Over the weekend, there was a minor fender-bender with the Chancellor's car. What the press will generally say is that the Chancellor's two-car convoy was transiting from point A to point B, and some eighty-year old German guy glazed the side of the Chancellor's car.
The convoy stopped (you can imagine this scene), and checked out damage. Obviously enough for a cop to be asked to come and make a report. The Chancellor....always on a schedule....got into vehicle two and proceeded on.
The accident was viewed by some local cop and a report was issued. End of the story.....well, it ought to be the end.
Today, there's a full-up investigation to find out who blabbed about the timeline of events from the regional police and security apparatus. the local Potsdam newspaper apparently got the timeline, and published an in-depth report over the entire accident.
Being an American, I'm used to marginal journalism. The accident is basically a four-line piece at best, and worthy of being on page six of a newspaper. When you take a four-line piece, inject a timeline, do interviews, and twist the four lines into forty-four lines....it's a joke. And when cops start to spend more time investigating leaks like this....it takes away from real police work.
Sitting at home now is some eighty-year old guy....who is likely getting calls from friends and neighbors. They mostly kid him over hitting the Chancellor's car, and if he got her autograph. His kids are likely questioning if he should still be driving. And his mechanic is talking over the 'big' repair job.
Sadly, this is probably one of the ten big stories over Chancellor Merkel for 2013. In comparison to the US President.....things aren't that bad in Germany.
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