Gerry Adams for President

trench foot · 10-10-2009 10:37pm #1

Does anyone think Gerry Adams would be a good President? I think at difficult times like this we need a strong President, a patriotic one at that. Would you vote for him?
I think it would be interesting to see him as President of Ireland.
What do you guys think?

joolsveer · 10-10-2009 10:40pm

I think he would be better than Bertie.

paddyland · 10-10-2009 10:43pm

Dustin the Turkey would be better than either of them.

lugha · 10-10-2009 10:44pm

trench foot wrote: »

Does anyone think Gerry Adams would be a good President? I think at difficult times like this we need a strong President, a patriotic one at that. Would you vote for him?
I think it would be interesting to see him as President of Ireland.
What do you guys think?

I think you must have a different understanding of democratic to me. This is a guy who spent most of his life refusing to recognize this state, indeed actively trying to subvert it.

mega man · 10-10-2009 11:05pm

I'm not sure but I think he would be popular with many voters.

Saruman · 10-10-2009 11:10pm

A strong president? Our president is pretty much a figurehead and has no real political power so having a strong president is a moot point. We could have Mr Tayto as president and it would make no difference to us as a nation as all our president does is shake hands and wave at people.

OK I am sure there is a little more to it but the president lacks the power of an taoiseach.

lugha · 10-10-2009 11:13pm

mega man wrote: »

I'm not sure but I think he would be popular with many voters.

He is popular but when it comes to a down and dirty political campaign there is more than enough skeletons in his cupboard to scupper him before he gets going..... Fortunately!

Rebelheart · 10-10-2009 11:13pm

Listening to Dara Ó Bríain now on Comedy Central and he is absolutely legend. The funniest, most energetic and most poetic comedian alive today.

In a recession, he is just the medicine.

Profiler · 10-10-2009 11:18pm

trench foot wrote: »

I think at difficult times like this we need a strong President, a patriotic one at that.

If those are the criteria, why are you suggesting Gerry Adams?

drkpower · 10-10-2009 11:31pm

Saruman wrote: »

OK I am sure there is a little more to it but the president lacks the power of an taoiseach.

Yes, lets give the President the power of An Taoiseach. Then we can have two Taoiseachs. Great idea.

Joey the lips · 10-10-2009 11:36pm

is this the "If at first you do not succeed then try again" thread

Anyway yes i think gerry adams would make a great president.

hick · 10-10-2009 11:39pm

I assume this is a random joke to an illicit a funny response

thebman · 11-10-2009 3:43am

The president has basically a large responsibility to not put their foot in their mouth on the NI issue.

Liam Byrne · 11-10-2009 7:39am

Why we would want a politician from another state as our president ?

blinding · 11-10-2009 8:05am

If thats what it takes to get Gerry to step down as Sinn Féin leader then it would be worth it.

Because Sinn Féin desperately need new people at the head of the party.

Maybe we should consider moving to the American democratic model.
Mind you I do not think Gerry would be the guy for the job then (That would be too much power to give to Gerry Adams)

Absurdum · 11-10-2009 8:08am

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Why we would want a politician from another state as our president ?

to continue the tradition of the last 12 years I suppose

Mossy Monk · 11-10-2009 8:11am

Gerry Adams or Bertie Ahern. Bertie Ahern certainly wouldn't get my vote.

Liam Byrne · 11-10-2009 8:12am

Absurdum wrote: »

to continue the tradition of the last 12 years I suppose

I thought McAleese was - formerly - a lawyer, not a politician ?

Joey the lips · 11-10-2009 8:25am

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Why we would want a politician from another state as our president ?

Is that he lives in another state/Born in another state or is residing in another state. i guess this is heaing towards more crap again

I ask because if its good enough for dana who was born in london and her only claim to fame is the eurovision and the catholic voice singing than why not gerry adams

Gerry Adams granted has been tied in with armed conflict in ireland for the last 30 years but who that served as president has not. You will find more have!

Unfortunitly we will never have another mary robinson but if it were me personally I would rather see Gerry adams meeting Robert Mugabi and telling him what he thinks or nelson mandela as adams knows equally as much about his struggle than the "Wee women"

Gerry adams holds an Irish passport. He has more of a right than anyone for the job imo

GSF · 11-10-2009 8:30am

Adams will never be president. Issues such as his responses to Jerry McCabe's murder for starters would derail his campaign from day 1.

FlutterinBantam · 11-10-2009 8:31am

Doubt if the barman would be elected.

Certainly wouldn't get my vote.

Have a bit of a regard for the man himself, it's the camp followers I would be concerned about.

Liam Byrne · 11-10-2009 8:32am

Joey the lips wrote: »

Is that he lives in another state/Born in another state or is residing in another state. i guess this is heaing towards more crap again

No. It's not heading towards crap; it's the fact that he has been a politician in another state and in that capacity does not even recognise this state / want it to exist.

How can a "head of state" be against that very state's existence ?

GSF · 11-10-2009 8:43am

Liam Byrne wrote: »

How can a "head of state" be against that very state's existence ?

Stranger things have happened. Like the Minister for Finance not having a bank account. Ahern vs Adams would certainly offer an opportunity for an ethics candidate to come through and clean up.

axer · 11-10-2009 8:51am

drkpower wrote: »

Then we can have two Taoiseachs Taoisigh.

I don't think Gerry Adams would have a hope of becoming President. I hope people do not forget the damage or lack of progress Berties brought to our country either.

The Valley · 11-10-2009 9:14am

anybody that thinks gerry adams /sinn fein/IRA should be president has to be bonkers/insane/nuts

Anybody that thinks Bertie should be president deserves this cock of a goverment and all the negative equity/nama/expense issues that come with it

Dana/Dunphy would be better, or why not Micheal o'Leary

Joey the lips · 11-10-2009 9:15am

Liam Byrne wrote: »

No. It's not heading towards crap; it's the fact that he has been a politician in another state and in that capacity does not even recognise this state / want it to exist.

How can a "head of state" be against that very state's existence ?

You mean his objection to the "Free state" not unlike develara's objection imo and look what he achieved.

Like above stranger things have happened

Still heading towards more crap imo!

Joey the lips · 11-10-2009 9:17am

The Valley wrote: »

anybody that thinks gerry adams /sinn fein/IRA should be president has to be bonkers/insane/nuts

Anybody that thinks Bertie should be president deserves this cock of a goverment and all the negative equity/nama/expense issues that come with it

Dana/Dunphy would be better, or why not Micheal o'Leary

There is the "Heading towards more crap" I was talking about! It seems it never ended with the good friday agreement. Perhaps when we all are dead and gone the next generation can look back and laugh at how childish we are!

FlutterinBantam · 11-10-2009 9:42am

Straightforward views straightforwardly expressed, not a lot wrong with that surely?

mike65 · 11-10-2009 9:51am

With that accent?

Joey the lips · 11-10-2009 9:57am

mike65 wrote: »

With that accent?

Ladies and gents I give you... Mary Mac.... Case closed.

nuac · 11-10-2009 10:01am

This threas is a wind-up, right?

Gerry Adams for President

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