Micheál Martin & his Late Late (Electioneering) Thread Sept 21

Ally Dick

Ten Pin wrote: »

Vincent Browne has faults but he'd be savaging Michael here like a Rottweiler instead of the poodle style job that Tubs is at

Sure isn't Turdbridy a Warrior of Destiny himself. The Andrews are his cousins.

vladmydad

Skid X wrote: »

vladmydad wrote: »

So now he’s an abortion hero because he flip flopped and went with the populist way. #nointegrity

I think in general we are too quick to criticise people who change their opinion. Its better than sticking with your first declared position because you don't want to say you have listened to evidence and alternative positions and made an informed decision to change.

I don't think it was a populist move, he could have lost a lot of support over that.

He did lose support for it , FF are down 11 points.

Henryhill2

Ally Dick wrote: »

I have to give him that one alright. That was a good move. He was probably the last decent Health minister

Didn't he pawn every problem in the health service off to reports and external consultants if memory serves?

Defaulter1831

seamie78 wrote: »

This is clearly In preparation for an election, surely rte have a duty to provide balance and all the party leaders should be invited on

Leo is able to hold his own on the PR score! If he wants to be on the LLS he will.

Atlantic Dawn

Is Miami not a glorified kip full of car jackings and shootings?

Ally Dick

Irish people are thick enough to vote them in again. I suppose it's inevitable really. FG are too Thatcherite, and the Shinners are too left wing

Aidric

That last answer was the final nail. He's as delusional as Jeremy Corbyn.

Always number 1

seamie78 wrote: »

This is clearly In preparation for an election, surely rte have a duty to provide balance and all the party leaders should be invited on

Tubbs stated before the interview that they'd all be on at some stage before the end of the season

Defaulter1831

Was it Churchill who said democracy was a terrible way of governing but the best we had?!

That sums up politics but thankfully we have the chance to choose.

darlett

Defaulter1831 wrote: »

Their core support base. They've gone all trendy with Leo catching the younger floating vote. I personally loathe them. In rural Ireland they are supported by people with a lot of land, who still look down on the ordinary worker, small farmer.

The very people who prospered around 1845-52, while their neighbours starved or emigrated. Sucks to the crown.

So Fine Gael are/or are supported by the very people who prospered during the famine? Thats your big claim? That though they didnt exist until generations later, they are somehow connected.
Politics really brings out the hyperbolics.

Ally Dick

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Is Miami not a glorified kip full of car jackings and shootings?

GoneHome

Skid X wrote: »

I don't think it was a populist move, he could have lost a lot of support over that.

It certainly changed my view of him in a positive way, fair play to him, it was a big risk for him to take when at that stage the majority of his TDs were anti-Repeal

Skid X

Kodaline is an odd name for a band, it sounds like a liquid junior disprin product.

Although, to be fair, that's what most of their music sounds like.

Say Your Number

Sounds like Take Take, thought Kodaline were supposed to be more dreary and depressing than this.

Also when did Mike Denver take over as their singer.

Welsh Megaman

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Is Miami not a glorified kip full of car jackings and shootings?

Will Smith lied to me.

Atlantic Dawn

I always wanted a big feck off keyboard for the living room to play a few tunes.

LoughNeagh2017

I vote for no political parties as I am a bitter Northman though I sometimes vote for Sinn Fein depending how Arlene Foster is behaving herself, one sure way to get a lazy Ulsterman off his sofa is a snide remark from Arlene Foster.

EPAndlee

This song is definitely a rip off of another song

Defaulter1831

Ally Dick wrote: »

Irish people are thick enough to vote them in again. I suppose it's inevitable really. FG are too Thatcherite, and the Shinners are too left wing

That's it. Wonder why FG have the 11% lead in the polls when health and housing are such issues.. Surely the referendum result hardly had such an impact. Are they younger voters, will they come out to vote in an election..

Welsh Megaman

You could eat your ice-cream to this.


Personally, I don't like ice-cream.

Laois_Man

Ally Dick wrote: »

Irish people are thick enough to vote them in again. I suppose it's inevitable really. FG are too Thatcherite, and the Shinners are too left wing

Hopefully not til every single member of Beetie’s cabinet is gone!

Ol' Donie

Skid X wrote: »

Kodaline is an odd name for a band, it sounds like a liquid junior disprin product.

Although, to be fair, that's what most of their music sounds like.

Ha, that's gas, I was just thinking it sounds like a non prescription medicine of some sort.

vladmydad

Ally Dick wrote: »

Irish people are thick enough to vote them in again. I suppose it's inevitable really. FG are too Thatcherite, and the Shinners are too left wing

If they were Thatcherite, I’d vote for them.
Am I speaking to myself here, for the last time. There are no right wing or even center right political parties in Ireland. All are big government, high tax, over regulating Europhiles. They are all LEFTY’S

Atlantic Dawn

I don't think she's missed many breakfasts to be fair.

EPAndlee

When did Irish bands get so drap and depressing

Too Tough To Die

EPAndlee wrote: »

This song is definitely a rip off of another song

Sounds a bit like Sunshine Reggae

Skid X

Defaulter1831 wrote: »

That's it. Wonder why FG have the 11% lead in the polls when health and housing are such issues.. Surely the referendum result hardly had such an impact. Are they younger voters, will they come out to vote in an election..

If an election was called the gap would close quickly, very few people vote in a General Election to thank or kick a politician for what they did in a referendum.

Labour got the same sex marriage referendum on the agenda and lost almost all of their seats next time out.

Ol' Donie

So, Aisling is just an annoying person, is that it?

Defaulter1831

darlett wrote: »

So Fine Gael are/or are supported by the very people who prospered during the famine? Thats your big claim? That though they didnt exist until generations later, they are somehow connected.
Politics really brings out the hyperbolics.

No, if you have any knowledge of rural Ireland you'll know the 'county colours' brigade have voted Cumann na nGaedhael, FG, since the state was founded. It's a status thing, pre recession etc they wouldn't touch FF with a barge pole. And yes they are descendants of large farmers, acreage that is!

Welsh Megaman

Sarah looks a bit like Jacqui Abbott, formerly of The Beautiful South, no?

bottlebrush

no. . . I still don't fit that description

I'm no Aisling

vladmydad

Defaulter1831 wrote: »

Ally Dick wrote: »

Irish people are thick enough to vote them in again. I suppose it's inevitable really. FG are too Thatcherite, and the Shinners are too left wing

That's it. Wonder why FG have the 11% lead in the polls when health and housing are such issues.. Surely the referendum result hardly had such an impact. Are they younger voters, will they come out to vote in an election..

I know many who will never vote for them again. Lying is expected from politicians but lying over what some consider life and death issues, can’t be forgiven.

EPAndlee

What is this supposed to be?

Rock Lesnar

Hello everybody, just tuning in, what have i missed, not much by the sound of this current interview.

Balmed Out

Is saying 'out out' not be very common?

Icsics

How in the name of God did they get another book out of this ****e!!

Skid X

Out Out and Immersion gags ...

Micky Flanagan and Des Bishop will be turning in their graves.

bbbbb

That kodaline performance was clearly prerecorded in an empty studio

Defaulter1831

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Ha, that's gas, I was just thinking it sounds like a non prescription medicine of some sort.

I always think of Solpadeine!

nails1

These two are a copy off stefanie preissner

bottlebrush

Icsics wrote: »

How in the name of God did they get another book out of this ****e!!

You mean there was one before this?

Lisha

bbbbb wrote: »

That kodaline performance was clearly prerecorded in an empty studio

It was totally soulless

DJIMI TRARORE

WTF are these 2 withering on about,5mins in and nothing says that's,makes sense,is funny or important

lubie76

What’s going on here? Are they talking about themselves in the third person, weird!!

Beechwoodspark

Godamnnit this is absolute rubbish

bottlebrush

vacuous drivel

FrancieBrady

If ever the phrase 'would you buy a used car of this man' applied to an Irish politician then Michael is the man.

EPAndlee

Is this a real person?

Atlantic Dawn

SSIA's, I had one of them, delish return and I think I blew it towards the price of a car.

Beechwoodspark

Emer is an absolute gob****e