The best of the “top talks” in 2021: “Do you sleep better with a study in your arms or with a woman, Mr. Lauterbach?”

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Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

»Welcome!

Welcome, dear viewers, to the top talk!

It's great that you're here. "

"If I could shoot a German politician on the moon ...

Claudia Roth, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen:

»... I would shoot an entire party on the moon.

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"That I joined the CDU after my studies ...

Karl Lauterbach, SPD:

»... was a mistake.

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

»You have to cuddle?

Claudia Roth, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen:

»I miss it.

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

»When Christian Lindner fled the Jamaica negotiations, ...

Annalena Baerbock, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen:

»... what shit!«

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"You really smoked?"

Gregor Gysi, Die Linke:

"But full edge!"

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"That I can fall asleep better with studies in my arms than with a woman in my arms ..."

Karl Lauterbach, SPD:

»... is a lie.

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

»Red socks, ...«

Gregor Gysi, Die Linke:

»… don't suit me.

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

»Who would be the better Federal Chancellor?

Armin Laschet or Markus Söder? «

Bodo Ramelow, Die Linke:

»Dietmar Bartsch.

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

Omid Nouripour, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen:

"I don't know if she can kick."

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"Ok."

Claudia Roth, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen:

“Well, I'm really not afraid of Markus Söder.

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

»Chicks.

Looks lovely ...

Omid Nouripour, Alliance 90 / The Greens:

"Where is Habeck actually?"

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"We also have Habeck on offer, but you don't have to bring it."

Omid Nouripour, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen:

"Yes, we'll take him as a striker."

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"That means that what we see here, what we are demonstrating with our office shredder - promised from next year - will no longer be?"

Julia Klöckner, CDU:

"In Germany."

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

»Alcohol in politics, ...

Claudia Roth, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen:

"... is underestimated."

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"That many Wessis in the East are still rated as arrogant?"

Bodo Ramelow, Die Linke:

"You can see that in me."

Christian Lindner, FDP:

"I know it from my own experience when you hate the wrong sneakers."

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"If I had to give the farewell speech for Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer ..."

Omid Nouripour, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen:

"... then it would be a party for me."

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"That I thought Olaf Scholz was the gravedigger of the Social Democrats in autumn 2019, called for an immediate exit from the grand coalition and sought an alliance with the Left Party ..."

Karl Lauterbach, SPD:

"... were important mistakes and sins of youth."

Christian Lindner, FDP:

"Overcome content!"

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"We have talked a lot about content and will continue to do so ..."

Christian Lindner, FDP:

"... but not at all about mine, which are important to me."

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"Not?"

Christian Lindner, FDP:

"Nope."

Gregor Gysi, Die Linke:

"That's a little monkey."

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"Why could that be in there?"

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"Was the worst macho and chauvi in ​​the red-green federal cabinet under Chancellor Gerhard Schröder?"

Claudia Roth, Alliance 90 / The Greens:

»Gerhard Schröder.«

Gregor Gysi, Die Linke:

»And with the red howler monkeys, I thought about which politician can take on red howler monkeys.

And that's just me. "

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"I smoked weed last time ...?"

"Yes, take it."

Christian Lindner, FDP:

"It's not so good for the body either."

Omid Nouripour, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen:

"Did I take a black guy, actually, right?"

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"But we could also like Philipp Amthor ..."

Omid Nouripour, Alliance 90 / The Greens:

"Thank you, yes."

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

“Don't you want to?

Omid Nouripour, Alliance 90 / The Greens:

"You heard it before!"

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"Would you describe yourself as a feminist?"

Christian Lindner, FDP:

"I defend myself against fixed role models for men and women."

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"I didn't understand now."

Christian Lindner, FDP:

"Your viewers already."

Markus Feldenkirchen, DER SPIEGEL:

"Good."