France's version of the FCC, the CSA repremanded private TV operator Canal Plus for satirically portraying Pope Benny Deuce as a Nazi. Why this is news in America I'm not totally sure, but there it is.

The hilarity was crafted by the brains behind the hit show The News Clowns, which I gather is a cross between Crank Yankers and The Daily Show, except French and, therefore, stupid. Er. Anyway, there was an outcry from both France's Roman Catholic bishops, who don't really have much of a choice in the matter, and the CRIF, which is France's version of the ADL. I find the second one a little odd, given that Benny was, in fact, a Nazi, but what can you say. It's France, and rolling for Nazis is a tough habit to break.

Get it? Habit? That's the kind of Catholic comedy you can't find anywhere free these days.

Jokes about those effeminate Gauls aside, you've got to love CNN's choice of picture to couple with the story.


The weather? Looks like heil.

Analogcabin @ 1:30 PM
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