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We had dinner with him in Brussels this spring. As some may know, he's/was an EU parliamentarian. He's quite charming and very likable. It was a crowded and loud meal, so I didn't get to speak with him as much as I would have liked, but I was fairly impressed with his spiel.

He made sure to point out that he was the only one of the politicians called out in the mini-scandal that returned the perks, and nobody else was criticized nearly as harshly for the same practices. He didn't say that it was because he was brown, but left us to make our own inferences. And I inferred as much.

by gioele (gioele(daught)sandler(aaaattttt)gmail(daught)kom) on Mon Sep 8th, 2008 at 12:51:19 PM EST
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Oh, I also wanted to point out that he has been involved in politics/activism since he was in Gymnasium (high school).
by gioele (gioele(daught)sandler(aaaattttt)gmail(daught)kom) on Mon Sep 8th, 2008 at 12:53:10 PM EST
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My impression then was that he got most flak because he was Green (and Gysy pecause he was red): Bild Zeitung; and because he didn't have Rezzo Schlauch's recklessness.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Mon Sep 8th, 2008 at 01:12:20 PM EST
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Ah, that makes more sense.

Prejudice and hypocrisy towards lefties being that much more acceptable in the traditional media than that directed towards minorities...

by gioele (gioele(daught)sandler(aaaattttt)gmail(daught)kom) on Mon Sep 8th, 2008 at 01:23:53 PM EST
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