The Donald is perhaps definitely kinda NOT coming to Ireland

bodice ripper

bodice ripper wrote: »

I will happily take time off to protest that jackass.

Protest against HIM? Usually protest against ideas, actions or policies. Not the very existence of people.

I don't like Merkels actions on the migrant crisis but I wouldn't protest against her right to visit this country

Oops69

Bootlegger wrote: »

Why though? You won't achieve anything.

its probably paid leave allowable under some public service agreement -'protest leave ' agreed in 1968 or sometime.... and tongue in cheek though this is , its probably true as well.

hill16bhoy

So, Ireland gets a visit from a man who shamelessly supports paedophiles, is a shameless sexual predator himself, refuses to apologise for a wider culture of sexual abuse, pushes insane religious nutjobbery, is a misogynist who wants to deny women the right to choose, and presides over massive financial corruption. His predecessor was hugely popular, visited the Phoenix Park and attracted massive crowds on his visit, but that feels a long, long time ago now.

In separate news, the Pope also visited Ireland last week.

Akrasia

Akrasia wrote: »

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I feel America are probably our most important friend/ally/partner diplomatically, economically and militarily.

I think we should always extend a warm welcome for foreign heads of state but even more so for the US president. In the event of e.g. a Russian invasion of Ireland the first place we would look to for support would be the Brits and the Yanks. Indeed the main reason the idea of Russian aggression is so implausible is precisely because they know the Americans would help us out.

I feel we need to be mindful of that every now and again before lecturing them on their affairs from the comfort of our little island on the periphery of Europe.

Why the fu.ck would Russia invade Ireland.

Crazy hypothetical example. The point is we are economically, culturally and diplomatically tied to the US and we are in no position to be lecturing them and lording it over them in some moral high ground. I also don't know what policies Trump has initiated that have got people into such a tizzy.

Autochange

[Deleted User] wrote: »

You are missing the point. It was hypothetical. But to answer hypothetically let's say they wanted a port in the Atlantic.

They would have the entirety of Europe between their port in the Atlantic and their homeland. Cut off. It would be the worst place to have a base

Whiplash85

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I feel America are probably our most important friend/ally/partner diplomatically, economically and militarily.

I think we should always extend a warm welcome for foreign heads of state but even more so for the US president. In the event of e.g. a Russian invasion of Ireland the first place we would look to for support would be the Brits and the Yanks. Indeed the main reason the idea of Russian aggression is so implausible is precisely because they know the Americans would help us out.

I feel we need to be mindful of that every now and again before lecturing them on their affairs from the comfort of our little island on the periphery of Europe.

Can you give me the number of your drug dealer

Whiplash85

Whiplash85 wrote: »

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I feel America are probably our most important friend/ally/partner diplomatically, economically and militarily.

I think we should always extend a warm welcome for foreign heads of state but even more so for the US president. In the event of e.g. a Russian invasion of Ireland the first place we would look to for support would be the Brits and the Yanks. Indeed the main reason the idea of Russian aggression is so implausible is precisely because they know the Americans would help us out.

I feel we need to be mindful of that every now and again before lecturing them on their affairs from the comfort of our little island on the periphery of Europe.

Can you give me the number of your drug dealer

Yeah it is 1800-TRUMP-RULES

dasdog

The passionate people demonstrating, the spastics wearing MAGA hats or the government ministers fawning. Not sure who is going to be the most comical.

Annd9

batgoat wrote: »

You'd have to be a special kind of dense to be still praising Trump at this stage... He's moving beyond Nixon territory in terms of corruption at the moment. He's literally getting in twitter arguments with Bernstein of Woodward and Bernstein... He's made "fake news" into a "deflect attention from negative stories about me".

Agree with all of that , however , galvanising the masses for protests while our own country suffers with massive issues leaves a pretty bitter taste is my mouth Tbh .

News today of our hospitals at breaking point during the quitest part of the year is overshadowed by a buffoon.
If you are more offended by trumps carry on then the fact you can't afford rent in your own city or if you are sick you're destined for a trolley in a corridor , a reality check is needed .

Beechwoodspark

Marian F on RTÉ is not a happy camper about this visit at All

Beechwoodspark

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Marian F on RTÉ is not a happy camper about this visit at All

I bet the Donald is shaking in his boots at that. Would love her to interview him

dasdog

dasdog wrote: »

The passionate people demonstrating, the spastics wearing MAGA hats or the government ministers fawning. Not sure who is going to be the most comical.

Indeed. I think we should extend the same warm welcome we did for US presidents in the past. No need to go too over the top but also no need for protests and lecturing. He is no worse than most other heads of state around the world. Would people be so active if the Saudi royals visited or the Chinese heads of the party?

Wanderer78

Deleted User wrote: »

Indeed. I think we should extend the same warm welcome we did for US presidents in the past. No need to go too over the top but also no need for protests and lecturing. He is no worse than most other heads of state around the world. Would people be so active if the Saudi royals visited or the Chinese heads of the party?

history will truly tell us this, but currently, he has a lot of catching up to do

Beechwoodspark

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I bet the Donald is shaking in his boots at that. Would love her to interview him

Can you imagine. He’d brand her fake news finucane

bodice ripper

Oops69 wrote:

its probably paid leave allowable under some public service agreement -'protest leave ' agreed in 1968 or sometime.... and tongue in cheek though this is , its probably true as well.

I am self employed. It will cost me money, but I believe it is a thing worth doing.

Autochange

bodice ripper wrote: »

I am self employed. It will cost me money, but I believe it is a thing worth doing.

Why don't you take a day off and protest your own inadequate government

King George VI

Daddy’s coming to visit

bodice ripper

Autochange wrote:

Why don't you take a day off and protest your own inadequate government

I am.

Kivaro

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Can you imagine. He’d brand her fake news finucane

It would be apt in this case ............... especially after her "interview" (fawning) of the scammer Margaret Cash.

alan partridge aha

I think I'll book a day off from work to go see this legend of a man.

Mr. CooL ICE

nthclare wrote: »

cucks snowflakes and feminists

nthclare wrote: »

The snowflakes are ramping up the cuck and feminism approach.

...

cucks or feminists

nthclare wrote: »

cucks and feminists

nthclare wrote: »

pussies and feminism

nthclare wrote: »

Try telling that to the lefties though.

The cucks, and femminazis

Mod: Something tells me you've no intention in having anything resembling a civil discussion.

Don't post in this thread again

humberklog

Kivaro wrote: »

It would be apt in this case ............... especially after her "interview" (fawning) of the scammer Margaret Cash.

Or Pat Hickey's family solicitor's interview a few years ago, there's been plenty of examples of T. Prone's stooges getting free rides on RTE.



As for Trump coming to Ireland? I'd consider the Irish waving US flags and wearing MAGA hats as backward idiots that don't realise he's doing more harm than good to right wing ideals- all the while Trump is p1ssing into their wellies and laughing in their faces.

dav3

Deleted User wrote: »

Indeed. I think we should extend the same warm welcome we did for US presidents in the past. No need to go too over the top but also no need for protests and lecturing. He is no worse than most other heads of state around the world. Would people be so active if the Saudi royals visited or the Chinese heads of the party?

Ah now, if you know your Irish history, you'll know a few turned out to protest Reagan.

Can we beat those numbers?

SEPT 23 1989

alan partridge aha wrote: »

I think I'll book a day off from work to go see this legend of a man.

I'm sure there will be plenty more visits in the next 7 years

smokingman

What's the chances the ira will try a populist assassination attempt?
Would raise support for the shinners methinks

nthclare

relax carry on wrote: »

You seem a little obsessed with those terms. I'm curious as to what happened to you to make you this way? Are you waiting at the keyboard, tissues ready, for a reaction?

I'm curious as to why you're curious about my opinion.
I think the tissue s belong to you...
Those terms are what goes against the cohesion of society.

Are you a cuck or femminist ?

I'm intrigued by their obsession with the alpha male and their warped version of perception....

Kivaro

I am delighted that President Trump is visiting Ireland.
It is worth it alone just to see the liberal/Mary Lou/feminist heads exploding with rage at his arrival.

Comedic Gold it will be.

nthclare

Dole Scrounging Vegan Crossfitter wrote: »

Mod: Something tells me you've no intention in having anything resembling a civil discussion.

Don't post in this thread again

Another vegan/femminazi....

I've just posted in this thread....
Send me a pm maybe a bit of decorum will be more acceptable....

Have I offended a few snow flakes ???

Mod: Banned

nthclare

Kivaro wrote: »

I am delighted that President Trump is visiting Ireland.
It is worth it alone just to see the liberal/Mary Lou/feminist heads exploding with rage at his arrival.

Comedic Gold it will be.

I think I know the type lol

Sleeper12

I'd imagine the turnout for trump will make the pope's visit look better.

It will be interesting to see who gets the most protesters, Trumpet or El Papa

Lusocu

nthclare wrote: »

Another vegan/femminazi....

I've just posted in this thread....
Send me a pm maybe a bit of decorum will be more acceptable....

Have I offended a few snow flakes ???

Mod: Banned

You're a victim of double standards nthclare. If you were persistently posting insults against right wing stereotypes and Trump you wouldn't have been banned.

JohnMc1

opsi84q52rhtky wrote: »

Trump says America first. When will one of our leaders say the same about Ireland?

Kevin Sharkey claimed to want to be Ireland's Donald Trump by putting Irish first. The other day in Kilkenny County Council he flip flopped by supporting mass immigration [the very thing he was running against]

Taytoland

verycool wrote: »

C*nt is not welcome. :mad:

He is here in God's country.

Wanderer78

Bootlegger wrote: »

Worth doing why? Sorry for hounding you on this but I'm trying to understand the activist mentality. You won't achieve anything. He won't stop being president.

I think Angela Merkel is an evil bitch but I wouldn't protest if she came to visit.

never underestimate the power of peaceful protest, its a very important part of helping to create a democracy

Franz Von Peppercorn

Wanderer78 wrote: »

never underestimate the power of peaceful protest, its a very important part of helping to create a democracy

Achieves nothing.

bodice ripper

Bootlegger wrote:

Worth doing why? Sorry for hounding you on this but I'm trying to understand the activist mentality. You won't achieve anything. He won't stop being president.

Because the man is a very public scumbag.

And you know the way there are always loads of posts demanding that right thinking Muslims come out and condemn the actions of extremists? I am a reasonable American.

Wanderer78

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

Achieves nothing.

disagree of course, its a powerful signaler, to let those in power know of peoples distrust and dislike, always good to exercise it whenever possible, peacefully of course

Hitman3000

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote:

Achieves nothing.

Worked here a few years ago regarding the water charges.

billyhead

I doubt he will visit Dublin anyway. He will fly into Shannon on his return trip from France, visit Doonbeg, meet Leo and then feck off back to the States after a one night stay imo

WinnyThePoo

I think he might in a lot of trouble by then and the trip will be cancelled.

JohnMc1

humberklog wrote: »

As for Trump coming to Ireland? I'd consider the Irish waving US flags and wearing MAGA hats as backward idiots that don't realise he's doing more harm than good to right wing ideals- all the while Trump is p1ssing into their wellies and laughing in their faces.

How? He's more a John F Kennedy Democrat [who would be a Republican by today's standards of Democrats] His policies haven't been that extreme. The economy is doing well. Unemployment is doing to historic lows. The only one who thinks he's destroying the place are the Kool-Aid drinkers.

Cork Boy 53

Wanderer78 wrote: »

If you think trump is there to help the people of America, and is rocking the boat of the establishment, you ve been conned. He ll be disposed of when those truly in power have done their deeds, he's a powerless fool

Who exactly would these "people that are truly in power" be?

The_Kew_Tour

It's Fascists v Fascists in a Fine Gael v Republican shootout.

Hopefully they all get destroyed.

Wanderer78

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

Who exactly would these "people that are truly in power" be?

this is a difficult question, as sometimes its more a what than a who, but there are dangerous elements within american politics that have far more power than the president.

Aska

Donald won't give a rats ass what anyone here thinks of him and rightly so, it's a shame we don't put as much effort into telling our own politicans what we think of them when the times come around for the decisions they have made that directly affect us each and every day.

The one thing I am really embarrassed about is the likes of Eamonn Ryan etc. saying if the visit is not cancelled then we should demonstrate, why? He's invested in doonbeg, provided jobs, and by lord with a few pen strokes he can hit our economy very hard if he was inclined to what with the US multinationals and all.

Odhinn

WinnyThePoo wrote: »

I think he might in a lot of trouble by then and the trip will be cancelled.

Is anyone doing a special intentions rosary on the subject?

Cork Boy 53

WinnyThePoo wrote: »

I think he might in a lot of trouble by then and the trip will be cancelled.

We have been hearing this same old line ever since he was elected or even before it and nothing has come of it. Why should things change between now and November? The Donald will definitely be coming.

JohnMc1

Aska wrote: »

Donald won't give a rats ass what anyone here thinks of him and rightly so, it's a shame we don't put as much effort into telling our own politicans what we think of them when the times come around for the decisions they have made that directly affect us each and every day.

The one thing I am really embarrassed about is the likes of Eamonn Ryan etc. saying if the visit is not cancelled then we should demonstrate, why? He's invested in doonbeg, provided jobs, and by lord with a few pen strokes he can hit our economy very hard if he was inclined to what with the US multinationals and all.

If RTE scrutinized the Irish Govt as much as they do Trump [and they even jumped on the 2 scoops of ice cream should be an impeachable offense garbage] then Ireland wouldn't be in the state its in.

Kermit.de.frog

I do wonder if Putin announced a visit would there be similar faux outrage?

bazz26

Trump is a textbook narcissist. He craves attention, controversy and outrage whether it be positive or negative. The best way to deal with his visit here is to go about your business as normal and ignore he is here at all.