Stories and News

Stories and News No. 268 I think what happened yesterday during the TV talk show Anno Zero (Year Zero) is the exact picture of the shameful way how my country is dealing with the human beings that, in this difficult moment in our history, are significantly contributing to the welfare. This is the reality of the overwhelming majority of the immigrants who live and work beside us, most of the time for us. The fact is that, as happened yesterday, on immigration themes, in front of people who I do not consider as racists, not even ignorant, but just dangerously devoid of an acceptable number of neurons, everybody is good with words. Take as example the speech by former Berlusconi’s ally Gianfranco Fini , where in contrast to his intolerant ghost – now properly buried in the past - said of being a supporter of equality between whites and blacks and respect for foreigners. If also Fini became a friend of immigrants with words, let alone who is flying that flag since some time, as the trad...

Stories and News No. 256 I just learned about the death of Paul the octopus . Now, I understand that sometimes I can be cynical and I take this opportunity to apologize if sometimes I offended the feelings of someone. However, dear animalists, forgive me, but seeing all the attention the media give to Paul’s end - with all the daily human tragedies, I can not avoid to write something irreverent. Irreverent… Mine is a real journalistic scoop. Some of my sources told me that the German octopus, before exhaling his last water breath, have transferred its powers to another creature, chosen as a worthy heir of his divination. It is a female mice , long ago emigrated to Germany in search of fortune and in particular a better tomorrow. Its origins are unclear and the man who discovered it - the cleaner of the aquarium where Paul lived, has named Deborah, in memory of his grandmother recently passed away. Deborah, unlike the octopus, is not fond of football She – I like to speak of her as a l...

Mafia, corrupters, cheats: stand for election! Stories and News No. 252 It is today news that the Italian Constitutional Affairs Committee in the Senate has voted yes to the retroactivity of the ( Berlusconi ) immunity law called Lodo Alfano . The possibilities of this yet another attempt to save Silvio by his trials had already been presented by Italy media time ago, I just wrote something about it. In detail, the general sense of the law is this: The trials of the President of the Republic or the Prime Minister, also related to events prior to the taking of their office, may be suspended by resolution of Parliament . The author of this royal favor is Carlo Vizzini , among other things accused by Massimo Ciancimino - Vito Ciancimino gangster's son - of having paid him € 900,000 in bribes. The object of scandal for many opposition politicians is the fact that this unfair measure was also voted by Gianfranco Fini ’s new coalition members , recently critic ally of Berlusconi. Th...

Stories and News No. 236 " You see too what is the situation of these days. We are facing very important must-pass obstacles in everyone's interest. I am faced with a document that will get the majority vote of the parliament in order to move forward… " These are some of the things that Silvio Berlusconi said by phone to his friend Pierino Gelmini , on the party of the drug abuse rehabilitation centre Comunità Incontro (Community Encounter), where the undersecretary of Prime Minister Carlo Giovanardi was awarded with the " Madonna of the smile " prize. Apart from the only logical explanation for such recognition – if the Madonna thinks of Giovanardi, she can only laugh… - I have another scoop. I could write a post on the meaning of coherence in President of Chamber of Deputies Gianfranco Fini and his friends voting the confidence to a person like Silvio, after having finally started to separate from him. However, as I already said in the past, if they were co...

Stories and News No. 220 First of all I make a premise that probably sums up the rest of the post. As if written with fire, I would like particularly to point out that the show of Fini, Finiani and C., singing the next Future forgetting, indeed, erasing recent and distant past, here on this Blog, will ever be refused. What? I always criticize the Left Democrats before and then the Democratic Party for saving Berlusconi from the trials and making earn power since his descent into the political field. Can I now applaud those who until yesterday were enriching at the side of Silvio?! Yesterday… They are still there, in the majority... I my opinion, a repentant person may change his mind, but is always a repentant and never will be a hero. So, what are we talking about? The end of the PDL, that's what. It’s exactly what Fini said. And here is how aggressive Bersani’s - the head of the largest opposition party, attack to the opponent on the ropes was: "The problem is that the coun...

Stories and News No. 210 " The People of Freedom was created to amalgamate all the political traditions of the center right… " Words by Silvio Berlusconi, in the footnote to the meeting he had yesterday with the faithful forzaitalians. Now, putting aside the critics to the prime minister’s work, we must admit that this amalgam was not a simple transaction. Sure, to make an amalgam of the traditions in the center left is much more difficult. It's like trying to put together the chicken with cherry jam, Prodi and Veltroni are well aware. Moreover, someone might point out to them: but why the fuck you insist with cherry jam? Satisfy yourself with the chicken! Oops… are you those of the jam? Here is the problem: it’s not clear who's the chicken and who the jam. That would mean that amalgam works. Instead, while all seems to be all right, the Mastella sauce or the Bertinotti oil come out and everything goes to hell. In contrast, the right side of the table holds about fi...

Stories and News No. 184 "I have doubts on the text discussed in the Senate, Parliament should again reflect on it…" President Fini said commenting on the much-debated bill on wiretapping. "I don’t give opinions on his work..." piqued President Schifani replied. I want to immerse myself in the PDL Berluscones: "That rascal Fini…" In other words: "Son of a b…." How is it possible? Listening to Berlusconi’s Newspaper Il Giornale , even the Democratic Party had softened with the voice of the chairman of the Senate Angela Finocchiaro : " It’s better not to priory close possible areas of dialogue… " Why is Fini so hostile? What's really behind it? I sought the opinion of the distinguished American sexologist Lisa Pointgee , now a permanent guest on my Blog. The Story: A: Dr. Pointgee, good morning and welcome once again on these screens! L: What...? A: No, um… sorry. How… how are you? L: I’m fine. A: Did you hear about the recent ...