So Michael D IS running again!

An Ciarraioch

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Michael D is taking a few punches here.

As is to be expected - if any challenger is to gain traction, it's the only worthwhile strategy.

mgn

AGC wrote: »

This isn’t a debate.

Peter Casey is a disgrace.

Why is Peter Casey a disgrace? He is the only one asking the questions that should be asked.

touts

They are all giving Micky D a kicking. Sean G seems to have done some research. Telling Micky D "you were sitting behind Eamonn Gilmore" in a particular Dail session. Micky D pivots to tax compliance. I've a feeling this could get a but hot soon.

Itssoeasy

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Michael D is taking a few punches here.

Were you expecting him to get through it without taking punches ?

FrancieBrady

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Were you expecting him to get through it without taking punches ?

Nope.

Itssoeasy

touts wrote: »

They are all giving Micky D a kicking. Sean G seems to have done some research. Telling Micky D "you were sitting behind Eamonn Gilmore" in a particular Dail session. Micky D pivots to tax compliance. I've a feeling this could get a but hot soon.

Research ? Watching YouTube(which is where that clip can be found) isn't high level research.

Yer Da sells Avon

mgn wrote: »

Why is Peter Casey a disgrace? He is the only one asking the questions that should be asked.

Gets a bit flustered when he has to answer questions himself though.

touts

I'm beginning to wonder are Peter C and Gavin D there to take down Micky D as part of some sort of tag team with Seanie G. Leanna NR is sniping from the sides but not landing any punches. Is Joan F on the show?

FrancieBrady

Casey having a 'mature recollection' already

AGC

mgn wrote: »

Why is Peter Casey a disgrace? He is the only one asking the questions that should be asked.

Asked time and time again. No respect being shown to the current office holder. Why should the president tell him what he spends his wages on?

Sly comments about suits and his dogs.

All he has is mud slinging he has made no attempt at debate or proposals to what he would do.

Fair play to Sean Gallagher for pulling him up on it just now.

eeepaulo

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Casey having a 'mature recollection' already

He just plugged the kerry company he has a share in

Itssoeasy

Sean Gallagher getting asked about his companies. How many was it said he had ?

Yer Da sells Avon

touts wrote: »

Is Joan F on the show?

Michael D. was very quiet in 2011 debates. She's doing herself no harm by remaining quiet while the 'dragons' make a holy show of themselves.

Hurrache

AGC wrote: »

This isn’t a debate.

Peter Casey is a disgrace.

It's an attempted ambush really by the 'celebrity' trio. None of the pretenders have the temperament for the president.

Smarmy butting in there saying he doesn't think that they should be talking about Freeman's financing. He had no issue when he has his buddies lined up against Higgins.

Adamcp898

Why is Sean being allowed to direct the debate topics so much? This really should be moderated better.

FrancieBrady

Gallagher a bit over anxious to make questions about finances verboten.

touts

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

Michael D. was very quiet in 2011 debates. She's doing herself no harm by remaining quiet while the 'dragons' make a holy show of themselves.

She's weighed in against Sean Gallagher and his finances and now being asked questions on money she got from some business man. Gallagher defends her. He seems to be playing the "good cop" in the Dragons "good cop - bad cop" act. Micky D disappeared for the last 10 minutes. Probably relieved the stopped kicking him.

alaimacerc

touts wrote: »

I'm beginning to wonder are Peter C and Gavin D there to take down Micky D as part of some sort of tag team with Seanie G. Leanna NR is sniping from the sides but not landing any punches.

The sweeper strategy!

More likely they'll all just feel they have to "gang up on the leader". I'm sure if it was even competitive for second place their egos would get the better of them, and they'd be knocking lumps out of each other.

Casey's just thoroughly unlikable and obnoxious. Not even worth his 1%. And I say that with some of the competitors he has for unsuitable candidate status.

Is Joan F on the show?

"We're getting bogged down in the finances of the Dragons," says she, obviously keen to move on to some other waffle, before she got her financal shellacking.

alaimacerc

touts wrote: »

He seems to be playing the "good cop" in the Dragons "good cop - bad cop" act.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly?

Or maybe the Good, the Bad, and the Seems Kinda Off.

FrancieBrady

Joan doesn't know what an article 26 is. Facepalm moment number 1.

Itssoeasy

Gavin Duffy knew well that a dissolution of the dail was a hypothetical question given the current dail. He pretended he didn't know.

thecretinhop

communist rte

touts

Cormac seems to like the "would you dissolve the Dail if it came out of the blue at 2am" question. As if the president wouldn't have some notice that it might happen and Leo would just decide to call an election one night on his way home from Coppers.

alaimacerc

Freeman really floundering on the constitutionality of legislation question. It's sorta one of the fundamentals of the job! If this were actually a job interview, this would be a "thanks, we'll be in touch" moment. Cormac practically had to spoon-feed her an answer at the third go. "Yes, that's exactly what I'd do!"

touts

Well it seems Joan F, Leanna Ni and Gavin Duffy didn't do their homework on the constitutional duties. Sean G seema to know. Someone needs to poke Micky D and make sure he is still alive.

alaimacerc

touts wrote: »

Cormac seems to like the "would you dissolve the Dail if it came out of the blue at 2am" question. As if the president wouldn't have some notice that it might happen and Leo would just decide to call an election one night on his way home from Coppers.

Actual lol at that. Though I can picture it a little too easily. Too much Callan's Kicks.

"I'm totes dissolute in the back of a taxi here. LOL."

touts

Oh wait Micky D is still there. He's in full law lecturer mode now.

thecretinhop

de rte probably fed him questions like there american friends did with their hero hillary

FrancieBrady

I think Cormac is doing a good job here. His questions have rattled and that is a good outcome for a first debate.

alaimacerc

touts wrote: »

Well it seems Joan F, Leanna Ni and Gavin Duffy didn't do their homework on the constitutional duties. Sean G seema to know. Someone needs to poke Micky D and make sure he is still alive.

I thought this was a pretty strong segment for MDH. "Shut a sec while I tell you how it actually works. Nooooobs."

Presenter obviously calling the more obvious spoofers first, so they couldn't just cog the clever kids' homework.