Berlusconi: "Obama Is..Tall Handsome and ..Tan" - First Italian Race-Bating Comment

Ok, we're about to find out which of the World's leaders are racially fucked-up and which are not. First up is Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who said this (translated): "Obama has it all - he's handsome, tall and tanand therefore has all of the characteristics necessary to have an excellent relationship with Russia." In Italian, it looks like this: "Obama ha tutto: è bello, alto e abbronzato ed ha quindi tutte le qualità per avere ottimi rapporti con la Russia".

Then he followed up by insisting that his statement was just fine: "It's absolutely a nice thing what I said, a hugecompliment," said the Prime Minister, "If all of the imbeciles get together we're screwed."

He's right about that.  But incapsulated in his statement about Russia is a warning about a future where I wonder of that country will base its American approach on whatever racism they've not overcome.   Here's the video below...

Laure Manaudou Nude Photos - More On Unfolding Story

Laure Manadou UPDATE

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My French isn't what it used to be but I'm diving into this anyway. There's more on the matter of Laure Manaudou's nude photos being spread on the Internet. Reportedly there are 20 photos now. But even more, it seems that her ex-lover Luca Marin was not the person who spread the photos. Timedfinals reports...



Clearly not meant for the general public, when news of the pictures came out all eyes immediately turned to her former beau, Italian World Champs medalist Luca Marin, as the source. This was a natural conclusion, particularly since the French and Italian gossip columns were filled with stories of Marin and Manaudou’s verbal altercation at the European Short Course Championships. Apparently the fight was about Manaudou throwing away a ring that Marin had given her.







Marin responded almost immediately to these accusations, however, and told the Gazzetta della Sport, “I have never seen these photos. I saw these images of Laure with great pain on the Italian websites. People are saying that it was me that put them up. This isn’t true…If these absurd insinuations continue I will be forced to act to preserve my reputation.”



For her part, this just turns photogs back to the photogenic Manaudou, who earlier this year expressed her exasperation with the media: "I’ve decided not to talk about my personal life anymore, it doesn’t concern journalists. I would prefer to keep silent about this point."



But with these photos, they'll just keep asking.



And what of this video? What's up with the hotel? Does anyone know enough French to translate? It's time for me to brush up big time!