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I just saw an interview on CNN with Roberto Saviano, author of a book called Gomorrah about the Naples Mafia.
The book has sold over 1 million copies worldwide and has now been made into a film, just shown at Cannes.
Roberto himself is getting a lot of coverage including the Independent and Guardian in the UK [...]

It sounds desperate and it is.
A desperate attempt to try to ‘connect with Joe Six Pack’.
Every time I hear or see someone talk about Joe The Plumber, they just look and sound totally stupid. They are using him like some sort of sock puppet as if he is suddenly the voice of America.
Anyone could confront [...]

Politicians often make off the cuff remarks when they accidentally say what is really on their mind and Alun Cairns is one such gaff-spouting Parliamentary hopeful.
No doubt Mr. Cairns has aspirations of a long and prosperous career as an MP as he is the prospective Conservative candidate for the Vale Of Glamorgan constituency, but in [...]