Debate on the polar bear-Name : Hertha? To me the toothbrush out of my Hand and fell

the May? A polar bear to "Hertha" name, and in the animal Park? Here the old lady from the West, because of 1. FC Union in the old East? The power rages, rejoices, will be discussed.

Michael Grunst (Left), district mayor of Lichtenberg, where the animal Park sits, said on the morning the daily mirror: "I heard that, I thought, the toothbrush drops me into the water." Add to this that he is a Fan of 1. FC Union - this is Herthas local rival in the city. He had made the animal Park even with another proposal, also because of a geographical reference in the East of Berlin.

The first team of the hockey club have already taken over the sponsorship for Tonya, the mother of Hertha, said Grunst. He had proposed to the animal Park, therefore, is that now the polar bears Juniors take over the sponsorship. "But this is not a matter for the boss of the district, the district mayor," said Grunst. Nevertheless, the decision for Hertha to be as the Name of the polar bears girl's unusual. With Hertha also have Fans in the East of the city.

culture Senator Klaus Lederer (Left) looks relaxed. He commented on the naming, with these words: "As the polar bear, with origin origin the North Pole, should be the small fire boys Ost-a Senator and a West club. Important health and strength for the Little one."

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Antje Kapek, group leader of the Greens said in turn: "that's a really nice gesture of Hertha - but Greta, I would have found also a strong character." So that Kapek was referring to the debate about the 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg. Because of the clear reference to climate change and the Suffering of the polar bear, because it melts the ice, it was Greta under the name suggestions the most popular variant.

But politically it did not have the animal Park. Carola Bluhm, Chairman of the left group in the chamber of deputies, has no understanding of. She told the daily mirror: "Greta reject and Hertha is to select enormous piefig and little open to the world."

And Hertha? "The animal Park and Hertha BSC belong to Berlin, such as the Alex and the Spree. This fits in easily!", financial Director Ingo Schiller said. The club has taken over the sponsorship.

FC Union did not want to engage on the debate. The daily mirror asked in a stadium At the Old Forester's house and wanted to know: How to find the FC Union, the animal Park in the East of Berlin, designated the polar bear girls after the city rivals Hertha BSC from the West of Berlin? Union spokesman Christian work, said: "We find the small, Hertha very cute and wish her that she will be big and strong."

The Name was announced at the polar bear baptism on Tuesday morning. More than 5,000 name suggestions for the offspring of polar bear Tonja (9) were received. Checkpoint-readers have diligently mitgegrübelt and names such as Greta, Hertha and Pink are suggested.

The network is divided. Wonderfully tricky question: "How the polar bear would have welcomed, if the polar bears would have taken over the sponsorship?" Others are horrified: "the planned visit to The animal Park."

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