CDU Minister Conrad Clemens's past driving issues resurface in rapper Sido comparison

Conrad Clemens, a politician from Germany's CDU party and currently serving as the Saxon Minister of Culture, shares an unexpected commonality with German rapper Sido: a problematic relationship with driving. Both men, born in the early 1980s and having spent time in Berlin, have reportedly had issues with driving, though Clemens's past offenses are now drawing renewed attention.

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From which gang are you?

The resurfacing of a 2009 YouTube video shows a younger Clemens, then chairman of the Berlin Junge Union, interacting with Sido. In the clip, the rapper, who was facing issues with driving without a license, pressures Clemens to leverage his political connections. "You are in power right now," Sido is heard saying, urging Clemens, "Come on, don't say no now!"

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I am from the CDU gang.

Clemens's response in the video is described as stammering and awkward, suggesting he realized the conversation was veering away from politics. The article implies that Clemens, like Sido, has a history of driving offenses, though details of Clemens's specific violations are not elaborated upon in the provided text. The comparison between the politician and the rapper serves to highlight this shared, albeit unusual, characteristic.

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Do you do this a bit because of women too?