...for President!

flyton5

starbelgrade wrote: »

Are we still talking about Chuck Norris?

er, yeah sure....

Killer Pigeon

flyton5 wrote: »

He's just the best man for the job. Educated, well spoken etc.

Norris is so well educated that he took every major in the universe combined from every university.

KINGVictor

starbelgrade wrote: »

You've got to be f*cking kidding me. I swear, if there's any chance that he becomes our head of state, I'm renouncing my citizenship.

Relax dude- I was under the impression that the office of the President is essentially ceremonial. As much as I would love fresh blood as president with some innovative ideas and attitude but renoucing your citizenship because of that!:eek: plus the dude you are talking about would really be "ceremonial".

KevinVonSpiel

I (would) vote for Seamus Heaney...

hmmm

We'd be looking forward to 7 years of sanctimonious lectures, god almighty.

Spacedog

I'd like to see it, only to see a flaming homo welcome the pope to ireland or something.

Besides, your not even irish until you've read ulysses imo.

Celly Smunt

larry murphy #1!

starbelgrade

Having Michael D as president would be like going back to school, only to find that the most annoying kid in your class had become the Head Master.

starbelgrade

Spacedog wrote: »

I'd like to see it, only to see a flaming homo welcome the pope to ireland or something.

F*ck it then, why not have Graham Norton instead? At least he wouldn't shove his literary tastes down your throat & tell you that you're not Irish unless you've studied Joyce.

FreudianSlippers

KINGVictor wrote: »

Relax dude- I was under the impression that the office of the President is essentially ceremonial. As much as I would love fresh blood as president with some innovative ideas and attitude but renoucing your citizenship because of that!:eek: plus the dude you are talking about would really be "ceremonial".

It's not... the Executive is a fully functional and balanced part of our government. They deal with issues of constitutionality of legislation created in the Oireachtas.

What do they teach in school these days

FreudianSlippers

starbelgrade wrote: »

F*ck it then, why not have Graham Norton instead? At least he wouldn't shove his literary tastes down your throat & tell you that you're not Irish unless you've studied Joyce.

........






I think you might be on to something. Genuinely...

starbelgrade

OisinT wrote: »

It's not... the Executive is a fully functional and balanced part of our government. They deal with issues of constitutionality of legislation created in the Oireachtas.

What do they teach in school these days

Have you seen the latest book on the syllabus for Leaving Cert Honours English?

It's called "tl;dr".

oppenheimer1

Atari Jaguar

Norris for President, if only for the opportunity to use Aras and Phoenix park puns.

But seriously our last two lawyers were lawyers, which is probably the best qualification you can have for a job as custodian on the constitution so I'd like to see that tradition continued.

That said I'd never vote for Ivana Bacik who is the successor to both Robinson and MacAleese as Reid Professor at Trinity College.

Sconsey

Yes it's AH foruum, yes it's late at night, yes I'm from Galway...but to all you fools knocking Micheal D, I can say hand on my heart you will not meet a more honest, well educated, well informed politican in Ireland. I'd be proud to have him as president.

What do you have against him apart from the fact that he is probaly smarter than you and the fact that he has shown he is willing to stand up for what he believes is right?

Small minded morons, go ahead take the piss, me...I just wish more politicans in Ireland were like him.

laugh

Norris is intelligent he will have plenty to offer apart from being a homosexual president.

starbelgrade

laugh wrote: »

Norris is intelligent he will have plenty to offer apart from being a homosexual president.

Well in fairness, being a homosexual is not exactly a lot to offer to the position, no more than being a hetrosexual is.

SoupyNorman

laugh wrote: »

Norris is intelligent he will have plenty to offer apart from being a homosexual president.

Being the maddest bastard in the country will make it a hugely entertaining stint for the presidency.


Norris has my vote.

laugh

I don't think Norris has ever stated that non Joycean scholars are lesser individuals.

laugh

starbelgrade wrote: »

Well in fairness, being a homosexual is not exactly a lot to offer to the position, no more than being a hetrosexual is.

Depends, "our queen is smarter than your queen"

MidlandsM

Sconsey wrote: »

Yes it's AH foruum, yes it's late at night, yes I'm from Galway...but to all you fools knocking Micheal D, I can say hand on my heart you will not meet a more honest, well educated, well informed politican in Ireland. I'd be proud to have him as president.

What do you have against him apart from the fact that he is probaly smarter than you and the fact that he has shown he is willing to stand up for what he believes is right?

Small minded morons, go ahead take the piss, me...I just wish more politicans in Ireland were like him.

Bollox to that.:rolleyes:

Sconsey

MidlandsM wrote: »

Bollox to that.:rolleyes:

Awesome argument! you put me in my box.

SoupyNorman

Sconsey wrote: »

...I just wish more politicans in Ireland were like him.

I agree, then Dail Eireann would look more like Hogwarts.



(oh my it's very late )

MidlandsM

Sconsey wrote: »

Awesome argument! you put me in my box.

Does'nt take much with the drivel on Micheal D you posted.

starbelgrade

laugh wrote: »

I don't think Norris has ever stated that non Joycean scholars are lesser individuals.

Probably not, but this poster did...

Spacedog wrote: »

your not even irish until you've read ulysses imo.

KevinVonSpiel

Spacedog wrote: »

Besides, your not even irish until you've read ulysses imo.

So, you've read Oxen of the Sun, yeah?

PeterIanStaker

Higgins, Finlay, George Hook. . . .

anyone but Bertie. I'll say it as often as I have to. There are people stupid enough to put him in the Park, and he has jesters in the Spindo to do the PR for him.


anyone but Bertie.

bonerm

tolosenc wrote: »

Trappiatone?

they're the sounds Trapattoni makes as he tries vainly to speak English.

Wagon

Id vote for Norris. good bloke.

Bertie? You must be joking.

aDeener

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Norris for President, if only for the opportunity to use Aras and Phoenix park puns.

But seriously our last two lawyers were lawyers, which is probably the best qualification you can have for a job as custodian on the constitution so I'd like to see that tradition continued.

That said I'd never vote for Ivana Bacik who is the successor to both Robinson and MacAleese as Reid Professor at Trinity College.

really?

Wompa1

The only time I ever see him in the papers or the news it's in a capacity of either about poor conditions for asylum seekers or protesting war or companies policies. Not sure that's the kind of guy I'd want representing us in front of the people that are our main trading partners. I likes me my moneys

ejmaztec

Shane MacGowan would do a fine job.

My name is URL

I wish Joe Higgins would run.. something tells me he'd do well.. plus it might get him out of the far-left fringe

Don't really have an opinion on Michael D or anyone else who has hinted that they're interested.. once Bertie doesn't win I don't care.. Norris is a good guy, but he's a bit too outspoken to be president imo

Morlar

Declan Ganley.

TobyZiegler

I think that Michael D, Norris or Finlay would all be good - they all have something different to offer but are all passionate about Ireland and would represent the country well.

To those who hate Michael D - I can understand people not wanting to vote for him - but its difficult to see how anyone would hate him.

Definitely in the ABB camp. An absolute disgrace that Bertie hasn't fully ruled himself out already. How he could even consider running is beyond me.
Hopefully all those voting for Anyone But Bertie don't all vote for different people and cancel each other out though leaving Bertie with the job.

flahavaj

He commentates on his last All ireland final this Sunday.I think its a no-brainer to make him president. He stands for everything that is good and great about being Irish. All political parties should unite as one and put him forward as the sole candidate.

Biggins

Thanks Micheal for telling us why you deserve the position.
I feel better off now more informed.
Good job you posted this in the politics section, lord knows what would have happened if you had posted this in "After Hours" :pac:

mikom

No.

veryangryman

Hes good but he's no Bertie...

bonerm

veryangryman wrote: »

Hes good but he's no Bertie...

That's good enough reason.

Absurdum

all due respect to the man, but he's 80

KevinVonSpiel

Next it will be Jim Sherwin or maybe Val Joyce...

The Volt

Flah I love you but get lost :pac:

President of the GAA perhaps..

The Volt

rarnes1 wrote: »

President of the GAA perhaps..

Isn't David Norris an even better candidate for that?

flahavaj

Voltwad wrote: »

Flah I love you but get lost :pac:

You're dead to me Volt.

TheRiddler

flahavaj wrote: »

He commentates on his last All ireland final this Sunday.I think its a no-brainer to make him president. He stands for everything that is good and great about being Irish. All political parties should unite as one and put him forward as the sole candidate.

My boy Michael O Muircheartaigh gots mad presidential skillz like you never seen!!! Fo'real.

Superbus

TheRiddler wrote: »

My boy Michael O Muircheartaigh gots mad presidential skillz like you never seen!!! Fo'real.

Run an tell that, voting populace.

KevinVonSpiel

I've made this point on another thread... but think it merits a thread of its own.

Seamus Heaney for President.

Cool.

Biggins

Aaa... 'ere, your taking the piss!

starbelgrade

Roy Keane for President.