Newsgroup: it.politica
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The Guardian
Berlusconi's boundless modesty: first it's Napoleon, now he's Jesus
John Hooper in Rome
Monday February 13, 2006
Silvio Berlusconi at the weekend provided his opponents with ammunition for
Italy's forthcoming election battle when the prime minister reportedly
compared himself to a long-suffering Jesus Christ.
Mr Berlusconi had already compared his achievements in office to those of
Napoleon. He had said that only the French emperor had done more for his
country, but joked that "I am definitely taller". But at the weekend, he
changed tack, describing himself as the "Jesus Christ of politics" at a
dinner with supporters, according to Italian newspapers. "I am a patient
victim, I put up with everyone, I sacrifice myself for everyone."
One parliamentarian, the communist Marco Rizzo, called it a "grotesque
comparison". Even allies were distancing themselves from the remark.
The opposition had also leapt on the comparison with Napoleon. "The election
will be his Waterloo," said Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio, head of the Green
party.
Berlusconi says he is like Jesus
By Michael Hirst
(Filed: 13/02/2006)
Silvio Berlusconi talked himself into another controversy at the weekend by
comparing himself to Jesus Christ.
The Italian prime minister's comments, made at the start of official
campaigning for April's general election, prompted the scorn of his
political opponents and the wrath of the Catholic Church.
"I am the Jesus Christ of politics," Mr Berlusconi told supporters at a
party rally on Saturday. "I am a patient victim, I put up with everyone, I
sacrifice myself for everyone."
A senior Catholic Church official said: "The Vatican and the Italian
government have always had good relations but such a comment from the
Italian prime minister is quite extraordinary.
"I know he will say he was speaking in jest but such things should not be
spoken of in jest."
Allies of the multi-millionaire were quick to distance themselves from the
remarks. Pierferdinando Casini, the outgoing speaker of parliament, said: "I
don't want to mix foolish things with serious things."
The comments, made in the Adriatic port city of Ancona, came days after Mr
Berlusconi had likened himself to Napoleon, only taller - saying the French
emperor alone had done more for his country.
Previous prime ministerial gaffes have included Mr Berlusconi calling the
West "superior to Islam" and labelling a German Euro MP as a concentration
camp guard.
EL PAIS
Berlusconi asegura ser "el Jesucristo de la política" italiana
ENRIC GONZÁLEZ - Roma
La campaña electoral italiana no ha hecho sino comenzar, y Silvio Berlusconi
ya ha interpretado a casi todos los personajes del manicomio: el viernes se
comparó con Napoleón, y el sábado, con Churchill y Jesucristo.
Was Berlusconi mit Napoleon zu tun hat
      Einen großen Maßstab legt der italienische Ministerpräsident Silvio
Berlusconi an: Er vergleicht sich mit Napoleon - und hält sich zumindest in
einem Punkt für überlegen.
  HB ROM. Über mangelndes Selbstbewusstsein kann Berlusconi nicht
klagen: In einer TV-Talkshow verglich sich der Regierungschef jetzt mit dem
französischen Kaiser: "Nur Napoleon hat noch mehr getan als ich. Aber ich
bin viel größer als er", sagte Berlusconi, der auch berühmt dafür ist, von
sich selbst gerne in der dritten Person zu sprechen. Bisher hatte sich der
Millionär hingegen als "presidente-operaio" - als Arbeiter- Präsidenten -
bezeichnet. "Am Ende der Legislaturperiode wird also aus dem
Arbeiter-Präsidenten ein Kaiser-Präsident", kommentierte die römische Zei
      "Berlusconi soll wie Napoleon sein? Dann werden die nächsten Wahlen
sein Waterloo werden", erklärte Grünen-Präsident Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio mit
Blick auf die am 9. und 10. April anstehenden Parlamentswahlen. Wenn er
historische Vergleiche anstellen wolle, dann solle Berlusconi sich mit dem
römischen Kaiser Nero messen - "dem einzigen, der noch schlimmer war als 
er",
fügte der Oppositionspolitiker hinzu.

 ya ha interpretado a casi todos los personajes del manicomio:
ROTFL!