We’re back from a five day stint in La Serenissima. Two days of sun and three days of windy drizzle turned out to be a relaxing (and eventful) holiday. More about the eventful part later. There’s loads of bloggable news to be seen to after the break but we thoroughly enjoyed switching off from the world for a little while. There’s been all sorts of items to comment upon from the sublime (Juve beat Milan) to the terrific (Tottenham uncovered the intercettato true colours) to the worrying (a parcel bomb addressed to the ECJ). Obama’s lost his majority in Congress, Labour has lost its cool with photoshop and Berlusconi’s just lost it. His latest foray into the world of political bumbleness included the statement of “better someone who likes women than a gay”. What will continue to baffle is the manner in which thousands of people will still vote for the midget on high heels even after this kind of gaffe. Still, politics has a way of suprising us doesn’t it? I’m looking forward to catching up on Tonio and Friends….
Accompanying photo is of a t-shirt spotted in a shopwindow in Venice. Subliminal advertising? It was a bridge or two away from a huge graffiti stating in no uncertain terms: “Lega merda”. Serenissima indeed.
Related articles
- This Time, the Joke May Be on Berlusconi (nytimes.com)
- Silvio Berlusconi: ‘My passion for women is better than being gay’ (telegraph.co.uk)
- Berlusconi’s joke about his love life falls flat with gays (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
- Greece halts mail after attacks (bbc.co.uk)
- Suspect Packages For Berlusconi And Merkel (news.sky.com)
- Greek police suspend mail and parcel services (telegraph.co.uk)
