Angela Merkel's election rival criticised after giving middle finger on magazine cover - Polidicks

[t]http://imgkk.com/i/1_as.jpg[/t] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24077447[/url] [quote]The man seen as Chancellor Angela Merkel's main rival in the German election - Social Democrat Peer Steinbrueck - has sparked heated debate by giving a rude gesture. A photo of Mr Steinbrueck on the front cover of a news magazine shows him giving the middle-finger gesture. On Twitter he said he was annoyed with journalists who confronted him with "yesterday's news".[/quote]

Oh no, he did something mildly offensive. UNFIT FOR OFFICE.

Never stop being hilarious, Germany.

HES THE NEXT HITLER

Peer Steinbrück is a pretty capable man, I hope he doesn't get bashed on to much after this. The cover isn't even that provocative.

Quite a bad move in a preelection, especially around the scandal hungry press Germany has.

[QUOTE=Grocel;42190778]Quite a bad move in a preelection, especially around the scandal hungry press Germany has.[/QUOTE] Well, it's not like they found him screwing his secretary, so he should be fine.

There is a direct correlation between the ability to raise one's middle finger and the inability of of political administration. :v:

Merkel is getting pretty fucked regarding popularity after the whole NSA thing.

It's been on the news all week already here. I personally think it is very amusing to see how all the rather conservative people rage about this. [sp]Still won't vote for his party tho[/sp] [QUOTE=Paul McCartney;42190829]Merkel is getting pretty fucked regarding popularity after the whole NSA thing.[/QUOTE] Wouldn't say so, it will be a pretty tight race this year.

[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;42190829]Merkel is getting pretty fucked regarding popularity after the whole NSA thing.[/QUOTE] She is still a good politician in the eyes of population, it's not like everybody hates her now.

[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;42190829]Merkel is getting pretty fucked regarding popularity after the whole NSA thing.[/QUOTE] To be fair to the woman, what the hell was she going to do with the NSA knocking on her office door? Tell them to piss off?

[QUOTE=Psychokitten;42190921]To be fair to the woman, what the hell was she going to do with the NSA knocking on her office door? Tell them to piss off?[/QUOTE] Germany is one of the few countries that can actually do that. They're the fourth largest economy last time I checked.

[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;42190938]Germany is one of the few countries that can actually do that. They're the fourth largest economy last time I checked.[/QUOTE] Nevertheless it's quite a delicate matter, sometimes a leader has to make sacrifices in order to stay in business.

Should be mentioned that Steinbrück racked up quite a few controversies prior to this.

[QUOTE=junker154;42191054]Nevertheless it's quite a delicate matter, sometimes a leader has to make sacrifices in order to stay in business.[/QUOTE] In that case she should've "sacrificed" a [I]"fuck you"[/I] to the NSA

Wasn't Merkel a East German?

[QUOTE=SexualShark;42193660]Wasn't Merkel a East German?[/QUOTE] And a women! Double stigma!

[QUOTE=Psychokitten;42190806]Well, it's not like they found him screwing his secretary, so he should be fine.[/QUOTE] I wouldn't be so sure about that actually. He got quite the negative reputation in press already because of some things he might've rather kept to himself a few months ago. I voted for him though because I don't like Mutti anymore, ever since she forgot my birthday :(

[QUOTE=Grocel;42190778]Quite a bad move in a preelection, especially around the scandal hungry press Germany has.[/QUOTE] Well, it's not like Merkel wasn't going to win anyway.