04. November 2008 – 20:44
Are left-wing people in favour of freedom of opinion? Yes, as long as you share their opinion ;-)
This attitude can be observed in Hesse right now. The four SPD members who opposed the collaboration with The LEFT are being called “traitors”. And one member of The LEFT party, Hermann Schaus, even called them “sneaking pigs”.
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03. November 2008 – 15:33
The spook is over! This morning four members of the Hesse SPD declared that they are not going to vote for Andrea Ypsilanti tomorrow.
Right after the announcement Fraport (Frankfurt Airport) shares rose by 13 %.
02. November 2008 – 13:29
So far I have never had any concrete plans of emigrating to the US. But I found it reassuring to know that if ever Germany or Europe should fall back to the dark days of national socialism or communism or given most recent developments Scharia should be introduced in Germany, there would be a country [...]
02. November 2008 – 13:14
This sounds like a belated Halloween joke, but it is not! Bavarian FDP politician Georg Barfuß asked to introduce Scharia or at least parts of it in Bavaria. Unbelievable! I wonder what is next …
Die Forderungen des neuen, von der FDP gestellten Integrationsbeauftragten Georg Barfuß nach der teilweisen Einführung der islamischen Rechtsordnung Scharia in Bayern [...]
The latest STERN-cover (Nr. 44, 23.10.2008) shows President Bush with a little tattered American flag. The title reads “The Ruinator: In only eight years George W. Bush has ruined the most powerful country in the world.”
The editorial alleges that “George W. Bush has led America to the edge of bankruptcy. Economically, morally and politically.”
The article [...]
“Airport Striptease”, SPON, Oct 24, 2008:
German Ministers have voiced outrage at European Union plans to adopt controversial full-body scanners, joining a chorus of criticism of the so-called “strip scanners” which aim to deter highjackers.
Berlin is not amused. Plans by the European Union to introduce full-body scanners at airports are going a step too far, government [...]
According to an opinion poll published today by the magazine “Super Illu” 52 % of East Germans believe market economy to be ineffectual and 51 % of the 18-29 years-old East Germans are in favour of a socialist economical system.
This opinion poll is said to be representative. I hope it is not!
“Mehrheit der Ostdeutschen gegen [...]
19. September 2008 – 20:44
Weather was gorgeous today! Too cold for September of course (3 degrees in the morning) but in the afternoon it heated up to 15 degrees under sunny blue skies. So I was able to sit outside without my winter-coat ;-)
By the way, in German we call the Indian Summer “Altweibersommer” which means “Old-Women`s-Summer”. That does [...]
16. September 2008 – 20:13
There is a funny background story to how I got to know about line dance:
I actually did not know anything about it until I saw this movie: “Willkommen im Westerwald!” (“Welcome to Westerwald!”) on German TV this summer (August 6th).
The movie is about Ahmad, an Iraqi who worked as a translator for the American [...]
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 [...]