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General Election TV debates

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    #2882
    Stacksofwacks
    Registered Users Posts: 1,547 ✭✭✭Stacksofwacks


    Poor performance from Mary Lou, her command of the issues is not good.


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    #2883
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,045 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Well good luck and thanks that’s over.


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    #2884
    Wombatman
    Registered Users Posts: 3,337 ✭✭✭Wombatman


    The other two made Leo look like a winner.


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    #2885
    realdanbreen
    Registered Users Posts: 8,211 ✭✭✭realdanbreen


    sailing wrote: »
    Was thinking of joining the surge and voting Sinn Fein. Absolutely no way after tonight. They have been properly found out.

    What? You didn’t know what they are about?


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    #2886
    easypazz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,346 ✭✭✭easypazz


    irishgeo wrote: »
    was MLM biggest mistake coming on the debate tonight.

    She had to come on, she knew the tricky questions that would be asked and she had to spoof through them.

    She failed on Paul Quinn.


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    #2887
    Westernyelp
    Registered Users Posts: 2,377 ✭✭✭Westernyelp


    amadangomor wrote: »
    Laughable comment

    I don't find it amusing.


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    #2888
    Quantum Erasure
    Registered Users Posts: 8,568 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    smurgen wrote: »
    Varadkar speaks too much. Real kind of over sharing or waffling going on. He seems extremely nervous as a person.

    Miriam: whats your biggest weakness?

    Leo: I'm too honest sometimes

    Miriam: I don't think that's a weakness...

    Leo: I don't give a **** what you think


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    #2889
    cannotlogin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,172 ✭✭✭cannotlogin


    I don't like any of them but think Leo won that hands down but I'm still not convinced the debates have much sway on votes in a general election.

    Think they have more of an impact when it's a presidential election or a specific referendum.


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    #2890
    smurgen
    Registered Users Posts: 6,933 ✭✭✭smurgen


    Leo badly badly rattled by the Dara Murphy line of questioning. They don't represent FG yet he had them remain? Brain fart!


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    #2891
    Millionaire only not
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,625 ✭✭✭Millionaire only not


    CH3OH wrote: »
    Leo not doing well at the end there

    He’s a genius if he makes Taoiseach in next Dail !


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    #2892
    Sir Oxman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭Sir Oxman


    blackcard wrote: »
    Her biggest mistake was coming on this debate


    No prep was her biggest mistake.
    though she did hit all the buzzwords until the wheels came off at the end.


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    #2893
    Joe_ Public
    Registered Users Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    CH3OH wrote: »
    It was a bit of a stupid last question .

    Wasnt a long way off whats your biggest weakness-I'm a prefectionist territory.


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    #2894
    christy c
    Registered Users Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭christy c


    CH3OH wrote: »
    It was a bit of a stupid last question .

    It was, but better than the usual pre prepared "I'm going to save the world" crap.


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    #2895
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users Posts: 28,867 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    boardise wrote: »
    Something to do with the level of political intelligence of the Irish electorate ?

    Ah yes. Nothing wins voters over faster than telling them they're too stupid to be let have a say!

    FG supporter? It's straight out of the handbook anyway.


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    #2896
    quokula
    Registered Users Posts: 3,643 ✭✭✭quokula


    Sir Oxman wrote: »
    No prep was her biggest mistake.
    though she did hit all the buzzwords until the wheels came off at the end.

    No amount of prep can defend the indefensible though.


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    #2897
    straight
    Registered Users Posts: 4,866 ✭✭✭straight


    Stacksofwacks wrote: »
    Poor performance from Mary Lou, her command of the issues is not good.

    That was obvious all along to be fair.


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    #2898
    astrofool
    Registered Users Posts: 16,732 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    I'd call that a draw. With if anyone MM edging it.

    Nobody shone, and all performed to type.

    'You are gonna mansplain corporation tax to me' was the comment of the night, because that was what he did essentially. :)

    Man, MLM must have been awful if you're saying it was a "draw" :)


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    #2899
    LC2016
    Registered Users Posts: 108 ✭✭LC2016


    I think Leo did the best tonight.
    *Runs and ducks for cover


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    #2900
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,045 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    The Paul Quin question will not have helped Sinn Fein.


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    #2901
    realdanbreen
    Registered Users Posts: 8,211 ✭✭✭realdanbreen


    jammiedodgers wrote: »
    Should be all ok by Sunday. Monday at the latest.

    Hey! Nothings getting sorted until we in Tipp start marking our voting cards!


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    #2902
    christy c
    Registered Users Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭christy c


    smurgen wrote: »
    Leo badly badly rattled by the Dara Murphy line of questioning. They don't represent FG yet he had them remain? Brain fart!

    If that was rattled, Mary Lou had the fillings shook from her teeth.


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    #2903
    Get Real
    Registered Users Posts: 903 ✭✭✭Get Real


    Leo answering that his biggest mistake is being blunt. While simultaneously giving an answer that is far from blunt.


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    #2904
    [Deleted User]
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    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    I'd call that a draw. With if anyone MM edging it.

    Nobody shone, and all performed to type.

    )

    MM was best performer from a very bad line up- Mary Lou was throttled towards the end and Leo was asleep for most of it - people will turn off in droves from FG - but will they jump to FF?

    I think Greens will (unfortunately) benefit massively in this election and independents will explode in numbers.


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    #2905
    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 33,667 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    MLMD struggled badly on that Paul Quinn question.
    When people start saying " ... my recollection" you know they are in trouble.


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    #2906
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 82,862 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    Is there a media blackout from Thursday?


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    #2907
    Mervyn Skidmore
    Registered Users Posts: 3,109 ✭✭✭Mervyn Skidmore


    Anyone switched ovee to tv3? Jack chambers reminds me an awful lot of marc macsharry.


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    #2908
    blackcard
    Registered Users Posts: 4,000 ✭✭✭blackcard


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    I'd call that a draw. With if anyone MM edging it.

    Nobody shone, and all performed to type.

    'You are gonna mansplain corporation tax to me' was the comment of the night, because that was what he did essentially. :)

    If the best that FrancieBrady can do is call it a draw, you know MLM was a disaster


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    #2909
    CPTM
    Registered Users Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭CPTM


    LC2016 wrote: »
    I think Leo did the best tonight.
    *Runs and ducks for cover

    He was the least tired looking. The others looked and acted wrecked.


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    #2910
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,045 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Oh it’s catriona Perry. Teresa Reidy FTW.


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    #2911
    astrofool
    Registered Users Posts: 16,732 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    smurgen wrote: »
    Leo badly badly rattled by the Dara Murphy line of questioning. They don't represent FG yet he had them remain? Brain fart!

    I actually thought he had a good answer there, and could have pushed on the due process and not reacting to the twitterati, but he fluffed the follow through.


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