Berlusconi’s Advice
Mr Berlusconi, the man who would be Prime Minister of Italy (again), and one of Italy’s potentially top five sinners, dropped a slight clanger on prime time TV, yesterday, I think it was.
In an interview he told a young worried female ‘precarious’ worker that she would be able to solve her financial worries by simply marrying a millionaire. He even offered his son as a potential partner.
By the way, ‘Precarietà’ is an Italian word used to describe those who do not have a full time work contract.
Veltroni, Berlusconi’s number one election opponent was, understandably, quick to turn this off-hand comment into vote catching capital. Veltroni observed, quite reasonably, that in a country in which more and more youngsters are worrying about their futures and their finances, Berlusconi’s ‘advice’ showed just how out of touch the media magnate was with Italy’s populous and its problems.
Meanwhile, and unsurprisingly, Berlusco has been playing his ‘advice’ down as being ‘tongue in cheek’. Trouble is that many Italian youngsters may now be rather wary of voting such a joker in.
Still, if Berlusco does manage to get Italy’s top political spot for a third time, if nothing else, he will keep the Italian people amused.
Oh, the Italian electoral circus - pure entertainment.
Just a thought
As you may have noticed, on Blog from Italy I write about anything and everything that catches my eye, which means older posts may contain information that is interesting.
To make it easier to understand when I made one of my older posts, I’ve played with the code so that the year, and date the post was made should appear. However, you may be wondering if the comment or information is still relevant.
If you do wonder about this, then please remember that you can always leave a comment on one of my older posts and I can then attempt to update information if necessary. Each post has a comment subscription system, so you can keep up with replies.
And if you wish to correct me, then go for it. I do try to keep things accurate, but, well, we all make mistakes!
Hope that helps a bit.
All the best to one and all,
Alex
Walter Veltroni - saviour, or same old, same old?
My brief profile of Walter Veltroni led to a couple of unexpected reactions. First, I received an email in Italian in support of the man, saying that he really is a great hope for Italy. And then, someone from Stateside asked, very nicely, how to contact Veltroni. No reason was given.
I have to admit that I’ve been quizzing a few Italians about Veltroni recently and nobody I spoke to, young or old, voiced any particular support for the man. Primarily because, he appears to be regarded as nothing new or fresh.
One young man observed that Veltroni had been in politics in Italy for 25 odd years. It is sounding, from this, and other comments, that Italians are seeing through this ‘repackaging’.
But the really worrying thing is that Italian politicians are viewed, especially by the young, as being totally out of touch with the life of the average Italian. Not good, seeing as they are supposed to be representing the people’s wishes.
I must have a look at the Italian constitution in order to see whether Italy’s politicians could be considered to be acting in an unconstitutional fashion.
Italy certainly is an intriguing place!
-
Subscribe
News from Ansa- Italy shudders at 'lab steak' August 21, 2008Test-tube beef 'useless and dangerous,' farmers say
- 55-year-old has quadruplets August 21, 2008Indian woman gives birth in Italy after IVF treatment abroad
- Iceman 'was a shepherd' August 21, 2008Mass spectrometry study shows cowhide and sheepskin
- Italian grape harvest on track August 21, 2008Italy may overtake France as Europe's biggest wine producer
- Med 'invaded' by alien species August 21, 2008Barracuda surge as eco-system struggles
- Soccer: 'Nice feeling,' Lippi says August 21, 2008Coach happy with draw at start of second term
- Italy shudders at 'lab steak' August 21, 2008
-
-
The 442
-
