The ultimate in Pandering: Silvio Berlusconi
Posted by Moonage on 29 Jan 2006 | Tagged as: International Politics
This has got to be the ultimate in political pandering:
Italian Prime Minister
Silvio Berlusconi is famous for his ambitious promises, but he is unlikely to be called to task if he breaks his latest pledge: not to have sex before the April 9 general election.At a party rally in Sardinia on Saturday, the media tycoon received the blessing of television preacher Massimiliano Pusceddu, who thanked him for opposing gay marriage and defending family values.
€śThank you dear Father Massimiliano, I€™ll try not to let you down and I promise you two and a half months of complete sexual abstinence until April 9,€ť Berlusconi replied, in comments reported on Sunday by the daily Il Giornale.
Now, the guy has a history of sexual innuendo, so I can see the basis for this act. However, I think I would have just promised to tone it down. Some things are just more important than politics. The question I’m left with is who is going to verify his promise?
4 Comments »
on 29 Jan 2006 at 11:37 pm 1.American Phoenix
said …
God, of course! :>
on 30 Jan 2006 at 9:13 am 2.Moonage
said …
Hmmm. Can’t deny that. However, will God make his results known to the good voters BEFORE the election or as per the norm, well after?
on 31 Jan 2006 at 2:21 pm 3.draculich said …
Italian Ice - Berlusconi Vows Abstinence Until Election - No Innuendo
Other Campaign Vows Made By Berlusconi
Vows abstinence until erection
Vows to disable the ignitions on all of his fine Italian sportscars
Vows to keep palms grease-free when at the docks
Vows to dress grunge
Vows to scrape all those rubbly old buildings to make way for go-cart tracks
Vows not to masterbate until one day before the election
Vows to usurp more beach
Vows to institute running of the polar bears in the streets of Milan
Vows not to ally Italy with any national socialists
Vows to say whatever it takes to get elected
on 31 Jan 2006 at 2:43 pm 4.Moonage
said …
With that many promises, I’m betting he wins in a landslide. If he does, I bet the negative growth rate of Italy is cured in about nine months.