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Successors for Red Oskar and Concrete-head Bisky | 21 comments (21 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Nach Lafontaine-Rückzug: Oskars wahrer Erbe - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten - Politik		After Lafontaine's Retirement: Oskar's True Heir - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten - Politik
Noch ziert sich Sigmar Gabriel, doch der Abgang Oskar Lafontaines ist für den SPD-Chef eine Steilvorlage: Er kann die Lücke füllen, die der Linke-Populist von der Saar hinterlässt. Selbst eine Fusion von Linkspartei und Sozialdemokratie ist nun möglich - unter Gabriels Führung.		Siegmar Gabriel is still acting coyly, but the departure of Oskar Lafontaine is perfect set-up for the SPD boss: he can fill the gap left behind by the populist from the [shores of the] Saar [river]. Even a fusion of the Left Party and Social Democracy[sic!] is possible now - under the leadership of Gabriel.

LOL.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Tue Jan 26th, 2010 at 07:02:57 AM EST

Re: SPIEGEL dreaming (none / 0)

Reeling in astonishment.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Jan 26th, 2010 at 11:14:01 AM EST
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Re: SPIEGEL dreaming (4.00 / 2)

As we say in Spanish, may God preserve Spiegel's good eyesight.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jan 26th, 2010 at 11:16:17 AM EST
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Re: SPIEGEL dreaming (none / 0)

Perhaps Der Spiegel is reflecting its own wishes?

notes from no w here

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Wed Jan 27th, 2010 at 09:35:18 AM EST
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Re: SPIEGEL dreaming (4.00 / 2)

When you're a lead medium like SPIEGEL you can insert some stuff of your own into the news cycle sometimes.

My guess is that this is more about meta stuff, though (e.g. who leads the opposition, who is the opposition)

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Wed Jan 27th, 2010 at 02:10:36 PM EST
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Re: SPIEGEL dreaming (4.00 / 2)

When you're a lead medium like SPIEGEL you can insert some stuff of your own into the news cycle sometimes.

Like Lafontaine's supposed affair :-)

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Wed Jan 27th, 2010 at 04:50:14 PM EST
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