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    Image of forwardmotion forwardmotion
    12/14/09

    In reply to Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Attacked, Rushed To Hospital
    None of this takes away from the fact Berlosconi's an embarrassment.
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    12/13/09

    In reply to Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Attacked, Rushed To Hospital
    I don't usually enjoy this sort of thing but Berlosconi has been a real pig to his wife and his incessant racist remarks about our president really piss me off. I stay in Italy a couple weeks each year over the last ten and I love and adore the country, but this guy's ego is in overdrive. I would have preferred someone threw a pie in his face of course... rather than cut him!
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    Image of Baroness Baroness
    12/13/09

    In reply to Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Attacked, Rushed To Hospital
    No punch, the statue was flung at his face. Attacker has history of mental illness, no seeming politics in this.
    (BBC)
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    Edited by Baroness at 12/13/09 8:32 PM Baroness was starred Baroness was unstarred
    Image of OldTowneTavern OldTowneTavern
    12/13/09

    In reply to Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Attacked, Rushed To Hospital
    Are Italian newscasters paid by the word? Much like the punch, that too, was a mouthful.
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    Image of heywhat heywhat
    12/13/09

    In reply to Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Attacked, Rushed To Hospital
    It didn't really look like a punch. It looks like the statue cut his lip or his gums.
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    Image of ParahSalin ParahSalin
    12/13/09

    In reply to Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Attacked, Rushed To Hospital
    " Police identified the man they were questioning as Massimo Tartaglia, 42. They said Tartaglia didn't have any criminal record."

    He was further identified as the father of a teenage daughter and a fan of the Bush Doctrine.
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    son of spam promoted this comment ParahSalin was starred ParahSalin was unstarred
    Image of son of spam son of spam
    12/13/09

    @ParahSalin: Tartaglia'a a pimp. He could never have outfought Silvio.
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    Image of Bos'un's Mate Bos'un's Mate
    12/13/09

    @son of spam: I didn't know until this day, but it was Bersani all along.
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    Edited by Bos'un's Mate at 12/13/09 10:41 PM Bos'un's Mate was starred Bos'un's Mate was unstarred
    Image of son of spam son of spam
    12/14/09

    @Bos'un's Mate: Oh, that's very good.
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    Image of Baroness Baroness
    12/13/09

    In reply to Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Attacked, Rushed To Hospital
    It really looks more like someone threw the statue at his face- just watched it multiple times, there's no arm or fist or assailant near him- it wasn't a punch from what I can see.
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    Image of The Curse of Millhaven The Curse of Millhaven
    12/13/09

    In reply to Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Attacked, Rushed To Hospital
    Putin would have beaten his assailant to death and then absorbed his life force.
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    Image of Cheruth Cheruth
    12/13/09

    @The Curse of Millhaven: Also, his assailant's hand would have broken into a million pieces upon contact.
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    Image of HeyItsBryan HeyItsBryan
    12/13/09

    In reply to Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Attacked, Rushed To Hospital
    Looks like he was Paula Deen'd.
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    Airvault promoted this comment HeyItsBryan was starred HeyItsBryan was unstarred
    Image of AxolotlNeotenic AxolotlNeotenic
    12/13/09

    In reply to Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Attacked, Rushed To Hospital
    Rushed to the hospital? Word on his condition? He was punched in the face. Has anyone ever died from being punched in the face?
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    Image of Sabbatai Sabbatai
    12/13/09

    @AxolotlNeotenic: In fact, a friend of mine was nearly killed by being punched in the face. His jaw broke and the broken part cut through part of his neck and he was bleeding very badly internally.

    Long story short if you are on the East Coast and a fat African american man asks you if you "believe in God"... he is hoping you say no so that he or one of his two friends can punch you in the face with brass knuckles.

    According to the police they've been trying to get this guy for a few years.
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    MissNormaDesmond promoted this comment Sabbatai was starred Sabbatai was unstarred
    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    12/13/09

    @Sabbatai: I'll be looking out for every fat African American man on the East Coast, thanks for the head's up.
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    Image of Sabbatai Sabbatai
    12/13/09

    @MissNormaDesmond: Lol yeah that was kind of vague and in poor taste.

    I should have said at least that he specifically hangs out in MD/VA and usually accosts people on the way to their cars from grocery stores or 7-11s.

    Not that this is much better of a description... but look... If a guy you have never seen approaches you with his hands in his pockets and asks you out of no where if you believe in God... just be ready.
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    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    12/13/09

    @Sabbatai: Point taken. Nothing good comes from that question.
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    Image of missing_piece missing_piece
    12/13/09

    In reply to Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Attacked, Rushed To Hospital
    I'm never really happy about someone getting clocked in the face, but in this occasion, I'm certainly not the least bit upset about it.
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    Lucky promoted this comment missing_piece was starred missing_piece was unstarred
    Image of musicmope musicmope
    12/13/09

    In reply to Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Attacked, Rushed To Hospital
    Democracy, Italian Style.
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    Image of INDISTINCTCHATTER INDISTINCTCHATTER
    12/13/09

    In reply to Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Attacked, Rushed To Hospital
    OMG! First Snookie, now Berlusconi? Not a good week to be Italian.
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    Airvault promoted this comment INDISTINCTCHATTER was starred INDISTINCTCHATTER was unstarred
    Image of ladylalenya ladylalenya
    12/13/09

    In reply to Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Attacked, Rushed To Hospital
    This photo looks like something by a Dutch master at first glance. Something very Rembrandt about it. Maybe with a touch of Egon Schiele.
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    12/13/09

    @ladylalenya: Yes! Ironically enough, it reminds me of combined portraits of a young Thomas Cranmer and Cromwell.
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    12/13/09

    @ladylalenya:
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    12/13/09

    @ladylalenya:
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    Image of CrayonSmoothie CrayonSmoothie
    12/13/09

    In reply to Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Attacked, Rushed To Hospital
    Slightly hungry after his speech he reflexively accepted the offer of a knuckle sandwich.
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    MissNormaDesmond promoted this comment Edited by CrayonSmoothie at 12/13/09 2:59 PM CrayonSmoothie was starred CrayonSmoothie was unstarred
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