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DCU SU elections candidates.

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,063 ✭✭✭riemann


    W106 wrote: »
    Wow,

    I've spent the last while reading this thread, and have to admit I'm very worried.

    Very worried.

    Just to get this out of the way first (Hi Gizmo), this is not a troll and not a flame either. This is simply my humble opinion, based on evidence that I have seen around campus this week, the incidents already noted in this thread and the assorted hustings/debates etc during the course of the election.

    I am not here to endorse any particular candidate - leave that to their campaign teams. I'm here to make an attempt to be the voice of reason, at a time when there are students out there who are under the delusion that Conor Mortimer will make a good Students' Union President.

    This is not a personal attack on Mr. Mortimer, but rather an examination of his behaviour/attitude, his campaign tactics, his knowledge of the position that he is running for, his experience and his motives.

    I will also do my best not to invoke Godwin's Law, but it might be difficult...


    1): Behaviour/Attitude

    Mr. Mortimer left the recent debate early (along with his large group of supporters), ostensibly to meet his "Professor". J'Accuse, Mr. Mortimer. You find me a DCU Academic on campus after 6pm, and I'll wager he/she has been chained to their desk as a prank.

    Upon being questioned as to whether external activities would have an effect on his presidential duties should he be elected, Mr. Mortimer replied that his team would fill in if he had to play a game, or words to that effect.

    Wrong answer.

    A student running for SU President should put that position first amongst their priorities. It is a position that demands the highest level of dedication and hard work - not to be fobbed off in the name of sporting responsibilities (or any other external concerns).


    2): Campaign Tactics

    Mr. Mortimer and his team have been noticed outside the campus Spar in the last day or so, using megaphones to promote their campaign. Noise pollution nothwithstanding, it is more the content of their sloganeering that has caused offence and concern amongst the student body. At one point, Mr. Mortimer's team announced that candidate Andrew Harford's campaign lollipops contained anthrax. At another point, a chant of "Who are ya? Who are ya?" was directed at another election candidate. These tactics of false accusations, intimidation and abusive behaviour have already resulted in Mr. Mortimer's team having an official complaint lodged against them with the Electoral Committee.


    3): Knowledge of the Position & Experience

    Mr. Mortimer has claimed never to have been "part of the SU" - this can be read in two ways: Literally, in that he claims he has never been a member of the Students' Union OR figuratively, in that he claims that he has never been involved in the SU or any of its actvities. Either way, this is cause for concern.

    Every student in DCU is automatically a member of the SU, for Mr. Mortimer to claim otherwise reflects a high level of ignorance on his part.

    For Mr. Mortimer to claim that he has never been involved in the SU or its activities, but now wants to run for the position of President, is worrying to say the least. Some would argue that "fresh blood" would be good for the position, but I beg to differ. The SU President has but a year to make a difference, and the difference between "fresh blood" and a president with previous knowledge and experience is that the latter won't have to waste precious time at the start of their tenure attempting to acclimatise to the position and its myriad of duties and responsibilities.

    Example of Inexperience: when asked about canteen prices, Mr. Mortimer's reply was that he would meet with the Canteen Manager and request that the staff "put a little more" on the plates, reasoning that students were already paying enough for the food, why not make the portions a little bigger?

    Mr. Mortimer has no concept of the following when it comes to the catering industry in general, and Trispace in particular:

    - portion control
    - product yield
    - the utter stinginess of Trispace.

    Example of stinginess of Trispace in the past:

    During the ill-fated "Rip-Off DCU" campaign of 2006/07, a major sticking point was the 37c price of a sachet of mayonnaise in the canteen. After much hullbaloo, the price was reduced to 20c, a seeming victory.

    In fact, what Trispace did was change the brand of mayonnaise from Hellmans (which cost 12c, with the 37c price representing a 308% markup) to Blenders (which cost 6c, with the 20c price representing a 333% markup). Trispace thus made more money on the mayonnaise than before.

    For Mr. Mortimer to reason that a quick meeting with the canteen manager will result in increased portion sizes displays a disappointing level of naivety in the way that Trispace operates. DCU will never subsidise the canteen; the official line is that the canteen is run as a business to make a profit, unlike many canteens in other HEIs across Ireland, whose purpose is to provide affordable food for cash-strapped students.



    4): Mr. Mortimer's Motives

    Here's where the rumour mill really kicks in. Why is a candidate, who openly admits to having nothing to do with the SU or any other students activities (apart from the Men's GAA Football team) in his 4 years at DCU, and has displayed a shocking level of ignorance of procedures, duties and organisational responsibilities of the position, suddenly running for SU President?

    The popular theory is that Mr. Mortimer wishes to remain in DCU for one more year, thus retaining eligibility to play football for another season. This remains to be seen.

    In casual conversation, from sources that shall remain nameless, Mr. Mortimer has been overheard to remark that his motives include "doing it for a laugh" and "so that *insert candidate's name here* doesn't win."

    Bravo, Mr. Mortimer.

    I applaud your sterling efforts and your obvious dedication to the welfare and concerns of the student population of DCU.

    In conclusion, I hereby urge the students of DCU: today is the final day of voting at the polls and remember this:

    A vote for any other candidate is a vote not given to Conor Mortimer.

    Thank you.

    I couldn't have put it better myself.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 70 ✭✭Black hole sun


    W106 wrote: »

    2): Campaign Tactics

    Mr. Mortimer and his team have been noticed outside the campus Spar in the last day or so, using megaphones to promote their campaign. Noise pollution nothwithstanding, it is more the content of their sloganeering that has caused offence and concern amongst the student body. At one point, Mr. Mortimer's team announced that candidate Andrew Harford's campaign lollipops contained anthrax. At another point, a chant of "Who are ya? Who are ya?" was directed at another election candidate. These tactics of false accusations, intimidation and abusive behaviour have already resulted in Mr. Mortimer's team having an official complaint lodged against them with the Electoral Committee.


    lol Hes got my vote now.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9 W106


    ...and if that post was in jest, Black hole sun, then fair play to you.

    However, if you consider the above to be a): funny or b): valid campaign tactics, I would have a good long think about what would happen should Mr. Mortimer be elected.

    Especially if you had a serious problem and needed to go to the SU for help.

    On a matchday.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 502 ✭✭✭ustari


    what time does voting stop and where are the voting venues?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11 haus


    ustari wrote: »
    what time does voting stop and where are the voting venues?

    Voting ends at 4pm
    Polling stations: The Hub, Henry Grattan building


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 502 ✭✭✭ustari


    haus wrote: »
    Voting ends at 4pm
    Polling stations: The Hub, Henry Grattan building


    Thanks very much.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 33 Slurmsy


    I was sitting by one of the polling stations yesterday and it was pretty funny to see all the people voting who were pissed off about the "idiots outside with the megaphones."
    haus wrote: »
    Voting ends at 4pm
    Polling stations: The Hub, Henry Grattan building

    There's also one in the canteen, or at least there was yesterday.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭Diarmsquid


    haus wrote: »
    Voting ends at 4pm
    Polling stations: The Hub, Henry Grattan building

    And the Nursing Building


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,487 ✭✭✭aDeener


    W106 wrote: »
    Wow,

    I've spent the last while reading this thread, and have to admit I'm very worried.

    Very worried.

    Just to get this out of the way first (Hi Gizmo), this is not a troll and not a flame either. This is simply my humble opinion, based on evidence that I have seen around campus this week, the incidents already noted in this thread and the assorted hustings/debates etc during the course of the election.

    I am not here to endorse any particular candidate - leave that to their campaign teams. I'm here to make an attempt to be the voice of reason, at a time when there are students out there who are under the delusion that Conor Mortimer will make a good Students' Union President.

    This is not a personal attack on Mr. Mortimer, but rather an examination of his behaviour/attitude, his campaign tactics, his knowledge of the position that he is running for, his experience and his motives.

    I will also do my best not to invoke Godwin's Law, but it might be difficult...


    1): Behaviour/Attitude

    Mr. Mortimer left the recent debate early (along with his large group of supporters), ostensibly to meet his "Professor". J'Accuse, Mr. Mortimer. You find me a DCU Academic on campus after 6pm, and I'll wager he/she has been chained to their desk as a prank.

    Upon being questioned as to whether external activities would have an effect on his presidential duties should he be elected, Mr. Mortimer replied that his team would fill in if he had to play a game, or words to that effect.

    Wrong answer.

    A student running for SU President should put that position first amongst their priorities. It is a position that demands the highest level of dedication and hard work - not to be fobbed off in the name of sporting responsibilities (or any other external concerns).


    2): Campaign Tactics

    Mr. Mortimer and his team have been noticed outside the campus Spar in the last day or so, using megaphones to promote their campaign. Noise pollution nothwithstanding, it is more the content of their sloganeering that has caused offence and concern amongst the student body. At one point, Mr. Mortimer's team announced that candidate Andrew Harford's campaign lollipops contained anthrax. At another point, a chant of "Who are ya? Who are ya?" was directed at another election candidate. These tactics of false accusations, intimidation and abusive behaviour have already resulted in Mr. Mortimer's team having an official complaint lodged against them with the Electoral Committee.


    3): Knowledge of the Position & Experience

    Mr. Mortimer has claimed never to have been "part of the SU" - this can be read in two ways: Literally, in that he claims he has never been a member of the Students' Union OR figuratively, in that he claims that he has never been involved in the SU or any of its actvities. Either way, this is cause for concern.

    Every student in DCU is automatically a member of the SU, for Mr. Mortimer to claim otherwise reflects a high level of ignorance on his part.

    For Mr. Mortimer to claim that he has never been involved in the SU or its activities, but now wants to run for the position of President, is worrying to say the least. Some would argue that "fresh blood" would be good for the position, but I beg to differ. The SU President has but a year to make a difference, and the difference between "fresh blood" and a president with previous knowledge and experience is that the latter won't have to waste precious time at the start of their tenure attempting to acclimatise to the position and its myriad of duties and responsibilities.

    Example of Inexperience: when asked about canteen prices, Mr. Mortimer's reply was that he would meet with the Canteen Manager and request that the staff "put a little more" on the plates, reasoning that students were already paying enough for the food, why not make the portions a little bigger?

    Mr. Mortimer has no concept of the following when it comes to the catering industry in general, and Trispace in particular:

    - portion control
    - product yield
    - the utter stinginess of Trispace.

    Example of stinginess of Trispace in the past:

    During the ill-fated "Rip-Off DCU" campaign of 2006/07, a major sticking point was the 37c price of a sachet of mayonnaise in the canteen. After much hullbaloo, the price was reduced to 20c, a seeming victory.

    In fact, what Trispace did was change the brand of mayonnaise from Hellmans (which cost 12c, with the 37c price representing a 308% markup) to Blenders (which cost 6c, with the 20c price representing a 333% markup). Trispace thus made more money on the mayonnaise than before.

    For Mr. Mortimer to reason that a quick meeting with the canteen manager will result in increased portion sizes displays a disappointing level of naivety in the way that Trispace operates. DCU will never subsidise the canteen; the official line is that the canteen is run as a business to make a profit, unlike many canteens in other HEIs across Ireland, whose purpose is to provide affordable food for cash-strapped students.



    4): Mr. Mortimer's Motives

    Here's where the rumour mill really kicks in. Why is a candidate, who openly admits to having nothing to do with the SU or any other students activities (apart from the Men's GAA Football team) in his 4 years at DCU, and has displayed a shocking level of ignorance of procedures, duties and organisational responsibilities of the position, suddenly running for SU President?

    The popular theory is that Mr. Mortimer wishes to remain in DCU for one more year, thus retaining eligibility to play football for another season. This remains to be seen.

    In casual conversation, from sources that shall remain nameless, Mr. Mortimer has been overheard to remark that his motives include "doing it for a laugh" and "so that *insert candidate's name here* doesn't win."

    Bravo, Mr. Mortimer.

    I applaud your sterling efforts and your obvious dedication to the welfare and concerns of the student population of DCU.

    In conclusion, I hereby urge the students of DCU: today is the final day of voting at the polls and remember this:

    A vote for any other candidate is a vote not given to Conor Mortimer.

    Thank you.


    how can you get your knickers in a twist over the anthrax? that is hi-larious! got my vote - mort to sort!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9 W106


    W106 wrote: »
    ...and if that post was in jest, then fair play to you.

    However, if you consider the above to be a): funny or b): valid campaign tactics, I would have a good long think about what would happen should Mr. Mortimer be elected.

    Especially if you had a serious problem and needed to go to the SU for help.

    On a matchday.

    ...much as I hate to repeat myself...


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭Limerick Dude


    Did anyone else see one of Mortimer's chronies at the entrance to the hub asking people who they voted for so they know how the election is going so far. I gladly said Keegan with a big grin on my face :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 251 ✭✭myk


    Did anyone else see one of Mortimer's chronies at the entrance to the hub asking people who they voted for so they know how the election is going so far. I gladly said Keegan with a big grin on my face :D

    if you want the guy to lose, you should have told him that you voted for him, lull them into a false sense of security...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10 eoin2089


    myk wrote: »
    lull them into a false sense of security...

    There is no need to do that, he probably thinks he has a chance of winning. Most people i know voted for Alan, however, there are 5 main groups in dcu:
    Business, science, nurses, humanities and the computer dudes.

    I dont think many of the computer dudes are going to vote for Conor.

    However, who are the nurses voting for and Conor could get a lot of science votes.

    I think common sense will win out and the business gang will save the college and vote for alan


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,487 ✭✭✭aDeener


    eoin2089 wrote: »
    There is no need to do that, he probably thinks he has a chance of winning. Most people i know voted for Alan, however, there are 5 main groups in dcu:
    Business, science, nurses, humanities and the computer dudes.

    I dont think many of the computer dudes are going to vote for Conor.

    However, who are the nurses voting for and Conor could get a lot of science votes.

    I think common sense will win out and the business gang will save the college and vote for alan

    think you left out a major group - the group that would love to p!ss computer dudes off;)


  • Posts: 420 ✭✭ [Deleted User]


    eoin2089 wrote: »
    I dont think many of the computer dudes are going to vote for Conor.
    If by computer dudes, you mean all computer related courses then that assumption is a bit out of date...quite a few of the new "computer dudes" are less "computer dudes" than possibly older ca3/ca4...

    If that makes any sense


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭dizzyniki


    eoin2089 wrote: »
    There is no need to do that, he probably thinks he has a chance of winning. Most people i know voted for Alan, however, there are 5 main groups in dcu:
    Business, science, nurses, humanities and the computer dudes.

    I dont think many of the computer dudes are going to vote for Conor.

    However, who are the nurses voting for and Conor could get a lot of science votes.

    I think common sense will win out and the business gang will save the college and vote for alan

    The nurses are ignorant to the whole election campaign........theres a ballot box in the canteen of the nursing building and i'd say i'm the only one who put anything into the box!!! Nurses are so far away as always from all the goings on in the college and noone has dared venture into our lecture theatres to gain votes. i have spoken with many nursing students and all they want is the craic......they think that Mortimer will bring the craic!!!! i however am informed and am campaigning against what would be an atrocity to the student body if he is elected.....but even these nurses are too busy with back to back lectures to make a vote.....its just not a priority.......nursing students already feel isolated....they dont think that will ever change and why vote.....three years of nursing students are on placement at the moment.....

    thats about 600 votes that no1 would have been getting form the start.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10 eoin2089


    I said that, the now coined phrase 'computer dudes' patent pending ...will not vote for Conor as they are logical thinkers, and therefore against their way to do so.

    Also it is the nurses responsability to vote.

    Ask not what your college can do for you but what.....etc

    If the nurses want there voice to be heard they should vote. I also know a few BS3's on placement in town and they haven't a clue what's going on in colege so i guess after a long day at work the last thing you want to think of is voting.

    Also do voting hours allow them to vote??


    Boss: Why are you late?
    Student worker: I had to vote for the SU president. :)
    Boss: http://billdunlap.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/facepalm.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 49 doylema3


    dizzyniki wrote: »
    The nurses are ignorant to the whole election campaign........theres a ballot box in the canteen of the nursing building and i'd say i'm the only one who put anything into the box!!! Nurses are so far away as always from all the goings on in the college and noone has dared venture into our lecture theatres to gain votes. i have spoken with many nursing students and all they want is the craic......they think that Mortimer will bring the craic!!!! i however am informed and am campaigning against what would be an atrocity to the student body if he is elected.....but even these nurses are too busy with back to back lectures to make a vote.....its just not a priority.......nursing students already feel isolated....they dont think that will ever change and why vote.....three years of nursing students are on placement at the moment.....

    thats about 600 votes that no1 would have been getting form the start.

    alot of the candidates have put forward that they would hope to see more inclusion in all the facilities, including nursing. plus there is LeeAnne. She is a nursing student and a candidate for education and welfare.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭dramabob


    Oooh, polls close in less than ten minutes!

    When does the count start?

    And how sucky is the timing of the count vs. Clubs & Socs Awards?

    Yeesh!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    doylema3 wrote: »
    alot of the candidates have put forward that they would hope to see more inclusion in all the facilities, including nursing. plus there is LeeAnne. She is a nursing student and a candidate for education and welfare.

    No offence to her but the 'trust me I'm a nurse' didn't do it for me.

    Mind you I got a good laugh off the Campus magazine:

    Hello I'm a Computer
    applications student....

    I'm an intellectual disability
    nursing student...


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭dizzyniki


    doylema3 wrote: »
    alot of the candidates have put forward that they would hope to see more inclusion in all the facilities, including nursing. plus there is LeeAnne. She is a nursing student and a candidate for education and welfare.

    Well doesnt that show that LeeAnne puts the colleges best interests first.... i dont know any other nursing students who'd work a 35hour week and host a campaign at the same!!!!

    But I have agree with the whole 'trust me im a nurse thing'!!!! "this won't hurt a bit"....... and we all know how that one goes!!!

    I think that statement has lost her votes!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 49 doylema3


    all be it 10 minutes late but the polls are no closed. I think its fare to say that the candidates all put in a good job, some more than others. i seriously hope conor doesn't get pres. it will be the biggest mistake that we students have made. a gaa player does not a good president make. plus his commitments to his team will clearly get in the way of running the SU.

    Of all the candidates, Alan Keegan did the best campaign for Pres. His message was clear and he seemed to have some really good ideas. he got my vote

    LeeAnne got my vote for Education and Welfare. its not a easy task to run a full campaign while at the same time juggling a placement. also her promise to improve the unions presence in the more isolated faculties like nursing and science were very good and one area this years union really failed on

    In Campaigns and Information, it was Alan McHale. Like the othes he had a good message and pionts, but particularly the fact he has had a lot of previous experience with both the Union and numerous clubs and socs

    One other point and not to be the devils advocate. I think the situation with the bar is a problem area, i've had many a good night the bar but the situation needs a lot of improvement, is it really that important. right no i'm sitting at a computer i practically had to fight to get (business school labs). there is never enough and one lab in particular, you'll know the one i'm talking about, is full of broken computers. if i was to go to the library now to find a book i need, i'll see that the 5 copys have been checked out and there is the entire class of 189 looking for it.

    I know i'll get some replies with some choice phrases, but at the end of the day this is a college. the social life of a college is very important but it must be balanced with the importance of the academic side. sorry for the long post and i will more than welcome critisism


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭dramabob


    Word on the street (well, the interwebs) is that the count starts at about 6-ish...


  • Posts: 420 ✭✭ [Deleted User]


    dramabob wrote: »
    Word on the street (well, the interwebs) is that the count starts at about 6-ish...
    Can anyone come?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭dramabob


    Typically, each candidate is allowed bring 2 representatives to the count, but I'm not sure whether that applies to the entire count or just the part after they lock the HUB after midnight...

    *has many fond memories of getting hammered at the count*


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 30 TheDeparted


    W106 wrote: »




    1): Behaviour/Attitude

    Mr. Mortimer left the recent debate early (along with his large group of supporters), ostensibly to meet his "Professor". J'Accuse, Mr. Mortimer. You find me a DCU Academic on campus after 6pm, and I'll wager he/she has been chained to their desk as a prank.

    Upon being questioned as to whether external activities would have an effect on his presidential duties should he be elected, Mr. Mortimer replied that his team would fill in if he had to play a game, or words to that effect.

    Wrong answer.

    A student running for SU President should put that position first amongst their priorities. It is a position that demands the highest level of dedication and hard work - not to be fobbed off in the name of sporting responsibilities (or any other external concerns).


    2): Campaign Tactics

    Mr. Mortimer and his team have been noticed outside the campus Spar in the last day or so, using megaphones to promote their campaign. Noise pollution nothwithstanding, it is more the content of their sloganeering that has caused offence and concern amongst the student body. At one point, Mr. Mortimer's team announced that candidate Andrew Harford's campaign lollipops contained anthrax. At another point, a chant of "Who are ya? Who are ya?" was directed at another election candidate. These tactics of false accusations, intimidation and abusive behaviour have already resulted in Mr. Mortimer's team having an official complaint lodged against them with the Electoral Committee.


    The popular theory is that Mr. Mortimer wishes to remain in DCU for one more year, thus retaining eligibility to play football for another season. This remains to be seen.

    In casual conversation, from sources that shall remain nameless, Mr. Mortimer has been overheard to remark that his motives include "doing it for a laugh" and "so that *insert candidate's name here* doesn't win."

    Bravo, Mr. Mortimer.

    I applaud your sterling efforts and your obvious dedication to the welfare and concerns of the student population of DCU.

    In conclusion, I hereby urge the students of DCU: today is the final day of voting at the polls and remember this:

    A vote for any other candidate is a vote not given to Conor Mortimer.

    Thank you.

    You've just listen the reasons why I hope he wins, he's not a freak. The anthrax is also pretty hilarious:D

    Like, lodging complaints, with some ridiculous group of losers no doubt, over chanting 'who are are you?' shows how thin skinned and frankly, pathetic some candidates are.

    If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen, don't go moaning to some committee or another.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9 W106


    [sarcasm]
    Yes, it IS hilarious and (of course) best practice to deride and harrass the other candidates in an election, because everybody loves a bully.
    [/sarcasm]

    The Electoral Committee exists to ensure that the election is run fairly and according to the regulations. Harassment, intimidation and false accusations (however "hilarious") are all activities that breach these regulations, hence the complaint.

    This is not a case of not standing the heat in the spirit of a fair election, it is a case of reporting abusive and threatening behaviour to the proper authorities.

    I fail to see the logic in the insinuation that Mr. Mortimer is "not a freak" because he abuses his fellow candidates.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 30 TheDeparted


    W106 wrote: »
    [sarcasm]
    Yes, it IS hilarious and (of course) best practice to deride and harrass the other candidates in an election, because everybody loves a bully.
    [/sarcasm]

    The Electoral Committee exists to ensure that the election is run fairly and according to the regulations. Harassment, intimidation and false accusations (however "hilarious") are all activities that breach these regulations, hence the complaint.

    This is not a case of not standing the heat in the spirit of a fair election, it is a case of reporting abusive and threatening behaviour to the proper authorities.

    I fail to see the logic in the insinuation that Mr. Mortimer is "not a freak" because he abuses his fellow candidates.

    I'd say you're great craic at a party:rolleyes:

    This is exactly the type of nerdy crap that makes normal students laugh at some (there are notable exceptions) of the losers in the SU.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 30 TheDeparted


    Wow i never thought I'd meet a person with a lower I.Q. than Conor Mortimer but thanks to you TheDeparted I've been proven totally wrong!

    I'll venture to say it's not the first time you've found yourself in such a situation.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭dizzyniki


    You've just listen the reasons why I hope he wins, he's not a freak. The anthrax is also pretty hilarious:D

    Like, lodging complaints, with some ridiculous group of losers no doubt, over chanting 'who are are you?' shows how thin skinned and frankly, pathetic some candidates are.

    If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen, don't go moaning to some committee or another.


    And if mort wins you'll never be able to lodge a complaint about anything to him so who'll be laughing in that situation????.......when someone is running for such a postion....irregardless of whether you (THE DEPARTED) think its pointless or not they should act in the manner that they intend to uphold as a representative of the student body......... i dont want some sort of "in your face" egotist responsible for representing me on any stage...... and the fact of the matter is that mortimer is that type and has always been that type of person!!!!! i think its fair to say that as the election has ended and results have yet to be counted it's time to stop bitching.......anyone with any intelligence will have voted against mortimer and this election will prove how much of a popularity contest everything is in DCU and thus proving how many idiots are around the campus!!!!!


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