He quickly composed himself
Oct 13th 2005RavenAnti-America & General
Aww don’t you feel bad for him?? This brings a big (sour) lump to my throat.
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who has led Germany since 1998, said for the first time on Wednesday he would not play a role in the next government, in an emotional farewell including broadsides at the United States and Britain.
“I will not be a part of the next government — definitely not be part of it,” a tearful looking Schroeder told a rapt audience of union members in his home city of Hanover.
Tearful looking? Give me a break. And NO - He won’t be a part of that government. He lost his bid, fair and square.
He quickly composed himself, hitting his stride in a passionate defense of a strong German state and lashing out at “Anglo-Saxon” economic policies favoured in Britain and the United States, which he said had “no chance” in Europe.
In an apparent reference to Hurricane Katrina, Schroeder castigated Washington for liberal, hands-off policies that left it exposed in times of crisis. The Bush administration was widely criticised for its response to the devastating storm.
“I do not want to name any catastrophes where you can see what happens if organised state action is absent. I could name countries, but the position I still hold forbids it, but everyone knows I mean America,” he said to loud applause.
Quickly composed himself eh? It was all an act. Then, to bash America’s response to a natural disaster is just LOW. Has Germany experienced anything even remotely similar? No. Does Germany have the resources to deal with such disasters in a better way? No. Did Germany offer up any assistance when that hurricane hit? No. And who do we suppose would offer them help and resources in the event this occurred over there? The US.
SHUT UP ALREADY Schroeder.
“I say to my British friend that people in Germany, in Europe, don’t want complete denationalization, they don’t want the privatization of lifetime risks. They want a state that’s not in front of their nose but at their side,” he said.
Talk about a sore loser…he tosses a hit over to Great Britain, Tony Blair. Who is smart enough to see the shortcomings of a EU bloc that will bankrupt itself within a few decades if it continues on it’s current path.
Ever notice how the losers of this world always throw hits at the winners? We see it everyday here in America, but worldwide it’s so common too. I guess it’s human nature.
Cross Posted @ ARS
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