Bush calls Berlusconi "amigo"

[spinbaby]

Not realizing, evidentially, that there's a difference between Italian and Spanish.

Also, the White House press packet described Berlusconi as one of the "most controversial leaders in the history of a country known for government corruption and vice."

Oopsie.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7498599.stm

[Aviation Pro]

1. Ah, blissful cheerfulness coupled with incompetence....

...thanks Ronnie, you certainly set the bar low.

[wtmusic]

2. This is all just a bad dream. nt

[Sabriel]

3. At it wasn't "Yo, amigo."

Or, "Yo, Sil."

[Karenina]

6. Or Slivio Balonie

as he said one one of his memorable trips to this side of the pond. Did anyone see the pix of him manhandling Merkel AGAIN???

[spinbaby]

7. I missed that!

I'm off to look for pics.

[Karenina]

8. That "slip" occurred several years ago.

It stays in my mind because we were freaking out here and there was nary a mention in the U.S. press

[tanyev]

9. No, but there was a "Yo, Harper" yesterday.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3579468

194 days.

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. "stupido"

[CTyankee]

5. Lifted it off the Internet?

Uh, isn't Italy an ally of ours? Berlusconi is pretty awful, but Americans love to visit Italy and do so in huge numbers. This is crazy, especially with so many Italian Americans here who treasure their heritage. Even the Italians who don't like Berlusconi aren't going to be real happy with this.