Declare your SU Allegiances

Raphael

Ok, the purpose of this thread is for everyone to state any bias they might have on the subject of any SU election, such as being on a candidates campaign team, being a candidates brother, being a candidate, etc.

If you have no ties whatsoever, please state that too.

Anyone posting in a thread related to the SU elections, or making posts related to the SU without posting here will be banned - this ban will be lifted as soon as they PM a mod with their bias.

Anyone found to be lying about bias, and subsequently posting in SU threads will be banned - this one will be removed when the temperature of hell drops below.... whatever the temperature it is that hell freezes at. Let's say 0K, just to be on the safe side.



To kick it off, I'm not running for anything, I'm not on anyones campaign team, and I don't have any connection with any of the candidates....to my knowledge

rainbow kirby

Apathetic.

33% God

Not campaigning for anyone, not related to any candidates, not a candidate.
No bias I guess.

Riamfada

Flip. Well I am not on anyone's campaign teams nor am I actively supporting any one candidate. I know almost all of the candidates on a personal level and I will be chairing the UCD/SU televised election debates on the 3rd March.

gubbie

As I said before I'm an ex-hack so I know a couple of candidates through that but won't be campaigning for any of them

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Friends with Chris Bond, Gary Redmond, Donal Hanratty, Ciarán Fitzgerald, Paddy Ryan, Dani Pender, Scott Ahearne, Kimberley Foy, Donncha Ó Suilleabhán, Gary Ward and Mike Pat O'Donoghue

Was in the same class as Dani in first and second year and we were in the Gaeltacht together and I currently live with Donal.

I've already helped Dani, Chris and Ciarán with their campaign in some way.

On work experience during the election week, therefore won't be canvassing for anyone.

dajaffa

Friends with most of the candidates, only campaigning for Dani Pender for Welfare. I'm on placement anyway so I won't be canvassing much.

Chakar

I know and are friends with half of the candidates running, however I'm not campaigning this year.

Brimmy

I know no one.

I don't agree with this thread though.

Zounds

I hate everyone equally.

simply_dee

Campaigning for Scott Ahearn

*waves at Izzy*

Red Alert

Non-biased non-apathetic, and I am not on any campaign's team or friends with any candidate.

the evil lime

I have no idea who's running really, so I have no idea if I'm affiliated with them. I know Dani's running and have hung out with her at some of the beers back in the day, but I don't even recall what she's running for.

I think I can say unaffiliated.

AngelofFire

My name is Chris Bond and i'm a candidate for S.U. President

jimi_t

No SU affiliations past or present, know 2/3 of the canditates to talk to but that would be about it - only position that I care about would be Ents and to that end I'll probably be roped into postering or something for MPO'D.

princess-sprkle

no affiliations, don't know anyone running and fairly apathetic to the whole thing.

spudington16

Despite the fact that I generally lean towards apathy, this year I think RON is looking like an exceptionally strong candidate.

However, in the interest of total transperency I think I should point out that I campaigned for Scott last year. Not that I know the guy, or have a clue about his policies, but because I was hitting on a female member of his campaign team at the time.

Frankieb

No affiliations don't know them personally but I know who I may vote for!

bnt

Non-biased antipathetic.

El Siglo

know gary ward, don't know the rest, not campaigning for anyone, couldn't give a fiddlers who wins to be honest, well maybe our old friend RON

delta_bravo

No affiliations, equally cynical of everyone

mad lad

I'm in FEE.

Raphael

To be clear, I don't want people to declare who they're voting for here, and discuss that. In fact, I actively don't want that. I just want people to state if they're running, if they're on campaign teams, or if they have a distinct bias (such as being in FEE above, when it's founder is, afaik, running for SU pres)

Breezer

No bias. My signature relates to national politics only, not any SU candidates who happen to be part of the same organisation. All opinions expressed are Copyright © 2009 Breezer. All rights reserved.

Raphael

The next person who posts saying "I'm voting for X" "I'm not voting for Y" etc, I will assume is shilling for their or their opponents campaign team and ban.

Is it so gorram hard to read before you post?

Raphael

Donald-Duck wrote:

I've no allegiances, haven't voted for any of them in my 3 years here and don't ever plan on it

From PM

kev_s88

the closest i have to an allegiance is that Julian Brophy's GF is in 2 of my classes

but in truth i hold no bias and will probably not vote

Pride Fighter

I have no allegiance to anyone but myself. I am a bit of a loner:D:D:D

dyl10

I have no allegiances but I maintain that I will vote for the first person who doesn't make fighting fees a central part of their speech

lemon_sherbert

While I know some of the candidates socially, I am not campaigning for anyone, and haven't really decided if I'm even going to vote, let alone for who.

Must Have Music

I know Chris Bond and Paddy Ryan, hope to do some canvassing for em both this week!

samsamson

Indifferent.

Robaato

Im on Chris Bond's campaign team, am friends with or know pretty much all the candidates.

P_1

None whatsoever, no intention of voting etc.
What days next week are liable to be the most headwrecking with people hassling you to vote for x etc?

abelard

Allied towards;

Redmond, Ryan, Ó Súillebaháin, Pender, O'Donoghue.

Raphael

Ok, I've tidied the thread up a bit (split the long argument about the ethics of this thread into it's own thread, and deleted the small yet entertaining discussion about joining campaign teams to get laid). Please keep the rest of the thread as just declarations of affiliation.

liamygunner29

gary ward for ents.

33% God

Now campaigning for Mike Pat.

vetstu

Couldn't care less. Same empty promises as every other year. Best one is one girl who is going to increase the caseload in the vet hospital. The manifestos are laughable

gubbie

Ditto now campaigning for Mike Pat and punching Gary Ward supporters in the chest (well 2)

delta_bravo

vetstu wrote: »

Best one is one girl who is going to increase the caseload in the vet hospital. The manifestos are laughable

Yeah i thought that was hilarious, whats she going to do? Attack the swans or run over a few squirrels?

There were a few gems this year: The ents candidate pctured with a load of musicians who was looking at bringing lily allen. The welfare candidate looking at building shower facilities for cyclists (she's obviously never been to the sports centre)

Riamfada

Who is this who wants to kill swans? Also I have voted and now I dont care. First years please stop irrititating me as I walk through the arts block

I am a student I have voted I know alot more about your candidate than you I know alot more about the union than you I have been here for four years thanks

Also apparently voting on the first day was up 62% on the same time last year.

delta_bravo

Grimes wrote: »

Who is this who wants to kill swans?

Kimberley Foy if i recall. Had some great others ones in there like: Create a good atmoshpere in the Conway Institute and free grinds for commerce students doing quants.

crashers

paddy, dani, donnacha

liamygunner29

Scott aherne welfare,paddy ryan c and c, mike pat ents, donnacha o suilebhan education and redmond and hanratty waitin on results of chris bonds second prefrance after julian brophy and rons couldnt be used to find a winner

Spraggs

Am deeply hostile to anybody who involves themselves in Student Union business *spits on ground*.

SupaReckless

how can chris bond lose???

potential spawn of mr j. bond?? he better incorperate that into his campaign!!or his manager should..lost chance if he doesn't!!!

don't know anybody, but am fuelled by that theory to vote

Riamfada

Welcome to 6 months ago!

SupaReckless

ahhhh, no way...did he win?

Mardy Bum

SupaReckless wrote: »

ahhhh, no way...did he win?

No he did not.

timbyr

Completely unaffiliated, unbiased and I think that the SU in its current form should be disbanded and reformed.