I can't recall a Canadian leader more interesting than Trudeau...... a little liberal but it seems everything's still running ok in Canada; I've always been thankful for y'all being right where you are next door.In Canada Trudeau did this fairly often (he won all of his elections). In one election season he said he was going to kick a protester's ass.
A little Liberal might be mild considering he was a former communist and policies are more social-democratic in nature.I can't recall a Canadian leader more interesting than Trudeau...... a little liberal but it seems everything's still running ok in Canada; I've always been thankful for y'all being right where you are next door.
Have a great day, Carjosse
Thom Paine
Only time will tell .. benefit or gaffe.
Yes, I remember. I thought you may pick up on the subtle 'little liberal' comment. He was interesting to watch from the States and he had a beautiful wife...A little Liberal might be mild considering he was a former communist and policies are more social-democratic in nature.
I'd forgotten about that... it was an eye-opener at the time. :shock:Probably the most famous photo in the U.S. of a politician giving someone the finger. In this case the politician is Nelson Rockefeller who was Vice President of the U.S. at the time. He was saluting a heckler on a college campus if I remember correctly.
I think it mainly confirms his image of being impulsive and unpredictable and lacking self-control. He has a record of saying incredibly stupid things out of spontaneous moods. Which is a problem if you're a head of state. After his quite successful appearance at the TV debate the media had shifted its attention away from his many blunders - and now this. Which I find unfortunate since I really prefer an social democratic - green government.IMO, this is really a non-issue, and pretty pathetic that in our society, this will get much more headlines and controversy than his actual ideas.
But then, this is reality. Media and hype is part of the job.
I have no idea if it will help or disadvantage Steinbrück and his SPD. Maybe enough people like it? Maybe not. But maybe, no matter if they like it or not, it will at least push Steinbrück into the center of debate shortly before the election and give him headlines -- and the only bad publicity is no publicity, right?
Personally, I kind of like it. After all the **** Steinbrück got from the media in the campaign, and the total unfair bashing, it's refreshing he will not bow but instead tell them to **** themselves when asked about it.I think it mainly confirms his image of being impulsive and unpredictable and lacking self-control. He has a record of saying incredibly stupid things out of spontaneous moods. Which is a problem if you're a head of state. After his quite successful appearance at the TV debate the media had shifted its attention away from his many blunders - and now this. Which I find unfortunate since I really prefer an social democratic - green government.
Seen from that angle, it's a high risk strategy. I doubt it will work the way he wants but I hope I'm wrong. Then again, many people are quite distrustful of the political and media elite, so he might win some sympathy for telling all the biased journalists to fück themselves (it won't be censored if you use an üPersonally, I kind of like it. After all the **** Steinbrück got from the media in the campaign, and the total unfair bashing, it's refreshing he will not bow but instead tell them to **** themselves when asked about it.
Sure, not classy at all, but really the appropriate reaction to the media's anti-Steinbrück campaign.
Personally, I kind of like it. After all the **** Steinbrück got from the media in the campaign, and the total unfair bashing, it's refreshing he will not bow but instead tell them to **** themselves when asked about it.
Sure, not classy at all, but really the appropriate reaction to the media's anti-Steinbrück campaign.
Seen from that angle, it's a high risk strategy. I doubt it will work the way he wants but I hope I'm wrong. Then again, many people are quite distrustful of the political and media elite, so he might win some sympathy for telling all the biased journalists to fück themselves (it won't be censored if you use an ü)
Yes, both Steinbrück's approval rate and that of his SPD rose a bit, after he did a pretty good performance in the tv duel against Merkel. But they're still considerably behind Merkel and the CDU/CSU.Are his ratings getting higher now?
because there is still 1 week till voting day, am i right?
Not speaking as a mod here, but I'd better warn you that tricking the word censor is not allowed here.Seen from that angle, it's a high risk strategy. I doubt it will work the way he wants but I hope I'm wrong. Then again, many people are quite distrustful of the political and media elite, so he might win some sympathy for telling all the biased journalists to fück themselves (it won't be censored if you use an ü)
To be fair, when Rudolf Scharping, candidate for Chancellor of the center-left SPD in 1994 against Helmut Kohl (CDU), confused "gross" and "net" in the campaign, that was pretty bad too.