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SU Elections '12

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    #92
    spillit67
    Registered Users Posts: 638 ✭✭✭spillit67


    Oasis_Dublin wrote: »
    Fair enough. But he did make an absolute fool out of himself at the BFM Hustings. He has also done an awful job at C&C, which he seems to have accepted on Facebook. Coming along on Monday night to have a go was the last act of a failed student politician.

    Either his terrible performance in office or his personal "issues" have also led him not to seek re-election. He knows he failed, we know he failed. It's as simple as that.

    Why has he failed?

    Personally C&C seems like the most pointless position going (and the others aren't up to much either) but by what metric has he 'failed'.


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    #93
    Oasis_Dublin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,467 ✭✭✭Oasis_Dublin


    spillit67 wrote: »
    Why has he failed?

    Personally C&C seems like the most pointless position going (and the others aren't up to much either) but by what metric has he 'failed'.

    He's the C&C officer, and yet he has seen his main role as criticising both The Tribune (admittedly non-SU) and Belfield FM on facebook, boards, and on air on the radio.

    The only things I've seen him do all year were appearing at an Irish Education "funeral" and then turning up to criticise the calibre of his successor at Monday's Hustings. Any emails I've directed at Lacey have been replied to by Pat.

    I also cannot think of one achievement.


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    #94
    gradlife
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭gradlife


    Oasis_Dublin wrote: »
    He's the C&C officer, and yet he has seen his main role as criticising both The Tribune (admittedly non-SU) and Belfield FM on facebook, boards, and on air on the radio.

    The only things I've seen him do all year were appearing at an Irish Education "funeral" and then turning up to criticise the calibre of his successor at Monday's Hustings. Any emails I've directed at Lacey have been replied to by Pat.

    I also cannot think of one achievement.

    I'd love to get a personal email from Pat.

    I'd climb that like a tree. ;)


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    #95
    Oasis_Dublin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,467 ✭✭✭Oasis_Dublin


    gradlife wrote: »
    I'd love to get a personal email from Pat.

    I'd climb that like a tree. ;)

    president@ucdsu.ie, best of luck!


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    #96
    its_phil
    Registered Users Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭its_phil


    Letter released from VP for Students stating Guiney not under investigation for theft.


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    #97
    spudington16
    Registered Users Posts: 786 ✭✭✭spudington16


    its_phil wrote: »
    Letter released from VP for Students stating Guiney not under investigation for theft.

    It's surreal that it has actually come to that. I mean, that letter is now in the public domain (presumably by Guiney's wishes), which means he'll always have this hanging over him. It wasn't exactly reassuring when he confirmed he was in fact under investigation (albeit for something else), but refused to clarify. Something as serious as that should have been disclosed.


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    #98
    WoollyRedHat
    Registered Users Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    The canvassers outside the polling booth are unbelievable, they're like beggars at an ATM, should be banned from doing that tbh...


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    #99
    Deeluu
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭Deeluu


    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    The canvassers outside the polling booth are unbelievable, they're like beggars at an ATM, should be banned from doing that tbh...

    I agree, in other colleges they aren't even allowed into the building! Imagine how peaceful that would be!

    Last year someone even offered me a fiver for my "I voted" badge. They really are ridiculous characters those canvassers!


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    #100
    Oasis_Dublin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,467 ✭✭✭Oasis_Dublin


    Headphones are the key not to be harassed.


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    #101
    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    Or just try hard to cultivate an expression of "Go fuck yourself"


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    #102
    Deeluu
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭Deeluu


    Raphael wrote: »
    Or just try hard to cultivate an expression of "Go fuck yourself"

    Or just tell them to **** themselves!


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    #103
    AdamD
    Registered Users Posts: 12,382 ✭✭✭✭AdamD


    The 'I voted already' line was working for a while, now they're asking me who I voted for.



    F u c k. Off.


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    #104
    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,458 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    Predictions?

    President: Breslin.
    C&C: Paddy Guiney.
    Entertainments: Heffo.
    Education: Geoghegan.
    Welfare: Conway.


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    #105
    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    I'd be interested to see what effect Geoghans offensive yelling campaigners had on his numbers - would love if I wasn't the only one that kind of tactic turned off. Apart from that, and seeing Karl Gill not win, not really bothered.


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    #106
    Oasis_Dublin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,467 ✭✭✭Oasis_Dublin


    President: Breslin.
    C&C: Atkinson
    Entertainments: Heffo.
    Education: Comer.
    Welfare: Conway.

    I really hope for a No in the constitutional vote, but I fear it won't happen.

    The above five are also not the way I voted.


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    #107
    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,458 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    Raphael wrote: »
    I'd be interested to see what effect Geoghans offensive yelling campaigners had on his numbers - would love if I wasn't the only one that kind of tactic turned off. Apart from that, and seeing Karl Gill not win, not really bothered.

    To be honest the shouting is something that every campaign team tries to achieve. At the end of the day it seems with the UCDSU that the most vocal takes it.


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    #108
    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    I was listening for names the whole (annoyingly long time) it took to get ballots, and while there was a lot of rabble, "VOTE SAM GEOGHAN" was the loudest. I'd actually been inclined to give him my vote before, because a returning candidate has a better idea what they can actually do, but after that my vote will go to RON before him.


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    #109
    Oasis_Dublin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,467 ✭✭✭Oasis_Dublin


    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    To be honest the shouting is something that every campaign team tries to achieve. At the end of the day it seems with the UCDSU that the most vocal takes it.

    I complete disagree. Obnoxious canvassers regularly fúck it up for their candidate.


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    #110
    WoollyRedHat
    Registered Users Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    Deeluu wrote: »
    I agree, in other colleges they aren't even allowed into the building! Imagine how peaceful that would be!

    Last year someone even offered me a fiver for my "I voted" badge. They really are ridiculous characters those canvassers!

    I'm convinced they are given funny drugs that makes them act outside the normal student psych.. either that or they are that usually deranged... heck even chuggers in Dublin City were less annoying, these guys were ridiciolous.


    A ban of them in the building would be bliss... I got sick of saying either " I have your brochue" or I already voted :mad:


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    #111
    errlloyd
    Registered Users Posts: 12,600 ✭✭✭✭errlloyd


    Possible win for Geoghan in the education race.

    Yelling or no yelling his team were pretty good.

    I'd suggest he lost Science and Roebuck, but neither turnout was particularly high. I think it was a wash in vet and health sciences, but they might just tip to Comer. But the rest - arts, quinn, ag, eng, carysfort and richview will turn out for Sam I think.


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    #112
    Deeluu
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭Deeluu


    President: Breslin
    Welfare: Conway
    Education: Geoghegan
    Ents: Heffo
    C&C: Atkinson
    Constitution: Yes

    Apart from Breslin for President, I hope my predictions do not come true!

    Also on the topic of shouting canvassers, I'd be less inclined to vote for someone if I was sitting on the fence if they were roaring and shouting at me the day of the election!


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    #113
    TheVoodoo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,135 ✭✭✭TheVoodoo


    Any counts in so far?


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    #114
    spudington16
    Registered Users Posts: 786 ✭✭✭spudington16


    From collegetribune.ie:

    11.55am:
    Atkinson – 406
    Gill – 97
    Guiney – 395
    Sheerin – 176


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    #115
    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    Current totals as of 3:45 (from University Observer twitter)

    President:
    Breslin – 3265
    RON – 556

    Campaigns and Communications:
    Atkinson – 1315
    Gill – 533
    Guiney – 1387
    Sheerin – 605
    RON – 82

    Ents:
    Heffernan – 3310
    RON – 490

    Welfare:
    Conway – 1825
    Gallagher – 1894
    RON – 248

    Education:
    Comer – 1576
    Geoghegan - 1265
    Wolohan – 793
    RON – 192

    Referendum:
    Yes - 2442
    No – 1001


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    #116
    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    Breslin, Gallagher and Heffernan deemed elected, RON has been eliminated from Education & C&C.


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    #117
    WoollyRedHat
    Registered Users Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    I can't really find out much about what Heffo is proposing and envisaging for ENTS Tbh, what is his plan for next year?


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    #118
    beardedmaster
    Registered Users Posts: 614 ✭✭✭beardedmaster


    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    I can't really find out much about what Heffo is proposing and envisaging for ENTS Tbh, what is his plan for next year?

    More dance, hip-hop and house music, naturally.


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    #119
    WoollyRedHat
    Registered Users Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    beardedmaster wrote: »
    More dance, hip-hop and house music, naturally.

    Oh woohoo, UNCE UNCE UNCE UNCE, UNCE ENTS UNCE ENTS ENTS ENTCE


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    #120
    facemelter
    Registered Users Posts: 1,266 ✭✭✭facemelter


    i think Geoghegan was hurt by his canvassers being so loud and in your face during the day , couldnt be more happy they were drinving me mental all day , one came up and said " are you voting for Geoghegan because here's why i think he's the best candidate " .. i was in a rush and just said " what the guy who got two other people kicked out of the race against him last year ..nah.." she didnt look to impressed , about an hour later walking back she asked me again !! pita :pac::pac:


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    #121
    spudington16
    Registered Users Posts: 786 ✭✭✭spudington16


    I had a great time indulging Guiney's canvassing minions by pretending I cared about their spiel, then blindsiding them by asking whether he was still under investigation by the VP for Students. Their faces just dropped. Brilliant. :D


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