The Axeman and the President

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Not everyone finds their stunts amusing, but (Australian Prime Minister) John Howard got a laugh out of a prank by ABC TV's Chaser team this morning. The TV satirists were making fun of last week's security scare in Melbourne, when the Prime Minister was hugged by a schoolboy supporter carrying a screwdriver.

This morning, it was an axe, albeit a fake one. Clutching the oversize axe was Craig Reucassel, of ABC's The Chaser's War on Everything, who approached Mr Howard during his early morning walk on the Gold Coast. Mr Howard's security guards kept a close watch on Reucassel, but the Prime Minister reacted with amusement rather than alarm and embraced the Chaser member before striding off.

Politicians are regular Chaser targets, but the comic team's edgy brand of humour can go too far, some believe. Unamused police charged The Chaser's Chas Licciardello with offensive conduct after a prank at a recent Bulldogs NRL match, when he tried to sell fake knives, knuckledusters and flares to supporters. The stunt came at a time when the club was trying to clamp down on violence at its games.

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Nice one - can you imagine how quickly this guy would have been jailed if it was Bush or Blair he'd approached?

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[Gasman59]

Good story Face !