http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/james-panichi/ James Panichi is a journalist with ABC Radio National in Melbourne. He also writes in Italian about Australian and Pacific affairs for Italian magazine Diario and daily newspaper Il Foglio, as has written for Australian Italian newspaper Il Globo/La Fiamma. He covered the Australian campaign for Italy’s 2008 election for Background Briefing, on ABC Radio National. He is currently on a year’s leave to look after his two daughters. en Copyright 2013 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/silvios-not-as-bad-as-you-think-and-neither-are-italians/ Just how stupid are those Italians? I mean, not only are they gullible – they’re really, really dumb. I mean, take a politician like Silvio Berlusconi, who all us foreign journalists know to be sleazy and dishonest… And what do millions of voters do? They elect him. Not just once, mind you. Three times. You heard me. In three elections Italians have voted for a prime minister who’s a charlatan or – even worse – a 21st Century incarnation of Benito Mussolini. In 2008 he even won an absolute majority in both houses of parliament. feedback@thepunch.com.au (James Panichi) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/silvios-not-as-bad-as-you-think-and-neither-are-italians/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/silvios-not-as-bad-as-you-think-and-neither-are-italians/#item1687 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:30:55 +0000 James Panichi | Author bios | The Punch