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Pronouncing Himself Best Prime Minister Ever

Staff / Truthdig Oct 10, 2009 Channeling Muhammad Ali bravado with a Kanye sensibility, Italy's Silvio Berlusconi has declared himself as "the best prime minister," inferior to no one in history and the "most legally persecuted man of all times." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Joe Wilson’s Confederate Cronies

Joe Conason / Truthdig Sep 17, 2009 The stupid misconduct of entertainer Kanye West and the South Carolina politician demonstrated, if any fresh proof is necessary, that thoughtless rudeness isn't confined by ethnicity, ideology or background. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kanye Heckles Obama?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2009 You may have caught rapper and megalomaniac Kanye West hijacking the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, but did you see him shout at the president during last Wednesday's speech to Congress? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Powell Busts a Move

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2008 Former Secretary of State and current dance sensation Colin Powell graced the stage of a London hip-hop concert "in celebration of African culture." The song he sang and danced to? A Nigerian hit about people spending money gleaned from U.S. Internet scam victims. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )