Famous drag queen poses with Angela Merkel at ceremony to choose Germany's new president (Tr.)

Daily Mail ^ | 2-12-2017 | Thomas Burrows

[brucedickinson]

A 6ft 5in drag queen with a shock of bright orange hair stole the show at the ceremony to choose Germany's new president in Berlin.

Olivia Jones, real name Oliver Knobel, posed for photos with Chancellor Angela Merkel and brought a touch of glamour to the occasion.

The 47-year-old was invited to be among the 1,260 voting delegates by the Green Party.

They chose the Social Democrats' Frank-Walter Steinmeier, 61, who described President Donald Trump as a 'hate preacher' during last year's US election, as the new president in Germany. She is famous in Germany for her guided tours of Hamburg's Reeperbahn red light and bar district and her activism in support of animal rights, AIDs patients and anti-racism.

[brucedickinson]

Full Headline: "Famous drag queen with a bright orange bouffant poses with Angela Merkel at ceremony to choose Germany's new president"

"Olivia Jones, real name Oliver Knobel, posed for photos with Chancellor Angela Merkel and brought a touch of glamour to the occasion. She is famous in Germany for her guided tours of Hamburg's Reeperbahn red light and bar district and her activism in support of animal rights, AIDs patients and anti-racism. She harbours political ambitions of her own and joked how she 'would not be boring' if she were elected.

"They chose the Social Democrats' Frank-Walter Steinmeier, 61, who described President Donald Trump as a 'hate preacher' during last year's US election, as the new president in Germany."

[dynachrome]

Looks like Phyllis Diller has returned as a zombie

[dfwgator]

I see Jurgen Loew the coach of the German National Soccer team in that picture.

[Gay State Conservative]

And there are those who still claim that Europe has a future.

[brucedickinson]

Their future looks pretty gay.

[Trillian]

I’ve seen clowns that looked better than that.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Weimar, part two.

[RightGeek]

The Democrats need someone like him to be the new chairman of the DNC.

[dfwgator]

From the country that gave us Klaus Nomi.

[xrmusn]

You don’t really need a whole lot of enemies if all your friends look like that

[brucedickinson]

So, I'm confused, since I'm not a liberal or gay and the Marxist programming didn't "take" on me--- when Ru Paul isn't in a dress, is he still called she/her? When the German guy puts on an orange wig and a dress, now he's she and her?? It's like Miley Cyrus: she was only Hannah Montana when she put the wig on, or something like that.

It's hard to keep this stuff straight-- ha ha I must be funny

[2banana]

Wonder what the muslims think...

[brucedickinson]

I'm sure they're fine with it.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

>>>And there are those who still claim that Europe has a future. <<<

There are a few FReepers that think Milo Y is a role model.

[txrefugee]

Now that will pacify the millions of militant Muslims taking over Germany. What the fright is Merkel thinking!!!

[Robert DeLong]

Looks like Phyllis Diller kind of.

[heterosupremacist]

Booger blowin' funny! ('scuse me while I decontaminate my monitor...) "Olivia Jones, real name Oliver Knobel, posed for photos with Chancellor Angela Merkel and brought a touch of glamour to the occasion. HA! a 'touch of glamour' ? Ha!

[Robert DeLong]

LOL, I should have read your comment first, because I said the same thing, which of course was my first reaction to the pcture.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

What is Sen. Lindsay Graham doing in Germany? I thought he was shopping at Nordstrom’s?

[colorado tanker]

At least the drag queen knows what he/she is doing.