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Berlusconi: I'm Christ of politics
Sunday, February 12, 2006; Posted: 11:44 a.m. EST (16:44 GMT)
ROME, Italy (Reuters) -- First it was Napoleon. Now it is Jesus Christ.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has compared himself to both, prompting the open scorn of his political opponents and even the quietly raised eyebrows of his coalition partners.
"I am the Jesus Christ of politics," Italian media quoted him as saying at a dinner with supporters on Saturday night. "I am a patient victim, I put up with everyone, I sacrifice myself for everyone."
Giuseppe Giulietti, a leftist parliamentarian, joked that he was sure that "God the Father and the rest of Jesus' family did not take this very well."
Marco Rizzo, a communist parliamentarian, called it a "grotesque comparison."
Pierferdinando Casini, a sometimes uneasy Berlusconi ally and outgoing speaker of parliament, distanced himself.
"I live on Earth. I don't want to mix foolish things with serious things," the Ansa news agency quoted him as saying when asked about Berlusconi's Christ comments.
On Friday, Berlusconi compared himself to Napoleon, saying only the French emperor had done more for his country.
Berlusconi will be competing against center-left opposition leader Romano Prodi in the April 9-10 general elections.
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This is also the same guy if you remember who claimed to have "no sex until elections"
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LittleWing sometime in July 2007 wrote:
Unfortunately, it's so elementary, and the big time investors behind the drive in the stock market aren't so stupid. This isn't the false economy of 2000.
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Green Habit wrote:
If I had to deal with the stress of being a national leader, I'd probably lose it and say stupid things also. Lots of them.
Ah but not to the level of Mr Silvio. This guy is the definition of douchebag.
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If Soundgarden is perfectly fine with playing together with Tad Doyle on vocals, why the fuck is he wasting his life promoting the single worst album of all time? Holy shit, he has to be the stupidest motherfucker on earth.
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