Viva Zapatero! Page #4

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He bought ''Thorn Birds''

for an unbelievable amount of money

and no one said a word.

And his membership

in the Masonic lodge P2

was a great advantage to Berlusconi

because a lot of men in key positions

at major ltalian banks,

belonged

to the Masonic lodge run-amok, P2.

Even Tax Police generals

belonged to P2,

the ones who were supposed

to do tax inspections.

Not all of them, obviously,

but many of them.

This brief introduction

may help answer the question:

''How could Silvio Berlusconi

be so good at his business matters

but be so untalented

when dealing with our issues ?''

The answer is that

he isn't really a self-made man.

lt has little to do

with his business capacities...

So...

if the things

that were said are true ?

lf what was said were true ?

lmplicitly... what...

can we deduce from that ?

That our parliament

is full of previous offenders ?

What can we deduce from this ?

That our prime minister

uses his position

for personal wealth ?

lf these horrible things

were true,

then our leaders who allow

and have allowed him to do that...

what kind of leaders are they ?

Leaders who

we should kick out immediately !

And if their intentions were good,

why then after the case was dropped,

why didn't the ''censors''

let us back on ?

Good morning, can we interview you ?

lf you'd asked me 5 minutes ago...

- 3 minutes ?

- 5 minutes ago l'd have said yes.

Good morning,

can we interview you please ?

We're conducting an inquiry

about ''RAlot''.

- We wanted your opinion.

- No opinion.

So you can't say

l'm not giving you a chance...

- ..to justify your actions.

- l'm busy.

Excuse me, can we ask you

a few questions about ''RAlot'' ?

Seeing as the show was cancelled

because of legal problems

and that the case was dismissed,

do you think

l could go back on air ?

Do you realise that you've violated

article 21 of the Constitution

that says everyone has

the right to free expression,

and that you made up an excuse

to cancel the show ?

Your position is very interesting.

l'm not sure whether

l agree on everything you say

but there must be something.

lf it got cancelled,

there must be a reason.

What ?

l think it was just an excuse.

- The Mediaset lawsuit...

- You think they were excuses !

The executives and Board

evaluated the situation

and found the show damaging

to the station's interests.

- That's why it was closed.

- But the lawsuit was unfounded.

People should evaluate

the grounds of their case first.

Or l could just sue any programme

and you'd shut it down, but you can't.

There were even some papers,

not right-winged ones,

that emphasized:

''RAl must defend itself

if they're sued.

They wanted billions,

RAl can't take such a big risk.''

''Let's wait and let

the courts make a decision first.''

- l read that.

- lt's insane, isn't it ?

lt's outrageous

because you should

make decisions based on facts,

not probabilities.

Otherwise

the risk of blackmail

would halt all forms of expression.

lf you make comments on things

you got from papers,

but they don't want you

to talk about it,

they sue you for billions.

Therefore you can never

mention it again

and you're dragged into a long case

involving, time, money, etc...

One can conclude then

that currently in ltaly

they're admitting that corporations

have gagged mass media.

- Have you been sued ?

- Yes.

lt was just to scare me or...

they would have sued the paper too.

But it doesn't explain

why one person was picked on

out of a larger context.

Usually the case is made

against the paper who published it

but they only sued me

so l assume it was just a threat

which l can deal with in my work.

- You're used to it ?

- Yes.

Agnes wanted 10 million euros...

- 29.

- 29 million euros ?

Yes, because of the pay number issue.

And Telecom wanted billions.

This time

we're talking about 500,000 euros.

Cut it down just a little

and l'll pay...

gladly...

since l can afford to do it

a couple times a year.

At least l write about

the things you should.

- So it's our fault ?

- A little.

You're avoiding the responsibility.

So we have to join Alex Zanotelli,

Luigi Ciotti and a few rock singers

because they're the only ones

who talk about facts anymore.

There's no point in writing for

the Corriere, they won't publish it.

lt's happened at least 10 times,

l get angry on your behalf.

They send you out on a job,

you wait in lines...

You take notes and they only publish

a few words of what you wrote.

- Maybe.

- You should get angry !

Who said l don't ? But...

You should rebel !

lf what l said was true,

why did audiences

learn about them

on a satire show ?

Maybe RAlot was the proof

that ltalian news is a farce.

The surprise.

Good evening.

Can we hear a duet

between Apicella and Berlusconi ?

Let's do a world premiere,

something never done before

like ''Jealousy''.

Did you write the lyrics ?

This song

is dedicated to my wife.

Let's put the mike here,

or the sound will be distorted.

Move the mike away,

l have to teach you everything !

l just can't describe

Bruno Vespa's ''Porta a Porta''.

My paper asked me

to do a piece

on TV programmes

and freedom of the press.

l just can't describe

''Porta a Porta''

to the French public.

There's no equivalent.

There is no single figure

who manages so much of the media,

so much real power...

not virtual power !

That doesn't exist so l've never

been able to write about it.

For me, TV journalism doesn't mean

talking about cheese

or giving the microphone

to whoever's in power at the moment.

Journalism is independent,

it means asking questions.

And, above all,

following up on them.

A politician from the Left

or the Right can talk rubbish

but the second question is crucial

because it exposes him.

lt exposes him !

ltalian journalists today

have a huge responsibility

but they often

end up being cowards.

lt's sad to say,

but this way of keeping a low profile,

of not getting to the bottom of things

and not making a decision...

makes journalism in ltaly

as despicable a profession

as politics is.

Hello, Minister.

Can we talk for a minute ?

lt's the one year anniversary

since ''RAlot'' was axed.

The judge threw the case out

and what we said was true,

so why can't we go back on the air ?

The show being suspended

didn't depend on me.

l think you said questionable things

but there was no

face-to-face discussion.

lt was satire, that isn't required.

This is a serious matter.

Satire is one thing,

debate is another.

And that was satire.

- lt's like that in every country.

- No, it isn't.

You mentioned this law without

letting anyone stick up for it.

That was your choice,

so it's a matter of being fair.

A law the President did not sign !

lt was approved by parliament

then signed by him.

The law l mentioned

was found unconstitutional...

- ..and wasn't signed.

- Not because of the reasons you gave.

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