Silvio Berlusconi received offer from Putin to become Russian minister

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Bang bang, my buddy shot me down. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Silvio Berlusconi claims he received an offer from Putin to become Russia's economy minister
Written by Annalisa Merelli  July 23, 2015
http://qz.com/462441/silvio-berlusconi-claims-he-received-an-offer-from-putin-to-become-russias-economy-minister/

  "Things haven't been great for Silvio Berlusconi in the past couple of
   years. Kicked out of parliament (albeit still enjoying some influence)
   due to his criminal convictions, and forced to help out the elderly
   while serving out his sentence, his repeated attempts at a comeback are
   on even shakier ground than usual.

   Berlusconi's latest claim is tough to believe: his longtime friend
   Vladimir Putin has offered him full Russian citizenship and a role as
   economy minister. According to Italian newspaper La Stampa (link in
   Italian behind paywall), which first reported the news, Berlusconi
   announced the news at a dinner with parliamentarians from his party.
   "In Italy, I have been relegated to the sidelines, but Putin has told
   me he is willing to give me citizenship, and entrust me with running
   the economy ministry," he reportedly declared.

   Putin and Berlusconi have long been known to be close. But according to
   Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov, it wasn't a serious offer, just
   a "figurative" gesture of support between bros: "They are in touch, and
   we're talking really friendly relations. And in this case, what is
   meant is metaphoric support of Berlusconi, and this should be regarded
   as such, and not as a formal offer to occupy an official post."

   Given all of Russia's economic difficulties, Putin could probably find
   a better choice if he was looking for outside advice. All four of
   Berlusconi's governments have had disastrous consequences for Italy's
   economy, and are accountable for about a fourth of Italy's massive
   public debt (link in Italian)."


Berlusconi and Putin share a joke at a press conference in Olbia. Photo: Viktor Korotayev/AFP
'Putin wants me for economy minister'
Published: 23 Jul 2015 14:10 GMT+02:00
http://www.thelocal.it/20150723/putin-wants-me-for-economy-minister-berlusconi


Then-Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk during a press conference at Villa Gernetto, in Gerno, Italy, in 2010. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/07/24/silvio-berlusconi-and-vladimir-putin-the-political-bromance-that-endured/


Putin, left, shares a word with Berlusconi during an informal outdoor dinner at Putin's residence, about 75 miles northwest of Moscow, in 2003.  (ITAR-TASS, Presidential Press Service via AP)


Putin, left, talks with Berlusconi in 2012 as they sit in a gondola lift during their meeting in the mountain resort of Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi in southern Russia.  (Alexei Druzhinin/RIA-Novosti, Goverment Press Service via AP, File)

Putin 'Figuratively' Offered Ministerial Job to Comrade Berlusconi
By Damien Sharkov 7/24/15 at 7:03 PM
http://europe.newsweek.com/putin-figuratively-offered-ministerial-job-comrade-berlusconi-330785

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Italian former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (2nd L) walk during their meeting in Rome, Italy, June 10, 2015.Alexei Nikolsky/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Reuters

Berlusconi says Vladimir Putin wants him to become Russia's economy minister
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/11758227/Berlusconi-says-Vladimir-Putin-wants-him-to-become-Russias-economy-minister.html


Italian newspapers highlighted how Mr Berlusconi had holidayed on the Black Sea with Mr Putin and in return the Russian leader had been a guest at his counterpart's luxury villa in Sardinia Photo: REUTERS

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Just can't make up enough bad press reports about two white guys that like girls, can they?

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Just can't make up enough bad press reports about two white guys that like girls, can they?

Exactly. Heard rumors that House Reps. tried to submit a law case to overthrow
the LGBT constitutional marriage law, OBERGEFELL v. HODGES, OCT, 2014
but nothing happened, not even shelved.