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38. Merkel failed in her primary job as the leader of Germany
Sun Jan 17, 2016, 09:25 AM
Jan 2016

She put immigrants concerns over the safety of her own citizens. A leader's first priority should be to their own citizens. She sacrificed not only the safety of her citizens but the financial stability of her country.

She should be removed and will be.

Cut off the flow of refugees HassleCat Jan 2016 #1
I could have told them that a long time ago as I remember the consequences of the Marial Boatlift to Jim Beard Jan 2016 #4
Completely agree. smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #33
This is absolutely intolerable hifiguy Jan 2016 #2
"Ship 'em out yesterday." Almost sounds like mass deportation. Who do we 'ship out'? pampango Jan 2016 #31
Hear, hear! smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #34
It bears noting that this is Europe's problem not ours nt geek tragedy Jan 2016 #3
Thanks to Obama not accepting single men of fighting age. A WISE descision!! Coventina Jan 2016 #5
+1000 Dems to Win Jan 2016 #6
One of the President's sagest decisions. hifiguy Jan 2016 #8
Thanks mostly to the Atlantic Ocean. nt geek tragedy Jan 2016 #12
....x10+ 840high Jan 2016 #22
+1000 smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #35
Thank you get the red out Jan 2016 #52
It's a problem for western culture and western democracies in general, and liberalism in particular. scarletwoman Jan 2016 #13
And the left is handing this issue to the far-right hifiguy Jan 2016 #48
Round 'em up, ship 'em out. moondust Jan 2016 #7
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Round who up? Ship who out? It should be easier than the mass deportation of our 'illegal immigrants pampango Jan 2016 #32
Anybody participating in sexual assault duh. n/t moondust Jan 2016 #42
I would agree with that. The OP seemed to be addressing all Muslim men as equally guilty. n/t pampango Jan 2016 #45
What is happening is horrific. iandhr Jan 2016 #9
Enough with the racist generalizations malaise Jan 2016 #10
The Germans can't be blamed for being concerned about large gangs of newly arriving immigrants cpwm17 Jan 2016 #29
No they can't but we all know that many of hte disgusting things being done by malaise Jan 2016 #30
I agree 100% rollin74 Jan 2016 #11
Post removed Post removed Jan 2016 #15
What about native German assaulters treestar Jan 2016 #43
I don't think so. hifiguy Jan 2016 #49
That is because Steinem, Walsh, Marcotte, and Pollitt aren't demagogues pretending to be liberals betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #14
500++ assaults. Stop trying 840high Jan 2016 #23
Yes treestar Jan 2016 #44
"a few bad eggs" Skittles Jan 2016 #57
Go away troll, you obviously hate women and anyone who advocates smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #61
My fiancee works as a nurse in a German hospital tabasco Jan 2016 #16
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I hope your fiancee remains safe. 840high Jan 2016 #24
Anyone with a brain saw this coming a mile away.....but were called racists davidn3600 Jan 2016 #19
What happened to "Welcome Refugees " signs from a few wks ago ??? bdwker Jan 2016 #20
Cologne Changed Everything Dems to Win Jan 2016 #26
Even a homeless shelter will send people who don't follow the rules back on the street Lee-Lee Jan 2016 #60
Thank you. Bookmarking. 840high Jan 2016 #21
"How much freedom and safety are women expected to sacrifice in the name of multiculturalism?" dhill926 Jan 2016 #25
...^ that 840high Jan 2016 #27
Exactly. "None." nt scarletwoman Jan 2016 #28
None. This has gone too far. smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #36
I'm going to guess that many of "these people" Igel Jan 2016 #39
What? Rape? smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #40
+1000 FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #37
Zero DFW Jan 2016 #47
None. Dawson Leery Jan 2016 #54
Merkel failed in her primary job as the leader of Germany FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #38
Exactly! smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #41
It is not the place of Bernie, Hillary or Martin to wade into this DFW Jan 2016 #46
I definitely understand and respect your point of view Dems to Win Jan 2016 #55
My point was that the events in Köln, Hamburg and Stuttgart are specific to Germany DFW Jan 2016 #56
Really. This is a German problem to be handled by the German government and people. Yo_Mama Jan 2016 #58
I'm confused.. bdwker Jan 2016 #50
Bill. Maher. Is. Right. Again. nt valerief Jan 2016 #51
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kick Dawson Leery Jan 2016 #53
"We'd better wake up before cultural relativism kills the left" smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #62
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