Italian Stocks Slump As Berlusconi Proclaims Himself Poll Leader
With Italy's stock market down almost 9% (and falling again today), and Italian bond yields surging (2Y +35bps to 1.67%) in the last two weeks, it truly seems as though the two scariest words in global investing are not 'Iran-Israel', or 'Federal Reserve', but 'Silvio Berlusconi'. With the polls blacked out now until the election in just under two weeks, the posturing has begun and the media mogul is not backing down. As ANSA.It reports, Berlusconi has proclaimed "I believe that we have overtaken them... they are now (trailing) behind us," as we have been noting the convergence of the two parties poll results recently.
Of course, he is still the lecherous old bastard he always was - which seems only to endear him to the Italian people (oh, and his promise of bread and circuses for all) - as ANSA notes, he is defending himself on Sunday, after Berlusconi asked a female solar power technician during a company visit if she made house calls, if she "comes to homes" and how many times she is willing "to come". Is debauchery the opposite of austerity? Never mind, the key for now is psychological as the opposition sparring will need to begin to avoid the "don't vote for the loser" bias.
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Becky Quick would prolly do him...
Berlusconi makes Bill Clinton look like a rank amateur by comparison.
Gotta love the guy.
Bunga-bunga! (Sorry, someone had to start it...)
Berlusconi Is The BEST Leader Europe Has Gotti !!!
AND Whats The Alternative??? Another Sack-Man-GOLD Plant !
Make him pope... Might be a helpful PR move...
Somehow I don't think this is the prophesied Peter Romanus. Then again, how better else to take down Rome?
Oppan Bunga Style! heyyyy sexy (underage) lady!
Peter Romanus...from Ghana. Hmm makes me think pure evil is trying to re-incarnate tha antichrist by ''following'' prophecy. DON'T DRONE ME BRO!
I think there was a typo in the title.
It should have read as follows;
Berlusconi Proclaims Himself Pole Leader
Long Pfizer!
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Only question now, is when Italy leaves the euro later this year
Whether for the restored Italian sovereign currency
It will be called the New Lira, or the Bunga
So a whena you a make a deposit atta da bank a you putts youra money in a da Bunga Hole,a no?
I wonder if Goldman is driving Italian stocks down because Silvio and Nord Legia are the only people who may stand up to the stinking and corrupt Euro and the EUSSR.
Whoa! Italians standing up to corruption? I call it a mirror. You can't take a shit in Italy without bribing the toliet.
Silvio is a dirty buzzard, much like my Bichon! Horney as hell.
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He's the "poll leader" and his women are "pole dancers". Got it.
has done him
If the EU hates him, he can't be all bad.
so, the question is: when will a hotel chambermaid accuse silvio of rape? better question: if silvio wins, does it matter since the bankers have already proven they can simply replace any leader at anytime with one of their own?
Hell if the choice is between a lascivious old pervert and an EU stooge who insists on reducing the entire nation to penury I know which one I'd choose.
The thing is - Italy needs to devalue, a lot - if Silvio makes that happen I suspect he will erase his past and rather mixed record and be hailed as a hero.
Also, what is the fucking point of being a billionairre if you can't be surrounded by beautiful pussy 24/7.
I love how they postponed the trial of him trying to pay to have sex with a minor, just so he could run for office..........only in Italy!
If he pays the agreed upon price he's better than Menendez.
THAT GUY IS JUST UBERCOOL!!
AT LEAST THIS POLITICIAN MAKES ME LAUGH!! NOW WHAT DO THOSE OTHER POLITICIANS DO?!
At least he's not like that American president who expected to see a sexcartoon about a goldfish when they said "NEMO IS COMMING"
Good point, other politicians just piss me off and try to steal our money!
Bunga Style!
Need a bigger copy of the thumbnail please.
That thing he is checking out looks hideous in the thumbnail.
To be fair, he appears to have an entirely different view than we do.
Here you go.
bigger copy of the thumbnail
Clearly he's just checking to make sure she's wearing Italian-made shoes.
What?
Isn't that Miss Prociutto 2013?
I'll take a shot everytime I read bunga bunga on this thread!
That's one so far.
Tjhat''s alllll ican do reight nowwww
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ooohh! hard to find the keyboard after that, huh MVS?
Try saying that 3x real fast...
I'm trying to decide if you are a friend, or not.
A friend with bungafits?
Most excellent word play!
I bet Berlusconi would be a great pope!
too much sex for him
@SD
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oops [upstairs]... Didn't see ur comment down here...
Maybe... but he still respects a age limit above 16!!
true, and also i think he's more into girls
yeah... he wouldn't fit in with the rest of them... he'll probebly won't become pope...
Hes got the shoes already....
Berlusconi owns pretty much EVERYTHING in Italy. The guy is like Mussolini but with better PR.