Italy election fraudulent - Berlusconi

[Quetzal]

Italy election fraudulent - Berlusconi

ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Wednesday the Italian general election had been hit by fraud and that official results giving victory to the centre-left had to be overturned.

Berlusconi, who has refused to concede defeat in the April 9-10 vote, told reporters the elections had been marred by "much fraud". Asked if the final result could change, the prime minister replied: "It has to change."

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http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-04-12T191434Z_01_RAT002098_RTRUKOC_0_UK-ITALY-BERLUSCONI.xml

Any specifics Signore Berlusconi?

[JuniperLea]

1. Indignant outrage?

What's the matter, can't he figure out how his manipulation failed?

[Junkdrawer]

2. Well, Berlusconi should know....

:evilgrin:

[Kikosexy2]

3. Italy...

don't fall for Florida 2000--Bule-boy is a sham! He lost--end of story!

[Jane Austin]

4. Berlusconi fraudulent - Italian electorate.

No? :)

[cliss]

27. We could always export Antonin Scalialito.

Isn't he Italian, anyway?

I say Ship 'em out.

[struggle4progress]

29. Berlusconi Appears To Back Off Allegations

... But Berlusconi later appeared to back away from his allegation of fraud, releasing a statement late in the evening in which he said that the very thin margin of victory "requires a scrupulous check to ascertain any possible error or irregularity."

"It is pointless to play with words and attribute expressions or accusations against someone," Berlusconi said in his statement, which was carried by Italian news agencies ...

http://kutv.com/topstories/topstories_story_102215619.html

Somebody musta counted da beans for him ...

[LSparkle]

5. He's burning up the phone lines to KKKarl

Maybe he can get Jimmy Baker to supervise the recount ... ??

:evilgrin:

[wryter2000]

6. hahahahahah

hahahahah fucking hahahahah

:rofl:

[sweetheart]

7. berlusconi charged defendent

Well don't the wheel turn.... :-)

[Renew Deal]

8. Wow

This is how to throw your country into turmoil and chaos. So far I haven't heard a single anything specific about voter fraud. I have read one article that says the vote was legit. Berlusconi needs to admit defeat and move on.

[magellan]

9. So are the Italians in the streets?

Didn't think so. Buh-bye, Bersco baby.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

10. B.E.R.L.U.S.C.O.N.I.

Benito Emulator Really Likes US Cheating Operations, Not Integrity.

[rodeodance]

11. B. says the results "It has to change." WHOW!

[Zorra]

12. The evoting machines were rigged to give him the victory, but it

didn't work.

This is election fraud to the fascist mind.

[slackmaster]

13. Sore loser

:nuke:

[daleo]

14. Will Bush pick up on this?

And try to stir up another "name color here" revolution?

Maybe this one should be food based - the pasta revolution.

[baby_mouse]

15. Tee hee!

You, know, that's awfully funny. :7 :7 :7 :rofl:

[Turbineguy]

16. "It's gettin'.....

so it's hard to make an honest dollar on a fixed fight! I mean if you can't trust the fix, what can you trust?"

[Zynx]

17. And people didn't believe me when I said he was authoritarian.

[stepnw1f]

18. Another Rotten Right Wing Fish Head

bury it in the garden for fertilizer, Italy.

[AndyTiedye]

19. I Bet The Only Fraud Was That It Was Close

he still couldn't steal enough votes to win.

[dysfunctional press]

20. too bad he can't bring it before fat tony & the supremes-

i think i can guess why berlusconi is so sure of fraud- his side probably committed most of it- just not enough to counter legitimate voters.

[CountAllVotes]

21. ooooooohhhhhhh

I can't believe I tell you! I can't believe it! Fraud!! Fraud!!

Quit your whinning Berlusconi, quit your whining. Tuck in that tail of yours in permanently and retreat! :evilgrin:


:dem: :kick:

[ozymandius]

22. question

Will he be escorted out of office? Or will he be dragged out?

[HuffleClaw]

23. does he, like bush, have a pet supreme court to ensure a 'win' ?

sounds fishy to me, considering the exit polls.

[pa28]

24. Now wait for the Berlusconi owned media.

They'll hammer away his "case" 24/7 faux news style.

[IndianaGreen]

25. A dry run to the 2008 elections when GOP will claim foul

because despite massive electronic voting fraud, the GOP still lost the elections.

Bye, bye, Silvio!

[Warren Stupidity]

26. He feels personally defrauded.

He spent all that money to rig the vote and he still lost.


"It's a curious situation that Berlusconi protests when he has in his hands all the control, all the transmission of the data, all the technical apparatus," Prodi said. "It means he doesn't trust himself, it's a kind of identity crisis."

Prodi, who has already been congratulated on his victory by several European leaders, was keen to present himself as prime minister-in-waiting and a 'good European'.


Go Prodi! What he just said!

[susanna]

28. What strikes me about this...

...is that maybe he thinks the promised "rig" failed?

[meunier33]

32. Exactly..

I think he miscaculated and didnt "tip" enough votes.

[caligirl]

30. And of course fraud is something he knows about so well.

[entanglement]

31. Berlusconi is a typical fascist - Of course they're NEVER beaten fairly

:sarcasm:

[PurityOfEssence]

33. I own everything in this country, and still they're SO mean to me

That's gratitude for you.

This guy needs to go in a big way. With all the leverage of massive wealth and control, he still can't seem to force his will upon the people. That can only show that his view isn't in their best interest.

[dipsydoodle]

34. That is what is usually referred to as

the pot calling the kettle black.