Berlusconi Uses Vulgarity During Speech

[Judi Lynn]

Berlusconi Uses Vulgarity During Speech
By ALESSANDRA RIZZO, Associated Press Writer

Tuesday, April 4, 2006

(04-04) 16:17 PDT ROME, Italy (AP) --

Premier Silvio Berlusconi used an Italian obscenity to describe those planning to vote for his opponent, drawing criticism on Tuesday from opposition parties who called the leader "vulgar and coarse."

Speaking to an association of Italian retailers, Berlusconi said he was certain he would win re-election on April 9-10.

"I have too much respect for the intelligence of Italians to believe that there are so many 'coglioni' around to vote against their best interest," he said.

The word "coglioni" is a vulgar equivalent for "idiot" or "cretin." It is common in colloquial Italian but virtually unheard of in political speeches or business settings.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/04/04/international/i151130D12.DTL



Get out of my dreams, get into my car?

[tanyev]

1. How about "vaffanculo"? Did he use "vaffanculo"?

[brentspeak]

4. Or "sfaccim"

[NYC]

6. I guess Scalia is winning the vulgarity contest.

[ShockediSay]

10. whadda gavone n/t

[mdmc]

2. nazi punks

fuck off

[BootinUp]

3. You can see why he gets along with shrub. n/t

[Cha]

5. That's my new descriptive word

for monkeyass.."coglioni" = the squatter.

[NYC]

7. Make it singular.

Cogliono.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

9. The Cogliono Family.

The maladministration.

[Cha]

11. Thanks, I didn't

think of that..not knowing much about Italiano. :)

[AX10]

8. The majority of Italians are voting for the liberals anyways

This just seals his fate of defeat.