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General Election 2012

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,873 ✭✭✭Skid


    quietriot wrote: »
    If a general election were called tomorrow, who would you intend on voting for?

    You left out The Socialist Party and People Before Profit, and regardless of your opinion lots of people will vote for Independents, so they they should have been listed as an option.


  • Registered Users Posts: 608 ✭✭✭chocksaway


    Biggins wrote: »
    O' dear gawd!
    Ya poor ill-informed person!

    Here is a help!: http://unitedpeople.ie/fail.html

    (my OWN site)

    I stand corrected:-( still aint voting FG though! Ha ha


  • Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭histories


    Really don't see much of a difference between FF and FG, and after Enda gave his advisor that pay rise while telling us to roll with the cuts he can f*ck right off.

    Meh, give SF a bash, sure we might as well give them all a chance to f*ck us over!

    We haven't even reached 100 years of independent rule and we have managed to spectacularly butt f*ck the country!


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,568 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    histories wrote: »
    ...We haven't even reached 100 years of independent rule and we have managed to spectacularly butt f*ck the country!

    ...And give part of it away again (in sovereign rights)?


  • Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭histories


    Biggins wrote: »
    ...And give part of it away again (in sovereign rights)?

    Ugh, I could cry!

    As an aside, wouldn't it be gas if FG and SF ended up doing the joint party thing (re: poll votes)? May as well have some entertainment while the ship sinks!:D


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭Immaculate Pasta


    Sinn Féin :cool:


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,511 ✭✭✭saywhatyousee


    Sinn fein,Fianna fail,socialist party coalition so they can all keep each other in check.Never have and never will vote for the blueshirts shower of Sc*m


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,221 ✭✭✭Greentopia


    I wouldn't vote and will never again vote in any general election (local maybe if there's a candidate I feel has integrity, but then again anyone who wants what I want is not the type of person who would be in politics anyway).
    No-one in Govt. here reflects my views anyhow.

    Representational democracy is a sham and a farce I believe. I favour direct democracy now.

    Voted Labour in the last elections, and feel betrayed by them now. Won't be making that mistake again.

    This is the reality of politics here. A 'Conception of Democracy':



  • Registered Users Posts: 3,456 ✭✭✭Jev/N


    pragmatic1 wrote: »
    Why not vote FG. Both parties are almost identical except FG at least have a bit of integrity and didnt destroy the country.

    They promised a hell of a lot of things in the election campaign that they were well aware they couldn't carry out.

    Roscommon Hospital is on a long list of promises that were outright and blatantly broken with little or no apology to the electorate


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭nice_very


    I said roughly 6 months ago, this govt will not last to full term... Taoiseach Adams to preside over the 2016 Easter Sunday celebrations, as president of Irelands oldest party and the only one representing the 1916 ideals, I think its very appropriate.

    a big LOL at all the anti Sinn Fein posters in the last year from the GE to the presidency election, proven wrong wrong wrong time and time again.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 43,274 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    Might as well let the Shinners at it at this stage.

    We've had the "Up here, it's different" excuses for the North, going on HP-gate it's "forget that industrial wage nonsense, we really are the same as FF/FG, when it suits, but still slightly different!" "We haven't gone away".

    Basically just FF'ers, We can go on and on and on about the recent civil war.

    The disillusionment among SF supporters would be class, I mean, AH can't possibly get worse than FG/Labour threads? Yep, and treble. We might finally get a revolution! The let down would be hilarious.

    You mean we can't keep the same levels of welfare, PS pay, burn the bondholders, scrap debt overnight, bring in a 100% Wealth tax, a 100k limit on PS pay?

    I suppose the only target left would be immigrants.

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • Registered Users Posts: 43,274 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    nice_very wrote: »

    a big LOL at all the anti Sinn Fein posters in the last year from the GE to the presidency election, proven wrong wrong wrong time and time again.

    Well I read predictions of McGuinness finishing second or about 20%. He finished just about were people expected him to finish. A strong first preference vote but finding it hard to get transfers.

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭nice_very


    K-9 wrote: »
    Might as well let the Shinners at it at this stage.

    We've had the "Up here, it's different" excuses for the North, going on HP-gate it's "forget that industrial wage nonsense, we really are the same as FF/FG, when it suits, but still slightly different!" "We haven't gone away".

    Basically just FF'ers, We can go on and on and on about the recent civil war.

    The disillusionment among SF supporters would be class, I mean, AH can't possibly get worse than FG/Labour threads? Yep, and treble. We might finally get a revolution! The let down would be hilarious.

    You mean we can't keep the same levels of welfare, PS pay, burn the bondholders, scrap debt overnight, bring in a 100% Wealth tax, a 100k limit on PS pay?

    I suppose the only target left would be immigrants.



    so where are SF getting all their new support from?? it couldnt be disillusioned FG LAB FF voters could it?? or maybe there are thousands coming south from Belfast/Derry just to participate in polls, and then joining boards.ie to participate in this poll

    I dont like repeating myself, but in this case I will do it til the cows come home...... LOL at all the anti-Sinn Fein people on boards, U GOT IT WRONG, your parties fcked up the country and now you lot are trying to nitpick at a party that offer some kind of a reasonable solution..


  • Registered Users Posts: 472 ✭✭crapmanjoe


    eth0 wrote: »
    Sinn Fein, not because I like them so much but because they havn't had a chance to disappoint me yet

    Also missing option: Independents. If SF get into power make a balls of it thats all I'll have left to vote for

    Under no circumstances will I ever vote for Sein Fein because ( in my opinion) they have absolutely no business in politics within the 26 counties. Also wouldn't want to vote for a party with historical / on going links tomorganized terrorism. Also hate Gerry


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭nice_very


    crapmanjoe wrote: »
    Under no circumstances will I ever vote for Sein Fein because ( in my opinion) they have absolutely no business in politics within the 26 counties. Also wouldn't want to vote for a party with historical / on going links tomorganized terrorism. Also hate Gerry


    ok first off Im not a member of any party, I do lean strongly towards Sinn Fein, but who would you prefer to be our "leader"? a teacher from Mayo who had a 5 point plan (was that him fisting the Irish people? ) constantly contradicts himself, is made fun of by a french midget, speaks badly about his fellow countrymen in front of world media... or a man internationally recognised for having played a major part in bringing an end to a bloody war in our country negotiating with "enemies" and proving that we have moved on from the past and are trying to be a progressive independent nation


  • Registered Users Posts: 43,274 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    nice_very wrote: »
    so where are SF getting all their new support from?? it couldnt be disillusioned FG LAB FF voters could it?? or maybe there are thousands coming south from Belfast/Derry just to participate in polls, and then joining boards.ie to participate in this poll

    I dont like repeating myself, but in this case I will do it til the cows come home...... LOL at all the anti-Sinn Fein people on boards, U GOT IT WRONG, your parties fcked up the country and now you lot are trying to nitpick at a party that offer some kind of a reasonable solution..

    Shinners tend to be very aware internet wise, the Boards GE poll a good example, FG/FF under estimated, SF/Labour over estimated. Demographics of the site and the internet and all that.

    Going on the last election, disillusioned FF voters went to FG, I'd say disillusioned Labour voters are going SF. This isn't a new phenomenon.

    Remember Labour being the No.1 party about 18 months ago in a poll, and Gilmore got all uppity and headstrong based on 1 opinion poll, thinking he was taking over the world in pinkey and the brain style!?

    Shinners keep saying it will be different, apparently "up here, as in the North, is completely different". Don't you be worrying your wee heads about coalitions and all all that nonsense, that's the Brits forcing stuff.

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭nice_very


    K-9 wrote: »
    Shinners tend to be very aware internet wise, the Boards GE poll a good example, FG/FF under estimated, SF/Labour over estimated. Demographics of the site and the internet and all that.

    Going on the last election, disillusioned FF voters went to FG, I'd say disillusioned Labour voters are going SF. This isn't a new phenomenon.

    Remember Labour being the No.1 party about 18 months ago in a poll, and Gilmore got all uppity and headstrong based on 1 opinion poll, thinking he was taking over the world in pinkey and the brain style!?

    Shinners keep saying it will be different, apparently "up here, as in the North, is completely different". Don't you be worrying your wee heads about coalitions and all all that nonsense, that's the Brits forcing stuff.

    ok K-9, I will keep LOLing though, theres more polls than internet polls and boards polls that say the same thing.. SF in govt with FG would be explosive to the point of having to debate and compromise, maybe then WE the Irish people wont have to suffer too much longer, not under british rule, but our own failed govts


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,230 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    I jumped on the anti-FF bandwagon and look where it's got me -though I justify that decision by reminding myself that FF continuing in government would probably have ruined us. In reality, they're as bad as each other. At least the smaller parties, though being perceived as more "extreme" in views (SF/SP etc) stick to their guns.

    FF and FG really havent changed from their 1922 origins - FF are so stubborn to get what they want that they fall asunder and cause chaos - they did it in 21, almost again in 1970, and pretty much for the last 20 years - and FG have a total lack of any backbone whatsoever and keel over to pressure from Europe, but amazingly not to pressure from the Irish people. How oddly reminiscent.

    I feel it is a civic duty to vote rather than a democratic right. However I'm fast running out of trustworthy options. I have avoided ever voting SF thus far because I oppose their links with terrorism, however tenuous, it just didnt seem right. But I think come the next election, they really will be the only viable option. And as a result of this thinking, not just by me but by many, they could very easily see a role in government in the next election or the one after it.

    What the country needs is a new political party. My political views would be largely in line with FF, but in practice their sheer ineptitude and corrupt backbone have coroded the basic principles into mush.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭AskMyChocolate


    Mark200 wrote: »
    Biggins its a pity you don't understand the difference between a FG Govt. and a FG/LAB coalition Govt. It's no use just grabbing whatever you want from the FG manifesto and calling it a broken promise.... compromises obviously had to be made with Labour and vice versa

    I've corrected you on some of the ridiculous points that you seem to still be comfortable repeating. I'll cover a few of them again.

    1. Losses HAVE been imposed on classes of bondholders (Junior bondholders).

    2. Recapitalisation - Varadkar wasn't speaking the FG line on the issue, and its unfair to even imply that many people had known he had said that before they voted. Also, apparently the Govt has not put in any more money than what the previous Govt had already committed. But still, taking one quote from one minister that contradicted everything else FG had been saying, and claiming it represents FG policy is unfair.

    3. I'm not even sure what your point titled "EU-IMF deal" is even trying to say.

    4. Review on USC - the charge was reduced (abolished?) for low income earners afaik.

    5. Public sector cuts - again, this point is another example of where you take the opinion of one member of one party and attempt to pass it off as some sort of joint FG/LAB policy. Even still, Theres nothing contradictory between opposing a pension levy but not opposing pay cuts

    6. New Era funding - if you paid any attention at all, you would have heard that this aspect has been renegotiated to an extent

    7. State assets: it has been renegotiated down to 3bn.

    8. Upward only rent review - has it not been stated clearly that such legislation is simply not possible, due to the constitution?

    9. Severance pay - the only big payoffs that are continuing are the ones for contracts that were agreed by previous governments.

    10. Constitution day - it was announced the other day that preparations are in full swing.

    11. Jobs budget, afaik this was renamed to 'initiative' before the election. Even still, I don't see how the fact that it was revenue neutral can warrant a complaint. Are we only allowed to like things that increase our deficit?

    12. Seanad Reform - just do a quick Google and you'll find many articles saying its on the way. IIRC its due up this year


    I hope you're not going to play the "oh don't blame me I was just copying and pasting" card.

    The only reasonable complaints are the occasional PFG ones and the internal things (advisors, appointments etc)

    Just a couple of points on the bolded items:

    1) Having accused the previous government of everything from disgraceful behaviour to economic treason do you not think it would have been incumbent on the government to advise the electorate PRIOR to the election that it intended to uphold and continue with this treasonous activity?

    2) Given your almost obsessive preoccupation with the honouring of contracts and commitments undertaken by the previous government, could you tell me when FG/ Labour intend to honour the commitment given to the Irish Citizenry that 25% of all new housing would be set aside for social housing? With the size of NAMA's portfolio a good proportion of this contract could now be honoured, or is it only commitments/contracts, engaged in with (mostly) foreign big business that need to be honoured?

    3) Could you explain whether Kevin Cardiff was promised his €276k p.a sweet deal in Europe, by the previous government, or whether, it was this government's idea to recommend him for a job he is plainly unfit and unsuited to hold given his prior position/performance in the DoF?

    After all, most people are aware that FG find brown envelopes rather sordid, when plum jobs in Europe/semi-state bodies/banks are a far more "civilised" way of rewarding "party loyalty" and "service".

    Does Fine Gael's campaign for change not sound revoltingly disingenuous even in your own ears now, given it's post-election adherence to virtually every FF policy. As for the cowardly way, it blames FF for it being obliged to pursue policies and actions it wants to follow anyway, well, that I simply find stomach-churning. You obviously don't.


  • Registered Users Posts: 43,274 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    nice_very wrote: »
    ok K-9, I will keep LOLing though, theres more polls than internet polls and boards polls that say the same thing.. SF in govt with FG would be explosive to the point of having to debate and compromise, maybe then WE the Irish people wont have to suffer too much longer, not under british rule, but our own failed govts

    I think you've nearly gathered my point, pretty close but as a poitical realist who has followed political history, both North and South, it will be SF trying to wag the dog as much as it can and FG will have huge internal difficulty with that tail.

    The PD's and Alberts comments come to mind "this little temporary arrangement" come to mind. FG would only take on SF if they'd play a poodle and a well trained one at that.

    SF face a huge task in the next election to gain a big amount of seats, they're like FF under Haughey, transfer toxic. FF/FG/Labour core voters aren't going to transfer to them which means they'll need 22/23% to break through the 20 seat barrier.

    Labour could get 33 seats odd in 1992 with less votes, but transfer friendly. FG maybe a mathematical possibility but it maybe better SF ignore Govt. A FF/Lab/SF coalition would be a better bet.

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭nice_very


    sdeire wrote: »
    I jumped on the anti-FF bandwagon and look where it's got me -though I justify that decision by reminding myself that FF continuing in government would probably have ruined us. In reality, they're as bad as each other. At least the smaller parties, though being perceived as more "extreme" in views (SF/SP etc) stick to their guns.

    FF and FG really havent changed from their 1922 origins - FF are so stubborn to get what they want that they fall asunder and cause chaos - they did it in 21, almost again in 1970, and pretty much for the last 20 years - and FG have a total lack of any backbone whatsoever and keel over to pressure from Europe, but amazingly not to pressure from the Irish people. How oddly reminiscent.

    I feel it is a civic duty to vote rather than a democratic right. However I'm fast running out of trustworthy options. I have avoided ever voting SF thus far because I oppose their links with terrorism, however tenuous, it just didnt seem right. But I think come the next election, they really will be the only viable option. And as a result of this thinking, not just by me but by many, they could very easily see a role in government in the next election or the one after it.

    What the country needs is a new political party. My political views would be largely in line with FF, but in practice their sheer ineptitude and corrupt backbone have coroded the basic principles into mush.

    and I would say you are not alone in your thinking sdeire, its just a pity it has taken these extremes to give SF a chance, if they get that chance and fcck up, I too will criticise them, like I hope every Irish person would (and should be doing with our present govt)

    I would also be open to a new party, should they have ideals and policies in line with my own..


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭nice_very


    K-9 wrote: »
    I think you've nearly gathered my point, pretty close but as a poitical realist who has followed political history, both North and South, it will be SF trying to wag the dog as much as it can and FG will have huge internal difficulty with that tail.

    The PD's and Alberts comments come to mind "this little temporary arrangement" come to mind. FG would only take on SF if they'd play a poodle and a well trained one at that.

    SF face a huge task in the next election to gain a big amount of seats, they're like FF under Haughey, transfer toxic. FF/FG/Labour core voters aren't going to transfer to them which means they'll need 22/23% to break through the 20 seat barrier.

    Labour could get 33 seats odd in 1992 with less votes, but transfer friendly. FG maybe a mathematical possibility but it maybe better SF ignore Govt. A FF/Lab/SF coalition would be a better bet.

    this cracks me up!! you think SF would bend over and take it up the political ass from FG..? if they do I will never vote for them again, they know that people see that and its not in their or the country's interest..

    the time of FF FG LAB domination of Irish politics is coming to a close, as a lot of politicians say - we need a new Ireland, so lets change the policies and bullsh1t


  • Registered Users Posts: 43,274 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    nice_very wrote: »
    this cracks me up!! you think SF would bend over and take it up the political ass from FG..? if they do I will never vote for them again, they know that people see that and its not in their or the country's interest..

    the time of FF FG LAB domination of Irish politics is coming to a close, as a lot of politicians say - we need a new Ireland, so lets change the policies and bullsh1t

    SF wont be in Government then, LOL, so forget dictating terms! LOL Got to love a Shinners importance complex.

    Taking it up the ass? Charming. SF is for gay rights you know?

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • Registered Users Posts: 3,235 ✭✭✭lugha


    nice_very wrote: »
    a big LOL at all the anti Sinn Fein posters in the last year from the GE to the presidency election, proven wrong wrong wrong time and time again.
    How were any critics wrong in relation in Sinn Fein? They are not in government and until they are, people like yourself will continue to be deluded that they could do a better job of handling the FF mess than FG/Lab. It would be nearly worth it to give them a few months on the potty to bring a bit of realism to the minds of some of their supporters.
    nice_very wrote: »
    I said roughly 6 months ago, this govt will not last to full term... Taoiseach Adams to preside over the 2016 Easter Sunday celebrations, as president of Irelands oldest party and the only one representing the 1916 ideals, I think its very appropriate.
    Well as long as their focus is on the pressing issues of the day and not some irrelevant, historical ****… :rolleyes:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 349 ✭✭talkinyite


    Wouldn't vote because I don't see the point, they all seem the same.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 609 ✭✭✭Dubit10


    I would'nt ever in a million years have thought of voting SF up until now but all these other guys are ruining the country. Labour in particular have been useless since they got in. I voted Labour last time but that is out of the question for any future election now.

    For me a vote for SF would be a right kick up the arse for the political elites in this country and might just shake up the system in a way we need.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    Sinn Fein in the lead in a boards.ie poll, not again, this is getting boring.

    Back in the real world . . .


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,673 ✭✭✭AudreyHepburn


    I will never under any circumstances vote Sinn Fein and anyone who would consider voting for a party with SF's history and connections needs to seriously rethink their ideas and beliefs.

    I will vote FG as I am not as bitter as many and I can see that they are doing what they have to to get us out a situation that was not their fault, but that they were left to clean up when the cowards in FF ran.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,732 ✭✭✭Toby Take a Bow


    I will never under any circumstances vote Sinn Fein and anyone who would consider voting for a party with SF's history and connections needs to seriously rethink their ideas and beliefs.

    I will vote FG as I am not as bitter as many and I can see that they are doing what they have to to get us out a situation that was not their fault, but that they were left to clean up when the cowards in FF ran.

    So, if you don't vote FG you're bitter? They don't seem to be doing anything different than a FF government would have done/do.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 349 ✭✭talkinyite


    I will never under any circumstances vote Sinn Fein and anyone who would consider voting for a party with SF's history and connections needs to seriously rethink their ideas and beliefs.

    I will vote FG as I am not as bitter as many and I can see that they are doing what they have to to get us out a situation that was not their fault, but that they were left to clean up when the cowards in FF ran.

    That's actually hilarious :D did you know FG has a history of connections to fascism?


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