Silvio Berlusconi Knew He’d be Attacked But Dreamt Of Something Sexier
SILVIO Berlusconi knew he would be struck in the face with a souvenir statuette, breaking his nose and teeth. The only thing his premonition didn’t tell him was what kind of statuette it was. He was looking for a young naked woman straddling a huge wooden cucumber with a picture his face on the front. He scanned the crowd and…Whammo! Milan cathedral.
Berlusconi is said to have told Paolo Bonaiuti, his spokesman, that “something might happen” because of the “climate of hate”.
And so it was that Massimo Tartaglia, a 42-year-old electronics engineer tossed the souvenir and offered the explanation: “I hate him.”
The official news is that Senior Tartaglia has a “history of mental illness”. The other theory is that he was pissed off…
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This image made available by the Italian Premier's office shows Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi after he was punched in the face at the end of a rally in Milan, Italy on Sunday Dec. 13, 2009 by a man holding a small statue in his hand, leaving the 73-year-old media mogul with a bloodied mouth and looking stunned. (AP Photo/ Livio Anticoli/Italian Premier's Office, ho)
Posted: 14th, December 2009 | In: Politicians Comment (1) | TrackBack | Permalink
