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Gerhard Matzig
His office is presented as “ejection seat” and “ascension commando”. At the end of the show, the only guest, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, leaves the talk field undefeated. In any case, the Stalin number did not embarrass the minister, who once had Markus Lanz ask: “How many tanks do the Russians have?” With which the moderator, possibly involuntarily, recalled the famous Stalin question: “How many divisions does the Pope have?” Pistorius’ confident answer was: “I don’t know.” More on the question of why – even or especially as a politician – one can be disarmingly honest and therefore appear credible.