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Maritsa
02/10/09

In reply to Buffoons
Bravo to Napolitano for not signing the stupid decree.

I love that Berlusconi is all up the Vatican's butt on right-to-die cases...not so much on divorce and adultery, though, huh Silvio?
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aubonpam
02/10/09

In reply to Buffoons
I should take back calling him "probably harmless" the last time he pulled some bullshit. Ugh.
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YourScreenplaySucks
02/10/09

In reply to Buffoons
I'm willing to bet that Burlusconi considered Almodovar's Talk To Her the feelgood romance of the year.
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hussein persepolis hussein
02/10/09

In reply to Buffoons
For fuck's sake. This man is a dick to beat all dicks (heh). I am currently reading "The Sack of Rome," which is about Berlusconi imprimatur and destruction of Italy. And guess what? He's a douche!
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dianersb was bit by a zombie
02/10/09

@hussein persepolis hussein:I have a feeling I have a new book for my book list.
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hussein persepolis hussein
02/10/09

@dianersb was bit by a zombie: Oh yes, do pick it up. It's really well-written and profoundly fucked up!
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dianersb was bit by a zombie
02/10/09

@hussein persepolis hussein: Is it this one: [www.amazon.com]
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hussein persepolis hussein
02/10/09

@dianersb was bit by a zombie: Yes! Alexander Stille also wrote Excellent Cadavers about the mob in Sicily and the government officials who tried to bring them down. Both are amazing reads. Enjoy.
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dianersb was bit by a zombie
02/10/09

@hussein persepolis hussein: Yay! Thanks!
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EkaterinaBallerina
02/10/09

In reply to Buffoons
I hope this guy isn't a Catholic. As my Catholic grandfather said during the Terry Schiavo debacle, if you truly believed in heaven and the afterlife, why would you delay someone's entrance into it?
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jeepgirl
02/10/09

@EkaterinaBallerina: Ask him if he'd like to run for office in Italy.
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ALittleBitGothic
02/10/09

In reply to Buffoons
Oh right wing Italian politicians, what will you say next? Wait, don't say anything. Thanks.

BTW, Did anyone hear about how "foreign" foods are being banned from Italian cities by some of Berlusconi's pals in the Lega Nord?
[www.timesonline.co.uk]

Cuz, if you eat a kebab, you might turn into a Muslim. Or something. Seriously.

The assholery going on in Italy knows no bounds right now.
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Eeva
02/10/09

@ALittleBitGothic: The Lega Nord, and its bizarre popularity, is terrifying to me.
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bowleserised
02/10/09

In reply to Buffoons
The world is so sinister just now and Berlusconi so weird, that I wouldn't be surprised if he uses this as an excuse to arrest and imprison/behead the president.
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pandorasmittens
02/10/09

In reply to Buffoons
An egg. is. not. a. human. It is a cell, carrying the same DNA that every goddamned cell in the human body has. The only difference is its primary function, which cannot be executed without sperm, and even then we're in a grey area.
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Aesop's Foibles. YES.
02/10/09

In reply to Buffoons
He's a joke. A walking, talking joke. If you picked any question, and tried to come up with the most ridiculous, senseless, offensive reply, you'd still fall way short of whatever he'd come up with.

His stupid is more stupid than anyone elses stupid. He really should STFU, but at this point, I'd wager it's really too late. He's said enough. What an assclown.
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LaComtesse
02/10/09

@..now it's just Aesop's Foibles.: He's a joke, all right, but it's on Italy. He'd only be really hilarious if he weren't in a position to do anything about his moronic ideas.
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Aesop's Foibles. YES.
02/10/09

@LaComtesse: Very true. I suppose it's easy to dismiss the man as the laughingstock he is without actually considering the damage and embarassment he's bringing to his own people. I hadn't thought of that. Thank you for your perspective, m'lady.
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LaComtesse
02/10/09

@..now it's just Aesop's Foibles.: ;-)
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Rare Affinity
02/10/09

In reply to Buffoons
What are the odds the Vatican will now try and make Eluana a saint, following her state ordered marytrdom?
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LaComtesse
02/10/09

@Rare Affinity: If they could, they would, but by the time she would be up for beatification, no one would remember her anyway.
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LaComtesse
02/10/09

In reply to Buffoons
Guys, maybe if we put her in really tight jeans, he'll let her die. Hear me out. We've established that some of the powers that be in Italy think if you're wearing tight jeans, a guy can't get them off without your help/consent. If she keeps the jeans on, a guy can't get to her sweet, holy uterus. If he can't get to her uterus, she can't get pregnant. If she can't get pregnant, she's clearly just a mound of flesh who doesn't need to "live."

PROBLEM SOLVED.

Silvio Berlusconi, you're a disgrace to our country(wo)men.
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dianersb was bit by a zombie
02/10/09

@LaComtesse: My question is how does he KNOW her uterus is sweet and holy??? What if it has teeth and bites like the devil?
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WaltzingMatilda
02/10/09

@dianersb was bit by a zombie: Or if she has vagina dentata. That shit is no joke.
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LaComtesse
02/10/09

@dianersb was bit by a zombie: Oh no, impossible. You see, when conservative jackasses take on a dead girl to further their own cause, she automatically becomes an angel with no flaws who agrees with those struggling for her best interest. So not only is her uterus a fertile valley longing for bebehs, she also spent her life feeding orphans and praying.
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Ailatan
02/10/09

@LaComtesse: Well said!

And of course, her life is only important if she can bear children, wtf?

I love Italians and Italy, but this bozo of Berlusconi is making Italians look bad, please sort it out, he should never in a position of power!
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SarahMC
02/10/09

@LaComtesse: A dead-but-alive woman = the perfect woman.
She has no functioning mind, do independent thoughts, no hopes or dreams, no opinions, no ability of self-determination. Pretty sick, but spot-on, when you think about it.
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Ailatan
02/10/09

@SarahMC: That's a horrible image, but willing to bet my (meagre) salary for this year, that more than ten men will find that idea appealing.
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dianersb was bit by a zombie
02/10/09

@LaComtesse: Ah, I forgot the golden rule. Silly me.

I also apparently forgot that all comatose women are paragons, and naturally they (and their families) would like nothing more than for her to bear children.
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million.dollar.mouth.
02/10/09

In reply to Buffoons
Yeah, totally. If I am ever in a coma and am still of child bearing age, keep me alive as long as Clive Owen is willing to hop aboard my comatose body and inpregnant me. I am sure it would cause me to have one rockin coma dream. Otherwise, FUCK NO.
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WaltzingMatilda
02/10/09

In reply to Buffoons
Usually when I am being an asshole I go around tangentially accusing others of murder, too. So I can TOTALLY empathize with what Signore Berlusconi is doing here.

Asshole.
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bluebears
02/10/09

In reply to Buffoons
HA! love the "Buffoons" title. thats such a good word.
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SarahMC
02/10/09

In reply to Buffoons
I fuckin' hate this man so much.
No brain + one uterus = still useful as a woman!
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Sophie needs to study...damn
02/10/09

@SarahMC: Well, his logic is foolproof.
No brain + one penis = Italian prime minister!
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LaComtesse
02/10/09

@Sophie (no longer) needs to study...celebrate!: You got there before I.
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dianersb was bit by a zombie
02/10/09

@SarahMC: I'm sure that according to Berlusconi one brain + one uterus = malfunctioning uterus. Which just means he can go scopare himself.
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dianersb was bit by a zombie
02/10/09

@dianersb was bit by a zombie: Correction: one brain + one uterus = malfunctioning woman
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Eeva
02/10/09

@SarahMC: Yeah, "buffoon" is nowhere near strong enough for this racist, sexist, unbelievably corrupt wanker. I'd call him a buffoon if he was the drunk guy on the corner of the street, but sadly he's the leader of a country of some 60 million people.

He's too powerful and too dangerous to be called a buffoon; "evil motherfucker" seems closer to the truth.
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