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Author:  pcernie [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:55 pm ]
Post subject:  "An Italian situation where comedians start getting elected"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21639899

The problem for me personally is that I've heard so many politicians say this sort of thing in recent years.
Author:  MrStevenRogers [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: "An Italian situation where comedians start getting elected"
an Italian comedian runs rings around the EU forced placement of Eurocrats in Italy
you can make a comedy soap opera out of that ...
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: "An Italian situation where comedians start getting elected"
Quote:
But Mr Jenkin said politicians must actively engage with "ordinary people".


translation for the Tories.

Quote:
Butr Mr Jenkin said politicians must actively engage with "plebs".


The fact that a satirist like Grillo can get elected shows that the public have lost faith in politicians.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: "An Italian situation where comedians start getting elected"
MrStevenRogers wrote:
an Italian comedian runs rings around the EU forced placement of Eurocrats in Italy
you can make a comedy soap opera out of that ...

A comedy? About the working of government and the machinations of bureaucrats? It'll never catch on...
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