Crazed & Violent Leftist Bloodies Italian Premier Berlusconi at Rally (Video) …Update: Berlusconi Insists, "They Won't Stop Me"
Posted by Jim Hoft on Sunday, December 13, 2009, 3:02 PM
Berlusconi suffered a “small fracture” of the nose, two broken teeth and an injury to the inside and outside of his lip.
A deranged and violent leftist attacked Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at a rally in Milan today.
Massimo Tartaglia smashed 73 year-old Berlusconi in the face with a statue:
The short clip here shows the actual attack.
The AP reported:
An attacker hurled a statuette at Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, striking the leader in the face at the end of a rally on Sunday and leaving the stunned 73-year-old media mogul with a bloodied mouth, police said.
The 42-year-old man accused of attacking Berlusconi in Milan as he signed autographs was immediately taken into custody. The Italian leader was rushed to a hospital where he was being held overnight.
TV showed the stunned Berlusconi with blood under his nose, on his mouth and under one eye as he was lifted to his feet by aides after the attack. The leader was hustled into the back of a car, but he immediately got out, apparently to show he was not badly injured.
But Berlusconi suffered a “small fracture” of the nose, two broken teeth and an injury to the inside and outside of his lip, said Paolo Klun, chief spokesman for Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital.
Here is a photo of the attacker being held after his assault on Berlusconi:
UPDATE: Pollce have not yet identified attacker Massimo Tartaglia as a leftist. Berlusconi is a conservative European leader. Berlusconi had been heckled by opposition leftists during his speech.
UPDATE 2: The liberal Independent has more on the attack:
Doctors announced that the Prime Minister’s injuries were not serious. However, Mr Berlusconi had suffered a “small fracture” of the nose, two broken teeth and an injury to the inside and outside of his lip, according to Paolo Klun, chief spokesman for the hospital. Mr Berlusconi was being kept in overnight as a precaution.
“I’m fine, I’m fine. I’m still here and they’re not going to stop me,” the Prime Minister was said to have later told friends and colleagues in hospital…
Political supporters and opponents immediately condemned yesterday’s incident. “What they did to Berlusconi was an act of terrorism,” Umberto Bossi, a senior coalition partner in Mr Berlusconi’s government, told Ansa. Opposition leader Pier Luigi Bersani said it was “an unspeakable act”.
However, one outspoken Berlusconi critic, Antonio Di Pietro of the small Italy of Values political party, said that the Prime Minister, “with his behaviour and his ‘I don’t give a toss’ attitude had instigated the violence”.
Mr Di Pietro’s comments drew instant tuts from other politicians. But many members of the public joked that there was a long list of suspects who might have put the attacker up to the assault.
Earlier this month tens of thousands of gathered in Rome to mark “No Berlusconi Day” and call for the Premier’s resignation. In October it emerged that nearly 20,000 had joined the “Let’s Kill Berlusconi” group on the social networking site Facebook, sparking a security alert.
At yesterday’s rally, Mr Berlusconi had attacked widespread suggestions in the press that the wheels were coming off his premiership, with growing concerns about his attacks on Italy’s institutions, including the “communist judiciary”, even among senior members of his own coalition.
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Cher Cropper commented:
Another temper tantrum by a childish leftist. Tomatoes, shoes, what’s next? These people are truly dangerous. Good thing they don’t like guns I suppose.
chuck in st paul commented:
It’s all Rush Limbaugh’s fault, stirring up all those nasty Bible thumpin’, gun totin’ right wing nuts! Yeah.
[What...? This guy's a leftist? Doesn't even know who Rush is? Ya sure? That's not what Oberloon told us. Oh well.]
Never mind.
[/sarc]
Fugazi commented:
Where does it say the man was a leftist?
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chuck in st paul commented:
Hey Fugazi – in the first sentence -
“A deranged and violent leftist attacked Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at a rally in Milan today.”
Perhaps you might read the text before stepping out and beclowning yourself in public.
Bob Sykes commented:
The Left is violent. It’s ideology glorifies violence and incites Lefties to attack people and property. The color of the Left is Red, which signifies blood. Why is anyone surprised?
Kenny Solomon commented:
Dude should have been goo on the floor right where he stood at the point of attacking PM Berlusconi.
His inner-circle guards showed a ton of restraint.
jonyjoe101 commented:
His bodyguards showed too much restrained. I guess the Europeans aren’t as well behaved as the “violent American population”.
Luckily the Europeans aren’t allowed to own firearms, this could have been a disaster. Next time he needs to stay in the car, and just wave his middle finger at the population like Obama does.
Mirco commented:
The police arrested the terrorist (apparently a psychiatric patient) and prevented the crowd to tear him apart. Now with a prognosys of 20 days, the psyco will be immediately charged.
Hope he don’t find some leftist judge that will give him some light sentence.
It is not the first time this happened, it is the second. The first time Berlusconi was only scratched and the agressor received a light sentence.
I hope a long holiday for the agressor, in a jail or in a asylum for criminals.
Fugazi commented:
Those are the words of Jim Hoft. I’m fairly certain this main was a far right hate monger.
Amy commented:
Good grief, why did his security allow him to get that close to the man anyway? This really never should have happened. He needs to upgrade, pronto.
Richard Romano commented:
FugaziNo Gravatar
December 13th, 2009 | 4:06 pm | #10
Those are the words of Jim Hoft. I’m fairly certain this main was a far right hate monger.
Yes yes, a far-right hatemonger would sucker punch a 73 year old man, who also happens to be on the right.
Have you seen the riots at Copenhagen? What about the plethora of G-8 summits? It’s far-right goons who tear up the cities and smash windows, right?
Great logic there.
Fugazi commented:
My logic is every bit as good as Jim Hoft’s
ray commented:
Looks more like attempted murder with a blunt instrument.
ray commented:
The crazy guy was probably put up to it by the many angry leftist protesters in the area.
Kenny Solomon commented:
Fugazi, believe it or not, I’d defend to my death your right to free speech and the exercise thereof. However, you’re poking a stick at the wrong lion, my friend. Pretty much ill-advised to continue to do so.
For my money, I don’t care who or what this perp is in Italy…… He should have been put down on the spot….. as an example of what will happen to anyone doing what he did (or attempting worse).
And yeah…… I’d say the same thing if some piece of garbage on any side would try to physically harm the current POTUS.
Taking out a head of state…… The way things are right now, that kind of stuff can start wars….. real shootin’ wars and nobody but the real maniacs want that, especially here.
1 commented:
Fugatz: You’re just pissed because the Bamster’s in the crapper.
MainStreet commented:
The only thing to fear is fear itself — or maybe the Left.
Reaganite Republican commented:
That’s a shame, the Left are making comprehensive asses of themselves from Milan to Dopenhagen to DC…
And Berlusconi is quite a character, I get a kick out of him-
He got in trouble for telling this joke in public:
Guy’s doctor says “we’ve got some bad news, the tests came back and you’ve got AIDS… I’m going to prescribe a mud-bath.”
He says “you mean that will cure me?”
The doctor says “No, of course not… but you’ll get used to being buried”
LOLOL- you gotta love him… good friend of the United States, too…
Maria commented:
http://www.teriobrien.com/Teri_OBrien/The_Teri_OBrien_Blog/Entries/2009/12/11_Michelle_Can’t_Even_Respond_to_a_Silly_Suck-up_Question_About_Exercise_Without_Oozing_Resentment.html
Anthony Mator commented:
Liberals do enjoy blaming victims and victimizing perpetrators.
Bogdan from Australia commented:
Fukuzi, a great read for you:
Stephane Courtois “Black Book Of Communism”
Enjoy!
Perhaps it will generate a tini flash of light in those two remaining cells of your brain.
Bogdan from Australia commented:
Fugazi, a great read for you:
Stephane Courtois: “The Black Book Of Communism”
Enjoy!
Perhaps it will generate a tini flash of light in those two remaining cells of your brain.
Solaratov commented:
Fugazi
December 13th, 2009 | 4:06 pm | #10
Those are the words of Jim Hoft. I’m fairly certain this main was a far right hate monger.
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Well, of course you are, cupcake. That’s what your masters told you to think — so, that’s what it is.
However, it seems to be that the violence is all coming from the leftists. Unless, of course, those 30,000 leftist demonstrators rioting in Copenhagen were all lying.
Of course, the leftards *do* lie a lot……………..
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.The only good communist is a dead communist.
Rosemary Woodhouse commented:
Viva Berlusconi. He will not be intimidated by thugs!
chris commented:
Jim Hoft opens this post with:
“A deranged and violent leftist attacked Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at a rally in Milan today.”
Then follows with:
“Pollce have not yet identified attacker Massimo Tartaglia as a leftist.”
So the question is, why did Jim Hoft state the man was a leftist if he had no evidence?
Is it because he is an ultra-partisan hack pushing an agenda? Nah, couldn’t be.
JPL17 commented:
Is it because he is an ultra-partisan hack pushing an agenda? Nah, couldn’t be.
If Jim were an ultra-partisan hack pushing an agenda, he wouldn’t have posted the follow-up.
But I guess that’s too subtle a thought for your liberal lizard brain to understand.
Chisum commented:
Is it because he is an ultra-partisan hack pushing an agenda? Nah, couldn’t be.
Small [c] chris with the small [b] brain,
If that was true then he wouldn’t tolerate your moronic comments. You would have been banned a long time ago for stupidity.
Dave in NYC commented:
Chisum, you know as well as I do that Jim Hoft does in fact delete posts and ban posters who disagree with him. Me being a perfect example (One of my computers was blocked from commenting a few months ago for comments no worse than chris just made). If that’s not the reason I was banned, I invite Jim to explain the actual reason.
Anyway, I think it is certainly premature to conclude the 42-year-old Financial Control Manager for an oil and energy services company is a deranged leftist (assuming this is the same Massimo Tartaglia whose profile I found on Linkedin) Anything’s possible of course, but until we have solid information about his background or motives I’d refrain from jumping to conclusions.
Jim should change the original text of his post rather than merely post a one-line update. Not that I’m holding my breath.
Dave in NYC commented:
By the way, I have no idea who that is a picture of next to my name, but it ain’t me. Although it would be nice to still have that much hair.
Chisum commented:
So, Dave, if all you say is true then why are you here? Could it be that you can’t resist insulting our host every chance you get?
Do you realize how tiresome that is?
AuntieMadder commented:
Dave in NYC
December 13th, 2009 | 9:56 pm | #30
Use your own email address – your real address, that is, and not someone else’s – and the picture won’t show up by your name anymore. The avatar belongs to same person that owns the email address you’re using.
AuntieMadder commented:
I don’t care what his politics are or how good or bad his attitude is, there’s no good reason to bludgeon a 73 year old man in the face with a statuette. None at all.
Chisum commented:
And Dave, while you’re searching for your real email address why don’t you sign on with your real name….BooHoo Dave in NYC!
Dave in NYC commented:
Chisum, if my posts are tiresome to you, you’re under no obligation to read them or respond to them. I certainly don’t insult Jim every chance I get, as I haven’t posted here in months and what I just posted wasn’t an insult.
Chisum commented:
You have a history of insulting Jim.
Here’s a thought…start your own blog.
Just think, you can boohoo and insult, lie and dissemble all you want. And you’ll always be welcome!
chris commented:
I’m waiting for an explanation of why Jim Hoft labelled this guy a leftist. The media are now saying he has a history of mental illness and it looks as though there is no political motivation to the attack.
Please explain, Jim Hoft.
susan commented:
Chris, I live in italy and many newspapers have interviewed the father of the deranged individual. The father admitted that the whole family votes the main left party in Italy.
Is it enough to label him a leftist?
G. commented:
“I’m waiting for an explanation of why Jim Hoft labelled this guy a leftist. The media are now saying he has a history of mental illness”
There’s your answer chris…..Liberalism = metal illness.