Obit watch: June 12, 2023.

Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian prime minister.

To Italians, Mr. Berlusconi was constant entertainment โ€” both comic and tragic, with more than a touch of off-color material โ€” until they booed him off the stage. But he kept coming back. To economists, he was the man who helped drive the Italian economy into the ground. To political scientists, he represented a bold new experiment in televisionโ€™s impact on voters. And to tabloid reporters, he was a delicious fount of scandal, gaffes, ribald insults and sexual escapades.

One Response to “Obit watch: June 12, 2023.”

  1. jimmymcnulty says:

    He will always be Mr Bunga Bunga in my mind. Like Imelda Marcos’s shoes, he collected dames. Hope hell is not too hot, you old goat.