Berlusconi Ally Reveals Party Candidacy Requirements
“To develop a career, everyone uses what they have, even their body. That’s absolutely legitimate. Everyone should use their body as they see fit. As long as there is consent, there is no violence and if there is no violence then there’s no problem… So, even if a deputy ‘outed’ his or herself and admitted they had sold themselves for an electoral candidacy, that wouldn’t be reason enough for them to resign their seat.”
-Italian deputy Giorgio Stracquadanio, a member of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s People of Freedom party, makes the “all politicians are whores” line a bit too explicit.