Berlusconi Sexist Dig Sparks Fury

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Hey Matteo - I understand you are proud of your country - that's cool - but are you really sure you want to defend Berlusconi on this? Particularly as I'm guessing that the 100,000 who signed the petition against him are Italian, do speak Italian and understand who and what he is. Of course the people on Newser judge and comment on newspaper articles - It's kind of what the site is about - We are all smart enough to be corrected though - so instead of getting so upset - why not educate us? Please could you tell me if the following information is true. 1. Berlusconi controls enough media in Italy to create a potential conflict of interest. 2. Berlusconi is accused of corruption charges which he changed the law in Italy to avoid 3. The law which he created (stating no serving prime minister could be prosecuted) has just been revoked so the courts can get to him 4. He has been accused on multiple occasions of having affairs and acting in a lewd manner towards much younger women 5. His wife is divorcing him for the affairs he has had over the years. 6. Investigators into the Mani Pulite affair were about to arrest him when he took political office 7. He was forced to resign in 1994 when a Milan magistrate's investigation was leaked - the issues were never cleared up 8. He failed to deliver at least 4 of the 6 points he promised in his Contratto con gli Italiani (English: Contract with the Italians) which most say got him re-elected. 9. HIs party rewrote electoral law to make the process more 'sympathetic; to his party's vote pattern. 10. He dissolved dissolved Forza Italia and established The People of Freedom party - which has no official charter or regulation - and was elected as its head in a closed meeting through a show of hands. I have not mentioned his close relationship with Tony Blair who is now trying to become President of Europe (lord save us!). Please could you let me know which of these stories are untrue so I can adjust my view of him accordingly. Many thanks Reply