TONIGHT :: German Elections: Major Debate

by Saturday Mon Sep 12th, 2005 at 02:36:28 PM EST

From what I can read in today's posts and comments, it seems that you also catched fire. If you know some German, maybe you will want to watch the last big televised debate tonight. All candidates resp. party leaders will meet for a debate on TV channel ARD: Gerhard Schröder (SPD), Angela Merkel (CDU), Edmund Stoiber (CSU), Joschka Fischer (Greens), Guido Westerwelle (FDP) and Gregor Gysi (Left/PDS). They will be journalistically accompanied by two regional ARD TV-chief editors, Wolfgang Kenntemich and Alois Theisen.

Here's the live feed.

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ops, I forgot to post the time.

DEBATE STARTS AT 21:05 MEST.

by Saturday (geckes(at)gmx.net) on Mon Sep 12th, 2005 at 02:39:03 PM EST

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A request (I'm still in my office and (sorta) working), so could someone out there in ET land take notes on this deabte and report back? I'm curious what will come up here. Thank you!!

"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia

by whataboutbob on Mon Sep 12th, 2005 at 03:32:45 PM EST

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some notes:

If you expected an issue-centred debate, you should have known better. It was mostly about the show. But nonetheless, there were some points of interest.
Schröder talked about the past. About how he managed the reforms (mainly the jobless funds reform), and about the hardships he had to face. He did not say a single word about what he is going to do if he will be re-elected - not even who will be finance minister. For my part, I would never want to vote for someone who evades questions about his near future's policy systematically like Schröder.
Merkel was denouncing just that. And, in my opinion, she is right. She repeatedly said what she will do after being elected chancellor, especially concerning tax issues. But maybe you should not say what you want to do when you want to win elections.
In terms of acting performance, Schröder and Fischer clearly outperformed Merkel, Stoiber and Westerwelle. Two buddies with red ties, sitting side by side, lolling in their seats, alway having the punchlines on their side.
As I can often read purchsing power arguments here on ET, I have to add: The only person with a consistent purchasing power approach was Gregor Gysi, the Left Party's candidate.

by Saturday (geckes(at)gmx.net) on Mon Sep 12th, 2005 at 05:05:02 PM EST
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the stream is here

by PeWi on Tue Sep 13th, 2005 at 12:15:53 PM EST

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sorry what I mean, the whole interview can be watched on that stream, it is not the live stream

by PeWi on Tue Sep 13th, 2005 at 12:16:40 PM EST
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So...what was the final outcome of this? Any media responses of note?

"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia

by whataboutbob on Wed Sep 14th, 2005 at 03:36:17 AM EST
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