Yes, he once again opened la bocca and inserted il piede. Between this guy (yeah, he also let the leaders of the NATO countries stand outside waiting while he chatted on his cell....his soccer team had some important business he needed to attend to) and a pope who thinks that condoms cause AIDS and we need to embrace Nazi priests, I am beginning to think that normal IQ tests should be required for the top jobs in this country. Who ARE these people and what PLANET did they come from?
From Buzzle:
The Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, today sparked controversy when he said the 17,000 people made homeless by Monday's earthquake should think of themselves as being on a "camping weekend". .
Berlusconi made the remark during an interview with a German television channel as he visited one of the emergency camps set up to cater for people who have lost their homes in the disaster.
The quake, which devastated the city of L'Aquila and surrounding towns and villages, has now claimed 260 lives.
Berlusconi told the reporter for the N-TV channel that the homeless quake victims "lacked nothing".
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I too was shocked and could'nt believe this man, how does he get away with it!!
The popularity of Silvio B. reminds me of Bush's popularity before the economic downturn. I never understood it.
For years people were saying our former President was a joke and yet more than half the country supported him.
I fear nothing will change unless there is a real alternative to Silvo B. The PD party is so disorganized can they really beat him?
Did you hear the Queen complained he was too loud during the G-20? He does not represent Italy well aboard. No wonder he and GWB were such good friends. grrrrr
Regarding this Pope, someone need to school him fast. Even if people disagreed with some of John Paul II views they respected him. He seemed to be less about doctrine and more about fellowship.
Sometimes the reality and complexity of the world we live in means we have to bend a little. Saying no condoms in a place that is being ravaged by AIDS makes no sense.
I read how B. turned down earthquake aid from other countries because "Italians are proud and can take care of themselves." I couldn't believe it. I also read about the Queen asking Obama why B. had to be so loud. Okay, I'm starting to get the picture. We've vacationed in Italy six times and love the people of the country... this guy doesn't sound like he lives in the same world as the Italians that we've met.
Cameron
He's had more than his share of moments. One of the best was when Italy was enjoying its turn as the head of the European Union Parliament. One of the German parliament members made a comment about a policy and Berlusconi turned around and told the guy that he did not have to act like a concentration camp guard anymore because the war was over (or something to that effect. The result was that then-Chancellor Schroeder cancelled his yearly vacation to Italy and so did about 250,000 other Germans -- much to the dismay of the small hotels in Rimini, which are normally filled with Germans during the summer. Berlusconi never apologized, but his foreign secretary had to in his place (I don't believe that Napoleon ever apologized for anything either, so there is another thing the two have in common).
Remember, this guy was a lounge singer on cruise ships before taking over 1. soccer 2. tv and 3 the government. To learn more on these kinds of connections and how they work, please view The Godfather I and II.
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Just when you think it couldn´t get worse- he opens his mouth again...He is pretty unbelievable. How long do you think he would have lasted in the US?
All those displaced people and Berlusconi is showing his utter lack of sensory apparatus!
Fact is, he appears so far removed from reality, in any normal environment he would not have achieved a position of influence- sadly
The camping comment was in the height of poor taste. Given his stupid comments (the camping one was not a rare slip) and mysoginist view of women I am surprised that he gets elected.
Now about the pope . . . isn't he German? Let's blame the German's for his foolishness!
He is disgusting..how dare he treat people like this..!
Who elected him, some of these very people, now they are devasted and homeless..get rid of him.
I think he should go back to his "lounge singing" on the cruise ship....let him cruise off to the other end of the earth..!
I enlightened my new officemate of the "wisdom" of your Silvio B. today, and her utter disbelief (she seriously could not comprehend a leader who would SAY those things in public!) made me long for her particular kind of innocence--I would wager there are many, many Italians who would agree. :-)
Sigh. At least you have the big-hearted people of the country (and all of us around the world) who know what real support means to those whose lives have been so dramatically upturned.
I can't believe the insensitivity of the man - and that people voted for him again. Oh yea, but that happened in the U.S. too, with his buddy W.
Now, can you please send us an Obama?
One of my favorites, although simply comical rather than a bizarre political and insulting world /government statement, was the on-air fight and charges he and his wife threw around over his attention to other women.
Linda .. in defense of people voting for him again ...
As hard as it is to believe, in reality, the alternative was worse. It is horrible to say, but true. Prodi, the leftist who was in power for a relatively short time between two of Berlusconi's three terms, put into play so many regulations that sought to decimate any attempt at small businesses in this country. It was an absolute disaster. People were PINING to get Berlusoni back because he is at least pro business and did not have the attentionto rape and plunder every small business before it even got off the ground. And, sad to say, no one seems to be able to hold a government here together better than Silvio- he is a political animal. But when you have a crook running the country (he has been indicted of bribing judges among other things), you have to live with the devil in your bed.
oh, and Letizia, um, I love you, but, it's tough love. the answer is NO!
I was shocked and saddened by such stupid remarks made by Mr B. Reminds me of another who spoke without regard of others feelings. Remember Mr B? My heart goes out to all who lost members of their families,or their homes.
I'm not shocked by our PM. I'm shocked that the majority of voting Italians knowingly elected him for three terms. Isn't this the problem, really?
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