Australian Sex Scandal: Sex, Lies, Unions and Parliament

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Sep 012011
 

Well, us Americans aren’t the only ones that have misbehaving politicians. Seems a member of Australia’s Parliament was using union funds to feed his prostitute habit. Oy Ve:

A political scandal that threatens to bring down Australia’s fragile government deepened on Wednesday, with a trade union reporting to police allegations that a lawmaker paid prostitutes with thousands of dollars of union money.

The allegations date back to 2005 and 2007 when Craig Thomson was national secretary of the Health Services Union. They were first raised by a Sydney newspaper in 2009, but police did not investigate at the time because the union, which is aligned with the governing Labor Party, never made a complaint.

On Wednesday, the Health Services Union’s executive board voted unanimously to refer the matter to police and cooperate with any investigation of Thomson, who was elected to government in 2007.

A conviction for theft or fraud would force Thomson to quit Parliament and cost Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s year-old government its single-seat majority.

Of course there seems to be an ulterior motive in going after Craig Thomson now. One loss seat and the current Prim Minister to lose her party’s single seat majority. By all accounts her party is very unpopular at the moment and there would be no love loss if she and her party were out of power. Seriously though, you had to use union money to buy prostitutes? You didn’t think anyone would catch you? There needs to be a blog for world’s dumbest politicians. SMH.

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French Women Protest Media’s Handling of Strauss-Khan Scandal

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May 232011
 

Contrary to what the French media has been reporting, everyone is not shocked and dismayed with the way the U.S. has handle former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Khan’s attempted rape case. Many French women are actually appalled with the way their media and government are handling things. This past Sunday these women took to the streets and wrote op-ed pieces to show just how displeased they are:

Three French feminist groups -– Osez Le Féminisme, La Barbe, and Paroles de Femmes -– decided to take action and wrote an op-ed piece that was published in many French newspapers, denouncing such sexist reactions.

Here’s a partial translation by the Sydney Morning Herald:

For a week, we have been stunned by the daily surge of misogynistic remarks by public figures, widely broadcast on our televisions, radios, in the workplace and on social networks. We are angry, disgusted and outraged. We don’t know what happened in New York last Saturday but we know what has been happening in France for the last week.

The piece went on to say that these remarks clearly showed the impunity that reigns in France when it comes to public expressions of sexism.

These words tend to minimize the seriousness of rape, they tend to place it in a gray, more or less acceptable area, a sort of slip. They send a simple message to victims of rape – current and future ones: “Don’t press charges”. We want to remind everyone: rape and attempted rape are crimes.

Amen French women. If I heard one more elite Frenchmen pontificate on the U.S.’ handling of the case or how Strauss Khan would NEVER do such a thing (with all the evidence to the contrary) I’d puke. I get that the elite (particularly) the French elite are practically untouchable, but how many times does a man have to attack women before those around him, at the very least, call him on his incredibly vile and illegal behaviour.

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Italian Women Revolt and Silvio Berlusconi Indicted on Prostitution Charges

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Feb 152011
 

Not the best week for Italy’s Prime Minster Silvio Berlusconi. This past weekend hundreds of thousands of women came out to protest Berlusconi and now he’s been officially indicted on charges of sleeping with an underage prostitute:

…..the Italian Prime Minister was officially indicted on Tuesday on charges of paying for sex with an underage prostitute and abusing the power of his office to cover it up. In her ruling, judge Cristina Di Censo accepted the argument put forth by prosecutors that the strength of the evidence against Berlusconi was “obvious” enough to warrant an accelerated trial. The proceedings, set to begin on April 6, will take place before three other female judges.

The ruling has energized Italy’s fractured opposition and given strength to those who argue that Italian culture — fueled in no small
part by Berlusconi’s media empire — has a long way to go when it comes to women’s rights. “Leaving aside for a moment the Prime Minister’s behavior, which I find incredibly deviant, this is a problem that regards all parts of life and the economy in our country,” Alessia Mosca, a parliamentarian with Italy’s Democratic Party, tells TIME. Italian women have one of the lowest employment rates in Europe, shoulder a disproportionate share of the country’s housework, and suffer from badly managed and inadequate services, such as daycare. “Sure, the first thing is that Berlusconi should resign and submit himself to the court’s judgment, but we also have a responsibility to intervene on a problem that touches all sorts of sectors,” says Mosca.

Things are definitely getting interesting. There are apparently tapes of Berluconi’s “Bunga Bunga” parties where very young women were there dressed as nurses and police officers for the express purpose of “entertaining” the Prime Minister and his guests. He also apparently appoint his pimp and party planner, former show girl and dental hygienist, Nicole Minett as regional counselor in his regime, a woman accused of procuring young women for his parties.

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Silvio Berlusconi One Step Closer to Facing Trial for Sexing Underage Dancer

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Feb 092011
 

Seems like the Italians have had enough of Silvio Berlusconi and his wayward penis:

Italian prosecutors Wednesday formally requested a trial of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for alleged abuse of power and sex with an underage prostitute, they said.

Judge Cristina di Censo has five days to make a decision on how to proceed now that Milan chief prosecutor Edmundo Bruti Liberati has filed the application.

She can accept the request, putting the trial in motion without a traditional preliminary hearing; or dismiss it, allowing investigations to continue to determine whether there is enough evidence for trial.

She could also refer the case to another court. Berlusconi’s lawyers have argued that the Milan courts do not have jurisdiction — because of where the alleged crimes were committed — or the authority to try a prime minister.

Prosecutors are investigating claims that Berlusconi paid for sex with nightclub dancer Karima El Mahrough, who was 17 at the time of the alleged activity.

Of course Prime Minister Berlusconi has called the accusations “groundless” and desn’t seem to plussed over the whole thing only apologizing “…because these (allegations) have offended the dignity of the country. They’ve thrown mud on the government, on the country and on myself at an international level.”

And why should he, he’s been making headline for his “indiscretions” since he’s been in office. And even with this scandal there’s still no country wide cry for his ouster, though two recent polls show roughly sixty percent of Italians would like him to resign. It will be fun to watch where this one goes.

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Silvio Berlsuconi is at it Again: 17 Year Old Prostitute May Cost Him His Job

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Feb 022011
 

So the Italian Premier, Silvio Berlsuconi may have finally warn out his welcome with his whoring ways. Paying 17 year old’s for sex has a way of doing that even for Italians:

Silvio Berlsuconi’s political sex scandal is the latest to dominate the headlines. As reported at Yahoo! News, the 74-year-old prime minister of Italy is fighting to remain premier despite allegations that he paid a 17-year-old girl for sex, which is a crime in Italy if the prostitute is under 18, and had topless women dance for him at his Milan villa. Berlusconi denies the allegations.

The public is aware of court documents and wiretapped phone conversations of the women who attended Berlsuconi’s alleged parties. Yet, the premier is not backing down. “As you all know, firestorms don’t scare me, and the bigger they are, the more I’m convinced that I have to react in the interest of all citizens, in the interest of our country.”

I don’t think there has been a moment in the last few years where Berlusconi hasn’t been embroiled in a sex scandal. This is one Prime Minister who doesn’t beleive in keeping it in hs pants and he likes them young. But he may have crossed the line with this latest scandal or Italians may have reached sex scandal fatigue with Berlsuconi. We will find out if this one goes to trial.

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