Silvio Berlusconi's New Party Name Suggestion

His approval ratings may be tanking, but that doesn't mean Silvio Berlusconi has lost his sense of humor.

According to The Daily Mail, the scandal-inflicted Italian prime minister joked on Thursday that his party should change its name from 'Go Italy' to 'Go Pussy!'

The comments came in the middle of a discussion with lawmakers over a potential party name change. 'Go Italy' has dipped in the polls, though that might have more to do with current events than semantics.

This week, Moody's downgraded Italy's bond rating and protests erupted throughout the country over deep austerity cuts.

Berlusconi's colleagues were largely unfeathered by the premier's trademark vulgarity. He routinely makes jokes about his infamous sex life. Earlier this year, Berlusconi crudely joked about having sex with his secretary on a table, The Daily Mail reports. Just last month, the prime minister also came under fire for allegedly making a vulgar comment about German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

"I have to say Berlusconi's latest quip wasn't bad," said one Italian lawmaker, "'Go Pussy!' just about sums up his lifestyle and his way of doing politics."

Comments

[NYC07]

06:44 PM on 10/09/2011

Forza Fighetta?

[laterthanyouthink]

05:51 AM on 10/09/2011

At least he is not bombing people in other countries.

[Pietro Rossi]

10:16 AM on 11/06/2011

Wow, so there is no Italian involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan or Lybia?
I am ashamed to be represented by such a person

[Lohikaarme]

05:16 PM on 10/08/2011

Actually Silvio is less embarrassing than our elected politicians in DC. For a real embarrassment we have to go no further than then next GOP debate and listen to those freaks have to say about anything.

[v eyepete]

12:19 PM on 10/08/2011

So many Italians feel embarrassed about their PM. This is the billionaire that can give 300 thousand euro to an underage foreign girl for bunga bunga, but the youth of Italy face a bleak future and are rioting in the streets which is conveniently not being covered in these pages.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11877337
Students cause chaos around Italy in cuts protest

[ontariogirl]

11:35 AM on 10/08/2011

That picture look like a photoshopped wax head on person to me. Ok I'm going outside to play now.....its sunny and nice.

[see-ellen2001]

02:39 PM on 10/07/2011

Just when I think this idiot has sent the vulgarmetre to the top of it's scale, he does it again.

[LiamMc]

10:06 AM on 10/07/2011

PM Berlusconi is spitting in the face of the Italian Judicial System. Unfortunately, the Perugia Courts have made those last three words an oxymoron. He is laughing all the bank: cash that paycheck to buy off an underage prosititute.

[Louise Aloft]

09:39 AM on 10/07/2011

sickening. when a female member of parliament asked to get back on track with important business instead of messing around and telling jokes (in parliament) she was told she needed a good shag by members of the northertn league party. just sickening.

[light123]

09:17 AM on 10/07/2011

He & many of his "amici" are sexist corrupt jokers who have crabbed the Italian public institutions and don't resign even if Italy burns up in flames.

[ElCojonuo]

08:57 AM on 10/07/2011

Silvio, Silvio, Silvio, what are we gonna do with you.
Always thinking about la V ( la Vulva ).

[Talossa]

12:18 AM on 10/07/2011

What is it with conservatives?

[RealistBC]

07:43 PM on 10/06/2011

Italy deserves their membership in PIIGS if they don't get rid of this criminal.

[ElCojonuo]

08:58 AM on 10/07/2011

Where's your sense of humor, he's good for laughs.

[light123]

09:48 AM on 10/07/2011

Unfortunately for the Italians, the narcissistic personality of Berlusconi only considers his vulgar jokes as the good ones & he is careful to PUT JOURNALISTS IN JAIL if they tell anything but his propaganda.

NO Freedom of Information in Italy.