1

Why the borrowing? Is it unacceptable to show up alone?

Posted by: gswift | Link to this comment | 09-22-06 11:41 PM

2

Some politicians could not resist making an issue of his sexual orientation, not surprising in such a conservative country.

Um...

Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 09-22-06 11:45 PM

3

That kind of jumped out at me too.

Posted by: gswift | Link to this comment | 09-22-06 11:46 PM

4

So a politician hired an escort, big deal.

Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 09-22-06 11:47 PM

5

Why would he be the first "lady" of Berlin? We don't know the specifics of his bedroom preferences.

Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 09-22-06 11:48 PM

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Some commenters could not resist making an issue of his sexual preferences, not surprising on such a conservative blog.

Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 09-22-06 11:53 PM

7

BRAINED

Posted by: m. leblanc | Link to this comment | 09-23-06 2:14 AM

8

Wowie Zowie
Your love's a treat
Wowie Zowie
You can't be beat
Wowie Zowie, baby
You're so neat
I don't even care
If you shave your legs

Posted by: shpx.ohfu | Link to this comment | 09-23-06 6:21 AM

9

So if he does end up replacing Merkel, will Bush come up and give him the unexpected skeezy backrub at the G-8?

Posted by: apostropher | Link to this comment | 09-23-06 6:57 AM

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8: Will Bush's inevitable comments about "gay cooties" become an international diplomatic incident?

Posted by: mrh | Link to this comment | 09-23-06 7:28 AM

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The phrase that I stuck on in that article was "after his gay admission." Dude, that admission was totally gay!

Posted by: redfoxtailshrub | Link to this comment | 09-23-06 7:45 AM

12

We blogged this already.
/farber

Short version: not likely, but not because he's gay.

Posted by: Doug | Link to this comment | 09-24-06 1:20 PM