declared October 28th "Stephen Colbert Day." Coble has endorsed another South Carolina native for President, the Democratic former Sen. John Edwards.

Asked about this apparent conflict, the Edwards campaign said that until Colbert wins the primary like Edwards did in 2004, he cannot claim to be a favorite son.

Edwards spokesperson Teresa Wells also ribbed Colbert for his ties to the snack food industry. Colbert has said his campaign will be sponsored by Doritos.

"What is more troubling than his quest for a status his own mother won't grant him (favorite son) are his ties to the salty food industry," Wells said. "As the candidate of Doritos, his hands are stained by corporate corruption and nacho cheese. John Edwards has never taken a dime from taco chip lobbyists and America deserves a President who isn't in the pocket of the snack food special interests."

Do I smell a winning 2008 ticket in the making here? Or just the nacho cheez staining Colbert's fingers?

(h/t: Melissa)