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Offline Shade

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Congratulations Italy
on: April 11, 2006, 12:19:59 pm
On finally getting rid of that circus clown Berlusconi and getting a prime minister who actually, you know, possesses some common sense and tact. I'll kind of miss his crazy tirades though, he can be quite entertaining, in the "boy I'm glad he's not my head of government" kind of way.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4900986.stm
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Offline an0n

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #1 on: April 11, 2006, 12:30:32 pm
He's still a damn sight better than Blair, Bush and Chirac.
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Offline Lt.Cannonfodder

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #2 on: April 11, 2006, 12:32:48 pm
Too bad Berlusconi hasn't got what it takes to admit defeat and he's calling for checking the votes. I so hope Italy and the rest of the EU can be rid of that embarassing idiot  :ick:
 

Offline Rictor

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #3 on: April 11, 2006, 12:52:59 pm
Bye Berlusconi. You will be missed.
 

Offline Mefustae

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #4 on: April 11, 2006, 06:44:53 pm
Quote from: an0n on April 11, 2006, 12:30:32 pm
He's still a damn sight better than Blair, Bush and Chirac.
Or Howard, the wannabe f**k-tard
 

Offline karajorma

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #5 on: April 12, 2006, 03:48:29 am
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Offline TopAce

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #6 on: April 12, 2006, 07:16:05 am
Quote from: Lt.Cannonfodder on April 11, 2006, 12:32:48 pm
Too bad Berlusconi hasn't got what it takes to admit defeat and he's calling for checking the votes. I so hope Italy and the rest of the EU can be rid of that embarassing idiot  :ick:

What politician would admit defeat after such a close election?

I don't really know much about Berlusconi, I should because I major in Italian at University, but I was excepting Prudi to win by a greater difference. When I heard that the elections are starting up, I was thinking that Berlusconi would suffer a major defeat, but no. What was the difference? 25,000 votes altogether?
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Offline Janos

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #7 on: April 12, 2006, 08:40:42 am
Quote from: an0n on April 11, 2006, 12:30:32 pm
He's still a damn sight better than Blair, Bush and Chirac.

A corrupt dude who's first thing in office is to grant immunity to himself, who controls most of the media in the country, who pisses on EU decisions and who has ruined his countries economies?

lol
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Offline aldo_14

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #8 on: April 12, 2006, 08:45:41 am
Italy is ranked 53rd by Reporters San Frontieres for press freedom; worst in europe, really.  It's an interesting list.
  

Offline Shade

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #9 on: April 12, 2006, 08:59:44 am
Those are the 2003 numbers actully, 2005 list is Here. Italy seems to have improved a little bit between them, at #42 though it's still not that impressive. Probably improved because a few media outlets finally got bold enough to actually critizise Berlusconi. Ahead of the US now though.

Also, nice to see 4 nordic countries in the top-1 ;) Wonder how the whole mohammed 'crisis' will affect next year's position for Denmark though. Guess it could go either way depending on the preferences of whoever does the ratings.

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An interesting comparison:

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132   Palestinian Authority   42,50
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137   United States of America (in Iraq)   48,50
Guess buying off the media, blowing up their hotels and shooting cameramen with tanks isn't good, hmm?
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Offline Col. Fishguts

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #10 on: April 12, 2006, 09:28:10 am
Quote from: an0n on April 11, 2006, 12:30:32 pm
He's still a damn sight better than Blair, Bush and Chirac.

Has any of them ever declared themselves the 'Jesus Christ of politics" ?
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Offline Kosh

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #11 on: April 12, 2006, 10:50:59 am
Quote from: Col. Fishguts on April 12, 2006, 09:28:10 am
Quote from: an0n on April 11, 2006, 12:30:32 pm
He's still a damn sight better than Blair, Bush and Chirac.

Has any of them ever declared themselves the 'Jesus Christ of politics" ?

Bush said that God talks to him and tells him to do things (like invade Iraq).
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Offline Ulala

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #12 on: April 12, 2006, 01:13:30 pm
That's worse than making a claim similar to that of the anti-Christ's? (minus the politics bit of course  :p)
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Offline Prophet

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #13 on: April 12, 2006, 02:01:28 pm
Quote from: Kosh on April 12, 2006, 10:50:59 am
Bush said that God talks to him and tells him to do things (like invade Iraq).
Jeanne d'Arc also claimed so, and she was burnt at the stake. For gods sake, history is there for us to learn from!!!

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Offline Shade

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #14 on: April 12, 2006, 02:20:37 pm
Isn't that just a bit rash?

We haven't got a stake set up yet...
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Offline NGTM-1R

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #15 on: April 12, 2006, 02:30:21 pm
Quote from: Prophet on April 12, 2006, 02:01:28 pm
Jeanne d'Arc also claimed so, and she was burnt at the stake. For gods sake, history is there for us to learn from!!!

She was also declared a saint. Let's not risk it, 'kay?

Italy is nuts. They've got this guy, the elected a porn star to their parliment...I mean, seriously. Don't expect their politics to make any sense at all.
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Offline Shade

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #16 on: April 12, 2006, 02:48:23 pm
Well, in truth, I can't really blame them for that, not with our history in that area. A comedian got elected to parliament here not too many years ago by, among other things, promising to secure tail wind in bicycle lanes, free beer, and shorter lines in supermarkets :p Of course him running was meant as a joke, but people were sufficiently disgusted with the regular politicians at the time to send them a little message by voting him in.

Good call on the saint thing though... we definitely don't want them to end up like that.
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Offline Rictor

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #17 on: April 12, 2006, 02:56:15 pm
Quote from: ngtm1r on April 12, 2006, 02:30:21 pm
Quote from: Prophet on April 12, 2006, 02:01:28 pm
Jeanne d'Arc also claimed so, and she was burnt at the stake. For gods sake, history is there for us to learn from!!!

She was also declared a saint. Let's not risk it, 'kay?

Italy is nuts. They've got this guy, the elected a porn star to their parliment...I mean, seriously. Don't expect their politics to make any sense at all.

Don't forget Mussollini's grand-daughter leading a sizeable far-right political bloc.
 

Offline karajorma

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #18 on: April 12, 2006, 04:51:35 pm
I always point to Italy when people start on about proportional representation. Proves what a complete farce that system can end up as.
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Offline aldo_14

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Re: Congratulations Italy
Reply #19 on: April 13, 2006, 09:24:45 am
Quote from: karajorma on April 12, 2006, 04:51:35 pm
I always point to Italy when people start on about proportional representation. Proves what a complete farce that system can end up as.

Scottish system seems to work quite well in terms of representation, if not actual parliamentary power.
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