![]() ![]() Certainly, no politician enjoys leading his country more than the cruise-ship crooner turned TV and soccer billionaire, at least not as measured in number of prosecutors and magistrates who have fruitlessly investigated his complex dealings (789, according to the Prime Minister), albums recorded since 2003 (three), and public letters to the editor from his prima signora complaining about his relations with young ladies, such as his nominating TV starlets as candidates for the European Parliament (three). “Which is more useful to control for propagandizing for your Party: the games or the stories?” I asked portentously.Īn astute reader pointed to Italy, however, where Silvio Berlusconi is now enjoying his third terms as a center-right Prime Minister. In April, I noted that television ratings indicate that sports audiences skew Republican and entertainment audiences Democratic. From a review I wrote in 2010 for Taki’s Magazine of a documentary called Videocracy: ![]()
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