8 Joschka Fischer Quotes on Politics

Joschka Fischer quotes on politics

2. 'Mit Verlaub Herr Prasident, Sie sind ein Arschloch.' ('With respect, Mr President, you are an asshole') - interjection, dedicated to German Bundestag vice president Richard Stucklen, after he excluded Jurgen Reents because he described Helmut Kohl as 'von Flick freigekauft' (bought out by Flick), 18. October 1984; (S. Krause-Burger: 'Joschka Fischer. Der Marsch durch die Illusionen.')

3. 'Excuse me, I am not convinced.' (addressing U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld with regard to the Iraq War at the 39th Security Conference in Munich)

4. 'Ich sehe uns schon mit Dreadlocks da sitzen und eine riesige Tute rauchen, im Hintergrund Reggae-Music und vor uns ein dampfendes Bier. Im Ernst: Wie stellen Sie sich das vor?' ('I can already picture us sitting there with dreadlocks, smoking a huge joint, listening to reaggae-music and in front of us a steaming beer. Seriously: Can you imagine such a thing?') (After the Bundestags election 2005 about the dicussions of the so-called Jamaica-coalition.)

5. 'Let's forget the reunification, let's just shut up and don't talk about that topic for the next 20 years.' Autumn 1989 ('Vergessen wir die

6. (When asked about his name by President Bush) 'My name is Mr. Fischer. What's your name?' (October 22nd, 2005) [1]

7. 'I recognize now how much I remained a Marxist.' (1997)

8. 'The European Union is a value- and not a religion-community'

9. 'Die Grunen durfen nicht nach jeder Niederlage den Kopf noch tiefer in den Sandhaufen der Lebenslugen stecken.'