No, No...Really Obama Has a Nice Tan

You gotta love Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. He's like Chris Rock, only not as tan.

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi brushed aside international outrage from earlier this month on Sunday to make reference once again to US president-elect Barack Obama's "suntan."

He told ANSA news agency his initial remark was intended as a "compliment," adding that he is equally "envious" of black supermodel Naomi Campbell.

Italian-born French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was so outraged at Berlusconi's initial comment about Obama being "young, handsome and even tanned," she said she was "happy" to have "become French."

Fantastic. This is the change the world wanted? World leaders exchanging barbs over the internet? It's like watching a global episode of a teen Facebook fight.