bigpoppanils Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 Rightist Haider makes gains in AustriaSunday, March 7, 2004 Posted: 10:46 PM EST (0346 GMT) Haider stunned Europe when his right-wing party joined the government four years ago. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Story Tools-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Europe Austria Social Issues Labor Dispute or Create your own Manage alerts | What is this? VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- Joerg Haider brought his party a stunning victory in his home province Sunday, confounding pundits and increasing the odds for a national comeback for the rightist known for anti-Jewish slurs and friendship with Saddam Hussein.With Haider's Freedom Party polling more than 10 percentage points behind the Socialists just weeks before legislative elections in Carinthia province, most predicted a Freedom Party loss after a string of defeats elsewhere over the past two years.While the voting was restricted to Carinthia, its significance extended beyond Austria's southernmost province.Beyond assuring his reappointment as governor, the win increased chances that Haider would be able to revitalize his party, which has less than 10 percent support nationally compared to close to 30 percent just four years ago."Haider's back," declared Werner Beutelmeyer of the Market Institute polling organization, predicting that with his win, he would become "stronger than ever" on the national political scene.Final results showed the Freedom Party with 42.4 percent of the vote, compared to just over 38 percent for the rival Socialists.In postelection interviews, Haider ruled out a quick return to national politics, declaring: "Of course I'm staying in Carinthia, and will keep my word to my supporters."For much of the campaign Haider managed to keep his no-holds-barred style in check, apparently learning from past mistakes.Many blame the party's national demise on Haider, notorious for past remarks that sounded sympathetic to the Nazis and contemptuous of Jews, a visit with Saddam Hussein on the eve of the Iraq war and a friendship with Moammar Gadhafi when Libya was still an international pariah. More recently, he has obliquely compared President Bush to Saddam and Adolf Hitler.Such tactics have scored points in the past, when, like ultranationalists in several other European democracies, Haider and his party exploited disillusionment with the cozy, fat-cat image of more established political rivals.Sharp attacks on traditional political parties, along with bursts of xenophobia and immigrant-bashing by Haider and his associates powered his party into the Austrian government in 2000.But setbacks soon followed.Haider stepped down as party leader in 2000 to ease the diplomatic pressure on Austria, but the European Union still slapped temporary sanctions on the country to protest his party's government role.His subsequent attempt to run things from the sidelines provoked early elections in 2002, alienating huge numbers of supporters who switched to other parties.With other provincial elections resulting in stinging Freedom Party losses since then, Haider -- and his party -- risked political obscurity.The biggest loser in Carinthia was the People's Party. That party -- senior coalition partners of the Freedom Party in the federal government -- dropped nearly half of their strength, leaving it at little more than 12 percent.http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/07/haider.ap/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattbateman Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 maybe people are starting to realize that as human beings socialism will never workits not natural our desire to be the best and achieve success will not be hindered by governmentno one wants to be like everyone elseand in a nut shell that is what socialism comes down tooso dont give me a fuckin 9 page google dossier on what socialism is and how it caters to your agenda simons. thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppanils Posted March 8 Author Report Share Posted March 8 Originally posted by pattbateman maybe people are starting to realize that as human beings socialism will never work erm....this party's platform is based upon xenophobia and anti-semitism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattbateman Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 same difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiroguy1 Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 Originally posted by pattbateman same difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattbateman Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 i new someone would think it was funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiroguy1 Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 Originally posted by pattbateman i new someone would think it was funny I'm not laughing with you...I'm laughing at you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppanils Posted March 8 Author Report Share Posted March 8 ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattbateman Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 i know dickfuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiroguy1 Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 Originally posted by pattbateman i know dickfuck Sure you did, kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igloo Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 Originally posted by jamiroguy1 Sure you did, kid. Relax jerkoff......you are the posterboy for stupidity.....You of all people should not be laughing at anyone.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiroguy1 Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 Originally posted by igloo Relax jerkoff......you are the posterboy for stupidity.....You of all people should not be laughing at anyone.... Funny...that's the same thing your girlfriend said that you told her when you showed her your penis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igloo Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 Originally posted by jamiroguy1 Funny...that's the same thing your girlfriend said that you told her when you showed her your penis. Wow...that was really funny...and original...and what a demonstration of wit...jerkoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr mahs Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 Originally posted by jamiroguy1 Funny...that's the same thing your girlfriend said that you told her when you showed her your penis. WOW that was quick.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normalnoises Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 ^^^Translation:I'm glad a right wing dictator fascist won. I love to have a dictatorship here. I love to live in a country where anyone who disends gets detained or killed just like the dissidents and jews were killed by Hitler and his cronies in Nazi Germany. I hope my country follows in his footsteps. That's why I love Bush so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr mahs Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Originally posted by normalnoises ^^^Translation:I'm glad a right wing dictator fascist won. I love to have a dictatorship here. I love to live in a country where anyone who disends gets detained or killed just like the dissidents and jews were killed by Hitler and his cronies in Nazi Germany. I hope my country follows in his footsteps. That's why I love Bush so much. HUH? If we lived in a dictatorship you would be executed for being such a waste of skin....Think about that conspiracy boy....Run along the auto-biographies are out of place :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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seximofo2k Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Does anyone actually debate politics on this board or is it just post an article and if u disagree lets trash each other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiroguy1 Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Originally posted by seximofo2k Does anyone actually debate politics on this board or is it just post an article and if u disagree lets trash each other? This is true. The well is definetly tainted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igloo Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Originally posted by jamiroguy1 This is true. The well is definetly tainted. Your gene pool is tainted son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiroguy1 Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Originally posted by igloo Your gene pool is tainted son Please kill yourself. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g420 Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Originally posted by igloo Your gene pool is tainted son :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g420 Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Originally posted by jamiroguy1 Please kill yourself. Thanks. duuuuuude you're up there with satan duuuuuuuuude, you're evil duuuuuuuuuuuuude..drown in a bucket of camel jizz please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiroguy1 Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Originally posted by g420 duuuuuude you're up there with satan duuuuuuuuude, you're evil duuuuuuuuuuuuude..drown in a bucket of camel jizz please lol eat it, troll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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