VIDEOS: Italy Prime Minister Berlusconi is bloodied by attack

By GottaLaff

Wow, the bloody facial cuts are a pretty shocking:

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was hit in the face and knocked to the ground after a political rally in Milan, according to the BBC.

Here is the Italian version:



Here a slightly different version, in English:

Had this happened here, imagine the reaction.

Reports suggested he had either been punched or hit with an object.

He was taken to a hospital in Milan after the attack. The Italian news agency Ansa said he was to stay under observation for 24 hours, but there was no immediate report on the extent of his injuries.[...]

The incident will prompt questions about Mr Berlusconi's security arrangements, says the BBC's Duncan Kennedy in Rome.

Let's hope the Secret Service is a lot more effective protecting President Obama. This is scary stuff, and with the political climate the way it is lately, with the Tea Partiers and others inciting hatred and violence, a lot of us worry more now than we ever have.