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Doug
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posted 21 November 2003 05:48 PM

An Italian comedian who made a joke on her show that the government would pull her show off the air for making fun of the prime minister had her show pulled off the air for making fun of the prime minister.

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skdadl
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posted 22 November 2003 10:14 AM

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"But she, and professionals like her, must understand that there is a limit of civility that cannot be overstepped, and first and foremost that satire cannot become a disguise for a political message."

Nonsense. That's one of the first things that satire is for.

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