You want some cheese to go with that whine??? Cry me a river you sore fucking loser.

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Schroeder quits government, blasts U.S., Britain Reuters BERLIN - 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. 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. Schroeder was speaking two days after his Social Democrats (SPD) said he was ready to step down to allow conservative leader Angela Merkel to front a power-sharing government of their two parties. Her conservatives narrowly beat Schroeder's SPD in a September 18 general election, but failed to win enough seats to build a majority with their preferred coalition partners. Schroeder, who has been urged by some members of his party to stay on as vice-chancellor in a new government, hinted on Tuesday evening he would not stay on but had not ruled it out publicly before. CLASHES OVER IRAQ Schroeder clashed with Britain and Washington in the run-up to the 2003 Iraq invasion and has been at odds with British Prime Minister Tony Blair over the direction of European economic policy. Blair has urged European Union countries to cut back state influence on the economy, running into fierce opposition from both Schroeder and his ally, French President Jacques Chirac. Schroeder stressed the importance of the Franco-German link in his speech, saying it was crucial for the defense of Europe's social model. Merkel, who advocated far-reaching reforms of the German labor market and tax system during the election campaign, has vowed to take a more even-handed approach with France and is seen to be closer to Blair. But as she will rule in a coalition with Schroeder's party, her plans are expected to be watered down. The SPD has won many of the important cabinet positions in the next government, including the foreign and finance ministries. The party plans to decide who will fill those posts on Thursday, SPD sources told Reuters. Peer Steinbrueck, former state premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, is a "clear favorite" to take the key role of Finance Minister, sources said. The SPD and the conservatives are due to start formal coalition talks from next Monday. Schroeder will participate in those negotiations, which are due to conclude by November 12. His withdrawal, while not unexpected, is nevertheless a blow to the SPD, which is likely to struggle to fill the void their most charismatic figure leaves behind him. Schroeder has not given any signs of what he could do next, although companies could be keen to make use of his connections and deal-making skills, which he used as chancellor to secure lucrative deals for German industry.

Your sarcasm is off the mark. He was talking about social programs and the fact that he disagreed with the Anglo-Saxon model. In order to make his case, he mentioned the Katrina example where a total lack of any social safeguards resulted in tragedy and a wild spectacle. And he is completely right, in the sense that had there been social safeguards similar to the ones in socialist countries, this problem would have been lessened tremendously.

Boo-hoo, cry me another fucking river, you pathetic loser. Newsflash--if you can't carry your own home state, you can't win shit.

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Gore: I Don't Plan to Run for President By MATTIAS KAREN The Associated Press Wednesday, October 12, 2005; 1:32 PM STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Former Vice President Al Gore said Wednesday he had no intention of ever running for president again, but he said the United States would be "a different country" if he had won the 2000 election, launching into a scathing attack of the Bush administration. "I have absolutely no plans and no expectations of ever being a candidate again," Gore told reporters after giving a speech at an economic forum in Sweden. When asked how the United States would have been different if he had become president, though, he had harsh criticism for Bush's policies. "We would not have invaded a country that didn't attack us," he said, referring to Iraq. "We would not have taken money from the working families and given it to the most wealthy families." "We would not be trying to control and intimidate the news media. We would not be routinely torturing people," Gore said. "We would be a different country." Gore did not elaborate. But last year, he blamed Bush administration policies for the inmate abuse scandal at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Mike Feldman, Gore's spokesman, did not immediately comment on Gore's remark when reached by phone in Washington. Tracey Schmitt, spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee, called Gore's comments "fictitious rants that border on dangerous." "To accuse Americans of participating in 'routine torture' is absurd and reveals that while Al Gore may no longer be a leader in his party, he still embodies the maniacal anger that guides Democrat leaders in Washington today," Schmitt wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press. Gore also reiterated his criticism that the Bush administration was too slow in responding to the crisis in New Orleans after the city's levees failed during Hurricane Katrina. He said that should have been predicted. "There were specific warnings that the levees might break," he said. "But for whatever reason those warnings were not acted upon in a timely way." He said the United States and other countries are similarly ignoring the threats that global warning pose to the environment. "My country is extremely attentive to the slightest increase in a risk from terror, and that's appropriate," he said. "But why should we be so tolerant of risk where the future habitability of our planet is concerned?" Gore, who now runs a cable TV channel and is the chairman of an investment company, did not completely shut the door to future political endeavors. "I don't completely rule out some future interest, but I don't expect to have that," Gore said. He declined to comment on New York Sen. Hillary Clinton's possible run for the White House in 2008, but he said he believes the country is ready for a female president. "Of course a woman could get elected president," he said. "I am not going to make any comment on individual candidates. It's quite premature."

It's too easy to laugh about people who lost.

Think about it, if YOUR candidate was the loser, and then somebody interviewed him for a TV story, do you honestly think he wouldn't make any references to the election that he lost?

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Originally posted by HardTranceProd It's too easy to laugh about people who lost.

Granted, but Gore has a special place in my heart. He's off his rocker.