A replica of Milan Cathedral, it seems, was what bashed Silvio Berlusconi in the face, breaking his nose and two of his teeth.
Berlusconi is reported to be disheartened — as you would be, I suppose, if somebody smashed you in the face with a miniature cathedral. Last night, somebody told me it was a replica of the Eiffel Tower, though I thought it would more likely be a little Leaning Tower of Pisa, or perhaps a Ponte Vecchio, but no.
Bang! It was the mini-cathedral in all its ballistic brutality, thrown by a man with a gifted hand.
What are the chances of hitting the diminutive dictator if you or I had flung the little church? Slim, I'd say. Slim as any of the teenaged cuties whose birthday parties Berlusconi has a predilection for attending.
And yet, somehow, this assailant attended a press conference, carrying a cast-metal replica of Milan Cathedral and a crucifix, as anyone would. He tossed the little temple in a wheeling, parabolic arc through the air, completing an unspoken conspiracy with Berlusconi's face, which moved, at just the right moment, into the path of the plunging projectile.
Bash!
Teeth, bone and blood of a billionaire, sprayed in a microsecond over microphones, notebooks and political camp-followers.
Strangely, it turned out that Berlusconi is pretty much the same as the rest of us, but perhaps with a little more money. It turns out he's subject to the same fears, insecurities and infirmities as anyone else. He's reported to be shaken, embittered and disheartened.
I can understand that, but what I can't understand is how a man could be allowed to get so close to any Prime Minister while carrying a cathedral and a crucifix.
This man achieved what the bush shoe thrower tried twice and failed.
What was the crucifix for?
Most likely to ward off evil. The action does seem to have softened “LL Duce” cough. He can probably get his face fixed and have another few teenage parties.
I think the thing that probably shocked him the most was that someone would do it. He strikes me as a man who's lived a life without consequence, and this assault may well have rocked his entire belief system. I wonder if somebody slapped Bertie, I mean a big open palm slap, right across the face, would it knock the poser out of him. Probably not, I doubt even surgery could do that.
I doubt it. Ahern is a street thug. He'd probably get up and kick you in the crotch.
But I suspect you're right about Berlusconi. A thing like this could unhinge him. He has possibly never heard been told NO in his life, never mind having a small cathedral smashed into his face.
At least he can afford the dentist's bill though.
A senior politician battered by the church.
Fuck sake it’s been happening here for generations.
"But I suspect you’re right about Berlusconi. A thing like this could unhinge him." – Bock
In my view, Berlusconi has been seriously unhinged for years. It goes back to his Irish role-model, Charles J. Haughey.
What more could one wish for Krismus?Berlusconi gets a slap of a Basillica and Metallica hits No.1.
An old man got hit with a fist sized lump of metal. Sorry, but I'm not looking at this in any other way.