In his article “Merkels doppelte Wende” on the Axis of Good, June 30, 2011, Kevin Zdiara compares Angela Merkel`s radical change of mind regarding atomic energy and her relation with Israel. At first sight two totally separate issues, but he sees a very strong similarity:
Keine zwei Themen könnten auf den ersten Blick unterschiedlicher anmuten und [...]
CDU has lost her soul and Angela Merkel has transformed her party into ideological nothingness, says Alexander Gauland in DIE WELT (page 2, June 24, 2011) in his article „Meine Abrechnung mit der CDU“:
(…) Angela Merkel hat es geschafft, aus einer Partei mit konservativen, liberalen und sozialen Inhalten ein ideologisches Nichts zu zaubern, eine [...]
“Goodby Nato” is an article written by Michael Stürmer in DIE WELT, June 15, p. 3 in which he harshly criticises Germany for not being a reliable partner. I`d wish he was wrong, but I suspect he is right:
(…) Wie sollen Streitkräfteplanung oder Europas gemeinsame Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik aussehen, wenn keiner weiß, nicht einmal die [...]
I told you so! Peer Steinbrück IS the alternative! He was not even listed on ZDF`s popularity list (ZDF Politbarometer) and now that he is back he immediately jumped to No. 1! Which makes him the most popular politician in Germany. A slap in the face to all politicians currently in power. Remains to see [...]
Sigh, we Germans are not to be envied when learning English. At school we are being taught British English. Now this is what happened to me when talking to a friend from the U.S.:
He asked:
“What did you have for lunch, Karin?”
“A takeaway meal.”
“A takeaway?”
“Yes. I did not cook, but instead went to a Thai takeaway.”
“Oh.” [...]
It is ironical that Angela Merkel should receive the Medal of Freedom today. A few years ago I would have been enthused, not any more.
I thought she would promote freedom and market-economy in Germany. That is one of the reasons why I voted for her. And during her first term a lot was forgiven because [...]
I am learning every week reading James McCabe`s column in DIE WELT (May 31, 2011, page 3, “Bismarck`s Fact”). This week he tells us:
English shares 80 percent of its spoken vocabulary with German … . This familiarity and relative simplicity leads to the typical over-confidence of German-speaking managers when communicating in cyberspace. They are unaware [...]
“Merkels Tipping-Point” is a great article written by Dirk Maxeiner and Michael Miersch about Angela Merkel`s chancellorship in DIE WELT, May 27, 2011, page 3. Excerpts:
In ihrer Amtszeit sägte sie an sämtlichen politischen Eckpfeilern, die die Bundesrepublik über Jahrzehnte so erfolgreich gemacht hatten. Da wäre zunächst die freie Marktwirtschaft, die auf immer mehr Feldern ausgehebelt [...]
I could need some help with this blog. A native speaker to correct my posts that would be really nice.
But when I asked friend No. 1 to tell me if I had made any mistakes in my post about Angela Merkel, he wrote back: “You never make mistakes, Karin!”
Well, that was extremely nice of him [...]
I must admit, ignorant me, I did not know the perp walk was legal in the US. So I was totally shocked when seeing the pictures of Dominique Strauss-Kahn in handcuffs flanked by four police officers. Then I learnt on CNN that this was a time-honored American tradition. A tradition that, in my view, undermines [...]