The power of comedy & FOIA

Hat tip to VCOG about NYTimes article:

Through his spokeswoman, Mr. Colbert cheekily responded on Wednesday to questions about his e-mail message to the governor. “I have a comment, but I am sending it to Mark Sanford’s office, so you can get it through the Freedom of Information Act,” he said.

About the Virginia Coalition for Open Government:

We are a nonprofit alliance formed to promote expanded access to government records, meetings and other proceedings at the state and local level. Our efforts are focused solely on local/state information access. While we do some lobbying (within limits imposed by IRS rules), our primary work is educational.