Simon Harris gone missing!!!!

vinpaul

After a very high profile during initial talks on the formation of a Government, Simon has disappeared off the radar. Has a muzzle been put on him or does anybody know how such a ready talker has been silenced.

pixbyjohn

He is in deep negotiations regarding the formation of the next government

Blandpebbles

He is probably busy having more pictures of himself standing in front of new building sites in Greystones and 'Calling for' things to happen...

Bur seriously, was he visible before this?

Imhof Tank

Blandpebbles wrote: »

He is probably busy having more pictures of himself standing in front of new building sites in Greystones and 'Calling for' things to happen...

Bur seriously, was he visible before this?

His mentor is Frances Fitzgerald so you can be sure he has been by her side throughout the negotiations.

Don't know what you mean by the visible remark. He is a junior minister and of all the FG'ers he would easily be in the top 5 most regularly in the media eye.

WinnyThePoo

He was at the mental health talk in the dail a couple of days ago. Like god just because you can't see him it doesn't mean he's not there.

eleMental

he must have someone in his office checking up on boards - an update email from Simon Harris just arrived into my inbox entitled "April Update & seeking your input for the new Dáil term"

micandre

See here:
http://www.simonharris.ie/#!latest-news/czm7

Alan_P

Apart from a relentless,incontinent, incoherent desire to denigrate and denounce democratically elected politicians, can anyone explain what this thread is about ?

pixbyjohn

Alan_P wrote: »

Apart from a relentless,incontinent, incoherent desire to denigrate and denounce democratically elected politicians, can anyone explain what this thread is about ?

Are you sure you are commenting on this thread?

Blandpebbles

pixbyjohn wrote: »

Are you sure you are commenting on this thread?

I meant visible as he in Greystones doing all these things he promised he would do... Still. Pot holes on the roads.

Alan P drank the kool aid clearly

d2ww

Blandpebbles wrote: »

I meant visible as he in Greystones doing all these things he promised he would do... Still. Pot holes on the roads.

Alan P drank the kool aid clearly

Didn't realize he was a county councilor.

Blandpebbles

d2ww wrote: »

Didn't realize he was a county councilor.

Jesus, literal much?

The man sent his dad around to people's doorsteps talking about all the great things Simon would continue to do for Greystones if elected, that was last election. Zero done just like every politician. Clearly people are disappointed with Simon based on his 3rd place this time.

Let's hope the slide continues for next election in a few months.

But then again people seem blind to BS in voting for Stephen Donnelly too. Zero done in first election, jumped ship to a party when worried about position. Zero possibility of any influence in next government. Wasted votes.

I have no allegiance to a party but find it so frustrating to see people defend politicians who have done nothing but send a brochure of him calling for something or sending a letter to the guy who sits in the office next to him.

Always be an issue when we vote for people who have no business acumen, experience, training or capacity to manage a country.

Charlie-Bravo

Blandpebbles wrote: »

Jesus, literal much?

But then again people seem blind to BS in voting for Stephen Donnelly too. Zero done in first election, jumped ship to a party when worried about position. Zero possibility of any influence in next government. Wasted votes.

Total nonsense - You haven't really been listening to him telling it as it is in the Dáil. He's a refreshing 'new blood' politician. Delighted that we have an easy No. 1 choice in Wicklow with Donnelly.

He didn't jump ship, he co-formed a brand new party with very similarly-angled or like-minded politicians.

Blandpebbles wrote: »

I have no allegiance to a party but find it so frustrating to see people defend politicians who have done nothing but send a brochure of him calling for something or sending a letter to the guy who sits in the office next to him.

Always be an issue when we vote for people who have no business acumen, experience, training or capacity to manage a country.

He also comes from a relative business background having the acumen to represent us very well compared to many others who have have no relative industry experience.

I've made the mistake of writing in this go-nowhere thread.

BoJack Horseman

astrofluff wrote: »

Total nonsense - You haven't really been listening to him telling it as it is in the Dáil. He's a refreshing 'new blood' politician.

Indeed.... we remember in 2011 he told us that the USC was bizarre & regressive.....and he kept to his guns for years, including demanding and welcoming the cut in USC only last October.

But 3 months later he has his damascene conversion & suddenly believes it's the best thing since sliced bread.

He's no better than the rest.
He'll say what he's told to or what he thinks his audience wants to hear.

Shazerina

Blandpebbles wrote: »

Always be an issue when we vote for people who have no business acumen, experience, training or capacity to manage a country.

can you give an example of someone...anyone who has what you feel it takes? Either in politics or not?

mansize

He'll be a minister

Annasopra

He's the new Minister for health

FirstIn

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

He's the new Minister for health

Wow. Well done to him.

We may have to put up with the bad roads for a while longer !

LEIN

That's a poison chalice, not a fan but I wish him well.

hairyslug

Does enda feel threatened by him giving him a position that he will only get grief over.

artvandelay48

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

He's the new Minister for health

God help us

pixbyjohn

mansize wrote: »

He'll be a minister

Well forecast

mansize

pixbyjohn wrote: »

Well forecast

Wasn't that difficult- didn't see health though

FirstIn

I hope it doesn't turn out to be a hospital pass. It's a dificult position.

If he can sort out health he can sort out anything. Wishing him the best.

vicwatson

A child to do a grown ups job. I despair. This guy is useless and will sort nothing. More of the same I'm afraid

MyPerfectCousin

vicwatson wrote: »

A child to do a grown ups job. I despair. This guy is useless and will sort nothing. More of the same I'm afraid

Shows the level of contempt the leaders have for the voters. Guy never held a job let alone ran an organisation and now he's the boss at the country's largest employer.

mansize

Would people give the guy a chance at least!

Annasopra

It really pisses me off that there is so much dismissive ageism against him. He is a competent politician and this stuff anout him being an incompetent child is nonsense.

Charlie-Bravo

On balance, he is a career politician. He hasn't any meaningful experience in the big bad world of private business (or none that I know of) to draw on. I am getting the feeling that this government will be short lived, but if Simon can keep his head above water long enough as Health Minister, then it'll show him in good light for his next step (Europe).

Annasopra

astrofluff wrote: »

On balance, he is a career politician. He hasn't any meaningful experience in the big bad world of private business (or none that I know of) to draw on. I am getting the feeling that this government will be short lived, but if Simon can keep his head above water long enough as Health Minister, then it'll show him in good light for his next step (Europe).

Why do you need private business experience to be a politician?

flutered

eleMental wrote: »

he must have someone in his office checking up on boards - an update email from Simon Harris just arrived into my inbox entitled "April Update & seeking your input for the new Dáil term"

the trousering party has admitted that the have a staff of 32 socks involved in social media, so one can assume that each media outlet is under observation