The AH Euro Election thread

Red Pepper

tayto lover wrote: »

If this FG/Labour Government are doing so well how come they are afraid to canvass the people? Why are they not out there explaining all their good work to the people at the doors?

None of them came to my door in Dundalk as yet.
I can only put it down to fear.

Dundalk...is there any point canvassing up there, shure ye are all Shinners!

Birroc

Watching the debate, I love it when SF try to convince everyone that they know how to balance the books without anyone losing out!

tayto lover

Red Pepper wrote: »

Dundalk...is there any point canvassing up there, shure ye are all Shinners!

El Paso to you sir

Lone Stone

Literally only one person knocked in to my house and was going around my estate and it was a guy from people against austerity haven't seen a single other person knocking around, but plenty of leaflets in the door. Most people i have talked to are voting SF even my mother and her friend who were always labour voters. il probaly go independent or vote for the guy who i was chatting to at the door, he seemed to have some passion, which you never seen in ff, fg or labour !

tayto lover

Birroc wrote: »

Watching the debate, I love it when SF try to convince everyone that they know how to balance the books without anyone losing out!

Are our books not being balanced from Europe?

Red Pepper

Lone Stone wrote: »

il probaly go independent or vote for the guy who i was chatting to at the door, he seemed to have some passion, which you never seen in ff, fg or labour !

Had he a name? You sure he is a candidate?

fullaljackeen

Birroc wrote: »

Watching the debate, I love it when SF try to convince everyone that they know how to balance the books without anyone losing out!

Brown paper bags balance against €100m bungs for your mates?

Galway tent balanced against the law society bulding?

The lack of a police force balanced by a lack of health care?

The mass emigration balanced by the influx of cheap labour?

Which of those books are the main parties balancing?

The Backwards Man

keith16 wrote: »

please don't give that hypocrite your vote

I'm not happy about it either Keith, but she's the least worst candidate and I'm fcuking sure I'm not spoiling my vote.

Conmaicne Mara

1. Harkin, 2. Ming

Nothing for the rest I reckon.

RTE getting a bit of a slating on their own debate show. Good enough for em too.

SafeSurfer

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Why are forums like this always populated with shinners? Any time there is a poll they need to justify their existence by flocking to it to vote for themselves.

Independents are out in front at 35%. Not everyone that disagrees with your views is a raving shiner. The change that is sweeping through this country is really rattling some cages.

sdanseo

I'd rather vote for Mickey Mouse than the lefties of PBP / assorted socialists. They will never, ever see a vote from me. They're militant, anti-establishment muppets and while they have some genuine gripes, their feeble attempts to protest do nothing but disrupt everyone else.

Nothing wrong with organising a demonstration to bring about some awareness but to be walking up to the Taoiseach waving a placard like a lunatic, or lying down in front of trucks and that sort of thing that these eejits get up to is just a measure of how much of a giant twat you are.

Lone Stone

Red Pepper wrote: »

Had he a name? You sure he is a candidate?

Yea he's face is on the poster thingies around d5, lyons i believe it was.

SafeSurfer

sdeire wrote: »

I'd rather vote for Mickey Mouse than the lefties of PBP / assorted socialists. They will never, ever see a vote from me. They're militant, anti-establishment hippies

Militant hippies. Now there's an image.

Conchir

This will be my first time voting and I haven't a clue. There's hardly a single candidate I'd be prepared to give my vote to. However there are so many candidates I definitely do not want getting elected I feel I'll have to vote for the candidate I dislike the least.

sdanseo

SafeSurfer wrote: »

Militant hippies. Now there's an image.

A faux pas, brainfart. Duly edited.

First Up

tayto lover wrote: »

Are our books not being balanced from Europe?

A question that demonstrates why there should be an IQ test before people get their voting cards.

First Up

Red Pepper wrote: »

Never ever ever underestimate the SF electioneering machine. They are unreal. They will try every trick in the book and their supporters are fanatic.

Exactly.

Banjo String

First Up wrote: »

A question that demonstrates why there should be an IQ test before people get their voting cards.

You've resorted to insults now on no less than 3 occasions simply because a poster has a different political outlook than you, or have been critical of the status quo.

The fact is that there are many, many disillusioned people out there who do not think the Govt are doing as good a job as you think they are.

That does not make them 'stupid' or to have a lower IQ score than you.

Pat yourself on the back though champ.

Birroc

Conchir wrote: »

This will be my first time voting and I haven't a clue. There's hardly a single candidate I'd be prepared to give my vote to. However there are so many candidates I definitely do not want getting elected I feel I'll have to vote for the candidate I dislike the least.

It is good that you are thinking about who to vote for and doing the homework on the candidates. Many young people do not. It is very easy to get caught up on bandwagons, the current bandwagon being SF if this poll is representative.

First Up

Banjo String wrote: »

You've resorted to insults now on no less than 3 occasions simply because a poster has a different political outlook than you, or have been critical of the status quo.

The fact is that there are many, many disillusioned people out there who do not think the Govt are doing as good a job as you think they are.

That does not make them 'stupid' or to have a lower IQ score than you.

Pat yourself on the back though champ.

And your alternative is?????

DubVelo

How the feck is the FF candidate leading the polls in the South!? I mean for fecks sake... FF!?

Fred Swanson

This post has been deleted.

Legs.Eleven

Not voting in Ireland but will be voting the United Left/Greens here in Spain.

My name is URL

After watching the debate last night I think I'm gonna vote for Matt Carthy. He seemed to be the only competent one there

JuliusCaesar

pajor wrote: »

Pretty good test, no surprises for me though. :pac:

http://www.electio2014.eu/matchyourvote/votingrecords

Excellent site. Gave me pause to think. Strangely, FF came second last and FG last for me.

Either way, neither of them will feature on my voting card. Jobs for the boys, and the craven attitude to austerity have done them in for me, never mind their attitude to women's right to choose. "I don't believe in the suicide card"!!!!


Long ago, I met a politician in a pub. I'd gone in after a Right to Choose demo in the 80s. He was FF and very against abortion. Unless the issue impacted on a member of his family, when he organised for her to go off to England. But allow it here? No way. Hypocrite.

Spring Onion

My name is URL wrote: »

After watching the debate last night I think I'm gonna vote for Matt Carthy. He seemed to be the only competent one there

You sure you didn't make your mind up before the debates?

Below is a quote from you in Politics forum from 2010;

"I've voted for SF candidates in local elections in the past because frankly they were head and shoulders above the rest in terms of sincerity and willingness to listen to constituents."

Banjo String

First Up wrote: »

And your alternative is?????

My alternatives to insults?

What?

My name is URL

Spring Onion wrote: »

You sure you didn't make your mind up before the debates?

Below is a quote from you in Politics forum from 2010;

"I've voted for SF candidates in local elections in the past because frankly they were head and shoulders above the rest in terms of sincerity and willingness to listen to constituents."

Local Elections ≠ European Elections

I'll also be voting for the SF candidate in the local elections because of the same reasons I stated 4 years ago

I hadn't decided who to vote for in the euros until last night tbh.

Spring Onion

My name is URL wrote: »

Local Elections ≠ European Elections

I'll also be voting for the SF candidate in the local elections because of the same reasons I stated 4 years ago

I hadn't decided who to vote for in the euros until last night tbh.

Busted...Did Carthy twist your rubbery little arm then?