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How did this man not get elected?

  • 25-05-2007 10:13pm
    #1
    Randomswinger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭


    Genuine candidate in Laois Offaly just got 85 votes on first count


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  • #2
    gandalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,458 ✭✭✭✭gandalf


    LOL love the catchphrase.


  • #3
    CiaranC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,300 ✭✭✭CiaranC


    legend


  • #4
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,038 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    gandalf wrote:
    LOL love the catchphrase.
    He's trying to appeal to the horsey set! ;)


  • #5
    McSpud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 612 ✭✭✭McSpud


    Randomswinger wrote:
    Genuine candidate in Laois Offaly just got 85 votes on first count

    Occupation Full Time Politician? No Other/Previous Occupation: Auctioneer
    Memberships Irish Farmers Association (IFA)Irish draught horses societyMentally handicapped association


    CUNNINGHAM, Seamus - 24 votes (Longford-Westmeath)

    :eek:


  • #6
    flanzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,143 ✭✭✭flanzer


    Oh god! Listen to his election song on his website www.johnbracken.ie . hillarious!


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  • #7
    Crash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,198 ✭✭✭✭Crash


    I'm in stitches listening to that song


  • #8
    Rb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    flanzer wrote:
    Oh god! Listen to his election song on his website www.johnbracken.ie . hillarious!
    He deserved to be elected, purely based on that song.

    Johnny won't be raising his hand in triumph in the Dail this time round...:(


  • #9
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    I half expect him to pull up outside in a hiace and offer a "bit a' carpet boss?".


  • #10
    philstar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,986 ✭✭✭philstar


    its like something out of FR Ted....its a pity he did'nt get elected


  • #11
    McSpud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 612 ✭✭✭McSpud


    flanzer wrote:
    Oh god! Listen to his election song on his website www.johnbracken.ie . hillarious!

    Tragedy he only got 85 votes with such a slick campaign. :(

    Clealy Cowan had the Biffo vote cornered or he would have got in. :D


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  • #12
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    He got 934 Number 1's. Not a bad show at all. :)

    Some other non party idiot got the 85.


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