(October 29, 2016 at 5:40 pm)abaris Wrote: Just yesterday we had a thread on some American politician making stupid comments. But Günther Oettinger, German Conservative and EU commissioner really let lose in a speech he held at a business forum. Not the first time he did something like that by all accounts. But this time (hopefully) it can cost him his job at the EU.
He called members of a chinese delegation "slit eyes" and refered to gay marriage as becoming a compulsory if things kept moving into the same direction as they do now.
Quote:A video of Günther Oettinger making jokes about Chinese diplomats and "compulsory gay marriage" has sparked controversy. Oettinger, who will take over the EU Commission's budget post, said he had not meant to offend.
http://www.dw.com/en/germanys-oettinger-...a-36199759
As an american suffering the humiliation of a Trump campaign I sure appreciate any such bones as you can throw me. Still I don't know whether to take heart or throw up at the thought that his mentality is even more wide spread.
