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We all spend a fair amount of time criticizing politicians. It is therefore a great pleasure when we can find not one but two politicians to praise on the very same day.
Our first winner is in Italy:
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Get Sexier, Keep Husbands, Mayor Tells Wives
Wed Sep 4, 9:14 AM ET
MISSAGLIA, Italy (Reuters) - Husband's eyes wandering? Make yourself sexier. At least that's the solution proposed by an Italian mayor -- and a woman mayor at that.
Wives in the northern town of Missaglia had complained to mayor Marta Casiraghi about a young woman who sunbathed topless on her terrace.
They complained that the men in the town of some 7,000 people were spending too much time ogling, so they asked Casiraghi to order the woman to put her clothes back on.
But the mayor, far from sympathizing, told the wives to get sexy if they wanted to keep their men. "The girl was very pretty and was soaking up some sun. Topless sunbathing is largely tolerated and widespread nowadays. There's nothing we can do," Casiraghi told Il Nuovo, a web-based newspaper.
"Instead, I'd advise the wives to play their rival at her own game -- make themselves more beautiful."
Our second winner is in Sweden:
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Swedish politician calls for more porn on TV to boost birthrate
story.news.yahoo.com.
A Swedish politician says there should be more porn on TV to help boost the country's population.
Christian Democrat Teres Kirpikli says not enough babies are being born in Sweden.
She believes that putting porn on television will put couples in the mood for sex.
The 35-year-old mother of three told Expressen: "I want more porn on TV. For example every Saturday, all day. That will give people the lust to have sex."
The local politician's comments have created a scandal within her party and one member of Parliament has advised her to step down.
But Mrs Kirpikli, from Skovde, says she believes most people like porn but very few want to admit it.
"There is nothing wrong with a married couple watching porn together. I have done it with my husband many times, and it was good."
But she adds that she does not want to see more hardcore porn on TV. |
