Politician quits over wine stunt

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BBC

A German politician has been forced to resign after pouring wine over the head of a homeless man.

Peter Gloystein, Economy Minister in the state of Bremen, doused a stunned Udo Oelschlaeger during the launch of German wine week last Wednesday.

"Here's something for you to drink," he said as he poured the wine. "Who are you? Why are you doing this?," a tearful Mr Oelschlaeger retorted.

Mr Gloystein said he had met Mr Oelschlaeger later and apologised.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4547227.stm

MAYBE it was a kind of christening....

[patdem]

1. Just as I suspected....

..."where the centre-right Christian Democrat poured the wine." A reight wing Christo Fascist!

[demosincebirth]

2. sounds like something a right wing repug would do.

I can see it now.

[Kellanved]

3. I have to defend him on this:

His reaction was wrong, but he did resign on an issue most of his party would have considered hardly noteworthy. Yes, the ongoing campaign might have had something to do with it, but still.

Also, I can tell you: operating a free wine stand during a political campaign is hard work; it attracts people who are very hard to talk to. No excuse for losing one's temper, but there are politicians who did worse things without resigning. Even during the past week.