[lbo-talk] Interview with Left Party Leader Oskar Lafontaine

[Fernando Cassia]

On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 3:32 PM, shag carpet bomb <shag at cleandraws.com> wrote:
>
> SPIEGEL ONLINE: But in North Rhine-Westphalia, a series
> of candidates from the far left of the party hold
> prominent places on the list.
>
> Lafontaine: Yes, but on the other hand, ***there are state
> party organizations in which the left wing of the party
> sees all the candidates coming from the right wing of
> the party.****
>
> SPIEGEL ONLINE: ***Where?***
>
> Lafontaine: ***I'm convinced that the mixture of the
> candidates on our list reflects the range of positions
> within the party.****

...the above proves that the left wing is as apt as the Republican
Party at dodging difficult questions, evading the answer with blah
blah

FC