Comments on: Silvio Berlusconi prostitution-ring wiretaps: sex with eight women in one night, "I'm only prime minister in my spare time"

By: English From Fear

English From Fear — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:48:00 +0000

Do not waste your time replying to Morodi. There are just two categories of people in Italy that still believe to Berlusconi: people on his payroll (there are lots) and old ignorant ladies. Now, old ignorant ladies have no internet access…

By: Thebes

Thebes — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:05:00 +0000

A legend in his own mind.

By: Gijs Peetsold

Gijs Peetsold — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:53:00 +0000

Why thank you. And you as well.

By: Rich Keller

Rich Keller — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:45:00 +0000

Berlusconi is a Renaissance man. These Bunga Bunga parties are just following the tradition set by Cesare Borgia while his dad was Pope Alexander VI. They had an “event” in the papal palace referred to as the Banquet of Chestnuts. They gave away prizes and everything.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banquet_of_Chestnuts

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:33:00 +0000

I was just re-reading the Hitchhiker’s Guide… the description of the Galactic President suits Berlusconi. I will henceforth refer to him as Zaphod. Gods, I just hope the US manages to hold off electing a Zaphod Beeblebrox of its own, at least for another 4 years…

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:24:00 +0000

I get the impression that Berlusconi polls well with the histrionic demographic.

By: peregrinus

peregrinus — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:25:00 +0000

He’s only the leader of Italy. Which in world terms is looking pretty silly and precarious right now.

Isn’t it amazing how anyone on their way up gets shot down fast by the merest indiscretion (seems to me that in Italy that means noisily shagging the maid on the balcony overlooking the piazza at Cappucino time), whereas this profligate dissolute fella has been all over the news for years and years like a rash (bet he knows a thing or two about those), and can’t be taken down?

By: Guest

Guest — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:11:00 +0000

I’m not normally offended by the sight of a penis, but the photo of that little bockwurst is threatening to burn a hole in brain. Ewwwwwww.

By: Peppino Spezzaincanti

Peppino Spezzaincanti — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:07:00 +0000

You forgot RAI, on which he has complete control, 86% is the sum of RAI, Mediaset, and all the minor channels that owns.

I’d like to remind you that in the latest wiretappings Mr. Berlusconi was using a cell phone registered in PANAMA under another name, so nobody was aware that this was a cellphone owned by him…

by saying that WE got recordings I mean WE as public opinion, Troll.

6) actually we continuously fall in love with bald bullies

By: SuperGauntlet

SuperGauntlet — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:57:00 +0000

And this guy’s a world leader? 0.o

By: Morodi

Morodi — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:19:00 +0000

I’m off….
have a nice day Peetsold

By: onereader

onereader — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:59:00 +0000

You’re boring. These are the Auditel data for the evenings in February-May 2011: http://antoniogenna.wordpress.com/category/cinema-e-tv/auditel/la-corsa-allauditel/bilanci-stagionali/ As you can see, Mediaset gets 37%, RAI 43%, LA7 less than 3%. When you take into account that most of the other channels are specialized (only sport, only movies, etc.) or local, and that just a few months ago the FCC-equivalent fined the three Mediaset channels and two RAI channels because their news programs were completely unbalanced in favor of the government the picture is dreary.

By: Gijs Peetsold

Gijs Peetsold — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:47:00 +0000

Perhaps you know the saying: opportunity makes the thief. It means that men will steal when given the opportunity to do so unpunished. I am not very informed on the matter. But I do know that Mr Berlusconi changed the law to make and keep himself immune from criminal persecution basically forever. Why do that, or even try, it if you have nothing to hide? If you are innocent?This is what I know: mr B has a vast private media empire at his disposal and wields a degree of power over public media as well, so he must be able to exert some degree of influence over how he’s percieved. Then he has some major business interests to boot and he can direct a degree of investment from the state as well. And finally, he is -or at least has been for a long time- legally immune to any criminal persecution. You’d pray that anyone with that kind of clout would have a strong moral character. But…….this is what I see: a myriad of completely unqualified yet attractive women whom he appointed into high public offices. Close ties to people of a very questionable reputation. Accusations of corruption that just won’t go away, in a nation that is famously corrupt as it is. And actively extending laws of immunity for the head of state to ridiculous lengths. And I see a 70+ year old man of power, not recognizing the wrong, any wrong, in sleeping with girls who are completely and utterly powerless and either minors or close enough to it. Loads of power + media control and influence + no morality. None of it is proof. perhaps nothing is wrong. But to be glad that your country finds itself in that situation is simply ridiculous.

By: peterblue11

peterblue11 — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:45:00 +0000

HOWS PEDOPHILIA LIVING THE DREAM U SAD GEEKS? U R JEALOUS HES LIVING THE SICK LIFE U WANNA LIVE.

disgusted by a lot of the comments.

By: Morodi

Morodi — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:01:00 +0000

data, toyg, data, not words.- Give me a link, if you can.-
You said that “half the press” is controlled by Silvio, and it is not true.-
You said that “90 % of the population watches those six channels” and it is not true.-
You seem to me , at best, a little out of time,-
Wake up toyg, Italians are not as stupid as you would like them to be.-
You keep offending, you said that I am boring, now you are sure
that I do not read books: THAT is really stupid, you know.-

By: toyg

toyg — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:43:00 +0000

As I said, you keep ignoring the Monrif group, which is big and whose numbers are spread; and you obviously ignore the largest publishing business in the country, Mondadori, again controlled by a certain Berlusconi family. Maybe it’s because you don’t read books, which would explain you not getting my reference to the policies of another short strongman in Italian history, himself quite the paranoid about “foreign Jewish pluto-democratic plots”.

Oh, and on TVs, of course you forget the RAI State-run channels, controlled by the government. But hey, I really shouldn’t stop you from looking the fool in front of our international friends.

By: Morodi

Morodi — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:27:00 +0000

here is a link http://tiesse.blogspot.com/2010/01/dati-sulla-diffusione-dei-quotidiani-in.html
and is referred to median daily newspaper sales between august 2008 and july 2009
as you can see corriere, repubblica, la stampa totaled about 1,385,000 copies per
day versus a grand total of 2,750,000 copies.- Berlusconi controlled newspaper
giornale and libero totaled less than 300,000 copies.-
You say that berlusconi controls “half the press”.- Where do you get your data
toyg?
You left Italy ten years ago, maybe your data are a little outdated.-
As for TV shares, read my reply to mr. Spezzaincanti.-

And, you know, maybe I am boring, but you seem to me a liar.-

By: toyg

toyg — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:11:00 +0000

Morodi, you’re boring. You know the answers, come on. One way or the other, Giornale, Libero, Padania and the various Monrif papers (Giorno, Nazione, Resto del Carlino, which sell in HUGE numbers) are controlled by Berlusconi, either directly or indirectly. HALF the press, more or less, as I said.

You live in Rome, lucky you, nice place with horrible traffic. Until a couple of years ago, free-to-air NATIONAL television channels were 7: three State-run (now controlled by Mr. Berlusconi through government), three owned by Mr. Berlusconi, and a relatively-obscure one owned by the local telecom monopolist. Now thanks to satellite and digital, things are changing, but I can guarantee you that 90% of the population still watches those same 6 channels. If you don’t believe this, please look at Auditel data and advertising numbers.

I’m Italian, but I left about ten years ago. Things were shit then, and they’re worse now.

By: millie fink

millie fink — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:10:00 +0000

MRAs?

I think you’re pretty much speaking in a foreign tongue when you talk like that in this here corner of the global web.

>__o

By: Morodi

Morodi — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:06:00 +0000

here is a link to auditel http://www.bilink.it/bilink/mercato/ascolti.htm

the tv share on 17th September 2011 for Mediaset (berlusconi’s TV) was
37,4%.-
You say that “86% of the whole tv share is in control of mr Berlusconi”
Please mr. Spezzaincanti, where do you get your data from?

Then you add that “Berlusconi is not wiretapped, he can’t be. We get recordings of him only
if Berlusconi calls somebody that’s under investigation (or viceversa) ”
So Berlusconi is not wiretapped directly, is wiretapped only when someone calls him.-
So it seems that if you have 30 friends and I wiretap them all but I do not
wiretap you, I can say that you are not wiretapped.- Nice trick, indeed.-

And then, you said “WE got recordings….”
Please, mr. Spezzaincanti, what do you mean with “WE” ?

6) fascim: ended in july 1943, we are in september 2011, wake up

By: Guest

Guest — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:41:00 +0000

Sounds like what one would say if they were a sociopath… and you know who else says the kind of thing? MRAs.

By: Guest

Guest — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:32:00 +0000

Uh huh.

By: Morodi

Morodi — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:30:00 +0000

here is a link from auditel http://www.bilink.it/bilink/mercato/ascolti.htm#audience

on september 17th 2011 the TV share in Italy was 28,1 for state tv (yes, in Italy we
have state run TV), 37,4 for Mediaset (that is berlusconi’s TV) and 32,4 for other TV (local and
satellite TV).-

So, how comes you say that: ” 86% of the whole tv share is in control of mr berlusconi” ?
You are a liar, mr. Peppino Spezzaincanti, and you know it.-

Then you say that “Berlusconi is not wiretapped, he can’t be” and then you add that
” We get recordings of him only if Berlusconi calls somebody that’s under investigation (or viceversa) ”
In my book,that is wiretapping mr. Peppino Spezzaincanti.

And you say ” WE get recording of him…”

What you mean with “WE”, mr. Peppino Spezzaincanti?

By: Peppino Spezzaincanti

Peppino Spezzaincanti — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:12:00 +0000

Berlusconi is not wiretapped, he can’t be. We get recordings of him only if Berlusconi calls somebody that’s under investigation (or viceversa) more than 80% of the italians use television as the only medium to get news from, I think that nobody in italy would care less of what newspaper says, as long you have total control of TV (86% of the whole tv share is in control of mr berlusconi)6) i think he was talking about fascism, they were pretty good at it

By: Trent Baker

Trent Baker — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:11:00 +0000

Fortunately there is a system for removing Emperors from power. Does he have a friend named Brutus?

By: Bubba73

Bubba73 — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:50:00 +0000

“All relationships between strangers are transactional”

You’re doing it wrong

By: millie fink

millie fink — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:32:00 +0000

But then, the categories you propose are not mutually exclusive.

By: cstatman

cstatman — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:01:00 +0000

i wish more politicians were like him. busy in the bedroom, paid or not, instead of meddling with MY life, just think, president knocking boots? or president expanding the powers of the TSA to feel me up at the airport? Senator knocking boots? or senator further selling off our national lands to oil companies… could i go on? sure, but you get the point. I’d rather more politicians screw up their lives, than use the government to screw up mine

By: Nathan Hornby

Nathan Hornby — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:40:00 +0000

When they say that Italy is run by the mob… they’re not exaggerating.

By: Morodi

Morodi — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:15:00 +0000

I do not know where do you get your information…maybe on the internet?1) Berlusconi IS wiretapped.-2) “scammers, pimps and whores” : your words, not mine.-3″)half the press”: that is not true La Stampa, La Repubblica, Il Corriere della Sera the first three most read newspapers in Italy are NOT Berlusconi owned.-4)”most TV stations” : I live in Rome and I receive one hundred TV stations, and 3 (three) are owned by Mediaset, Berlusconi’s family company.-5) you say that “I’m Italian” but it seems that you know nothing about Italian press and television: how comes?6) “invented effective State-run mass propaganda” : what is that? what are you speaking of?7) “i’m not ashamed” what does it mean?