German President Koehler quits

Trotim

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/10198036.stm

Mr Koehler's shock decision could hardly have come at a worst time, our correspondent says. Polls show that the government's approval rating has plummeted to a four-year low, mainly due to its management of the eurozone crisis.

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Pooluke41

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Well, Hopefully they elect the Medic,

 

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drp

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Pooluke41 said:

Well, Hopefully they elect the Medic,

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Trotim

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No, really, this is the first German president EVER to quit before the end of his term.

Kind of a big deal.

 

The Political Gamer

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Pooluke41 said:

Well, Hopefully they elect the Medic,

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And the medic is Selentic.

 

drp

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its called 'Pulling a Palin'

 

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The BBC's Oana Lungescu in Berlin says Mr Koehler's remarks about military missions led to accusations of gunboat diplomacy and embarrassment for Chancellor Angela Merkel's government.

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remarks about military missions led to accusations of gunboat diplomacy

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military missions ... gunboat

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gunboat

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gunboat

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Proof Medics hate Gunboat soldiers.

 

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DJive

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Why couldn't Bush do this?

 

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radon

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Well, in addition to all the highly amusing sidekicks to the medic's relation to germany (actually, the voice actor does the worst german-sounding voice act i ever heard in my life), I want to add, that our "president" is not compareable to the president of the u.s. for example, so it is not really kind of a big deal that he quits.
I'm rather suprised that it gets bandied about everywhere.

And the medic is Selentic.

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lies! I AM ZE MEDIC! Dumkopfs!
*facepalms in pain and shame*

 

Trotim

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radon said:

I want to add, that our "president" is not compareable to the president of the u.s. for example, so it is not really kind of a big deal that he quits.

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While he's not as important as the US one, I think you're underestimating his role: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Germany#Duties_and_functions

On top of that he's the first president ever to do that, in the history of Germany. That IS pretty grim.