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Lefties who like McDowell

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  • #102
    Freelancer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 769 ✭✭✭Freelancer


    Firespinner wrote:
    Vincent Browne controls the Village so he deems what gets in. Even with McDowell being so high-profile that is alot of articles to write.

    Firespinner thats just a pathetic argument. Mc Dowell has been in the media spotlight for his tenure as Justice Minister, you cannot claim that because Vincent Browne and the Village talk about him that means they're biased against him.
    DrinkSanta wrote:
    Disturbing legislation such as....?

    The wiretapping bill for a start, not to mention his criminal justice Bill.
    Are you saying that a justice minister who has his house shot at must be a bad minister? or are you just saying its an example of why he's in the news a lot

    The latter, Firespinner offered proof that Browne has a vendetta against him by announcing the number of times he's been mentioned in the media, I offered a far more rational decision.
    michael mcdowell has a big mouth and he doesnt do himself any favours but I still think he has done nothing to deserve the derision he gets from some in the media. For exmaple I think its fair to say the tribune on sunday crossed the line with regard to attacking him.

    Compared to the number of people McDowell has attacked and hid behind "parliamentary" privileges.


  • #103
    Mailman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,571 ✭✭✭Mailman


    I have no time for him.

    He claims to be driven by ideologies but he won't defend them.
    I have been in correspondance with him regarding some legislation that he introduced and supposedly "championed".
    When I pointed out to him that the institutions he created were working against his stated objectives with regard to the legislation and pointed out to him the specific sections in his legislation which allowed him to investigate\intervene he absolutely refused to intervene.
    I'm not going in to details here but with regard to my correspondance with him I was explicit as to what the issue was and the remedies that were available to him in the legislation but he refused to involve himself.

    I've formed the opinion that he is a hypocrite and he only introduced the legislation because he was obligied to due to our membership of the EU.

    If you want a sincere caring public representative look elsewhere. McDowell ain't your man.


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