I slightly follow italian politics. Grillo moving up in regard.

Apparently - what do I know?
I've read his blog (http://www.beppegrillo.it/en/) off and on a year or two or three ago, but not for a while (I lost links somewhere along the line). In any case, I'm out of range, just reading, mostly/somewhat getting him. Well, look who's doing well:

Italian comic Grillo's party gains ground in opinion poll
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/us-italy-poll-idUSBRE89I10M20121019