Word: berlusconis
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...Sunday, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the Italian-born wife of the French President said Berlusconi's comment made her "pleased to have become French." Otherwise, however, the incident has predictably blown over within diplomatic circles. Berlusconi's aides said that he'd received a friendly call over the weekend from Obama, who was making the telephone rounds with world leaders, and that the Moscow comments were not mentioned. What could anyone...
...Berlusconi's propensity for crossing the rhetorical line remains one of the central mysteries of his rise to become the most influential Italian politician of his generation. At times, one sees that the former real estate and media mogul is aching to be considered a leading statesman, with all the gravitas that entails. But all too often, it seems, he just can't resist another juvenile jape...
...Sometimes it's spontaneous," says one insider from Italy's center-left opposition who admires Berlusconi's political agility even as he cringes at his public antics. "But sometimes I think he wakes up and says: 'I'm going to say something outlandish today. They'll see I'm still with it, that I don't miss a beat.'" (See pictures of Italy...
...last remaining loyal allies of George W. Bush, Berlusconi may worry that his influence could wane under an Obama presidency. And he may reason that the only response is to try to be the most 'simpatico'(likeable) ally on the world stage, even if it means a few jokes that backfire...
...Antonio Amadori, an experiential psychologist and author of a book on Berlusconi, Mi Consenta (Allow Me), believes the Prime Minister is ultimately driven by a desire to "completely fill" the public consciousness. "Asking why he does things is like asking why Jerry Lewis does things," he says. "This is who he is. He is theatrical and believes in his own charisma and abilities to improvise...