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Monday, June 01, 2009

The most

The most distasteful aspect of Silvio Berlusconi’s behaviour is not that he is a chauvinist buffoon. Nor is it that he cavorts with women more than 50 years younger than himself, abusing his position to offer them jobs as models, personal assistants or even, absurdly, candidates for the European Parliament. What is most shocking is the utter contempt with which he treats the Italian public.

From The Times June 1, 2009

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6401859.ece