Keeper of the Clown Bell

I’ve got to wonder (and I know I’m blogging about it) why this is such a big deal in a republic – I mean, I get why the Italians or Brazilians might be fascinated by a puff of smoke and I agree that it is news, but doesn’t the media coverage seem a little extravagant? This must be what atheists feel like on Christmas or Egyptians feel like on Passover or something…