Monthly Archives: September 2008

McCain voters = Al Qaeda?

13. September 2008 – 17:24

German actor Til Schweiger likened US Republican voters with the al-Qaeda terror organization. Speaking at a press conference in Berlin on September 11th (!), Schweiger said, “Fanatics whom I put on the same level with al-Qaeda, vote for the Republican party.” … “The religious right in the Midwest (of the US) is as pig-headed (as [...]

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Beck ist weg - Beck steps back

12. September 2008 – 17:11

This week Kurt Beck resigned as SPD head and as the party`s potential candidate for chancellor. On the one hand that is good news indeed because Kurt Beck backed a red-red-green coalition in Hesse. On the other hand that is bad news because he would have been no competition for Angela Merkel at all. With [...]

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Dennis Prager meeting in Frankfurt

12. September 2008 – 17:06

Last Saturday I went to my first Dennis Prager Germany listeners meeting in Frankfurt. More on this and a picture of us on the „Dennis Prager Radioshow Listeners Germany” website.

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On a day like today – September 11, 2008

11. September 2008 – 13:49

This is what I wrote two years ago and I think it is still true today:
On a day like today I wonder: When will we finally stop blaming ourselves or even worse blaming the victims? The Towers were too high and maybe our jeans too tight and skirts too short. Our life-style too Western, Coca [...]

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Sarah Palin Speech at RNC

05. September 2008 – 3:16

Excerpts:
(…) I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town. I was just your average hockey mom and signed up for the PTA. (Cheers, applause.)
AUDIENCE: (Chanting.) Hockey moms! Hockey moms! Hockey moms!
GOV. PALIN: (Laughs.) I love those hockey moms. You know, they say the difference between a hockey mom and [...]

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Giuliani`s Keynote Address to the RNC

05. September 2008 – 3:01

Excerpts of Rudy Giuliani`s speech at the RNC:
The American people realize this election represents a turning point. It’s the decision to follow one path or the other. We, the people, the citizens of the United States, get to decide our next president, not the left-wing media, not Hollywood celebrities, not anyone else but the people [...]

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