Get in the mud, boys, it’s election time! Sanctimonious media perpetuate the myth that politics must be a refined dialogue of tender thoughts. But the Joe Volpes know better

Joe Volpe stood in the Commons lobby, his eyes gleaming, and waited for media to assemble.The Immigration Minister was to perform carefullyrehearsed outrage. His opponents, he said, reminded him of the KKK."The Klan looks like it's still very much alive,"Volpe declared,"notwithstanding that they ...

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