QUICK TAKES - July 11, 2009
Associated Press
A Russian TV channel cut a segment of the ribald U.S. cartoon comedy “South Park” that appeared to mock Vladimir Putin, a spokesman said Friday.
The channel 2X2 cut material from the show that aired Tuesday portraying Putin as a greedy and desperate leader, the network’s spokesman said. The decision prompted criticism and furious discussion on Russian blogs.
It was unclear whether the decision, involving an episode that originally aired in the United States in 2005, was made by channel executives or regulators.
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