Monthly Archives: September 2009

May the force

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Charles Lambert

I love this.

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Information in the free world

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Charles Lambert

My thanks (or should that be thnaks?) for this to Cynical-C Blog. It’s good to know that independent journalism is alive and well and educating its viewers in all corners of the free world. The hint of irony you may … Continue reading →

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Allegria

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Charles Lambert

Well, Mike Bongiorno’s dead. If you’ve never heard of him you don’t live in Italy; if you do and still haven’t heard of him, you were walled into a television-free zone many decades ago and have since been denied all … Continue reading →

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Mud, to be worn with pride

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Charles Lambert

Last Friday, Dino Boffo, the editor of the Catholic newspaper, Avvenire, decided to resign after having been attacked and accused of hypocrisy by one of Berlusconi’s house rags (Il Giornale, owned by his brother). The Vatican accused Il Giornale of … Continue reading →

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Balconies

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Charles Lambert

One of the best things about power is that the rest of us can watch people fall from it. Ceausescu, for example. Who can forget the two-bit tyrant’s face as the crowd beneath his balcony told him, in worm-turning chorus, … Continue reading →

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Ignorance

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Charles Lambert

You can buy this fridge magnet from Mormons Exposed. And that’s not all. They also do a great calendar. You must have wondered what those Mormon boys look like with those cute little suits stripped off them. Well, here’s your … Continue reading →

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Go to jail. Or not.

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Charles Lambert

As a sop to the thirsty for blood electorate of the Northern League, who seem to regard anyone born south of Florence as, in the words of their noble leader Umberto Bossi, bingo bongo, the Italian government recently voted in … Continue reading →

Posted in berlusconi, italy, politics, racism | 3 Comments