Peter Casey to contest the European elections

SirGerryAdams

Deleted User wrote: »

Are you in orbit? She only entered politics recently.

Exactly. Where was she for the years in between the last contest? What campaigns was she fighting for? What boards did she sit on? What has she done for her community?

I highly doubt she knew what CAP stood for 6 months ago.

blinding

tonycascarino wrote: »

The only swing connected to FG is the one Maria Bailey was on.

And Unsupervised , that went tits up !

dxhound2005

If he gets elected he might have some interesting interaction with SIPO. Tax compliance would be the first item on the agenda.

https://www.sipo.ie/en/

listermint

tayto lover wrote: »

He’s not a politician at all but he got 23% of the vote in the Presidential Election from nowhere just for highlighting the things other politicians are afraid to even mention AND he made a nice wee packet for me in the bookies.

We've been through this before. It's called populism any edgit can do it. Prey on people's fears and insecurities with pretend answers. Not hard

I'd expected people were wise to that even long term posters having a bit more cop on to see through that.

listermint

mgn wrote: »

I don't know any second rate businessmen that are millionaires.
To make a few million you have to know what your at or else win the lotto.
The a closer look at the rest of the candidates and see what the have achieved in their lives.The done sweet F*uk all.

You don't know any second rate businessmen with millions in their pockets.

Ireland is strewn with them


It doesn't meant they have any pull or international clout.


Ballax as I said.

pinkyeye

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

mgn wrote: »

I don't know any second rate businessmen that are millionaires.
To make a few million you have to know what your at or else win the lotto.
The a closer look at the rest of the candidates and see what the have achieved in their lives.The done sweet F*uk all.

I don't for one second believe he's a millionaire. If he is why is he running for every thing he can throw his hat at? It sure as hell isn't a love for Ireland that's driving him.

Also, when asked if he'd give his salary away he said he'd pay for his children's education first. If he's a multi-millionaire surely that's already paid for?? :rolleyes:

NIMAN

SirGerryAdams wrote: »

Hard to believe people ridicule Casey while Maria Walsh is going without any mention at all. Walsh is a worse embarassment, Casey at the very least put money to go for president while Walsh has been AWOL for years and turns up on the eve of the election looking for a big salary because her money has dried up.

**** it, be selfish, vote for Lowry, vote for the Healy Raes, you might get a few roads out of it or something while you're at it.

11/12 years since the crash and these fools still getting voted in.

Sure there's a guy up here in Donegal who is on video accepting bribes, yet he got voted in again.

That's the kind of people who are given the vote ffs.

Same ones will be on next week moaning about other politicians.

Couldn't make it up.

tayto lover

listermint wrote: »

We've been through this before. It's called populism any edgit can do it. Prey on people's fears and insecurities with pretend answers. Not hard

I'd expected people were wise to that even long term posters having a bit more cop on to see through that.

Maybe but I was amazed how Leo never mentioned the reason he got 23% yet is harping on all day about the Greens 7/8% and how he needs to work on green issues. Amazed.

dxhound2005

NIMAN wrote: »

Sure there's a guy up here in Donegal who is on video accepting bribes, yet he got voted in again.

That's the kind of people who are given the vote ffs.

Same ones will be on next week moaning about other politicians.

Couldn't make it up.

Also hard to credit is people prepared to elect politicians who refuse to sit in parliament. It's not just this country that is a bit mad.

GoneHome

tayto lover wrote: »

he made a nice wee packet for me in the bookies.

He'll do the same for me if he gets elected this time round

tayto lover

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Also hard to credit is people prepared to elect politicians who refuse to sit in parliament. It's not just this country that is a bit mad.

McElvaney re-elected in Monaghan too.
More Macarena tonight.

pinkyeye

GoneHome wrote: »

He'll do the same for me if he gets elected this time round

Ah you've lost your few bob, wouldn't be counting on that to get you through the week.

tayto lover

GoneHome wrote: »

He'll do the same for me if he gets elected this time round

Not much hope I’m afraid, can’t see it.

SirGerryAdams

Leo and Simon are licking their lips at these results.

Watch out, they will try and pull a general election out of Micheal Martin first and if that doesn't work they'll pull the plug themselves.

The Greens are the only party they can go into coalition without getting criticised, Sinn Fein no, FF no, Labour - won't get enough support, same with soc dems etc.

But Leo etc. will assume everyone wants climate action so they'll vote the greens hard in the general election.

dxhound2005

tayto lover wrote: »

McAvinney re-elected in Monaghan too.
More Macarena tonight.

McElvaney.

mgn

pinkyeye wrote: »

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

I don't for one second believe he's a millionaire. If he is why is he running for every thing he can throw his hat at? It sure as hell isn't a love for Ireland that's driving him.

Also, when asked if he'd give his salary away he said he'd pay for his children's education first. If he's a multi-millionaire surely that's already paid for?? :rolleyes:

He said if he was elected as President he would not take his salary unlike the people's hero Higgins who is treated like some sort of God in the media.
Who pay for their kids education in advance anyway.

SirGerryAdams

SirGerryAdams wrote: »

But Leo etc. will assume everyone wants climate action so they'll vote the greens hard in the general election.

If you vote hard, it counts twice.

blinding

Deleted User wrote: »

If you vote hard, it counts twice.

Ya need Beef to Vote Hard !

GoneHome

pinkyeye wrote: »

Ah you've lost your few bob, wouldn't be counting on that to get you through the week.

Bread and water for the week

pinkyeye

mgn wrote: »

He said if he was elected as President he would not take his salary unlike the people's hero Higgins who is treated like some sort of God in the media.
Who pay for their kids education in advance anyway.

Plenty of people have trusts set up to pay for their childrens education. Particularly so called "millionaires".

Road-Hog

pinkyeye wrote: »

Plenty of people have trusts set up to pay for their childrens education. Particularly so called "millionaires".

Has he a chance of getting a euro seat....?

No time for the guy in any case.

C u Next Tuesday in fact.

Idbatterim

I want Casey in the Dail, not bloody europe! I take it that he wont win a seat?

mgn

Idbatterim wrote: »

I want Casey in the Dail, not bloody europe! I take it that he wont win a seat?

No,cant see it.

Idbatterim

mgn wrote: »

No,cant see it.

delighted, he can be far better used as a voice amongst the 166 waste of space in the Dail, I can see him doing ludicrous things like standing up for workers in there, totally off the wall stuff :rolleyes:

mgn

Idbatterim wrote: »

delighted, he can be far better used as a voice amongst the 166 waste of space in the Dail, I can see him doing ludicrous things like standing up for workers in there, totally off the wall stuff :rolleyes:

You can't say things like that here.

dxhound2005

Idbatterim wrote: »

delighted, he can be far better used as a voice amongst the 166 waste of space in the Dail, I can see him doing ludicrous things like standing up for workers in there, totally off the wall stuff :rolleyes:

Where did you get 166 from?

Road-Hog

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Where did you get 166 from?

159 seats in dail is ‘their’ not

Idbatterim

Road-Hog wrote: »

159 seats in dail is ‘their’ not

159 in that case!

dxhound2005

Road-Hog wrote: »

159 seats in dail is ‘their’ not

There is not.

Blueshoe

nice_guy80 wrote: »

2003.
That's 16 years ago.

He was in the greens back then too.
Pure conman

Thelonious Monk

Idbatterim wrote: »

159 in that case!

Does the Ceann Comhairle count as a seat Shane?

Larbre34

Casey would be doing well to win a seat in a Dáil election either. His approach and communication is poxy, 'hi I'm m a big noise in Murica and was on the telly, want to harass some travellers with me? His nearest existing template is Michael Lowry and Lowry has a 40 year history and a Tipperary mafia behind him. Casey would need that to crack the FF FG and SF organisations in Donegal (even Thomas Pringle is SF diaspora), and he's starting from nowhere.

He could carefully choose another rural territory where a big dog in the centre right may be retiring, but nowhere springs to mind.

Larbre34

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Does the Ceann Comhairle count as a seat Shane?

Its 158 including An CC

dxhound2005

Larbre34 wrote: »

Casey would be doing well to win a seat in a Dáil election either. His approach and communication is poxy, 'hi I'm m a big noise in Murica and was on the telly, want to harass some travellers with me? His nearest existing template is Michael Lowry and Lowry has a 40 year history and a Tipperary mafia behind him. Casey would need that to crack the FF FG and SF organisations in Donegal (even Thomas Pringle is SF diaspora), and he's starting from nowhere.

He could carefully choose another rural territory where a big dog in the centre right may be retiring, but nowhere springs to mind.

He could have a go at Sligo Leitrim. Which takes in part of Donegal and half of Cavan. Currently two FF, one FG and one SF. They are mostly simple folk who are easily led:)

MrMusician18

Larbre34 wrote: »

Casey would be doing well to win a seat in a Dáil election either. His approach and communication is poxy, 'hi I'm m a big noise in Murica and was on the telly, want to harass some travellers with me? His nearest existing template is Michael Lowry and Lowry has a 40 year history and a Tipperary mafia behind him. Casey would need that to crack the FF FG and SF organisations in Donegal (even Thomas Pringle is SF diaspora), and he's starting from nowhere.

He could carefully choose another rural territory where a big dog in the centre right may be retiring, but nowhere springs to mind.

He'd get elected to the Dail in either Roscommon south Leitrim or Longford Westmeath.

listermint

Idbatterim wrote: »

delighted, he can be far better used as a voice amongst the 166 waste of space in the Dail, I can see him doing ludicrous things like standing up for workers in there, totally off the wall stuff :rolleyes:

Thank god your in a minority of people.

Always amazing what sort of fringe lunatic shams people are willing to back.

I could literally parrot two populist things to you and you'd follow me down the street


Excellent stuff.

h2005

Idbatterim wrote: »

delighted, he can be far better used as a voice amongst the 166 waste of space in the Dail, I can see him doing ludicrous things like standing up for workers in there, totally off the wall stuff :rolleyes:

Has he ever mentioned workers rights? Struggling to see him as a champion of workers

eagle eye

listermint wrote:

Thank god your in a minority of people.

You don't seem to understand that it's not about the candidate, it's about sending a message to the government because they aren't listening to the electorate. The more stupid the guy is the better so they get the message that it's about the message and not the candidate.

listermint

eagle eye wrote: »

You don't seem to understand that it's not about the candidate, it's about sending a message to the government because they aren't listening to the electorate. The more stupid the guy is the better so they get the message that it's about the message and not the candidate.

No that's idiotic.

You want to send a message the talk to your councillor talk to your TD talk to your minister.

You don't send a message by sending a random gom off for a nice pension. You send nothing with that.

FrancieBrady

eagle eye wrote: »

You don't seem to understand that it's not about the candidate, it's about sending a message to the government because they aren't listening to the electorate. The more stupid the guy is the better so they get the message that it's about the message and not the candidate.

If the 'guy' can't get himself elected, are we allowed to take that as a 'message' as well?
This is his 3rd time attempting to be elected to something.

Loafing Oaf

listermint wrote: »

Thank god your in a minority of people.

Always amazing what sort of fringe lunatic shams people are willing to back.

I could literally parrot two populist things to you and you'd follow me down the street


Excellent stuff.

Amazing to me that any sentient human being cannot immediately recognise Casey as an attention-seeking chancer. I suppose it's a sign of how desperate some of these people are for an Irish version of Trump that they'll abase themselves before anyone with an ounce of profile who says something vaguely disobliging about immigrants.

yesnow

MrMusician18 wrote: »

He'd get elected to the Dail in either Roscommon south Leitrim or Longford Westmeath.

It’s Roscommon/(East)Galway since 2016, and I doubt he would as they’re small 3/4 seaters so not much room for him. They’ve their own popular independents: Kevin Boxer Moran, Michael Fitzmaurice and Denis Naughten if you still consider him independent. Though he tallied better than the exit poll, Europe is a different story to the Dáil. Rural voters want someone who has pride in the area and will fight for their area in Leinster House (giving rise to the Healy-Raes, Michael Lowrys and such). They don’t want some millionaire self proclaimed Messiah coming down from Donegal to save their county that he probably knows sweet f*** all about.

eagle eye

listermint wrote:

No that's idiotic.
]You want to send a message the talk to your councillor talk to your TD talk to your minister.
You don't send a message by sending a random gom off for a nice pension. You send nothing with that.

I just told you they ate not listening and you are telling me to talk to them?

blinding

dxhound2005 wrote: »

He could have a go at Sligo Leitrim. Which takes in part of Donegal and half of Cavan. Currently two FF, one FG and one SF. They are mostly simple folk who are easily led:)

The TDs .

FrancieBrady

eagle eye wrote: »

I just told you they ate not listening and you are telling me to talk to them?

3 elections = what looks like 3 failures. Somebody is not listening alright = the electorate.

ohnonotgmail

FrancieBrady wrote: »

3 elections = what looks like 3 failures. Somebody is not listening alright = the electorate.

Or maybe they are listening and they dont like what they are hearing from him.

FrancieBrady

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Or maybe they are listening and they dont like what they are hearing from him.

That would be my interpretation of it. The electorate is not stupid.

If you don't get a mandate from them, you need to refine your policies. It's a truism for anyone involved in politics.

3 elections, same shtick and same result for Peter now.

batgoat

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Or maybe they are listening and they dont like what they are hearing from him.

Also, voting for a stupid candidate can end pretty badly as demonstrated by certain world leaders at the moment.

eagle eye

batgoat wrote:

Also, voting for a stupid candidate can end pretty badly as demonstrated by certain world leaders at the moment.

Who are you referring to?

SirGerryAdams

eagle eye wrote: »

Who are you referring to?

I'd say Macron.