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THE HANGOVER HALL OF FAME
It's about time to honor:
The People of MONTALCINO in TUSCANY, ITALIA 
Montalcino, home of the BRUNELLO, one of the best wines ITALIA has to offer.
( ok, they will also through stones on me if I do not say their BRUNELLO is the BEST wine of Italy - here I say it: THE BRUNELLO di MONTALCINO is the BEST WINE OF ITALY :)
SILVIO BERLUSCONI, powerfull prime minister of the Republic of Italy, a REAL &%$¤»©!, one of the great bootlicking admirers of another "great" president, Mr. W. Gerge Bush,
was thrown out of Montalcino by its angry inhabitants.
(from the nerd: never come with just one bottle of Brunello. There are very few things that can create bigger depressions than the lack of a second bottle)
kho-03
'Anti-everything' Tuscans boo out Berlusconi
Sophie Arie in Rome
Tuesday March 4, 2003
The Guardian
Silvio Berlusconi has been forced to abandon plans to add a 10th-century Tuscan castle to his private collection of villas after residents made it clear that he is not welcome.
The Italian prime minister was abused by the people of the traditionally leftwing hilltop town of Montalcino, near Siena, on a recent visit, the environment under-secretary, Roberto Tortoli, said.
"As far as I know, he has had second thoughts ... because of the type of welcome he received in the region," he told journalists in Florence.
"This is not a normal country," he said. "Tuscany is like a black hole in western democracy - anti-government, anti-globalisation, anti-America, anti-everything."
Last month it was reported that Mr Berlusconi, who owns villas in Sardinia and Portofino, was planning to buy Velona Castle as a "meeting place".
Tuscany, known for its renaissance architecture, hill-top towns and some of Italy's best food and wine, is one of the country's wealthiest re gions and traditionally votes leftwing. It has been a focal point for recent protests against globalisation and war.
Protesters have chained themselves to railway lines to stop trains carrying military equipment destined for the Gulf to a US base near Pisa, and a ski resort was attacked by environmental activists.
On Sunday two suspected members of the the Red Brigades terror group were caught on a train near Arezzo. The police suspect that the pair, one of whom was killed, may have been planning to assassinate a government figure.
The mayor of Montalcino, Massimo Ferrettive, confirmed that there had been an "incident" when Mr Berlusconi visited but blamed tourists.
source: The Guardian
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