Posted on 09/17/2011 11:32:55 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Mr Berlusconi describes his parties as "friendly gatherings"
Italian newspapers have carried transcripts of phone calls in which PM Silvio Berlusconi allegedly boasts that 11 women were queuing up outside his room to have sex with him.
The intercepted conversation was with local businessman Giampolo Tarantini, who prosecutors allege was running a high-level prostitution ring.
Eight people are charged with supplying prostitutes for Mr Berlusconi.
He has not been charged and says he was unaware of their activities.
However, judges want to interview him as a witness over allegations that Mr Tarantini attempted to extort money from him in return for silence over the prostitution allegations.
The latest transcripts have prompted fresh criticism of Mr Berlusconi, who is under pressure for his handling of the Italian economy as the euro crisis has mounted. 'Spare time'
Prosecutors in the southern city of Bari say the eight people charged supplied the women in the hope of gaining jobs, contracts or favours.
They were charged on Thursday. Friday's newspapers carried photos of some of the women allegedly involved with the case.
And on Saturday thousands of pages of transcripts of intercepted phone calls were published.
In one call dated 1 January 2009, Mr Berlusconi allegedly tells Mr Tarantini that 11 women were waiting outside his door but he only "did" eight of them because "you can't do all".
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
it’s good to be king, or PM of Italy.
This kinda thing has never ever happened in Italy before. Certainly not as far back as 2000 years ago or so.
How can we judge these poor girls guilt or innocence
without pictures?
What’s new? I heard about this stuff years ago. Probably just makes him more popular.
Bunga bunga, baby.
Karima “Ruby” El Mahroug
Yes, I saw the same thing but a lot less cloth obstructing the view.
I’m healed!
Can’t we just leave Silvio alone???? He’s 74 years old and banging the girls 10 at a time. Sounds like he’s up for the job. Being a politician, that is.
He has better taste than Bubba Clinton, that’s for sure.
Alpha Male.
If he were Clinton, he'd viscously pull the Italian investment in Greek bonds to create financial havoc and divert the attention away (wag the dog). Then get back to matters in hand.
There is some Silvio Berlusconi video (not sure if it’s related to this scandal though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81vQje8bWmo
As I see it, he's 74 years old and on the phone talking about the girls lined up instead of actually paying attention to them or allowing them to pay attention to him. I admire his taste, based on the photographs, but I don't envy the guy at all.
As Tina Turner sang, What’s Envy have to do with it?
I simply think it’s sad that (1) he apparently thinks he would be happier having sex with eleven beautiful strangers in one night and (2) he’s on the phone boasting that they are in line. I hope he at least knows that what he wants is to talk about the fact that women will do anything to be near power, and that he’s more interested in a macho image than in sex.
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised.
LOL! He's bragging about prostitutes lining up outside his room. What a doofus!
Suprisingly, women will also show up on threads such as this and scold in subtle ways. As you say, anything to be near power.
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