On Sunday, I hope by Turambar, there will be an election overage diary. *Traitor*, n. A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
...where the hypothetical situation was that she kept her maiden name (Dill) and top Green candidate Tarek Al-Wazir kept his Sudeten German mother's maiden name (Knirsch).
An interesting article in Die Welt writes about how the most prominent son of Hessen state: former foreign minister and Green Party star Joschka Fischer entered the campaign, in the last week.
The article also writes how Koch's 1999 anti-double-citizenship campaign impacted Al-Wazir: he was a regional parliament member for four years by then, and had no problems, but after Koch started the signature collection, Al-Wazir was attacked by pensioners on the street. *Traitor*, n. A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
The SPD has a concept for education policy. The CDU... too... The SPD has a concept for more workplaces and vocational training places. The CDU... too... The SPD has a concept for energy policy. The CDU... too... The SPD has Andrea Ypsilanti. The CDU has... [TV is shut down] Roland Koooch...
The SPD has a concept for education policy. The CDU... too... The SPD has a concept for more workplaces and vocational training places. The CDU... too... The SPD has a concept for energy policy. The CDU... too...
The SPD has Andrea Ypsilanti. The CDU has... [TV is shut down] Roland Koooch...
Second video, with female classroom teacher and fitting news clips of Koch, this one is annotated:
Teacher: OK, now I ask you about... where can we find unsocial tuition fees? [Koch introduced them] Koch: Here in Hessen... Teacher: Correct! Koch: Psss! Teacher: ..and... who promotes nuclear power plants in place of regenerative energies? [Koch campaigns for new nuclear and against wind] Koch: The... CDU in Hessen? Teacher: Precisely. Koch: <laughs with bizarre grin> Teacher: Who is against minimal wage and protection against firing? Koch: THIS GOVERNMENT! Teacher: Aha... And who replaces real teachers with laymen? [Koch had a silly campaign promise to end cancelled classes at school due to teachers on leave, and found he can only achieve it by hiring non-teachers as replacements] Koch: Me personally! Teacher: Now that's the last straw, Roland! Koch: [stumbles backwards] Elect Koch off -- on 27 January, give both of your votes [individual/party list] for Andrea Ypsilanti and the SPD.
German TVG show Extra3's Koch song:
Nothig new under the Sun section: my favourite German cabarettist, Volker Pispers, on Koch and stricter laws and youth crime -- in 2004!
*Traitor*, n. A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
