No use crying over spilt milk: Stephen Colbert's Senate bid shot down The US comedian urged fans of his Comedy Central mock news show "The Colbert Report" to tweet Gov Nikki Haley, telling her why he would make a great senator for South Carolina, his home state. Ms Haley is tasked with appointing a senator after Jim DeMint, who is currently holding the post, announced he is resigning at the end of the year. Thousands of messages poured into the governor's official account with the hashtag "SenatorColbert." However Ms Haley was quick to respond, posting a link on her Facebook page to her April appearance on The Colbert Report where it was revealed that the host, who was raised in Charleston, did not know that the state beverage was milk. But you forget one thing, my friend. You didn't know our state drink. Big, big mistake," Ms Haley wrote. Colbert was born and raised in Charleston, and he still has family in the state. He gently mocks his home, and has made a couple of faux runs for president during the state's early primaries. He also put on a crown and declared himself governor of South Carolina in 2009 when then-Gov Mark Sanford disappeared for several days while visiting his mistress in Argentina. On his show Thursday, Colbert also gave one other qualification he had to be a US Senator. When I look at the US Senate, I say to myself, you know what they could use? Colbert said. Another white guy.