Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Calls President Obama Suntanned Again, Days After Being Snubbed by Michelle Obama at G-20 Summit

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has called President Barack Obama "sun-tanned" again. Fresh from the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pa., the gaffe-proned politician told a crowd in Milan, "I bring you greetings from a person who is called...a person who is sun-tanned... Barack Obama." He took it a step further and said,  "You wouldn't believe it, but they go sunbathing at the beach together - his wife is also sun-tanned." You will recall that he sparked international outrage last November when he first described Mr. Obama as "sun-tanned." The man just doesn't learn. I thought President George W. Bush was a gaffe-machine, but this guy beats him by a landslide. He's in the same class as Vice President Joe Biden.

Berlusconi snubbed by Michelle Obama at G-20 Summit (AFP/Getty)

At the G20 meeting last week, Mrs. Obama rebuffed his open arms and pointedly chose to shake his hand rather than give him hug and a kiss on the cheek, as she did to other world leaders. I guess her reserve may have been a deliberate move not to appear cozy with a man who has been dogged since last April by accusations that he "consorts with minors" young enough to be his granddaughters and that he had slept with a high-class prostitute at his private mansion in Rome.

If anyone has a suntan, it is Silvio Berlusconi!

Silvio Berlusconi, Italian PM, Says Quake Survivors Accommodations Comparable to Weekend Camping

Yep, I wondered with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would put his foot in his mouth and he lived up to my expectations! He has caused outrage once again by making a really insulting comment about thousands of survivors of Monday's earthquake. He told a German N-TV reporter that the 17,000 earthquake survivors "have everything they need, they have medical care, hot food... Of course, their current lodgings are a bit temporary. but they should see it like a weekend of camping."

You will recall that he got into trouble twice last week for gaffes made during the G-20 and NATO meetings. He appeared to upset Queen Elizabeth II by shouting over her shoulder at President Obama, and then he appeared to upset German chancellor Angela Merkel by chatting on his cell phone rather than formerly greeting her in Germany. This is also the person who described President Obama, two days after his election, as "young, handsome and suntanned"."

What an idiot. Even former President George W. Bush, known for his many gaffes, certainly would have been a lot more diplomatic than Berlusconi. He needs to stick to a script and not deviate one iota. He doesn't need to field questions from reporters.