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GE Exit Poll 10 pm

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    #4442
    Brendan Bendar
    Registered Users Posts: 19,570 ✭✭✭✭Brendan Bendar


    The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
    Are you not a little premature getting in the expectation and damage limitation spin already ?

    He heh. Copped that myself, the bravado has been dialed down a few notches.


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    #4443
    ygolometsipe
    Registered Users Posts: 882 ✭✭✭ygolometsipe


    The "Program Resumes Shortly" music on RTE player is like out some kind of
    sci-fi dystopian movie.


    Feels weird listening to it like depressing and awkward at the same time.


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    #4444
    GooglePlus
    Registered Users Posts: 2,010 ✭✭✭GooglePlus


    average_runner wrote: »
    Woohoo. SF going to.solve housing in a month and health care within a year, just announced on rte

    He said they'd need to begin addressing the issues, not that they'd be resolved.


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    #4445
    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    What will be the immediate priorities for SF?

    Solving the health service?
    Building loads of houses using exchequer money?
    Rolling back the pension age?
    Extra 25 quid on the dole?
    Getting rid of the local property tax?


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    #4446
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,057 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Grayson Tasty Springboard wrote: »
    It’s not his decision.

    Not at the start but let's say SF go off and start talking to other parties and it starts to become clear that it's not viable for SF to form a government without the other parties then is it not incumbent on Mary lou McDonald to at least talk to FF(FG seem to be not a hope) ? How those discussions go is anyone's guess and given the mixed messages FF TDs seem to be given it could be a hard sell from MM.


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    #4447
    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 34,012 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    technocrat wrote: »
    Yes individuals that will include unionist support to get a UI over the line.

    The last NI election only had a combined nationalist vote of 40% or so.

    Educate yourself on the facts!

    What are you even on about..... You basically portrayed it as a government saying up the Ra. Stop embarrassing yourself...


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    #4448
    perrito caliente
    Closed Accounts Posts: 262 ✭✭perrito caliente


    ygolometsipe wrote: »
    The "Program Resumes Shortly" music on RTE player is like out some kind of
    sci-fi dystopian movie.


    Feels weird listening to it like depressing and awkward at the same time.

    Absolutely.


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    #4449
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 33,175 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
    Link ?
    Google it?
    There listed on Wikipedia all 4 of them.
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A1naiste


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    #4450
    Edgware
    Registered Users Posts: 5,874 ✭✭✭Edgware


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    I'm curious will the voters give SF the benefit of the doubt like they gave FG and FF it was deserved or not( I realise it was either one of the other) if SF dont make the progress on the issues that need to be fixed ?
    Why would this even happen? Haven't they got their supply of magic beans?


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    #4451
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,057 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    JohnnyFlash wrote: »
    What will be the immediate priorities for SF?

    Solving the health service?
    Building loads of houses using exchequer money?
    Rolling back the pension age?
    Extra 25 quid on the dole?
    Getting rid of the local property tax?

    Forming a government ?


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    #4452
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users Posts: 7,800 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    average_runner wrote: »
    Especially when they weren't in power for ten years and took over a failed economy.

    Didn't vote fg

    9 years. And no need to apologise or be embarrassed.


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    #4453
    The Rape of Lucretia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭The Rape of Lucretia


    Brendan Bendar wrote: »
    He heh. Copped that myself, the bravado has been dialed down a few notches.

    The spectre and weight of power starting to look a little daunting now that it seems a real possibility rather than being able to spout anything from safety of opposition with no chance of being involves in the real decisions.


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    #4454
    Edgware
    Registered Users Posts: 5,874 ✭✭✭Edgware


    GooglePlus wrote: »
    He said they'd need to begin addressing the issues, not that they'd be resolved.

    Animal Farm scenario incoming!


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    #4455
    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 34,012 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    JohnnyFlash wrote: »
    What will be the immediate priorities for SF?

    Solving the health service?
    Building loads of houses using exchequer money?
    Rolling back the pension age?
    Extra 25 quid on the dole?
    Getting rid of the local property tax?

    Priority 1. Ensuring people on the internet have a conniption.


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    #4456
    The Rape of Lucretia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭The Rape of Lucretia


    gmisk wrote: »
    I didnt vote for SF lol...I am spinning nothing

    No, thats spinning.


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    #4457
    jos28
    Registered Users Posts: 7,195 ✭✭✭jos28


    At this stage FF should walk away like FG and leave SF to sort things out for themselves. Imagine trying to explain the appalling behaviour of elected representatives like David Cullinane and Dessie Ellis to our esteemed colleagues in Europe. True colours showing, carry on like that and they won't last pi55ing time on the international political stage.


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    #4458
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,057 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Oh good an actor and playwright. Why is this guy on ?


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    #4459
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 33,175 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
    The spectre and weight of power starting to look a little daunting now that it seems a real possibility rather than being able to spout anything from safety of opposition with no chance of being involves in the real decisions.
    Can you read my response....as I said already I didn't vote SF.
    I would be more than happy to give another person who clearly has talent in the area of housing a chance.


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    #4460
    C__MC
    Registered Users Posts: 3,243 ✭✭✭C__MC


    Quiet few days by Leo and co
    Opposition time me thinks


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    #4461
    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    listermint wrote: »
    Priority 1. Ensuring people on the internet have a conniption.

    Not really. Just asking which of these would be the priority. The people will be expecting results pretty soon.


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    #4462
    Richard Hillman
    Registered Users Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    The thing about SF is one sustained period in government, even if they did an absolutely stomping job, there will be a large core of their support that will feel "betrayed" or left behind no matter how well they do.


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    #4463
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users Posts: 7,800 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    Edgware wrote: »
    Animal Farm scenario incoming!

    Sweet. After coming just out of a FF/FG coalition.


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    #4464
    technocrat
    Registered Users Posts: 767 ✭✭✭technocrat


    listermint wrote: »
    What are you even on about..... You basically portrayed it as a government saying up the Ra. Stop embarrassing yourself...

    Deflect deflect..

    Any chance you’d deal with the points I raised ?

    We all know it’s likely now SF will be in government they just reminded people of their well earned SF/IRA moniker.


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    #4465
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 40,057 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    C__MC wrote: »
    Quiet few days by Leo and co
    Opposition time me thinks

    May not be the worst thing for FG.


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    #4466
    GooglePlus
    Registered Users Posts: 2,010 ✭✭✭GooglePlus


    SF will take the reigns just in time for a global downturn that will be their fault in the eyes of the country but in reality, it will be completely out of their control.


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    #4467
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 24,714 ✭ [Deleted User]


    listermint wrote: »
    Are you happy with their lack of awknowledgement of their failure to address voter concerns or are you cool with the narcissistic arrogance of a entire country of stupid voters.

    It’s more voters not understanding they have actually been doing a pretty good job that’s the issue, a lot of not very smart people with a vote in this country unfortunately.

    Some of the exit poll surveys posted up by RTÉ prove this, SF voters haven’t a clue what’s going on, their views being totally opposite to what SFs are looking to do if they get in.


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    #4468
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 33,175 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    May not be the worst thing for FG.
    Nope Neale Richmond basically as many times as he can is saying FG finished 3rd


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    #4469
    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 34,012 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    technocrat wrote: »
    Deflect deflect..

    Any chance you’d deal with the points I raised ?

    We all know it’s likely now SF will be in government they just reminded people of their well earned SF/IRA moniker.

    Deflect what ? I said one spanner sang a song. This is the reality.

    You said an entire government in waiting sang a song. This isn't reality.

    Who's deflecting I just relayed what you said

    And here we are.....

    Anymore sillyness you want to take on today...


    Also citizens in NI and IRL get to decide. This is also reality.


    Now I'm still not sure what your point is now.. or what point you were trying to make given we've recovered what you said.


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    #4470
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users Posts: 7,800 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    FG TD getting minced now by nobody on CB live.

    No wonder SF inanimate rods topped the polls all over the place.


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    #4471
    efanton
    Registered Users Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭efanton


    Richard Hillman wrote: »
    The thing about SF is one sustained period in government, even if they did an absolutely stomping job, there will be a large core of their support that will feel "betrayed" or left behind no matter how well they do.

    your saying this as a SF supporter?
    Or is this just more nonsense and false assumptions?

    I would imagine all SF supporters would be delighted if they could form a government with a majority. Why wouldn't they?


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