MILAN: Several thousand Italians protested in Rome on Tuesday against government plans to push laws through Parliament that critics say were tailor-made to help Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sidestep legal troubles. Lawmakers began discussing a measure that would grant immunity from prosecution to the top four Italian leaders, including Berlusconi, who is on trial in Milan on corruption charges. "It's inconceivable because it would allow the president to kill his wife or slash up his lover or sell drugs without being prosecuted," said Antonio Di Pietro, an opposition leader who helped promote the rally. Organizers initially said 15,000 people had attended the demonstration in Piazza Navona, while the police said fewer than 6,000 participated. Later, the protest grew, filling the square.
MILAN: Several thousand Italians protested in Rome on Tuesday against government plans to push laws through Parliament that critics say were tailor-made to help Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sidestep legal troubles.
Lawmakers began discussing a measure that would grant immunity from prosecution to the top four Italian leaders, including Berlusconi, who is on trial in Milan on corruption charges.
"It's inconceivable because it would allow the president to kill his wife or slash up his lover or sell drugs without being prosecuted," said Antonio Di Pietro, an opposition leader who helped promote the rally.
Organizers initially said 15,000 people had attended the demonstration in Piazza Navona, while the police said fewer than 6,000 participated. Later, the protest grew, filling the square.
I think Marco Travaglio made the best speech all around as far as content, irony and intelligence. Di Pietro was hoarse while Grillo was far too into a rant to be comprehensible. Everyone can have a rant- I wouldn't mind "acting out" myself but Grillo only rants now a days. Sabina Guzzanti really let loose with a good old "Garibaldian" attack on the church and a very heavy attack against the sober sex-pot minister of very equal opportunities, Mara Carfagna. Sabina grounded her sketch based on an article that appeared in the Argentine Clarin, GRABACIONES CON FUERTE CONTENIDO EROTICO that- according to her- details lessons in how to blow The Man to power. Eat yer heart out, Monica!
From a political point of view it may be counterproductive, but with all the center-lefty sissies that want to pretty-please a Tyranosaurus Rex on post-Viagra drugs, it's worth it.
Mara has said that she is sueing Guzzanti. (They always say that.)
In the final analysis, the demonstration showed the vitality of the opposition with all its contrasts. It will be dismissed because of Guzzanti and Grillo (oh, yes, Travaglio's a must!) but I personally don't give a shit what the press has to say tomorrow. After all, the fuck wits that voted for Berlusconi are just dying to read about Carfagna's technical prowess- or just look at the pictures.
