Wednesday, June 13, 2007

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Hi-Ho, Selva, Away

Pointing out stories you may have missed: An opposition Italian senator has offered to resign after a scandal erupted over his fraudulent use of an ambulance. Gustavo Selva was widely criticised for using an ambulance to rush to a TV interview. He used the emergency vehicle to speed through Rome's streets, which were blocked with traffic during the visit by US President George W. Bush. Selva reportedly feigned an illness, asking the medical personnel to take him to his heart specialist, but instead gave the address of the television studio.

News source: BBC.com.
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10 comments:

  1. Shrink Wrapped Scream6:19 AM

    Haaa! I truly love the Italians, nothing but the Pope is sacred.

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  2. txdave7:23 AM

    Congratulations to you, David, on your excellent blog.

    Interesting to read and superb photography. Good for you and now a published novelist.

    What a renaissance kind of guy you are and handsome too.

    dave

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  3. david mcmahon3:44 PM

    Hi Carol,

    Enough reason for everyone to move to Italy.

    Oh yes, and the pizza too.

    Cheers

    David

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  4. david mcmahon3:45 PM

    Hi TXDave,

    Thaks for the kind comments. Glad you enjoyed the blog and the photography.

    Renaissance kind of guy? Yep.

    Handsome? Hah - my kids thought that was very funny!

    Cheers

    David

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  5. FHB6:30 PM

    The traffic there is crazy, what with everyone just doing what the feel like, and all the little vespas zippin' around. Love that place. And the pol is a genious.

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  6. david mcmahon8:32 PM

    Hi FHB,

    Never been to Italy, but I would love to. Maybe I'll set my next novel in Rome ...

    You pick an Italian city and I'll visit it to research the background for the novel!

    Cheers

    David

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  7. Ak-Man10:37 PM

    I wonder if they have a congetstion charge in Rome? I could easily find out but . . . meh.

    Don't blame the guy, some call it a miss use of power . . . I call it initiative. I can imagine the A-Team pulling a similar stunt. In fact I'm sure it was Murdock who did it.

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  8. david mcmahon10:50 PM

    Hi Ak-Man,

    Definitely. It's got `A-Team' written all over it. Mr T commandeered the ambulance, Face drove it, Murdoch masqueraded as the heart specialist!

    Cheers

    David

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  9. Ak-Man10:57 PM

    And it was of course Hannibals plan LOL

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  10. Shrink Wrapped Scream1:27 AM

    No, forget the pizza. One word - Venice. Best corner of the world..

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