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LISBON - What way will Clare vote this time?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭meglome


    Ah well i will refer you to this post i made over on another thread regarding continued participation on this forum from myself.......

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=62322817&postcount=55

    That's another post with some of your opinions which doesn't seem to have anything to do with the actual treaty. I'm confused.
    Stuacach wrote: »
    I expcet Clare to vote NO. Finanacial muscle unquestionably allows control of the flow of information and funds anonymous political lobbying, as we can fully appreciate in this country.
    Corporate powers, rather than "ordinary" citizens, are therefore using their financial resources to back the "YES" campaign, because the more centralised the power becomes in Europe, the smaller the number of institutions it will be necesary to influence so as to shape the EU regulations and laws.
    Voting "NO" will at least allow the other "ordinary" Europeans to have their say on the direction the EU is being pulled.

    I dunno, I suppose you could read the treaty and then you'd realise there's nothing in it that allows for what you believe. Isn't it strange that the EU brought in 80% of our workers rights legislation, almost seems like they are not controlled by business.
    The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) is a pan-European think tank which conducts research and promotes informed debate across Europe on the development of coherent and effective European values-based foreign policy.

    It was launched by fifty prominent Europeans in October 2007. ECFR's founding members include former European prime ministers, parliamentarians, business leaders, public intellectuals, and activists, all committed to increasing the EU's role on the world stage. The initiative is headed by Executive Director Mark Leonard, and has offices in five European capitals - Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris, and Sofia.

    The organisation is supported by billionaire and philanthropist George Soros, along with Sigrid Rausing, the Spanish foundation FRIDE, the Italian UniCredit Group, and the Bulgarian Communitas Foundation. ECFR is not associated with or linked to the American Council on Foreign Relations.

    ECFR was named the world's "Best New Think Tank in the last five years" by Foreign Policy magazine in its January/February 2009 edition.
    It is an official cover for the catering of politicians to meet with powerful business men - AKA Lobbying

    The name "European Council on Foreign Relations" really means, a council which sway government policy.

    This council is totally un-accountable, and the decisions that are made by political leaders in these meetings are spun for presenting to the public.

    Nice of you to quote your own post as backup for your point. As I said above the EU have brought in 80% of our workers rights legislation, they were the ones that pushed our government into paying woman the same as men. The Lisbon treaty brings in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and gives the right to Union representation. These lobby groups don't seem to be doing a very good job.

    Will some of you actually read what's in the treaty before posting things that have nothing to do with the treaty or are not in the treaty.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,344 ✭✭✭Is mise le key


    meglome wrote: »
    That's another post with some of your opinions which doesn't seem to have anything to do with the actual treaty. I'm confused.

    If you follow this thread to the final post you wont be confused my good friend.......Correct it has nothing to do with the treaty & if you are not interested based on that OK but it will demonstrate how my conclusions have been come to off the subject of the treaty.

    Begin at post 56 & follow to last post.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055687343&page=4


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭meglome


    If you follow this thread to the final post you wont be confused my good friend.......Correct it has nothing to do with the treaty & if you are not interested based on that OK but it will demonstrate how my conclusions have been come to off the subject of the treaty.

    Begin at post 56 & follow to last post.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055687343&page=4

    I've looked at the posts and I have no idea what you're trying to point out. Not a clue.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 211 ✭✭Dr Kamikazi


    I say vote Yes!
    Give power to a bunch of greedy, corrupt criminals in Europe, who at least have a proven trackrecord of running a country.
    I'm talking healthcare, roads, public transport, education, etc...
    Rather than leave power with a bunch of greedy, corrupt criminals who are an absolute waste of space, close down A&E's, can't even build a tunnel under Dublin that's big enough for trucks or leakproof, can't build a public transport system that's useful to anyone but a handful of people, can't care for the elderly without killing them, has no strategy on childcare, can't even link a single airport up to a railsystem, utilised public service as a posh way for people to be on the dole in the 80's and is still fighting the overhang, and as soon as they go near anything to do with computers it's a multi million Euro disaster.
    I could fill several pages with this rant, but there you go...
    Also, the fact that some of these tin foil hat wearing anti lisbon nutters are suggesting that Europe will eat our babies, grind up our elderly and sell them to the zoo for meat, are you guys for f*cking real?
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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,344 ✭✭✭Is mise le key


    meglome wrote: »
    I've looked at the posts and I have no idea what you're trying to point out. Not a clue.

    I just cannot accept that a man who posted this below only a few days ago cannot decipher the point of a few posts from someone 'like me'.
    meglome wrote: »
    You or anyone with a fairly basic grasp of English can read the Lisbon treaty, it won't be interesting but it is doable.

    And amazingly I was able to read it, me, one of the general population.

    You obviously want me to already spell out what i have in the aforementioned posts warranting another Yellow or Red card & a ban.
    This shows the caliber of you not to be a straight person.....which you have already proven more than once to be the case.

    I quote again Malcolm X;

    "I have more respect for a man who says what he means & means what he says even if he is wrong, than one that tells me he is an angel but aint nothing but the devil"


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 636 ✭✭✭drunken_munky52


    meglome wrote: »

    These lobby groups don't seem to be doing a very good job.

    QUOTE]

    The European Council on Foreign Relations is no more a council than an imaginary council on cabbage and spuds.

    It is a sleezy get together composed of billionaires and politicians. The idea is that the politicians get their ideas from these people on what sort of policy to create and enforce.

    Of course, with a billionaire's agenda pulling the politicians strings, normal people's needs are rarely in their top ten to do list.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7 Stuacach


    meglome wrote: »
    That's another post with some of your opinions which doesn't seem to have anything to do with the actual treaty. I'm confused.

    The Lisbon Treaty (Constitution) is an evolving process, evolving away from the founding principles of the EEC, where the principle of subsidiarity was a valued concept.
    Where does the figure of 80% come from - counting words?
    The treaty is written in Bertie Ahernisms, i.e. it can be interpreted in any number of ways - a pig in a poke. Who do you think will be in a position to dictate its interpretation? Financial clout, as usual, will be a most significant factor.
    Remember that a lot of the supposedly benign EU regulations have caused many of the less rich businessmen to close down because of the expense of implementing over zealous measures which are supposedly aimed at necessary improvements, e.g. relating to hygiene and environemntal issues. This generates more business/ income for the established larger opreators.


    I dunno, I suppose you could read the treaty and then you'd realise there's nothing in it that allows for what you believe. Isn't it strange that the EU brought in 80% of our workers rights legislation, almost seems like they are not controlled by business.





    Nice of you to quote your own post as backup for your point. As I said above the EU have brought in 80% of our workers rights legislation, they were the ones that pushed our government into paying woman the same as men. The Lisbon treaty brings in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and gives the right to Union representation. These lobby groups don't seem to be doing a very good job.

    Will some of you actually read what's in the treaty before posting things that have nothing to do with the treaty or are not in the treaty.

    u


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 314 ✭✭Hawk Wing


    I'll be voting no


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7 Stuacach


    Stuacach wrote: »
    u
    The Lisbon Treaty (Constitution) is an evovling process, evolving away from the founding principles of the EEC, where the principle of subsidiarity was a valued concept.

    Where does the figure of 80% of workers rights come from - counting of words? Many of the so-called benign EU regulations have had the effect of closing moderate well run local operations, e.g. in the animal and food processing areas, by introducing very costly, over-the-top measures which could not be borne by persons of reasonable income. This obviously generates more business/ income for the already well established large operators who will gladly welcome such measures, and leaves more persons on the dole.
    The treaty is written in BertieAhernisms, i.e. it can be interpreted in any number of ways - it is a pig in a poke. The purpose of this obfuscation was acknowledged by Sarkozy as the means of getting it past the post.

    Who will be in a position to dictate its interpretation? Financial clout will, as usual, be a most significant factor.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭meglome


    Stuacach wrote: »
    The Lisbon Treaty (Constitution) is an evovling process, evolving away from the founding principles of the EEC, where the principle of subsidiarity was a valued concept.

    Where does the figure of 80% of workers rights come from - counting of words? Many of the so-called benign EU regulations have had the effect of closing moderate well run local operations, e.g. in the animal and food processing areas, by introducing very costly, over-the-top measures which could not be borne by persons of reasonable income. This obviously generates more business/ income for the already well established large operators who will gladly welcome such measures, and leaves more persons on the dole.
    The treaty is written in BertieAhernisms, i.e. it can be interpreted in any number of ways - it is a pig in a poke. The purpose of this obfuscation was acknowledged by Sarkozy as the means of getting it past the post.

    Who will be in a position to dictate its interpretation? Financial clout will, as usual, be a most significant factor.

    My my another new sign-up advocating a No vote, who would have thunk it.
    Alliance for Europe
    American Chamber of Commerce
    Barnado's
    Concern(NGO)
    Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
    Consumer Electronic Distributors Association (CEDA)
    Cork Chamber of Commerce
    Cork City Business Association
    Dublin Chamber of Commerce
    Dublin City Business Association
    Engineers Ireland
    Fashion & Footwear Federation
    Financial Services Ireland
    Fine Gael
    Galway City Business Association
    IBEC
    ICMSA
    ICT Ireland
    ICTU
    INO
    Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
    Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
    Irish Banking Federation
    Irish Congress of Trade Unions
    Irish Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies
    Irish Dairy Industry Association (IDIA)
    Irish Exporters Association (IEA)
    Irish Farmers Association
    Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation
    Irish Franchise Association
    Irish Hardware & Building Materials Association
    Irish Hotels Federation (IHF)
    Irish Medical Devices Association (IMDA)
    Irish Sheep and Cattle Farmers Association
    Irish Software Association (ISA)
    Irish Taxation Institute
    Irish Tourist Industry Confederation (ITIC)
    Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA)
    Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation
    Labour
    Limerick Chamber of Commerce
    Limerick City Business Association
    Network Dublin
    North Dublin Chamber of Commerce
    Pharmachemical Ireland
    Progressive Democrats
    Retail Ireland
    SIPTU
    Small Firms Association (SFA)
    Society of Irish Motor Industry (SIMI)
    South Dublin Chamber
    Telecoms and Internet Federation (TIF)
    Trocaire
    Waterford Chamber of Commerce

    So we have political party's, employers groups, Unions, Farmers groups, Fisherman's groups etc etc etc... all looking for a Yes vote. On the other side we have a majority of fascists, communists and nut cases (I'm not including the many genuinely concerned No voters I've met on boards.ie, just the liars)

    Don't be lied to people. If you hate the government, as I do, then the next general election is the time to get them out.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 211 ✭✭Dr Kamikazi


    Jim Corr advocates a No vote.
    Thought you where joking when I posted tin foil hat tin foil hat tin foil hat tin foil hat tin foil hat tin foil hat, etc...?
    The advocates on the No side are made up of a bunch of cranks, lunatics, meddlers and people with dark, mysterious and unexplained motives and financial backing.
    A vote for Yes is a vote for sanity, too much lies and hysteria has been peddled by the No side.
    The rest of Europe won't thank us when the cute hoores of Ireland will hold them to ransom because we want 50 squillion, final say and veto on everything, all jobs transferred to Ireland and the rest of Europe to become our bitches.
    Greed and stupidity where indeed not the founding principle of Europe, but one of pulling together, mucking in and cooperating, clearly not very popular things here, where the only ethos is "I'm alright, don't fancy yours much, no get out of my way, I'm going shopping"


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 636 ✭✭✭drunken_munky52


    meglome wrote: »

    So we have political party's, employers groups, Unions, Farmers groups, Fisherman's groups etc etc etc... all looking for a Yes vote.

    Yes and we have political party's, employers groups, Unions, Farmers groups, Fisherman's groups etc etc etc... all looking for a No vote
    meglome wrote: »
    On the other side we have a majority of fascists, communists and nut cases (I'm not including the many genuinely concerned No voters I've met on boards.ie, just the liars)

    Here you just resort to insulting, which is exactly the type of thick responses I get from Moran Yes siders.. they dont want to listen, they only want to believe the LIES been shoved in their faces everyday... just self obsessed left overs of the celtic tiger trying their hardest to cling onto their materialistic fairytale lives.
    meglome wrote: »
    Don't be lied to people. If you hate the government, as I do, then the next general election is the time to get them out.

    Having a new government wont change the fact that the Irish people in 2009 made a mistake by voting yes.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 211 ✭✭Dr Kamikazi


    Here you just resort to insulting, which is exactly the type of thick responses I get from Moran Yes siders.. they dont want to listen, they only want to believe the LIES been shoved in their faces everyday... just self obsessed left overs of the celtic tiger trying their hardest to cling onto their materialistic fairytale lives.

    Well, in fairness the No campaigners pretty much try to convince us with their posters that if we vote Yes the EU will arrive in tanks the next day to occupy Ireland, force us to abort all our babies, will euthanise all our old people and sell them to the zoo as meat.
    The rest of us will be conscripted into the new EU super army so we can invade the rest of the world.
    All this for a minimum wage of 50 cent a month.

    Quite frankly the No side has discredited itself by spouting this kind of paranoid, deranged, drivel.
    And, quite frankly, anyone who says "I STAND BEHIND THESE LIES" should not be taken seriously and should, by law, be ridiculed and laughed at.
    I'm sure the Yes side is also made up of liars and chancers, but not quite the same calibre of nutcase, paranoid, delusional megalomaniacs as the No campaign.
    That to me, makes then not credible, untrustworthy and suspect.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7 Stuacach


    I am a member of one of the organisations listed. The opinion which is expressed does not repersent my views nor that of the majority of the members of my acquaintance, who are definitely against the treaty. You may believe the opinions of the few who dictate press releases if you wish. It's not an authentic argument however.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Seeing as we've only got 50 minutes left of campaigning :)
    VOTE YES


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭meglome


    Yes and we have political party's, employers groups, Unions, Farmers groups, Fisherman's groups etc etc etc... all looking for a No vote

    List them.
    Here you just resort to insulting, which is exactly the type of thick responses I get from Moran Yes siders.. they dont want to listen, they only want to believe the LIES been shoved in their faces everyday... just self obsessed left overs of the celtic tiger trying their hardest to cling onto their materialistic fairytale lives.

    Well I suppose it did sound insulting, however it's also true. You know criticising someone for potentially being insulting by insulting them really doesn't help your argument.
    Stuacach wrote: »
    I am a member of one of the organisations listed. The opinion which is expressed does not repersent my views nor that of the majority of the members of my acquaintance, who are definitely against the treaty. You may believe the opinions of the few who dictate press releases if you wish. It's not an authentic argument however.

    I heard that God was insisting we all vote Yes. I'm sure that's true, honestly.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7 Stuacach


    Malty_T wrote: »
    Seeing as we've only got 50 minutes left of campaigning :)
    VOTE YES


    Vote NO or the precedent set my the browbeating (to put it mildly) we will have been given will set the scene for future situations where any attempt by us as a nation to disagree with the Union will not be tolerated . Our politicians will meekly toe the line. Its not in our interests to vote yes. VOTE NO.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 636 ✭✭✭drunken_munky52


    Fcuk it!

    Vote NO :cool:

    Two fingers to EU elite
    Two fingers to arms contractors
    Two fingers to profit before people
    Two fingers to neo liberals at the top of the pyramid scheme
    Two fingers to the government
    Two fingers to the political instituations
    Two fingers to obvious corruption in all its forms
    (of course give them the FCUK YOU two fingers, not the victory type) :cool:

    We the Irish may be small, but we can stand up to these useless pricks who we elect to rule us for their own self interests.

    Problems are not solved by words on paper
    Problems are not solved by politicians vague notions
    Problems are not solved by laws or rules

    Problems are solved with mathematics and science
    Problems are solved with caring from the bottom up, not the other way around
    Problems are solved because its in human nature to solve problems, becuase we see a challange and we go for it.

    Problems are not going to be solved by Lisbon Treaty or the EU

    Problems are going to be solved by free thinking individuals who openly share their knowledge with one another to better humanity.

    Vote no :cool: and show others how confident we are in addressing the problems with a system based on equality, sustainability and abundance if we can amass a movement capable of flushing capitalism and communism away.

    Vote yes :eek:, roll over on your back like a dog and beg for others to solve the problems for you with no confidence whatsoever in your own abilities to address your problems.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 636 ✭✭✭drunken_munky52


    meglome wrote: »
    List them.

    What is the point? I already know what your response would be. :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    What is the point? I already know what your response would be. :D

    Discussions over people!

    Make sure now to exercise your right to vote :)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7 Stuacach


    meglome wrote: »
    List them.



    Well I suppose it did sound insulting, however it's also true. You know criticising someone for potentially being insulting by insulting them really doesn't help your argument.



    I heard that God was insisting we all vote Yes. I'm sure that's true, honestly.

    Hmmmm. It might be a good idea if you made a list of the various voices you hear. Do you ever find that the voices don't make sense? If you have any news from Elvis or John Lennon pleae sure to let us know. How silly of me, of course, they told you to vote yes.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭meglome


    What is the point? I already know what your response would be. :D

    Well my response would be shock that you actually answered the question.
    Stuacach wrote: »
    Hmmmm. It might be a good idea if you made a list of the various voices you hear. Do you ever find that the voices don't make sense? If you have any news from Elvis or John Lennon pleae sure to let us know. How silly of me, of course, they told you to vote yes.

    Well I suppose I've only been insulted several times by No people, which is better than the hundreds of times I've seen them make stuff up.
    Malty_T wrote: »
    Discussions over people!

    Make sure now to exercise your right to vote :)

    I just hope we don't vote no to the treaty again for reasons that have nothing to do with the treaty (again). How are the EU supposed to address our concerns when they are mostly not there in the first place.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    News just in that the Vatican is calling for an all out NO vote among st Catholics. There is discontent among the Church that the EU has totally refused to recognize Europe's Christian heritage in the text of the Lisbon Treaty.

    The EU has also upset the Church in the past by ruling abortion provision should be treated as a "medical service" no different from any other treatment.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ireland/6251741/Vatican-issues-Lisbon-Treaty-warning-to-Irish-voters.html

    Personally If I was anyway Catholic I do what the Vatican said and would vote NO.

    Although I am no Catholic I have a number of serious issues with the EU. Firstly I believe the EU is of the Devil, it is satanic to the core with its revived ancient Roman Empire symbolism and current and past architecture. I also believe it will be orchistrating the "Mark of the Beast" along with other Global superpowers. Already it has been promoted for "Virus detection" :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭meglome


    News just in that the Vatican is calling for an all out NO vote among st Catholics. There is discontent among the Church that the EU has totally refused to recognize Europe's Christian heritage in the text of the Lisbon Treaty.

    The EU has also upset the Church in the past by ruling abortion provision should be treated as a "medical service" no different from any other treatment.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ireland/6251741/Vatican-issues-Lisbon-Treaty-warning-to-Irish-voters.html

    Personally If I was anyway Catholic I do what the Vatican said and would vote NO.

    Although I am no Catholic my self and have a number of issues with It I personally believe the EU is of the Devil, it is satanic to the core with its revived ancient Roman Empire symbolism and current and past architecture.

    It's funny but the article doesn't say that at all. Maybe you can show me the bit that says "the Vatican is calling for an all out NO vote amongst Catholics"?

    It also says...
    Noel Treanor, the Bishop of Down and Connor, last week lined up with mainstream political parties to tell churchgoers that they could vote for the Lisbon Treaty "without reserve and in good conscience".

    Does it bother you that you want to get your way or push your agenda without any regard for the facts?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    meglome wrote: »
    It's funny but the article doesn't say that at all. Maybe you can show me the bit that says "the Vatican is calling for an all out NO vote amongst Catholics"?

    It also says...

    Headline says it. Good enough :)
    Noel Treanor, the Bishop of Down and Connor, last week lined up with mainstream political parties to tell churchgoers that they could vote for the Lisbon Treaty "without reserve and in good conscience"....
    What authority do they have to come out with that statement, they are way down the ranks of the Hierachy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭meglome


    Headline says it. Good enough :)

    The title most definitely doesn't say that. From the article you posted.
    Vatican issues Lisbon Treaty warning to Irish voters

    ...

    "Individual European countries have their own identity. The EU prescribes its laws or views to them and they do not have to fit with their traditions and history. Some countries are logically resisting this – for example, Ireland," said Cardinal Bertone.

    "If Europe recognised homosexual couples as equal to marriage, for example, it would go against its own history. And it would be right to stand against it. The Church wants to encourage states in this."

    Coir, a Catholic group that has claimed that religious faith and Ireland's anti-abortion laws are under threat from the EU, welcomed the comments.

    So he seems to be having a pop at gay marriage. And the nutbags that are Cóir fully agree.
    What authority do they have to come out with that statement, they are way down the ranks of the Hierachy.

    Catholic Church in preaching to Catholics shocker.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,344 ✭✭✭Is mise le key


    I could fill several pages with this rant, but there you go...
    Also, the fact that some of these tin foil hat wearing anti lisbon nutters are suggesting that Europe will eat our babies, grind up our elderly and sell them to the zoo for meat, are you guys for f*cking real?
    tin foil hat tin foil hat tin foil hat tin foil hat tin foil hat tin foil hat tin
    meglome wrote: »
    So we have political party's, employers groups, Unions, Farmers groups, Fisherman's groups etc etc etc... all looking for a Yes vote. On the other side we have a majority of fascists, communists and nut cases
    meglome wrote: »
    And the nutbags that are Cóir fully agree.

    More & more insults & character assasination from the Yes side & is there a whisper of a Yellow or Red card as has been so quickly pulled out in the past when a simple "Thanks" posted from me got a Red.........the entire one sidedness is obscenly plain to quote stuacach who hit the nail on the head....

    Stuacach
    You may believe the opinions of the few who dictate press releases if you wish.

    As This is what i get in my inbox for posting "thanks"

    Oscarbravo (Mod)
    If you can't post in a civilised manner, don't post. Read the charter.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭meglome


    More & more insults & character assasination from the Yes side & is there a whisper of a Yellow or Red card as has been so quickly pulled out in the past when a simple "Thanks" posted from me got a Red.........the entire one sidedness is obscenly plain to quote stuacach who hit the nail on the head....

    Yes everyone is biased against the No campaign or maybe I dunno, they're wrong.

    I'm not for one minute suggesting that some No voters have don't have valid concerns. I am saying the No campaign is full of liars, fascists, communists and nutcases. And yes Cóir are nutbags, nutbags who have been found associating with German fascists in the past, lovely people I'm sure.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 636 ✭✭✭drunken_munky52


    meglome wrote: »
    Yes everyone is biased against the No campaign or maybe I dunno, they're wrong.

    I'm not for one minute suggesting that some No voters have don't have valid concerns. I am saying the No campaign is full of liars, fascists, communists and nutcases. And yes Cóir are nutbags, nutbags who have been found associating with German fascists in the past, lovely people I'm sure.

    BORRRRRRRRRRRRING

    Anyone else had enough of this wind bag's repititive comments? Thank fcuk its nearly all over!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Just after voting...:)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭meglome


    BORRRRRRRRRRRRING

    Anyone else had enough of this wind bag's repititive comments? Thank fcuk its nearly all over!

    he he he he. Nothing worse than someone disagreeing with you that isn't talking out of their arse.

    I'll come back to you in a year when none of this bad stuff you're trying to say will happen and see are you still talking rubbish.

    Anyway I'm off to vote for an EU treaty for reasons which are all contained in that treaty and not stuff I'm fantasizing in my head.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 127 ✭✭Teadrinker


    BORRRRRRRRRRRRING

    Anyone else had enough of this wind bag's repititive comments? Thank fcuk its nearly all over!

    Pot. Kettle.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 636 ✭✭✭drunken_munky52


    meglome wrote: »
    he he he he. Nothing worse than someone disagreeing with you that isn't talking out of their arse.

    I'll come back to you in a year when none of this bad stuff you're trying to say will happen and see are you still talking rubbish.

    Anyway I'm off to vote for an EU treaty for reasons which are all contained in that treaty and not stuff I'm fantasizing in my head.

    You were not disageeing, you were insulting. Atleast some people's heads aren't stuck up their arse.

    A year? Thats plain short term thinking for you, typical no long term objective outlook.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭meglome


    You were not disageeing, you were insulting. Atleast some people's heads aren't stuck up their arse.

    A year? Thats plain short term thinking for you, typical no long term objective outlook.

    Have you noticed you keep saying I'm insulting you by insulting me? Irony is not your friend.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 70 ✭✭fergusman


    Well the results are in, a landslide for the yes vote. Looks like people saw through the many red herrings put out there by the fringes/monster raving loons of the No side.


    I suppose that run to the hills and drunken monkey will be emigrating now before they are drafted into service in the new european army???:P

    Clare Result:
    Yes: 33,707 (72.32%); No: 12,898 (27.68%)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 211 ✭✭Dr Kamikazi


    Right, every Irish male under the age of 30: You've been drafted, you'll be posted to Afghanistan tomorrow.
    There will be forced abortions for everyone, the foetuses will be sold to the zoo as meat.
    The rest of Ireland will be made into a car park for Europe.
    Minimum wage is 50 cent (a week) and striking is outlawed under pain of death!

    The European War Commission


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 636 ✭✭✭drunken_munky52


    fergusman wrote: »
    Well the results are in, a landslide for the yes vote. Looks like people saw through the many red herrings put out there by the fringes/monster raving loons of the No side.


    I suppose that run to the hills and drunken monkey will be emigrating now before they are drafted into service in the new european army???:P

    Clare Result:
    Yes: 33,707 (72.32%); No: 12,898 (27.68%)

    And he returns! Cat finally got off his tongue. Just update the NAMA page now and we will see how confident you are.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭meglome


    fergusman wrote: »
    Well the results are in, a landslide for the yes vote. Looks like people saw through the many red herrings put out there by the fringes/monster raving loons of the No side.


    I suppose that run to the hills and drunken monkey will be emigrating now before they are drafted into service in the new european army???:P

    Clare Result:
    Yes: 33,707 (72.32%); No: 12,898 (27.68%)

    It's great to see that sense prevailed. After reading the treaty myself I can tell you that all the bad things that are supposed to happen wont be happening. Now we just need to get rid of this government.
    And he returns! Cat finally got off his tongue. Just update the NAMA page now and we will see how confident you are.

    What has NAMA got to do with a treaty on the EU?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 636 ✭✭✭drunken_munky52


    Now yes siders... its time to eat your words...

    SHOW ME THE MONEY!

    SHOW ME THE RECOVERY!

    SHOW ME THE JOBS!

    Of course, you wont... come Monday we will continue to hear companie's shutting up shop... letting go hundreds of workers and continuing to move their factories further east where they can exploit low wage workers there... in fact just yesterday, there were further job losses announced

    I am very disappointed with how foolish the Irish electorate have been made look like now... NO meant NO, but the rich would not listen and now they are going to ride us for every ounce of energy we have in our bones. So let down by the referendum process...

    ... I dont think I will be voting anymore in the future if this is how things are done... I am going to slug it out as long as I can manage on my beautiful homeland... after that, me and a few others are thinking of getting out of here in search of a better life in Canada... far away from the EU waffle, banks, moaning and complaining that is Ireland today.

    Saorstát Éireann: 1922 - 2009
    R.I.P.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Clare got it right first time around, this time around the country listened to us....and we gave those slimy sleazy scheming liars an ass whupping.:D

    You know, unlike the no side, I wouldn't be against another vote.In the interest of fairness and all that,because once lies are exposed they remain that way - honestly UKIP and Ganley PISS OFF now.
    Take your nonsense elsewhere!

    Good on you Clare Folk:)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 70 ✭✭fergusman



    ... I dont think I will be voting anymore in the future if this is how things are done... I am going to slug it out as long as I can manage on my beautiful homeland... after that, me and a few others are thinking of getting out of here in search of a better life in Canada... far away from the EU waffle, banks, moaning and complaining that is Ireland today.

    Saorstát Éireann: 1922 - 2009
    R.I.P.

    Good luck and good riddence, and take your copy and paste arguments with you.

    As regards the NAMA thread I dont have time to spend replying to your copy and pasting utter tripe from various different biased websites and then pretending its your own rational thought process.
    You saw Zeitgeist and think its cool to be all anti-estblishment but you really havent a clue about most of the issues here.

    As Barney Frank recently said in the similarly emotive Health Care debate in the U.S.

    "Trying to have a conversation with you would be like arguing with a dining room table."


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Outcome of Lisbon result.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭meglome


    Outcome of Lisbon result.

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    Ahh did you make that yourself? I only ask cause you usually just copy paste from some conspiracy theory's site.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    meglome wrote: »
    Ahh did you make that yourself? I only ask cause you usually just copy paste from some conspiracy theory's site.

    Its to the point, when you get the biased Media, TV and countries wealthiest fatcats promoting a campaign the Sheeple will follow.

    Wait and see the great disappointment in two years time. Absolutly nothing will have changed except for the worse, our exonomy will have slipped further down the toilet.

    People will still be looking for all those "jobs" promised. When they go out to demonstrate in the streets about this and the build up of other failures and corruption the sh*it will be kicked out of them by EU Gendarmerie. :eek:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Wait and see the great disappointment in two years time. Absolutly nothing will have changed except for the worse, our exonomy will have slipped further down the toilet.

    ,


    Em wouldn't that have been the case if we voted no? What would have changed if we voted no, instead of yes??


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭meglome


    Its to the point, when you get the biased Media, TV and countries wealthiest fatcats promoting a campaign the Sheeple will follow.

    So the Irish people are sheeple... is it all of them or just the majority that disagree with you?
    Wait and see the great disappointment in two years time. Absolutly nothing will have changed except for the worse, our exonomy will have slipped further down the toilet.

    The government we voted in wrecked the economy and hopefully soon we'll get rid of them. Of course that has nothing to do with the Lisbon treaty directly.
    People will still be looking for all those "jobs" promised. When they go out to demonstrate in the streets about this and the build up of other failures and corruption the sh*it will be kicked out of them by EU Gendarmerie. :eek:

    Other country's having more confidence in Ireland should lead to job creation. Also the 500 million Euro the EU just loaned us will create jobs. But I don't remember anyone promising jobs.

    This stuff will go down way better over in the conspiracy theory's forum.
    Malty_T wrote: »
    Em wouldn't that have been the case if we voted no? What would have changed if we voted no, instead of yes??

    Of course if people going to invest in Europe think Ireland has a problem with the EU they might not invest here.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Malty_T wrote: »
    Em wouldn't that have been the case if we voted no? What would have changed if we voted no, instead of yes??
    At least the population would not be mislead into false hope. Two years time the big national cry out will be "I voted Yes and where's my fu*cking job" meanwhile the state will be flooded with Turkish immigrants willing to work for less than e2.an hour :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Two years time the big national cry out will be "I voted Yes and where's my fu*cking job" meanwhile the state will be flooded with Turkish immigrants willing to work for less than e2.an hour :eek:

    Care to put a bet on that?:p


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 636 ✭✭✭drunken_munky52


    fergusman wrote: »
    Good luck and good riddence, and take your copy and paste arguments with you.

    You have not responded because you don't have the brain mass to fathom one ... lay off the Denny sausages and you may become articulate enough to make a debated response.

    I will leave this once beautiful country in the capable hands of you slacker surfers and of course Enda Kenny. Good luck keeping the engineers and scientists you really need to have recovery.

    Talking shops with more fantasy laws to make people submit to their will, is going to just do that. Enjoy the remainder of your identity.

    Saorstát Éireann:
    1922 - 2009
    R.I.P.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 211 ✭✭Dr Kamikazi



    People will still be looking for all those "jobs" promised. When they go out to demonstrate in the streets about this and the build up of other failures and corruption the sh*it will be kicked out of them by EU Gendarmerie. :eek:


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    If this had happened to a bunch of Taxi drivers who decided to bring the national capital to a standstill for 2 days because they can't be arsed to go through the proper channels, I would have stood by and cheered the Police.


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