Thursday,
February 14, 2008
Comic Beppe Grillo: To Germans: "Please Declare War on Us!"
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Beppe Grillo is a
justifiable unrelenting critic of the Italian Political establishment. It
is possibly even more corrupt than
Of
course Beppe is Not
serious, But his statement sure is an attention getter, and in order
to deliver a message, you
Yes,
I admire the German Efficiency, if that means giving up Italian Warmth and
Passion, I
Grillo, who goads politicians, has been called the Michael Moore of
Deutsche
Welle -World
February
13, 2008
"Take my country -- please!"
In a twist on Henny Youngman
"
Neapolitan garbage heads to Bremen
"We are already
sending you garbage from
The comedian was
referring to a deal struck last year between
And, of course, Grillo -- sometimes referred to as "
Sixty governments, and counting
Grillo made his comments -- which played off the stereotypes of Germans as being |ber-organized and militarily avaricious, as well as the Italian penchant for toppling and building governments at the drop of a hat -- in an interview with German newsweekly Die Zeit. The interviewer had asked for his two cents on the latest collapse of the Italian government and the resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi.
Grillo,
who has been banned from Italian TV but plays live to large audiences in big
Italian venues, reserved especially scathing remarks for opposition leader and
former government head Silvio Berlusconi. The media
mogul, who owns three major television channels and
The bliss of being Berlusconi- Elections are a snap if you own the media
German Chancellor Angela Merkel ought to think about becoming a media magnate herself, Grillo said.
"If Merkel had three
channels and 40 newspapers and magazines, she would not need to form a grand
coalition," Grillo said. "She would just
get 80 percent of the votes at every election. Why don
No word form Grillo on whether the benefits of a possible Teutonic takeover -- ostensibly, a responsive democracy and efficient public service -- would outweigh the culinary and lifestyle negatives.
Could Italians live with German cuisine?
Sauerkraut instead of spaghetti? Beer over Barolo? More pretzels than pancetta? Maybe he should think twice about his invitation to invade.
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