OMG
Reuters reports that Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has extended an unusual (for anyone but him) welcome to President-elect Barack Obama:
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gave an enthusiastic, if unconventional, welcome on Thursday to the election of Barack Obama, citing among his attributes youth, good looks and a “suntan.”
Speaking at a joint news conference with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow, the 72-year-old media tycoon also said Obama’s election to the White House had been “hailed by world public opinion as the arrival of a messiah.”
“I will try to help relations between Russia and the United States where a new generation has come to power, and I don’t see problems for Medvedev to establish good relations with Obama who is also handsome, young and suntanned,” he said.
I hope Obama has a sense of humor about stuff like this. He’s gonna need it. Sheesh. (Hat tip: Peter)