30 January 2006Don't leave Rome without itMilan's Il Giornale reports that Premier Silvio Berlusconi has vowed complete sexual abstinence until Italian elections in early April. The backstory:
A popular TV preacher on the island [of Sardinia], Rev. Massimiliano Pusceddu, had hailed the twice-married premier for opposing gay marriage and defense of so-called family values, and promised that his followers would support the conservative leader because "if the left wins it will be the moral end for this country."
Berlusconi, 69, replied: "Dear Father Massimiliano. I thank you a lot. I will try to meet your expectations, and I promise from now on, 2½ months of absolute sexual abstinence, until April 9." [insert Bill Clinton joke here] (Via white pebble.) Addendum: Rachel notes that Berlusconi apparently didn't consult his wife before taking the pledge, and wonders: "Maybe it was her idea?" Posted at 8:00 AM to Say What?Didn't he actually say: "2 months, 16 days, 3 hours and 45 minutes"? Posted by: Mister Snitch! at 6:31 PM on 30 January 2006He may not have said it, but I wouldn't be surprised if he meant it. Posted by: CGHill at 6:38 PM on 30 January 2006RE: "Insert Bill Clinton joke here." Bill Clinton? Is he still sexually relevent to anyone out here? If all politics is local, how about inserting a more appropriate Vatican joke about how they protect families and their valuable children? Posted by: Ramblin Rose at 6:49 PM on 30 January 2006Um, you misheard it; the adage is "All politics is yokel." Hence the Clinton reference. |