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Berlusconi Protesters Have a Few Tricks Up Their Sleeve
Following a long-standing tradition of creative Italian resistance, activists are planning to adorn Silvio Berlusconi’s villa with condoms, as well as performing parodies set to the soundtrack of “Grease,” to protest the prime minister’s most recent alleged sexual escapades In the latest scandal, dubbed “Rubygate,” the prime minister is accused of paying for sex with a 17-year-old nightclub dancer. —JCL Reuters: From plans to shower Silvio Berlusconi’s villa with condoms to parodies set to the soundtrack from the musical Grease, Italians are protesting the prime minister’s sex scandals with a mix of outrage and humor. Polls show Berlusconi’s conservative voter base has mostly shrugged off the “Rubygate” affair in which he is accused of paying for sex with a teenage nightclub dancer. But leftist activists and youth have been galvanized by a scandal featuring a surreal mix of showgirls, envelopes of cash and sex games. Read more

Following a long-standing tradition of creative Italian resistance, activists are planning to adorn Silvio Berlusconi’s villa with condoms, as well as performing parodies set to the soundtrack of “Grease,” to protest the prime minister’s most recent alleged sexual escapades

In the latest scandal, dubbed “Rubygate,” the prime minister is accused of paying for sex with a 17-year-old nightclub dancer. —JCL

Reuters:

From plans to shower Silvio Berlusconi’s villa with condoms to parodies set to the soundtrack from the musical Grease, Italians are protesting the prime minister’s sex scandals with a mix of outrage and humor.

Polls show Berlusconi’s conservative voter base has mostly shrugged off the “Rubygate” affair in which he is accused of paying for sex with a teenage nightclub dancer.

But leftist activists and youth have been galvanized by a scandal featuring a surreal mix of showgirls, envelopes of cash and sex games.

Read more

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