Green Energy
Diplomacy beckons:
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Breitbart: Reeling from riots, Italy faces uncertainty Italians voiced shock on Wednesday after violent protests set off by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's narrow victory in a vote in parliament that leaves his government hanging by a thread. Berlusconi...
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Italian PM Berlusconi Compares Ahmadinejad to Hitler...From Weasel Zippers: Ahmahomo takes this as a compliment... (Haaretz)- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi drew a connecting line yesterday between his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust...
- Berlusconi Attacker Apologizes To Premier
Say what you like about Berlusconi (and there's plenty)(c'mon, it's not like we haven't had our share on BOTH sides of the aisle), he's been one of our more consistent allies. He just needs to take lessons on how to duck from George...
- The Beginning Of The End Of Islamic Expansion
Italy's Northern League has the right idea: No concessions to Islam. In this case, no new mosques. Here's the story: Italy is fighting a rapidly increasing Muslim presence by introducing a bill to block construction of Islamic mosques and prohibit...
- The Infidel Bloggers Alliance Golden Balls Award: Italian Reform Minister Wears Mohammed Cartoon T-shirt
Thanks to Von Schlictningen for sending this in: ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Reform Minister Roberto Calderoli has had T-shirts made emblazoned with cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a move that could embarrass Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's...
Green Energy
Gotta Love Silvio
Diplomacy beckons: Faced with the thorny problem of having no "First Lady" to look after the G8 leaders' spouses on their three day trip to Italy, Silvio Berlusconi has come up with a solution in keeping with his reputation.
The Italian prime minister has asked a former topless model turned government minister to stand in for his estranged wife.
The 72-year-old premier has chosen Mara Carfagna – now Italy's equal opportunities minister – to take care of the likes of Michelle Obama and Sarah Brown.
Miss Carfagna, 33, is an ex-glamour girl whose sultry looks and portfolio of lingerie calendars earned her the title of the world's sexiest government minister from men's magazine Maxim.
The one-time Miss Italy contestant will be supported in the role by another attractive young member of the cabinet, education minister Maria Stella Gelmini.
Mr Berlusconi is said to have chosen Miss Carfagna and Miss Gelmini to reward them for being "staunch champions" as he has battled allegations that he slept with a high-class call-girl at his mansion in Rome last November. Together they will guide the G8 wives around Rome and the mountain town of L'Aquila 65 miles away, where the summit is being held from Wednesday to Friday.
But the appointment of the pair has reportedly sparked a "cold war" with two of Mr Berlusconi's other favourites, youth minister Giorgia Meloni and environment minister Stefania Prestigiacomo.
Miss Meloni has been forced to deny she felt snubbed, saying she had other G8 duties to attend to: "I can't see what all the fuss is about."
There had been intense speculation over how Mr Berlusconi would solve the problem of no longer having a First Lady of his own when it came to hosting the G8. (Read entire article)
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Breitbart: Reeling from riots, Italy faces uncertainty Italians voiced shock on Wednesday after violent protests set off by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's narrow victory in a vote in parliament that leaves his government hanging by a thread. Berlusconi...
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Italian PM Berlusconi Compares Ahmadinejad to Hitler...From Weasel Zippers: Ahmahomo takes this as a compliment... (Haaretz)- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi drew a connecting line yesterday between his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust...
- Berlusconi Attacker Apologizes To Premier
Say what you like about Berlusconi (and there's plenty)(c'mon, it's not like we haven't had our share on BOTH sides of the aisle), he's been one of our more consistent allies. He just needs to take lessons on how to duck from George...
- The Beginning Of The End Of Islamic Expansion
Italy's Northern League has the right idea: No concessions to Islam. In this case, no new mosques. Here's the story: Italy is fighting a rapidly increasing Muslim presence by introducing a bill to block construction of Islamic mosques and prohibit...
- The Infidel Bloggers Alliance Golden Balls Award: Italian Reform Minister Wears Mohammed Cartoon T-shirt
Thanks to Von Schlictningen for sending this in: ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Reform Minister Roberto Calderoli has had T-shirts made emblazoned with cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a move that could embarrass Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's...