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General Election TV debates

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    #3932
    jh79
    Registered Users Posts: 8,273 ✭✭✭jh79


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    I don't think it would matter a damn to be honest.



    How many jurors did the IRA kill/intimidate?

    And what about the other bit...'How can other countries manage just the same as us without a special court?'

    No idea, doesn't matter, why give organised crime groups the option.

    If your willimg to blow up a shopping centre or a forensic scientist your more than capable of getting at a jury.


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    #3933
    Zetor19
    Registered Users Posts: 155 ✭✭Zetor19


    How will rte/Miriam/Jim o Callahan turn tonight’s debate into a sf bash?


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    #3934
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 69,179 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    jh79 wrote: »
    No idea, doesn't matter, why give organised crime groups the option.

    'Ah shure it's grand' is basically your position so.


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    #3935
    Zetor19
    Registered Users Posts: 155 ✭✭Zetor19


    Only 9 minutes of digs at sf tonight on the main news. Presume more to come yet. It’s amazing that rte are all over anything north of the border this week but when our fellow Catholics in the north were been burnt out of their homes rte fg and ff were disgusting cowards .


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    #3936
    James Brown
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    blanch152 wrote: »
    If she went to Sinn Fein, those young kids messing around would end up like Paul Quinn

    You accusing SF of killing Paul Quinn?


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    #3937
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 69,045 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Shortall for the SDs - better than Murphy
    Coppinger for the S/PBP/RISE - could be a disaster. Should have sent RBB again.


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    #3938
    Calhoun
    Registered Users Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    L1011 wrote: »
    Shortall for the SDs - better than Murphy
    Coppinger for the S/PBP/RISE - could be a disaster. Should have sent RBB again.

    Was she i am surprised, shorthall was shocking the last time she was on TV.

    Coppinger looks like she is constantly chewing a wasp, one of the ones im hoping doesn't retain her seat.


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    #3939
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,037 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    I’ve just turned this debate on and I’ve heard peadar Tobin and eamonn Ryan.


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    #3940
    James Brown
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    L1011 wrote: »
    Shortall for the SDs - better than Murphy
    Coppinger for the S/PBP/RISE - could be a disaster. Should have sent RBB again.

    Big fan of Shortall.


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    #3941
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,037 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Miriam went very Dublin there when taking about a bus.

    Oh god did I see Ruth Coppinger on the end ?


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    #3942
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,037 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Matt Barrett wrote: »
    Big fan of Shortall.

    I can’t understand how the SD haven’t caught on more. They’d surely be a happy landing site for voters who aren’t drawn to the other parties.


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    #3943
    Hitchens
    Registered Users Posts: 8,038 ✭✭✭Hitchens


    Broadband seems to be forgotten as an election issue


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    #3944
    _Kaiser_
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    Yea OK Eamon. Definitely gonna trust you on the impact to motorists of your tax plans this time :rolleyes:


    And from that we have a rant about the global multinationals..

    This is the B squad tonight is it?


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    #3945
    Dr. Bre
    Registered Users Posts: 7,709 ✭✭✭Dr. Bre


    The greens will take us back to the horse and cart


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    #3946
    Hurrache
    Registered Users Posts: 10,234 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »

    This is the B squad tonight is it?

    Pretty much, second in commands and the likes. Has good potential for some unintended fun though given the lineup.


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    #3947
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,037 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    The agriculture sector is a problem according to Ruth. That’ll get the votes out in areas where her party are in rural areas. Honestly how is one politician this downbeat all the time ? She never seems to see any good.


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    #3948
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users Posts: 28,867 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Dr. Bre wrote: »
    The greens will take us back to the horse and cart

    The greens only plan is to tax everyone for having no choice but to drive or no money to buy a new/newer car.

    Why these muppets are in contention to be a partner is beyond me.


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    #3949
    mgn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,904 ✭✭✭mgn


    Hopefully Coppingers last TV appearance, sick looking at her for the past 5 years.


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    #3950
    mzungu
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    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    I can’t understand how the SD haven’t caught on more. They’d surely be a happy landing site for voters who aren’t drawn to the other parties.

    They haven't caught on because they aren't running enough candidates. They would be in with a good shout if they did.


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    #3951
    CobraClan
    Registered Users Posts: 144 ✭✭CobraClan


    Dr. Bre wrote: »
    The greens will take us back to the horse and cart

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnvRmj7G3XE


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    #3952
    L1011
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    Calhoun wrote: »
    Was she i am surprised, shorthall was shocking the last time she was on TV.

    Coppinger looks like she is constantly chewing a wasp, one of the ones im hoping doesn't retain her seat.

    Shortall was not great on the first 7 way debate

    Murphy was absolutely terrible on the second. So in comparison...


    Toibin is very capable of holding himself on these debates but he will be incredibly hard pushed to get 2% once people see some of the loolaas that have attached themselves to the party in the hope of making it a right wing Christian one (as opposed to a centre left Christian one!)


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    #3953
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,037 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    This format might help Brendan howlin and roisin shorthall as they aren’t trying to compete with the “big three.” I like howlin but he’s in a party that is in a spin cycle.


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    #3954
    L1011
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    Shortall is from the northside. Where, precisely, did she get that accent?


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    #3955
    Hurrache
    Registered Users Posts: 10,234 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    The agriculture sector is a problem according to Ruth. That’ll get the votes out in areas where her party are in rural areas. Honestly how is one politician this downbeat all the time ? She never seems to see any good.

    They don't even canvass areas that aren't her hard-core support base.


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    #3956
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,037 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    mzungu wrote: »
    They haven't caught on because they aren't running enough candidates. They would be in with a good shout if they did.

    Well they need to get more than two TDs and then they’d build on that.


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    #3957
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 69,045 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    The agriculture sector is a problem according to Ruth. That’ll get the votes out in areas where her party are in rural areas. Honestly how is one politician this downbeat all the time ? She never seems to see any good.

    They don't generally even run candidates in rural areas.
    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    Well they need to get more than two TDs and then they’d build on that.

    3 is plausible, 4 is possible, 5 on a stunning day for them. All much younger than the current two.


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    #3958
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,037 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Hurrache wrote: »
    They don't even canvass areas that aren't her hard-core support base.

    Well her hard core support base has worked before.


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    #3959
    Hurrache
    Registered Users Posts: 10,234 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    mgn wrote: »
    Hopefully Coppingers last TV appearance, sick looking at her for the past 5 years.

    God love the school kids if she loses her seat.


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    #3960
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users Posts: 28,867 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Climate change seems to be the only issue is it?

    Come back to me when China and the USA start making reforms. Prostrating ourselves through taxation and personal sacrifice won't change a single thing.


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    #3961
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 69,179 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    I can’t understand how the SD haven’t caught on more. They’d surely be a happy landing site for voters who aren’t drawn to the other parties.

    Far too meek in leadership I reckon is what is holding them back.


    They don't run a candidate here but I would certainly give them a vote if they did.

    Howlin having a mare.


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