Mick Wallace running for election?

St Senan

Tirabaralla wrote: »

No, I mean that he didn't give breaks when you had a 8 h shift, he didn't pay u for a week or 2, he didn't listen to u when u had problems to discuss.
Is this democracy?

Is this democracy
I am self employed like a lot of other people in Ireland. It cost me €117 on Monday for a visit to a GP and a Prescription. If I don't work tomorrow or next week I am not entitled to call to the local clinic {Hand out Office} or if I stop working in the future I cant sign on the Dole, Under this current political regime I am entitled to sweet **** all and when the other political crowd take control of the country I will still be entitled to sweet **** all. I am not entitled to get my house insulated. There will be no free oil heating or PVC windows installed for me. I will still have to pay mr TAX man in October and then the bill for the Accountant in December along with the House, Car and Van insurance and all that before Santa come's calling.
The whole world Knows that Fianna Fail Bertie Ahern and The Bankers have this country ****ed.
Now we have an Election which is costing the Tax payer more Money. AS for the advertising boards most of which are falling down in the bad winds people would and should know who they are going to vote for there should be no need for advertising boards. When the Election is over Fine Gael will probably have not enough seats to make up the Government so then we are back to another Coalition Government. Whoopee again only in Ireland.

The way things have gone on in Ireland in the last few years if this was any other country people would be on the streets making there voices heard like in Egypt recently. Also the Greedy ****ing robbing Politicians and Bankers would be held responsible for their actions and would be put in jail to rot.

So I say vote for Mick Wallace or any other Independent candidate.

jpb1974

Anyone know if Wallace plans to take up politics full time if elected?

k4kate

As opposed to what. The man does not strike me as the type to run just for the hell of it.

Mahatma coat

Good on Him.

If ever there was a need for someone to step up it's NOW

Hairy Mick might just be that man

jpb1974

As opposed to what. The man does not strike me as the type to run just for the hell of it.

As opposed to running a construction business and running a soccer club. The soccer club would probably be handy enough to leave some one else in charge but the construction business I'm not so sure about.

That being said... with his contacts in the construction industry he might be the man to fix up those disastrous things they call 'roads' here in County Wexford.

jiminynuggets

oldyouth wrote: »

Typical Mick, his literature has .ie as the website address

Yeh, there was a bit of a delay in getting the .ie registered so for the sake of getting the site up as soon as possible the .net was used. As of today the .ie address redirects to the .net so the literature isn't wrong as such.

fifth

Glad to see they got rid of the links to poker and online gambling from their free wordpress themed website, it was very unprofessional and rushed, like his entire 'campaign'.

Not a shred of policy to be found anywhere from Mick bar a few statements about political reform and corporate donations, which FG and probably other parties have already addressed in much more detail.

Vote for Mick? Not a chance. I'll be encouraging my colleagues, family and friends to remind everyone that this late runner, is just that, and they'll be wasting a vote. I hope a good candidate doesn't lose out on a seat over this.

k4kate

No "good candidates" running that I can see.

Encourage your friends and family to do their own research and form their own opinions

Judgement Day

funkyflea wrote: »

Glad to see they got rid of the links to poker and online gambling from their free wordpress themed website, it was very unprofessional and rushed, like his entire 'campaign'.

Not a shred of policy to be found anywhere from Mick bar a few statements about political reform and corporate donations, which FG and probably other parties have already addressed in much more detail.

Vote for Mick? Not a chance. I'll be encouraging my colleagues, family and friends to remind everyone that this late runner, is just that, and they'll be wasting a vote. I hope a good candidate doesn't lose out on a seat over this.

And all the other have policies? As far as I'm concerned it's out early and vote for Mick or stay at home. By the way who are all these 'good' candidates?

Murtinho

Personally i take policy with a pinch of salt, all parties are just telling people what they want to hear at the moment.
I'll vote for Mick for the honest effort he'll put into the job and hopefully a few other politicians will take note that honest effort rather than funeral appearances and pothole fixing is what people want

jpb1974

It has go to the stage where I'd take the pot hole fixing... one step in the right direction... it would be a start :P

effemall

i spoke to mick wallace the other day and what impressed me was he would make no promises and wouldn't be doing the usual looking after his constituency shyte

patff

effemall wrote: »

i spoke to mick wallace the other day and what impressed me was he would make no promises and wouldn't be doing the usual looking after his constituency shyte

next time you talk to Mick, ask him how he intends to represent the people of Wexford if elected, and then tell us..............before the election would be preferrable.

oldyouth

patff wrote: »

next time you talk to Mick, ask him how he intends to represent the people of Wexford if elected, and then tell us..............before the election would be preferrable.

Ask him yourself. As long as I've known Mick, he will take time to talk to anyone who wants a word with him

patff

oldyouth wrote: »

Ask him yourself. As long as I've known Mick, he will take time to talk to anyone who wants a word with him

true, but wouldn't it be better if Mick offered some authentic ideas to the public in general.

effemall

do you want to know which potholes hes goin to fill?

average_runner

If Mick does get elected, he isnt to focus on local issues, it has to be national interests and hopefully he pays back all the money he owe's the small electricians, plumbers etc.

oldyouth

patff wrote: »

true, but wouldn't it be better if Mick offered some authentic ideas to the public in general.

Heard on the radio tonight that all the Wexford candidates will be in the Courtyard in Ferns some day next week. An ideal opportunity to hear everyone's 'promises'. It would be good to hear what they say to eachother too

Dilbert75

Current boards election poll are showing interesting results; Mick W, 2x Labour, 2x FG

http://www.boards.ie/vote/results.php?c_id=42

Wexford1798

funkyflea wrote: »

Glad to see they got rid of the links to poker and online gambling from their free wordpress themed website, it was very unprofessional and rushed, like his entire 'campaign'.

These things happen. FG paid hundreds of thousands of Euro for their website yet it stored member data in an unsecured fashion. Fair dews to Mick for getting such a good website up and running so quickly.
www.mickwallace.net
I detect a bit of resentment from your condescending remarks "unprofessional and rushed, like his entire 'campaign'
It must be so galling for mainstream party members to watch Wallace's support explode to a level in two weeks that took them years of strategic planning. Wallace's campaign is a spontaneous response from the people of Wexford who know and respect him. The 'experts' said the logistics of trying to run a proper campaign inside 3 weeks were impossible. The word 'impossible' does not feature in Wallace's dictionary. The people of Wexford have responded to help his cause.

funkyflea wrote: »

Not a shred of policy to be found anywhere from Mick bar a few statements about political reform and corporate donations,

funkyflea wrote: »

which FG and probably other parties have already addressed in much more detail.

Fine Gael made a promise to ban corporate donations in 1997 and then reneged on its implementation. History has taught me that political promises are seldom delivered. Mick Wallace will make no empty promises but he does promise to bring an honest approach in working to change the way we are governed. A flavour of his political beliefs and ideologies can be found by simply doing a "Google" search for Mick Wallace.

The various magazine and newspaper articles present a man who is passionately interested in the welfare of others and who has never been afraid to articulate his views on Irish or International politics. For me, it's his humanity that impresses most. People are his thing, and he does his best by them. On another level, Wallace is an entrepreneur and businessman who can offer solutions to the employment crisis. Wallace believes people should better their lives by hard work (his company logo is: “life’s short, work hard, play hard”) But he believes in a fair society where the fortunate should help the less fortunate. The hard left want to drag everyone down to the same level with high taxes, Wallace wants to drag everyone up to the same level by having an inclusive society of equal opportunity where we maximise the potential of all our citizens

funkyflea wrote: »

Vote for Mick? Not a chance. I'll be encouraging my colleagues, family and friends to remind everyone that this late runner, is just that, and they'll be wasting a vote. I hope a good candidate doesn't lose out on a seat over this.

I am insulted by your assertion that my vote for Mick Wallace will be a ‘wasted’ vote. The insinuation is that my vote counts for less than your vote. I believe that all votes are equal and I would never discard someone else’s opinion in such a fashion.

For the record: I value my right to vote, I am proud of the people who fought for my right to vote, and all my life I have carefully considered how I use my vote. I will be voting Mick Wallace. It will be a vote for honesty and integrity. Values which are needed today, more than at any other time in the history of our Republic.

I canvas anybody from Wexford reading this thread to give “New Politics” a chance and Vote No 1 - Mick Wallace

Mahatma coat

Wexford NEEDS Someone like mick Wallace

Lets look at his track record

Mick was interested in Building,
so mick created A civil engineering Companty, made Loads of money But maintained a social concience, which Cost him loads of money:(

Mick Was interested in soccer
There was no socccer team in Wexford, so Mick Made one, Got it onto the League of Ireland, and built a sports complex, Which cost Him a load of money:(

Mick is interested in Politics
Mick is running for election
Which WILL Cost mick a Load of money.



So To the Naysayers I Ask

Put YOUR Money where your mouth is, Mick has

Big Vern

oldyouth wrote: »

Heard on the radio tonight that all the Wexford candidates will be in the Courtyard in Ferns some day next week. An ideal opportunity to hear everyone's 'promises'. It would be good to hear what they say to eachother too

Anymore info on this???

Deniskane

"Vote for Mick? Not a chance. I'll be encouraging my colleagues, family and friends to remind everyone that this late runner is just that, and they'll be wasting a vote. I hope a good candidate doesn't lose out on a seat over this."

You've obviously got an agenda 'Funkyflea' as bit extreme going to lengths of encouraging people not to vote for him.
There are blatantly people on here involved in Mick's campaign or just die hard supporters, so hard to get objective view, but hard to fathom how 'Funkyflea' thinks a ‘good’ candidate will lose out!

'Old Youth', because you're a Youths' fan doesn't necessarily mean you should vote for Mick, but to slating his campaign as rushed and the url details not being correct - which they are in fact as it links to .ie - is an example of this country's problem – ‘talkers’, begrudgers and negativity. His team have had less than three weeks to get an election campaign together and in fairness, they've done a fairly decent job. I would love to see you, or the vast majority of people get half the campaign together that he has.

Mick wouldn't have had a chance a few years ago but a lot of people are waking up to the fact that the country and its politicians are a complete sham. A change is needed and Mick will give this if nothing else...

fifth

Wexford1798 wrote: »

These things happen. FG paid hundreds of thousands of Euro for their website yet it stored member data in an unsecured fashion. Fair dews to Mick for getting such a good website up and running so quickly.

Where did you get the figure for 'hundreds of thousands of Euro'?

Wexford1798 wrote: »

I detect a bit of resentment from your condescending remarks "unprofessional and rushed, like his entire 'campaign'

He has garnered a lot of support online, in a very short space of time, which is impressive, however, I'm very skeptical of someone entering so late in the game. This talk of all his debt, his developer background and some of the comments he made on Vincent Browne (not to mention the waffle and difficulty in answering questions) all contribute to my personal skeptical sentiment towards him. To be honest, he came across a bit nuts and that's not something I want to see in a TD.

Wexford1798 wrote: »

Mick Wallace will make no empty promises but he does promise to bring an honest approach in working to change the way we are governed. A flavour of his political beliefs and ideologies can be found by simply doing a "Google" search for Mick Wallace.

From what I've seen so far, he's very anti-American. I don't share his beliefs in this regard. Other than that, I'm not really convinced his beliefs are going to be beneficial or even a necessary addition to the next Dáil. There's huge pressure on all the political parties right now to reform politics, it would be political suicide if a party didn't follow up on them now. Irish people are following politics now more than they ever have before.

Wexford1798 wrote: »

The various magazine and newspaper articles present a man who is passionately interested in the welfare of others and who has never been afraid to articulate his views on Irish or International politics. For me, it's his humanity that impresses most. People are his thing, and he does his best by them. On another level, Wallace is an entrepreneur and businessman who can offer solutions to the employment crisis. Wallace believes people should better their lives by hard work (his company logo is: “life’s short, work hard, play hard”) But he believes in a fair society where the fortunate should help the less fortunate. The hard left want to drag everyone down to the same level with high taxes, Wallace wants to drag everyone up to the same level by having an inclusive society of equal opportunity where we maximise the potential of all our citizens

I don't know the man like some people on this thread do. I know he built a soccer pitch and sometimes worked on the building sites with his staff, but I'm not aware, or particularly interested to know about these things, or other things that he's done in the same vein as this. I'm not really impressed, but I am open to hearing about more relevant things that he has done for communities if you can elaborate.

I worry that the left - as much as they don't like to admit - are edging ever closer to communism now since the financial crisis hit. I think it's going to be business that gets us out of this recession, not socialism or the fortunate helping the unfortunate in the way that those on the left would like.

Wexford1798 wrote: »

I am insulted by your assertion that my vote for Mick Wallace will be a ‘wasted’ vote. The insinuation is that my vote counts for less than your vote. I believe that all votes are equal and I would never discard someone else’s opinion in such a fashion.

For the record: I value my right to vote, I am proud of the people who fought for my right to vote, and all my life I have carefully considered how I use my vote. I will be voting Mick Wallace. It will be a vote for honesty and integrity. Values which are needed today, more than at any other time in the history of our Republic.

What has 'the people who fought for my right to vote' got to do with this. I merely stated my opinion, I didn't say you shouldn't vote. I agree that honesty and integrity are needed today, but I'm not entirely convinced that Mick is all that. I appreciate that what I am about to say may be a little unfair, but I know someone who knows Mick quite well (or used to) and this is someone who isn't entirely pleased with his decision to run in this election, under the guise of the 'honest, hard working, ordinary man', for a number of reasons. I know this person well, and I've not known them to make up things about people for no reason, what I've heard about Mick would not make me feel confident of his abilities to represent Wexford and this, coupled with the solid policies of Fine Gael, have made me select my voting choices very carefully also.

Deniskane wrote: »

"Vote for Mick? Not a chance. I'll be encouraging my colleagues, family and friends to remind everyone that this late runner is just that, and they'll be wasting a vote. I hope a good candidate doesn't lose out on a seat over this."

You've obviously got an agenda 'Funkyflea' as bit extreme going to lengths of encouraging people not to vote for him.
There are blatantly people on here involved in Mick's campaign or just die hard supporters, so hard to get objective view, but hard to fathom how 'Funkyflea' thinks a ‘good’ candidate will lose out!

'Old Youth', because you're a Youths' fan doesn't necessarily mean you should vote for Mick, but to slating his campaign as rushed and the url details not being correct - which they are in fact as it links to .ie - is an example of this country's problem – ‘talkers’, begrudgers and negativity. His team have had less than three weeks to get an election campaign together and in fairness, they've done a fairly decent job. I would love to see you, or the vast majority of people get half the campaign together that he has.

Mick wouldn't have had a chance a few years ago but a lot of people are waking up to the fact that the country and its politicians are a complete sham. A change is needed and Mick will give this if nothing else...

I can tell I am up against it here against, as you say, the die hard Mick supporters. I will say one thing on the 'youths' issue - it shouldn't have any bearing on his campaign, it's a sport, and right now doesn't mean a whole lot in the grand scheme of things.

The issue I mentioned about his website - they weren't .ie domains, it was a free wordpress theme which included links to gambling and other undesirable websites which really shows it was a rush job and while I appreciate him doing it for free - you have to agree this campaign is a last minute affair and there's really no meat on the policy bones right now. This is a bit of a slap in the face to the voters who are expected to vote for someone based on who he is alone, without being able to hold him account for anything once he gets into the Dail because he never expressed any interest in anything other than vague promises to reform the Dail.

Anyway, good luck to him, I'm sure he won't need it anyway so don't worry!

Mahatma coat

OK How many of the Vague promises made by thew other parties were carried out since the last election?

that seems to be Micks point on the whole thing, He's not making empty promises, and BTW you can have a more indepth look at where e stands on a lot of issues by checkin out the QA Section on his website.

I see you Tout the FG Manifesto as being Solid promises, did you see their projected dates for Reform????????

What do they p[lan on doingf for the next 3 years,
I'll tell ya, Sittin on their holes waitin for people to forget about the lies they told so that they can get on with running another campaign based on lies to further their ridiculous State Pensions, thats what.

oldyouth

funkyflea wrote: »

I can tell I am up against it here against, as you say, the die hard Mick supporters. I will say one thing on the 'youths' issue - it shouldn't have any bearing on his campaign, it's a sport, and right now doesn't mean a whole lot in the grand scheme of things.

But his involvement is a measure of the man who, when times were good, poured his money in to a facility that will benefit the football community for generations to come. It will never (nor was it supposed to) make him any money. His reward is to facilitate young men in Wexford fulfill their potential. That surely is proper public service

Mahatma coat

Yes Oldyouth, I'm an aul hurler meself, never any time for the foreign game, But I can see, acknowledge and Respect Hairy Micks contribution to Wexford on that front.

effemall

Just curious but any of you close to Mick Wallace know why he drives a left hand drive jeep (hes not eastern european is he?)

Dilbert75

effemall wrote: »

Just curious but any of you close to Mick Wallace know why he drives a left hand drive jeep (hes not eastern european is he?)

Was it his name or his accent that gave it away???:D
At least we're concentrating on the REAL election issues in this discussion...:p:rolleyes:

Murtinho

Dilbert75 wrote: »

ncentrating on the REAL election issues in this discussion...:p:rolleyes: