This week saw two buffoons on the international stage. First, there was Libya’s terrorist-cum-president and his display at the United Nations annual General Assembly gathering. I wrote about this already:

At the United Nations annual General Assembly meeting, Qadhafi was introduced by a Libyan diplomat - whom, of all people, currently holds the rotating seat of General Assembly president - as the “leader of the revolution, president of the African Union, King of Kings of Africa.” Jesus Christ!!! And what revolution? The one lead by cleavage-draped female bodyguards?

Scheduled to speak for 15 minutes, Qadhafi went on for 90 minutes. Part of his deranged spectacle included interrupting himself to listen to his own translation and make it was being properly transmitted. Qadhafi read up a white book (I though his was The Green Book?) and waved around his notes.

He enlightened the audience with a new JFK assassination conspiracy theory. It turns out it wasn’t Castro, but Israel all along. Say what you will, but it isn’t much stupider than Oliver Stone’s film.

But he did not stop there: Swine flu is the result of governments and corporations (well, he’s half-right on that since Swine flu spread from a corporate pig farm in Mexico).

And, of course, whether Qadhafi or Obama or Bush no United Nations speech is complete without the speaker offering his proposal for Mid-East peace. Qadhafi wants a one-state solution called . . . “Isratine.” Maybe the speech wasn’t a totally waste, no?

But Italy’s equally buffoonish and sexist president does not disappoint either. Silvio Berlusconi is well-known for his off-color remarks, sex scandals and, at least, democratically unhealthy media clout in Italy.

Berlusconi himself is also no stranger to manners, and like Qadhafi also find his antics charming rather than being foolish and an embarrassment to his nation.

Belusconi may have had an affair with an 18 year old, so it was always probably much to expect him to show propriety with America’s First Lady Michele Obama.

While greeting her, in the presence of her husband, Berlusconi presented himself as if he was ready to hug Michele and sweep her off her feet. This guy is trouble, and Obama does not look amused:

Buffoon week.