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(From the end of his entry): Steve Schmidt does not impress me in the slightest. He is guilty of professional malpractice. And some of us can't be bullied by spitballs from National Review. I will keep asking questions - in order to provide as much information to my readership as possible. We don't live in a totalitarian society. We can talk about whatever the hell we want. And if the First Amendment does not apply to asking important questions of someone who could be president next January, then it's meaningless. And what does it tell you that in the week...

An adviser molds a tighter, more aggressive McCain campaign By Jim Rutenberg and Adam Nagourney Sunday, September 7, 2008 ST. PAUL: It was what aides to Senator John McCain describe as probably the worst night of his campaign. As Senator Barack Obama claimed the Democratic nomination before a cheering sea of faces on national television, McCain countered with a lackluster speech in a half-empty hall, posed in front of a pea-green screen that became fodder for late-night comedy. Steve Schmidt, a senior adviser to McCain who worked on President George W. Bush's campaign in 2004, could barely hide his fury...

ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 2 -- Sen. John McCain's top campaign strategist accused the news media Tuesday of being "on a mission to destroy" Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin by displaying "a level of viciousness and scurrilousness" in pursuing questions about her personal life. In an extraordinary and emotional interview, Steve Schmidt said his campaign feels "under siege" by wave after wave of news inquiries that have questioned whether Palin is really the mother of a 4-month-old baby, whether her amniotic fluid had been tested and whether she would submit to a DNA test to establish the child's parentage. Arguing that...

Karl Rove is passing the torch and his weather machine onto Steve Schmidt. McCain's campaign is now running like a well oiled machine. Thanks to Steve Schmidt.. also known as the Bullet. McCain ad stirs tensions among Hillary/Obama supporters. McCain responds rapidly to Obama's economic claims. McCain uses Dem Delegate to hit Obama. New McCain Ad: Why was Hillary passed over? McCain takes on Obama's "Above my pay grade" remark. McCain takes advantage of Obama slip up. McCain attacks Obama on pro-abortion stance. McCain rolls out new ads with Biden's words. McCain's 'housing' ad strikes back at Obama. New McCain...

The John McCain campaign ... installed Steve Schmidt, until now an ultraintense counselor to the campaign, as its operations manager. Mr. Schmidt has a reputation for ruthless efficiency, a take-no-prisoners campaign style and the ability to inspire confidence in subordinates. Karl Rove once dubbed him "The Bullet," a reference to both the shape of his shaved head and his lethal impact when deployed against opponents. Starting with a stint on Capitol Hill as communications director for the House Republican campaign effort, the 37-year-old Mr. Schmidt has had a meteoric rise in politics. He became a counselor to Vice President Dick...

Victoria Wulsin, whose effort to unseat Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) fell short by fewer than 3,000 votes last year, announced Monday she would challenge the second-term GOP lawmaker again in 2008.

Three weeks after the midterm elections, Democrat Victoria Wulsin conceded to Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt on Tuesday. The Associated Press declared Schmidt the winner November 21 after the first provisional ballot tallies were reported in the 2nd District.

Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt, known for calling a Democratic lawmaker a coward, clinched re-election Tuesday when additional ballot counts were released two weeks after the election. Results from heavily Republican Warren County in southwest Ohio's 2nd District added to Schmidt's lead, giving her an insurmountable edge of about 3,300 votes over Democratic challenger Victoria Wulsin. Schmidt had 51 percent of the vote compared with 49 percent for Wulsin, according to unofficial results. The race was one of a handful that had remained unresolved across the country since Election Day when the Democrats took control of Co0ngress. Schmidt, a backer of...

I heard on Bill Cunningham today all about the wildest most hypocrictical Vic Wuslin makes up an imaginary nuclear waste dump in her letter supporting a Piketon Project fuel recycling project , then blames Jean Schmidt for supporting it. Cincinnati Enquirer runs with the story! Ignores United Steel Workers letter to Wuslin telling Wuslin to quit making things up. Ohio 2nd Election is impacted because the reporter purposely distorted this story, despite having all of the facts. No correction is forthcoming. Silence on all of the news stations except Bill Cunningham on WLW. This sounds like.. "I was for the...

Our Murtha Visit push back protest went pretty well for a last minute operation. Seven folks, mostly Vets showed including a two tour Iraq War Vet. We set up about 12 pm and held vigil to about 1:30. Murtha appearantly arrived and snuck in the back door because we never saw him. One of the various folks who were attending the fundraiser and press conference screamed across the street to this group of Marine Vets and a Navy vet with Marine and Navy Ball Caps and USMC emblems on jackets, asking if they had ever servered.. and everyones jaw dropped....

FLASH FREEP!!! Jack Murtha is visiting Jean Schmidt's District to campaign against the lady who said, "Cowards Cut and Run, Marines Never Do!" This is personal and we would like invite Jack to "Cut and Run from Ohio" Any Freepers in Southern Ohio who can, PLEASE COME AND HELP!!! When Saturday, October 14, 2006 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Where ACROSS FROM IBEW Hall 1216 East McMillan St. Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 Map to IBEW Hall

Cincinnati, Ohio – Congressman John Murtha, a national Democratic leader and a decorated war veteran, will come to Cincinnati on Saturday and stump for Dr. Victoria Wulsin, who is running for Congress in Ohio's 2nd District. Murtha will attend a rally with supporters, will hold a press conference, and then will headline a fundraiser for Wulsin. When Saturday, October 14, 2006 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Where IBEW Hall 1216 East McMillan St. Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 Congressman John Murtha to campaign for Wulsin, hold fundraiser on Saturday afternoon Saturday Schedule for Murtha and Wulsin 12:30 Rally: IBEW Union Hall, 1216...

Schmidt (R) 45% Wulsin (D) 42% Other 1% Undecided 12% Topline numbers based on 497 likely voters called between September 17th and 19th. Partisan breakdown: Republican 49% Democrat 31% Independent 18% In an election for US House of Representatives in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District today, 9/20/06, Republican Congresswoman Jean Schmidt leads Democrat Victoria Wulsin by 3 points, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for WCPO-TV Cincinnati. 7 weeks to the 11/7/06 election, Schmidt gets 45%. Wulsin gets 42%. The 3-point edge is within the poll's 4.5% margin of sampling error, and is not statistically significant. Republicans support Schmidt 6:1....

Republican Schmidt Faces Strong Challenge in OH2: In an election for US House of Representatives in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District today, 9/20/06, Republican Congresswoman Jean Schmidt leads Democrat Victoria Wulsin by 3 points, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for WCPO-TV Cincinnati. 7 weeks to the 11/7/06 election, Schmidt gets 45%. Wulsin gets 42%. The 3-point edge is within the poll's 4.5% margin of sampling error, and is not statistically significant. Republicans support Schmidt 6:1. Democrats support Wulsin 14:1. Independents break 5:4 for Wulsin. Republicans have a 3:2 advantage among 2nd CD likely voters. Wulsin leads among lower-income voters....

Excerpt - CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) -- Apple Computer Inc. said Tuesday that Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt is joining its board, adding another well-known name to the list of high-profile directors who oversee the management of the company behind the iPod portable player and Macintosh computer. Schmidt has become a multibillionaire and emerged as one of high technology's best-known leaders since Google named him chief executive in 2002. He becomes the eighth member of Apple's board, which already consists of several prominent members. ~ snip ~

Rep. Schmidt's Marathon Ad Questioned By MATT LEINGANG ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt is fast, capable of running a marathon in 3 hours, 19 minutes, 6 seconds. At least that's what a photo on the Ohio congresswoman's Web site shows. No way, says a rival who contends that the picture from the 1993 Columbus Marathon is doctored and complained to state election officials. A four-member commission panel ruled Thursday that there was enough evidence to look into the complaint. State law prohibits candidates from publishing false statements designed to promote their election. The photo shows...

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt can't seem to outrun controversy. The freshman congresswoman is facing a complaint about the truthfulness of her education and her endorsements. The Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes, or COAST, has endorsed Schmidt's opponent in the GOP primary, Bob McEwen. The group claims that some of Schmidt's claimed endorsements are bogus, and instead of two bachelor degrees as stated on various biographical material, she has one. "If it was one incident, I might think there was some merit in letting it go," COAST's Jim Urling said. "But we've got a very...

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt can't seem to outrun controversy. The freshman congresswoman is facing a complaint about the truthfulness of her education and her endorsements. The Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes, or COAST, has endorsed Schmidt's opponent in the GOP primary, Bob McEwen. The group claims that some of Schmidt's claimed endorsements are bogus, and instead of two bachelor degrees as stated on various biographical material, she has one. "If it was one incident, I might think there was some merit in letting it go," COAST's Jim Urling said. "But we've got a very...

As a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1984, Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) expressed her contempt for a future colleague and allegedly likened young Republican activists to Hitler, according to an interview published by the local paper at the time. While shadowing Schmidt at the convention, The Cincinnati Enquirer reporter initially described Schmidt as a “woman who will speak her mind whenever she pleases.” Schmidt, who was 32 at the time, provided evidence for this assessment during her time with the reporter, who quoted her taking issue with future Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.), who was then President Reagan’s transportation...

Congresswoman Jean Schmidt is upset with some of her political opponents for slicing up a cake made to look like her. State Representative Tom Brinkman cut the head off the Schmidt-cake at a meeting of COAST, an anti-tax group he founded. Bob McEwen, Schmidt's opponent in the Second District Republican congressional primary was also in attendance. Both say they will not apologize for their actions.

Hackett Drops Senate Bid, Takes Democrats To Task Veteran Calls Party Moves 'Betrayal' POSTED: 6:35 am EST February 14, 2006 UPDATED: 7:01 am EST February 14, 2006 Email This Story | Print This Story CINCINNATI -- Iraq war veteran Paul Hackett, who gained popularity for his staunch criticism of President George W. Bush, has dropped out of the Democratic race for U.S. Senate in Ohio, according to a published report. Hackett told The New York Times for Tuesday's editions that the same party leaders who urged him to run for Senate after his sensational political debut in a House race...

Paul Hackett, an Iraq war veteran and popular Democratic candidate in Ohio's closely watched Senate contest, said yesterday that he was dropping out of the race and leaving politics altogether as a result of pressure from party leaders. Mr. Hackett said Senators Charles E. Schumer of New York and Harry Reid of Nevada, the same party leaders who he said persuaded him last August to enter the Senate race, had pushed him to step aside so that Representative Sherrod Brown, a longtime member of Congress, could take on Senator Mike DeWine, the Republican incumbent. Mr. Hackett staged a surprisingly strong...

Steve Schmidt displayed his uncanny political talent -- the ability to launch "rapid response" -- when Martha Alito fled weeping after senators cast her husband, Judge Samuel Alito, as a closet racist during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Schmidt, a former California political operative, was a member of the exclusive "breakfast club" led by top White House adviser Karl Rove that ran President Bush's re-election campaign. Now he has brought his tough, colorful and famously quotable skills back to the bluest of the blue states to handle operations for Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's re-election effort. Schmidt, before leaving the White...

Eric Fingerhut is canceling his quixotic bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination against the anointed candidate, Ted Strickland. Also, Paul Hackett (D-Barking Moonbatville) cancelled his appearance on Hardboiled with Chris Matthews, fueling speculation that he will drop his primary challenge to Sherrod "Stalin" Brown and instead take another crack at the congressional seat now held by Jean Schmidt. This sets up a Brown v. DeWine race in the fall. DeWine is probably grateful because if Hackett had been his opponent, Hackett may have gotten NRA support. Look for the NRA to stay neutral on this one. Source for the (drop...

WASHINGTON -- There is no doubt Rep. John Boehner of Ohio is quietly enlisting support from fellow House Republicans to elect him as majority leader in January. The question is whether Rep. Tom Reynolds of New York also is campaigning to be majority whip.Reports of a Boehner-Reynolds ticket have circulated in Washington, but Reynolds vigorously denies it. If he does run for whip, Reynolds would be accused of cutting and running from his duties as House Republican campaign chairman because of the difficult 2006 midterm election ahead.A special election in January would mean House Republicans have given up on Tom...

Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday accused critics of "corrupt and shameless" revisionism in suggesting the White House misled the nation in a rush to war, the latest salvo in an increasingly acrimonious debate over prewar intelligence. Cheney also denounced proposals for a quick U.S. withdrawal from Iraq as "a dangerous illusion" and shrugged off the failure to find weapons of mass destruction. "We never had the burden of proof," he said, adding that it had been up to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to prove to the world that he didn't have such weapons. Following President Bush's lead, Cheney praised...

Ken Blackwell - "I am thoroughly disappointed with the governor's alleged inability to handle simple paperwork. It appears that he is paying a price for it." Jean Schmidt - "The news today from Columbus is very unfortunate for the state of Ohio and the Taft family. I have known Governor Taft for 30 years, and I have always known him to be an honest and honorable man." More quotes from politicians can be found at: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050818/NEWS01/508180453/1056

FRANKLIN, Ind. -- An Indiana couple who chose to pray over their dying newborn daughter rather than seek medical care for her were sentenced Friday to six years in prison for reckless homicide. But a judge suspended most of those prison terms for Dewayne and Maleta Schmidt, instead ordering the couple to serve about a year each at a work-release center.

BATAVIA, Ohio — Jean Schmidt campaigned nearly nonstop in the 24 hours before the polls opened, hitting all-night restaurants in search of voters. The 53-year-old Republican wore out staffers half her age, and she was still going strong as the sun came up, casting her own vote, attending Mass and then continuing to campaign until around 11 p.m., when it became clear she had won the special election for Congress. On Sept. 6, she'll be sworn in to replace Rob Portman, a 12-year Republican representative who left to become U.S. trade representative. "If you want to do something, nothing holds...

One of the major suprises of this past election was the strength of Paul Hackett in the eastern rural counties of Scioto, Adams, Pike and Brown. Conveniently, Brown has a website with numbers and past election results. Some interesting factoids about Brown County Ohio: Registered Democrats 4,612 Registered Republicans 3,763 Bet you didn’t know that. November 2004 Bush: 12,647 votes, about 65% Kerry: 7,140 votes, or about 35% June 14th 2nd district primary: Republicans received 2,287 votes, of which Jean only received 392 specifically Democrats received 1,217 of which Hackett received 762. August 2nd general election turnout doubled to about...

Her party and so-called friends: 1. Schmidt's primary opponents, with rare exception, gave her lukewarm backing. Bob McEwen high-tailed it back to Virginia, Pat DeWine disappeared (okay, maybe that's just as well), and Tom Brinkman was invisible. I'm guessing a bit here--That disinterest by the primary losers extended to their folks on the ground, and is one reason why the national GOP had to shore things up in the final days. 2. The evangelicals (Dobson, Perkins, Wildmon, et al) who unethically supported Bob McEwen's parachute candidacy, even though there was little difference on their key "values" issues among the various...

BizzyBlog Cartoons and Commentary:(NEW) - Guest Toons in Review -- Guest Cartoons:     -- STATURE: The Tale of the Tape     -- Official Hackett Campaign Seal     -- Paul Hackett's Security Blanket     -- Hackett Facing Some Flak     -- Hackett TV Ad Truth Detector     -- Sample 2nd District Ballot -- Posts:     - Hackett TV Ad Uses Presidential Video Footage, Pretends to Support Bush and the Iraq War     -- Campaign Press Releases from both candidates after July 7 London Terrorist Bombings     -- June 15th Interviews of Both...

CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Enquirer endorsed Republican Jean Schmidt Sunday to fill former Rep. Rob Portman's seat in the 2nd Congressional District, saying she understands the district's needs and is better able to help meet them than her opponent. Schmidt will face Democrat Paul Hackett Tuesday in a special election to replace Portman, who left to become U.S. trade representative. Schmidt, a lifelong resident of Clermont County and a former state representative, knows how to make deals and has offered specific examples of projects and programs that would help the seven-county southern Ohio district, the newspaper said. The newspaper praised...

It's a fight to the finish to represent the Second District in Congress. In just three days voters in Ohio's Second Congressional District will choose a replacement for Rob Portman, who was recently appointed a US trade representative by the Bush administration. Both Republican Jean Schmidt and Democrat Paul Hackett were out in force Saturday, shaking hands hoping to get some last minute exposure before Tuesday. Whether on TV or even just driving around the Tri-state, it's hard to avoid mention of Tuesday's special election. The congressional race between Hackett and Schmidt is even getting the attention of the national...

WEST UNION – The political rhetoric continued to fly during a congressional debate held at the Ohio Valley Vocational School near West Union on Tuesday, July 26. Democrat Paul Hackett continued to label Republican Jean Schmidt as a "rubber stamp" career politician, while he relies much on his military service in Iraq to win the congressional election on Aug. 2. Schmidt reiterated her experience as a politician, her pro-life views on abortion and a comprehensive energy policy to win the seat in congress.

A new press release from the Ohio Repubican Party regarding Paul Hackett. (Columbus) – Ohio Republican Party Chairman Bob Bennett called on the Democratic candidate in Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District special election to immediately remove a misleading television ad that falsely implies the endorsement of President Bush. “Just a few weeks ago, Paul Hackett was calling President Bush the biggest threat to America,” Bennett said. “Now he’s trying to pull a fast one on the voters by linking himself to the President and exploiting the President’s popularity in the 2nd District. This ad is a blatant attempt to dupe voters...

Hackett on attack in race He sets sights on Schmidt By Barry M. Horstman Post staff reporter When a Democratic Congressional Unity Breakfast can be handled quite easily at a table for three at a downtown Cincinnati restaurant, Paul Hackett needs look no further for evidence of just how uphill his campaign in the 2nd Congressional District will be this summer. Looking for something, anything to draw attention to the special Aug. 2 general election to replace former Rep. Rob Portman, Hackett met Thursday morning with two of the five candidates he defeated in last week's Democratic primary. The other...

Links to both Parts (text of both parts is in this thread): Part 1: http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=227 Part 2: http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=228 _________________________ Digesting the meaning of the 2nd District Primary Results, who gained, and who lost: Winners: Every single resident of The 2nd District. No matter who wins on August 2, we will be represented by someone who lives with us, works with us, has integrity, and will effectively represent us (yes, even a Democrat can do that). Winners (again): Every single resident of The 2nd District. A McEwen victory would have forced BizzyBlog to fully research and verify a great deal of...

I tuned in as local radio talker Bill (Willie) Cunningham, who supported Schmidt in the GOP primary interviewed Schmidt and Hackett separately for 9 minutes each in the 1PM hour Wednesday afternoon. Comments (in italics) only relate to how the interview was conducted. Schmidt - Won’t raise taxes. - Waffled on Social Security a bit. (but Cunningham IMO wasn’t fair on the SocSec questions and was interrupting) - Schmidt doesn’t know if it’s a good idea to raise retirement age to 69 or raise earnings cap to $150,000. (Club for Growth pulling hair out) - Says that whatever she ends...

McEwen and Schmidt are neck and neck. Schmidt tore up in Clermont County (around 3000), her home county. That is keeping her in this thing. McEwen won by a nice margin in Warren County (1500 or so), and Brown County (about 600). He and Schmidt are running neck and neck in Hamilton County (McEwen was winning by about 200). No results from Adams, Scioto, or Pike. Pat DeWine is in 4th. Schmidt has opened up a bit of a lead on WLWT, probably Clermont coming in.

Recently, Washington-based Club for Growth began running radio advertisements exposing the profligate taxing-and-spending record of Jean Schmidt, candidate for United States Congress from the Second Congressional District of Ohio. Club for Growth has quickly become a leading conservative voice in Washington promoting sound fiscal and economic policies. It helped elect to Congress thirty-nine members advancing prudent fiscal policies in 2004. As the Chairman of COAST, the leading organization promoting fiscal responsibility in tax and spending policies in southwest Ohio, I want to thank the Club for Growth for informing district voters about this voting record, explain why COAST also opposes...

Content 'unacceptable' despite search giant's 'Hate Bush' themes © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com A conservative book publisher says the search engine giant Google rejected his ad for a book critical of Bill and Hillary Clinton while continuing to accept anti-Bush themes. Eric Jackson, CEO of World Ahead, said his ads for "Their Lives: The Women Targeted by the Clinton Machine" were rejected, without futher explanation, due to "unacceptable content." Jackson says Google's online ad guidelines make no mention of political content being disallowed. He points out that while ads for the anti-Clinton book -- which featured images of the book's cover and...

Political Action Arm of Nation’s Largest Taxpayer Group Says Ohioans Can Do Better Than Schmidt National Taxpayers Union Campaign Fund 6/10/2005 12:08:12 PM ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Ohio needs a true taxpayer’s advocate who will help lead the fight for lower taxes and less wasteful government spending: that’s the assessment of the National Taxpayers Union Campaign Fund (NTUCF), which today announced it is recommending that Republican primary voters in the 2nd District of Ohio vote for anyone other than Jean Schmidt. "Jean Schmidt established a record of supporting higher taxes when she was in the Ohio Legislature -- it...

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050608/NEWS01/506080404/1056 Can not post from Enquirer. Shows a quick profile of the five major candidates.

Just wondering if there was any news so far this week. It seems as though things are very tight and getting nasty. DeWine seems to be attacking McEwen. Like I asked before, are the polls showing something? DeWine is attacking the check bouncing stuff. Brinkman's folks are attacking on the carpetbagging stuff and deservedly so. The Club for Growth is on the attack against Jean Schmidt for raising taxes during his stint in the Ohio House. I have said this before, but these Ohio state legislators crack me up. They ran promising not to raise taxes (remember all the Taxin...

Shattering the decorum that has governed their campaign to date, several top Republicans in the 2nd Congressional District race Wednesday night caustically attacked each other, trading bitter exchanges over issues as traditional as voting records and as personal as divorce and individual finances. In the most combustible debate yet in the battle for the GOP nomination in the special June 14 primary for the U.S. House seated vacated by former Rep. Rob Portman, an Anderson Township forum saw Hamilton County Commissioner Pat DeWine harshly lash out at several opponents in defending himself against what he sees as their attacks on...

2nd District race crowded, covers wide political span 17 running to fill Portman seat; primary June 14 By Lawrence Budd Dayton Daily News LEBANON | Cincinnati Right to Life's political action committee endorses three of 11 Republican candidates in the race to replace former U.S. Rep. Rob Portman. The Family First PAC is backing two. Rather than endorsing Jean Schmidt, president of the Greater Cincinnati Right to Life, Warren County Right to Life President Lori Viars supports former congressman Bob McEwen. Among other neoconservative leaders in his camp, McEwen lists John Wilke, a founder of the anti-abortion movement and Cincinnati...

The Ohio 2nd blog reports that The Cincinnati Right to Life Political Action Committee (CRTL-PAC) has endorsed three candidates in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District Primary: Tom Brinkman, Bob McEwen, and Jean Schmidt. I have looked at the candidates' answers to the questions on the PAC's survey. The following candidates answered "Yes" to all seven questions, which would clearly earn each of them a description (by CRTL-PAC's definintion) as prolife: - Steve Austin (R) - Tom Bemmes (R) - Brinkman (R) - Pat DeWine (R) - McEwen (R) - Eric Minamyer (R) - Doug Mink (R) - Jeff Morgan (R) -...

Turkish workers a mistake, claims Schmidt By Hannah Cleaver in Berlin (Filed: 25/11/2004) Helmut Schmidt, the former German chancellor, has inflamed the country's debate on immigration by saying that multiculturalism can only work under authoritarian regimes, and that bringing millions of Turkish guest workers to Germany was a mistake. "The concept of multiculturalism is difficult to make fit with a democratic society," he told the Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper. He added that it had been a mistake that during "the early 1960s we brought guest workers from foreign cultures into the country". Mr Schmidt, 85, who was the Social Democratic chancellor...