Sat Dec 8, 2012, 11:58 AM

Silvio Berlusconi confirms new Italy PM bid

Source: BBC

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed he will run for the office again next year.

Mr Berlusconi told reporters in Milan that he was "running to win" - and that his decision came after his People of Freedom party had not found a leader who was as well known as him.

Mr Berlusconi said PM Mario Monti's austerity policies had harmed Italy.

Mr Berlusconi, 76, resigned in November 2011 over Italy's economic troubles and was convicted of tax fraud in October.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20652645

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Silvio Berlusconi confirms new Italy PM bid (Original post)	muriel_volestrangler	Dec 2012	OP
Noooo! Not Him Again?	mazzarro	Dec 2012	#1
Berlusconi is like a cockroach infestation, no matter how much you fumigate and how hard you try	Mr.Turnip	Dec 2012	#2
Uggh. He's like a recurring virus.	marmar	Dec 2012	#3
One sad idiot with a massive ego.	go west young man	Dec 2012	#4
Oh Christ, not him again.	47of74	Dec 2012	#5
I thought this fascist pig went to jail?	santamargarita	Dec 2012	#6
He's a past master at getting verdicts delayed or overturned	muriel_volestrangler	Dec 2012	#8
Get Rid Of This Pig	Blunt477	Dec 2012	#7
ugh...Playas gon' play I guess	UndahCovah	Dec 2012	#9
The sick thing is, Silvio will probably MAKE that comeback.	Ken Burch	Dec 2012	#10
.	blkmusclmachine	Dec 2012	#11

Response to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat Dec 8, 2012, 12:30 PM

mazzarro (2,791 posts)

1. Noooo! Not Him Again?

If he is elected again as Prime Minister, this will not speak well of Italy IMO.

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Sat Dec 8, 2012, 12:39 PM

Mr.Turnip (624 posts)

2. Berlusconi is like a cockroach infestation, no matter how much you fumigate and how hard you try

He is nearly impossible to get rid of for long.

At least this will be entertaining.

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Sat Dec 8, 2012, 01:01 PM

marmar (60,927 posts)

3. Uggh. He's like a recurring virus.

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Sat Dec 8, 2012, 01:05 PM

go west young man (2,925 posts)

4. One sad idiot with a massive ego.

Italy could do so much better. They need to put that pathetic chapter behind them. While he's off screwing his brains out Europe went into recession and peoples lives have been destroyed.

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Sat Dec 8, 2012, 02:04 PM

47of74 (6,661 posts)

5. Oh Christ, not him again.

For the love of all that is holy I wish this horrible and disgusting toad would go into retirement!

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Sat Dec 8, 2012, 02:10 PM

santamargarita (2,688 posts)

6. I thought this fascist pig went to jail?

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Sat Dec 8, 2012, 03:13 PM

muriel_volestrangler (65,366 posts)

8. He's a past master at getting verdicts delayed or overturned

(one reason to run again is that, if he can draw out the appeal, he might get immunity again). Plus, it's almost impossible to get someone that old sent to prison in Italy, apparently. But he might avoid a fine.

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Sat Dec 8, 2012, 02:14 PM

Blunt477 (25 posts)

7. Get Rid Of This Pig

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Sat Dec 8, 2012, 06:10 PM

UndahCovah (125 posts)

9. ugh...Playas gon' play I guess

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Sat Dec 8, 2012, 06:28 PM

Ken Burch (31,237 posts)

10. The sick thing is, Silvio will probably MAKE that comeback.

The "center-left" keeps making it easy for him by doing nothing but austerity budgets when they get into power. If they'd actually defy the banks and let the workers make a few gains while they were in, it'd be a different story.

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Sun Dec 9, 2012, 08:13 PM

blkmusclmachine (2,875 posts)

11. .

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