Posted on 09/27/2009 2:09:02 PM PDT by traumer
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's gaffe-prone prime minister, has again referred to US President Barack Obama as "suntanned", days after being snubbed by Michelle Obama at the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh.
"I bring you greetings from a person who is called...a person who is sun-tanned...Barack Obama," the smiling 72-year-old politician told a crowd of cheering supporters in Milan on Sunday.
"You wouldn't believe it, but they go sunbathing at the beach together - his wife is also sun-tanned."
He said his rapport with America's first black president was "easy-going" and described Mr Obama as a "fine man" with a good sense of irony, as the crowd chanted "Silvio, Silvio" and his campaign slogan, "Thank goodness for Silvio".
At the G20 meeting last week, Mrs Obama pointedly chose to shake Mr Berlusconi's hand rather than give him hug and a kiss on the cheek, as she did to other world leaders.
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lol
I don’t think this was a “gaffe”....I think he did it purposely.
Shocking.
I don’t know what to say....
I’m wondering why Michelle treated him differently from the others. Is it her job to play favorites like that?
Sorry, but I don'e see the big deal, I must have missd that day in PC class
(missed my typing class too)
His arms, face, neck, and legs are darker than his torso.
He’s suntanned.
Exactly.
Berlusconi is just making a joke. But I don’t think that there’s much doubt that Barry keeps tan, and uses a tanning machine in the winter, because he wants to look more black for political purposes.
There was a story going around last year that he is half white and 7/16 Arab. I don’t really think that’s true. But I expect he has some Arab blood, since his ancestors in Kenya were Muslim slavers.
Yeah, they’re actually white people who spend a lot of time in the sun,
but let’s keep that a secret.
he sips like a girl. LOL
I think it’s hilarious! He’s making fun of them because he thinks Obongo is weak and an idiot. Sarkozy basically tells him to snap out out of and deal with the real world instead of his fantasy utopia with flying unicorns shi*ting skittles.
He sips like a girl, walks like a girl, throws like a girl, walks the dog like a girl(and almost fell down from the tug of a 35 pound dog) and he has limp wrist most of the time. If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck.......
Why is this a gaff? Or seen as some kind of rudness
Blacks DO get suntans, and go suntanning. I guess some racebaiters ignorant of the fact think that it is an insult of some kind.
it just shows Silvio Berlusconi isn't as ignorant as they think he is.
This is the second time. Obama should reply in some way. It can be humorous, be he has to take a shot back. Call Silvio old or make a joke about the Mafia. Otherwise he is being punked.
supposedly lolo taught him how to fight...sure couldnt tell it now
LMAO!
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