Spinoza on Berlusconi-Lario

(in Italian)

Leggo spesso spinoza.it (è anche nel mio blogroll), ma stavolta non riesco a fare a meno di ripubblicare l'intero post. Esilarante.

Terremoto a casa Berlusconi: il G8 spostato a Macherio.

Veronica Lario si separa da Berlusconi. Beata lei che può.

"Voglio il divorzio". Persino lei è più coraggiosa di Fini!

(Gli avvocati della Lario sono attesi da un duro compito. Appena avranno finito di festeggiare)

Berlusconi si difende a Porta a porta. Aveva un'ora di tempo libero.

"Veronica è caduta in una trappola". Vent'anni fa.

Sulle minorenni il premier si difende: "Nessuna illegalità: ero consenziente".

(Ha deciso di non giurare più sulla testa dei suoi figli: rischia di mettere in pericolo troppa gente)

Dalle feste con vulcano a Porto Cervo a quelle delle ragazzine a Casoria. Questa crisi non ha pietà per nessuno.

Berlusconi ha dichiarato di non aver mai sposato la Lario. ll suo sì è stato frainteso.

Intanto alcuni parlamentari promuovono un'interrogazione sul caso Noemi. Vorrebbero il suo numero di cellulare.

Ma la madre la difende: "Mia figlia è cresciuta alla luce del Vangelo e nel mito di Berlusconi". Però Gesù si fece processare.

La ragazza: "Dimenticatemi!". Inizia già a comandare.

Vescovi perentori contro Berlusconi: "Lasciane un po' anche a noi".

La Cei chiede sobrietà a chi governa e sconsiglia di frequentare minorenni. Sanno bene che poi le cause sono lunghe e costose.

L'Avvenire ha criticato Berlusconi per la spettacolarizzazione della politica, l'assenza di valori morali e la propaganda fatta dalle sue tv a colpi di tormentoni, tette e culi. In un articolo del '94.

Emma Bonino: "Berlusconi disprezza le donne". E tutti sappiamo cosa fa chi disprezza.

(Non è che le disprezza. È che non ci sono così tanti ministeri)

Franceschini "Dal premier parole patetiche". E poi il divorzio della Lario era nel programma elettorale del Pd.

Le gaffe di Berlusconi continuano. Pare che si sia rivolto a un'assessore trentina chiedendole: "Posso palparla?". Ma sono convinto sia una montatura. Da quando in qua Berlusconi chiede il permesso di fare qualcosa?

Dell'Utri: "Le veline sono meglio di alcune giornaliste". Te la danno senza fare domande.

Lars von Trier: "Mi sono dedicato a un porno-horror per vincere la depressione". Silvio, su con la vita!

Andate a leggere anche quelli vecchi, ce ne sono IMHO di sinceramente spettacolari (anche se politically incorrect)

Love (I) - Roberto Benigni

I had posted this some time ago. This is an even better version.

A true poet, and a great artist.

Cool music: Matze Knop - Numero Uno

I find it funny&cool!


Full song lyrics (hilarious!) below.

Fritti, Scampi, et Chianti, calamari
Luca sei per me - NUMERO UNO

Cannelloni, Luca Toni, Pepperoni
Luca sei per me - NUMERO UNO

Bella Donna, Mama Mia, Alimente
Ciao Ciao, Roma Roma, Ribery, Amore Mio

Mozzarella, Mortadella, Mit Nutella
Luca sei per me - NUMERO UNO

Prego, Foul an Luca Toni
Simulazioni, Stehe wieder auf (hey)

Prego, Luca Tore mache, Und bei Jubel lache, Campioni LUCA TONI

Zabaione, Minestrone, Oben Ohne
Luca sei per me - NUMERO UNO

Italiani, trifft Germani, große Klappe
Luca sei per me - NUMERO UNO

Bella Donna, Mama Mia, Alimente
Ciao Ciao, Roma Roma, Ribery, Amore Mio

Amaretto, Rigoletto, Benedetto
Luca sei per me - NUMERO UNO

Prego, Aqua minerale ,Grappa speziale
Cozze vongole

Prego, Foto di panini, Schicker Lamborghini, Luca Toni kriegt Millioni

Tortellini, Cappuccini, Con Martini
Luca sei per me - NUMERO UNO

Luca Toni, Telefoni, Berlusconi
Chiama qui per te - NUMERO UNO

Bella Donna, Mama Mia, Alimente
Ciao Ciao, Roma Roma, Ribery, Amore Mio

Schwarze Haare, Viel palare, Calcio di mondiale ma per me - NUMERO UNO

Welcome to the news of the world:

Colero ma-kio mio millo piascolo piccolo, no, Monaco di bavaria, Campioni del Mondo, no, EM ausgeschieden, no che bello, no, alora che bello

Gool de Luca Toni!!

Tortellini, Cappuccini, Con Martini
Luca sei per me - NUMERO UNO

Luca Toni, Telefoni, Berlusconi
Chiama qui per te - NUMERO UNO

Bella Donna, Mama Mia, Alimente
Ciao Ciao, Roma Roma, Ribery, Amore Mio

Schwarze Haare, Viel palare, Calcio di mondiale ma per me - NUMERO UNO

Yes, we can (Part IV) - Celebrating the good side of Dubya

Historians will judge George W. Bush for 9/11, the war in Afghanistan, the invasion of Iraq, etc etc. This blog wishes instead to celebrate Bushisms: the world-famous verbal slip-ups that accompany phenomenal pictures like this one.



Here's Slate's Top 25

1. "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."—Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004

2. "I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family."—Greater Nashua, N.H., Chamber of Commerce, Jan. 27, 2000

3. "Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?"—Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000

4. "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across the country."—Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004

5. "Neither in French nor in English nor in Mexican."—declining to answer reporters' questions at the Summit of the Americas, Quebec City, Canada, April 21, 2001

6. "You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.''—Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

7. "I'm the decider, and I decide what is best. And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the secretary of defense."—Washington, D.C., April 18, 2006

8. "See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda."—Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005

9. "I've heard he's been called Bush's poodle. He's bigger than that."—discussing former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, as quoted by the Sun newspaper, June 27, 2007

10. "And so, General, I want to thank you for your service. And I appreciate the fact that you really snatched defeat out of the jaws of those who are trying to defeat us in Iraq."—meeting with Army Gen. Ray Odierno, Washington, D.C., March 3, 2008

11. "We ought to make the pie higher."—South Carolina Republican debate, Feb. 15, 2000

12. "There's an old saying in Tennessee—I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says, fool me once, shame on—shame on you. Fool me—you can't get fooled again."—Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002

13. "And there is distrust in Washington. I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town. And I'm sorry it's the case, and I'll work hard to try to elevate it."—speaking on National Public Radio, Jan. 29, 2007

14. "We'll let our friends be the peacekeepers and the great country called America will be the pacemakers."—Houston, Sept. 6, 2000

15. "It's important for us to explain to our nation that life is important. It's not only life of babies, but it's life of children living in, you know, the dark dungeons of the Internet."—Arlington Heights, Ill., Oct. 24, 2000

16. "One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures."—U.S. News & World Report, Jan. 3, 2000

17. "People say, 'How can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil?' You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in's house and say I love you."—Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2002

18. "Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness."—CNN online chat, Aug. 30, 2000

19. "I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep on the soil of a friend."—on the prospect of visiting Denmark, Washington, D.C., June 29, 2005

20. "I think it's really important for this great state of baseball to reach out to people of all walks of life to make sure that the sport is inclusive. The best way to do it is to convince little kids how to—the beauty of playing baseball."—Washington, D.C., Feb. 13, 2006

21. "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream."—LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 18, 2000

22. "You know, when I campaigned here in 2000, I said, I want to be a war president. No president wants to be a war president, but I am one."—Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 26, 2006

23. "There's a huge trust. I see it all the time when people come up to me and say, 'I don't want you to let me down again.' "—Boston, Oct. 3, 2000

24. "They misunderestimated me."—Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000

25. "I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office."—Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008

UPDATE: David Letterman's tribute to great Presidential speeches by Dubya

We only recruit sensibly mad people - Calcetto Special Edition

A collective edition, for our fans.

Not only do we recruit them, but we get them to do sensibly mad things together, too!

This edition is a tribute to the Value Partners official 5-a-side football team, put together by Capitan Melani for the prestigious Champion's Chip. Despite incredibly poor fitness levels, no clue on roles and tactics (there's 25 of us in the team, and 5 playing at a time!) and no training whatsoever, we are at the top of the scoreboard after two matches! Two solid wins against two of the strongest teams in the league!



To prove we are truly sensibly mad, Foscarina played as goalkeeper for the first half of our second match, replacing injured No.1 Valerio. Not only did she emerge unscathed (yes, we finished the first half up 3-0), but was also nominated "player of the week" by the authoritative (?!) Zabetta dello Sport!



Will the record hold after tonight's match!?


Disclaimer: I am a proud member of the team, with no impact whatsoever on performance. That's a good thing, because I am useless! ;-)

How financial markets really work

(first noticed on Quinta's weblog)

During these days of mayhem and confusion, John Bird and John Fortune tell us how the markets work in these one-in-a-lifetime circumstances.

Sometimes a joke sheds more light on the truth than sophisticated analysis?

I think so!

Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno Wreaks Havoc In Milan!

"Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen caused another security alert when he stormed the catwalk at Milan Fashion Week...Cohen is in Milan working on a new film called Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Male." (from the Huffington Post)

Video footage of the incident (courtesy of c6.tv)



Can't wait to watch the film!

Cohen interrupted the fashion show of designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada in Milan making it onto the catwalk dressed as his Austrian model Bruno. Dressed in a black cloak, and a bizarre bundle of clothing, Cohen strutted down the catwalk past the shows' models.

But the police were called when he refused to leave to restore order.

Scantily clad models screamed and security guards dived on him and several others with him and bundled them away. TV footage screened on Italian TV showed Cohen dressed as his creation Bruno, a flamboyant Austrian fashionista.

Life is Beautiful - a masterpiece

After posting the earlier video from "La Tigre e la Neve", I remembered this great moment of movie history.

IMHO a unique combination of irresistible laughter, unspeakable sadness and political passion in 5 minutes of video.

For every filmmaker to learn from, and everyone else to enjoy.

Poetry lecture by Roberto Benigni

(From "La tigre e la neve", in Italian)

Posted by Simone Battiferri - and worth re-posting