He's embarrassing. I am intensely embarrassed to be an Italian with the right to vote when I see this preposterous asshole. I did not vote for him, I feel like yelling. #silvioberlusconi
I detest Berlusconi and sympathize hugely with the feelings of Italian women, but I feel a bit uneasy that in Italy this debate seems to have established a polarity between women who are 'at his disposal', and women who are not. It seems to accept the terms of the discourse established by signor B himself, and create an unhealthy division between 'certain types of woman' and others. #silvioberlusconi
Christ, you should really warn people about that picture. If I'm going to see an aging Italian guy in a double-breasted suit smiling and pointing fake guns at me, I'd like a heads-up, please. #silvioberlusconi
i dont much care for his antics, but gotta give the dude props for holding together the longest standing coalition govt in italy, like, ever (obviously i dont mean ever, just many many years) #silvioberlusconi
@rd2uk: Through what means? Doesn't he own every media outlet, like, ever, as well? How do you challenge a politician who controls the public discourse? #silvioberlusconi
Magda Goebbels killing her children is terrifying. She basically said "I had my children for the Reich and now there is no Reich." She seems to have bought her husband's propaganda more than anyone in Germany.
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Completely. I watched Downfall (which is so so so good, I highly recommend it), and the Goebbels were the creepiest characters by far; you could tell Hitler had lost his mind at the end, but they seemed to be lucid in their blind love for the Reich.
@paloma loves a wild rumpus: The phrasing of it, "I need your help in the killing of the children," is so machine-like. Not even MY children. Just THE children.
President Obama will donate the $1.4 million cash award that comes with the Nobel Peace Prize to charity, but hasn't decided which organizations he'll give it to
i take it the 72% of the press is the media which Berlusconi doesn't own, or isn't for sale at the moment. the 28% he owns is essentially one big solicitation for hookers, i guess. also, i want to hear what Beppe Grillo says about this.
@lo-mantang: Did you know, though, that Berlusconi passed a law a few years ago saying that over-70s can't be jailed? What age was he when the law passed? 70. God I hate him.
@HeatherNumber1: Hah, my thoughts exactly. A lot of people in France jumped at the chance to defend Polanski, an admitted sexual offender and child rapist, and now this? I am confused.
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Even cartoon characters... #silvioberlusconi
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Completely. I watched Downfall (which is so so so good, I highly recommend it), and the Goebbels were the creepiest characters by far; you could tell Hitler had lost his mind at the end, but they seemed to be lucid in their blind love for the Reich.
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ACORN!!
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Anything that will make Glenn Beck's head explode for real.
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