Clean Sweep
Taking out the political trash in Italy:
Britain? Are you paying attention? Or were you trying to look up little Susie's dress again?
That's . Just in case you were wondering.
Actually, I think it dates back a little earlier, Beppe. Like to Caligula. Nevertheless, I applaud the effort. We need something similar in the United States.
An Italian comedian's campaign using a rude word to tell off politicians has won the support of more than 300,000 Italians who signed petitions to sweep away a generation of lawmakers they say are corrupt and ineffective.
Britain? Are you paying attention? Or were you trying to look up little Susie's dress again?
An estimated 40,000 people attended [Beppe] Grillo's rally in Bologna on Saturday and many more went to hundreds of similar "Vaffanculo-day" protests around the country. The word is the Italian equivalent of the "f"-word in English.
That's . Just in case you were wondering.
Gaining grassroots support via his website, one of Italy's most popular blogs, the 57-year-old comic said Italy needed a radical break from what he said was the political mismanagement of Italy since the end of fascism and World War Two.
Actually, I think it dates back a little earlier, Beppe. Like to Caligula. Nevertheless, I applaud the effort. We need something similar in the United States.
posted by Jar(egg)head at 08:54
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