Who would defend our freedom if we didn’t have Berlusconi?
So let me get this right….the Napoleonic Christ of politics, Berlusconi, is losing the Italian Presidential election against old Euro buddy Prodi. So what does Berlusconi do? Do more interview on all those TV channels his media company owns? Get on his soap box? Perhaps point out the disadvantages of the Euro? No he decides to bolster his support by visiting that really popular person President George Bush. Ok so appearing next to the most powerful man in the world might improve your kudos, but really how popular is that going to be? It reminds all those Italian voters about their man who took them into Iraq!
Not only did Berlusconi get to meet with Bush, but he also won a prestigious reward; for his“intrepid defence of liberty.” The only freedoms he’s been defending have been his own (who can forget the Mills/ Jowell fiasco). I suppose the only popular thing Berlusconi did was blame all Europe’s problems on the French in his speech to a joint session of Congress. That always goes down well!!!
March 6th, 2006 at 10:28 pm
When it seems that there’s no one else Berlusconi hasn’t used to bolster his flaging support before the election….along comes something else. Berlusconi is going to meet the pope days before the election.
I suppose to the Jesus Christ of politics its only second nature to contact your father through his Voice of Earth.
The question is, is there anyone else that Berlusconi can rub shoulders with to help him win this election?