She either has very good taste in clothing, or employs someone who does.
Also, she is a model for women everywhere. Women are severely under-represented in positions of authority all over the world.
I am no right winger but I was very glad that someone put a stop to this encirclement of Russia.
Don't implement any significant changes, but stay on top while letting your internal enemies self-destruct -- she was a good apprentice to the Godfather. (So good that she went Brutus over him in the party finance scandal, a move that anno dacuma launched her leadership bid.)
On the Russia policy, that certainly wasn't she. It's long-standing German Staatsräson, and it took some time (and some pressure) until Merkel swung behind Schröder's line. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
She was.
I am sure she got a lot of pressure to be more of an Atlanticist on this question from her own party and from allies.
Women cannot say the same and it's a whole new experience for all of womankind every time this happens. And, amazingly, it's 2008 of the C.E. !
inappropriate clothing is a surefire way to erode one's image as long as people care about such things.
everyone cares about such things, or most everyone because outward appearance is one way we, as human beings, use to judge others
you have seen countless studies on such things I am sure
I suspect men face this to a lesser extent, usually with more attention paid to what their dress says about how much money they make than what it says about their sexuality. Though I suspect there is a smidgen of that too.
It's great to say, who cares?! It's super that YOU don't care. Lots of other people do, though. We are still animals negotiating hierarchies. We've not transcended into some otherwordly race yet... "Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
I've had to struggle to understand much of what is happening around here lately. Many of you seem to be in a bad mood. I don't know if it is the poor economic outlook or what. But a drum circle may be in order... For valid reasons or not, lots of people are feeling barked at and alienated. "Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
That's bad because my continued questioning of who cares (to which I did get an answer) is directly connected. Either I parsed it badly, or you followed this discussion via Recent Comments. I am referring to the thread-starter SPIEGEL article on Merkel. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
you are the media you consume.
No idea what DoDo's trying to say, though. "Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
we should coin one.
That is exactly what sexism is!
Reminds me of a bad joke the punchline of which is "the Potato, it goes in the front." "I said, 'Wait a minute, Chester, You know I'm a peaceful man...'" Robbie Robertson
He's eccentric. Sure. But not that. "Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
