Chuch gate collection for Fianna Fail today....

the_dark_side

guess who was collecting at the gates of the church this morning????? the one and only Tanaiste... it looked mighty odd, to say the least :pac:

galwayrush

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Bet she's useless at that as well.:rolleyes:

Diabhal Beag

They did the same at my church. I heard a lot of people telling them to go **** themselves and rightly so

Borneo Fnctn

If you believe what they go on about in mass you might as well vote Fianna Fail.

galwayguy22

jackpalance wrote: »

If you believe what they go on about in mass you might as well vote Fianna Fail.

Good point.

People who go to mass are gullible, of little intelligence and will believe in something that has no logic to it.

Perfect Fianna Fail voters.

galwayrush

FFs does she not get enough money a minister:rolleyes:

Diabhal Beag

I like the social aspect of mass. I see people I probably wouldn't if I didn't go. Atheists comparing FF to a religion is ****ing thick

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Captain-America

Had it myself too. Not exactly a huge deal is it?

phasers

Next time stand next to him and say you're doing a collection for a charity, I bet you'd be told to feck off

OPENROAD

Captain-America wrote: »

Had it myself too. Not exactly a huge deal is it?

Find it a bit strange myself, wonder how much they got.

galwayguy22

Captain-America wrote: »

Not exactly a huge deal is it?

Government tax people in every way conceivable,

Government misspends income from these taxes,

Government gets country into an ungodly mess,

Government come to the people looking for more cash so they have a better chance of getting re-elected.

galwayrush

OPENROAD wrote: »

Find it a bit strange myself, wonder how much they got.

Lots of angry people telling them how much FF fecked up the country i hope.

Captain-America

galwayguy22 wrote: »

Government tax people in every way conceivable,

Government misspends income from these taxes,

Government gets country into an ungodly mess,

Government come to the people looking for more cash so they have a better chance of getting re-elected.

What, do you think Fianna Fáil will just drop out of the elections because the goings tough for them? And no, I don't support them.

Also, I was referring to the fact they were campaigning outside Mass in my post.

norwegianwood

Am I missing something here?
Are they not already taking every cent we have as it is?

Sharpshooter

Someone should have given the shirt off their back, in front of a nicely placed camera.

Local-womanizer

I tell them to fcuk off and die then I go in for a nice wee prayer.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Little Shyte wrote: »

I like the social aspect of mass. I see people I probably wouldn't if I didn't go. Atheists comparing FF to a religion is ****ing thick

There's the guts of an accurate comparison there. A lot people who subscribe to a religion (not nessecarily those who go to mass, I accept) do so out of blind faith, parental brainwashing and, let's face it, a complete lack of desire to use their own brains and think for themselves.

People who subscribe to Fianna Fail tend to do so for pretty much the same reasons.

Jet Black

norwegianwood wrote: »

Am I missing something here?
Are they not already taking every cent we have as it is?

Yeah but they catch you unaware and just as you are about to drop the last of the coppers into the collection basket in church in swoops there hook to grab it out of mid air.

Aidric

Bertie was moonlighting as a church collector for decades.

magenta73

collecting for their party! do they not know there's a recession going on, and there collecting for their party, cheek, and there's me sitting here with 1 balloon and half a can of beer cos I can't fcuking aford a party

IIMII

Aidric wrote: »

Bertie was moonlighting as a church collector for decades.

And declared it as his first holy Communion money

the_dark_side

My point is this... I was on a trans-Atlantic flight one time, and as we were 15 minutes or so, from landing, one of the pilots came walking down from the cockpit towards the back of the plane... At first I thought..' jesus man, where the hell are you going... your in charge of the lives of 300 people here, your actions do not instill much confidence'... then I remember thinking, this pilot is probably only second in command... the main guy is up at the helm, and with the aid of the auto pilot and air traffic control, we'll probably be ok.. NOW......

conditions that day were perfect for flying, there was no turbulence, and the weather at the destination was very calm with 100% visability.... had there been heavy turbulence, and the flight had been very shaky, I would have felt more than concerned to see the second flight officer swaning abround the plane as we are coming in to land....

Is this not how we should feel when we hear that the second in command of the country was collecting at a church gate for loose change, during the worst ecconomic turmoil this country has ever witnessed. After collecting maybe €80, she stepped into a chaufeur driven Audi A6, and sped off... please... isnt anyone else astonished at this????:mad::mad::mad:

the_dark_side

is this for real???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

fryup

is this for real in this day & age we still have these church-gate collections, i mean what would Jesus have taught of that??

phasers

Yes. Now can you remove some question marks please?

DrumSteve

stupid Chuch collection.

it could worse she could be outside a church.

Hagar

phasers wrote: »

Yes. Now can you remove some question marks please

FYP. Your wish is my command.

mickos

Brian Cowen was in Enniscorthy on Saturday at the GAA complex with the local election candiates. It seems they are sticking with the same old same old tactics for this election. Church goers and GAA heads will stick with them:rolleyes: It sickens me that they have absoloutely nothing new to offer. Feck this local election. General election now please and lets see what they'll get.

gazzer

the_dark_side wrote: »

My point is this... I was on a trans-Atlantic flight one time, and as we were 15 minutes or so, from landing, one of the pilots came walking down from the cockpit towards the back of the plane... At first I thought..' jesus man, where the hell are you going... your in charge of the lives of 300 people here, your actions do not instill much confidence'... then I remember thinking, this pilot is probably only second in command... the main guy is up at the helm, and with the aid of the auto pilot and air traffic control, we'll probably be ok.. NOW......

conditions that day were perfect for flying, there was no turbulence, and the weather at the destination was very calm with 100% visability.... had there been heavy turbulence, and the flight had been very shaky, I would have felt more than concerned to see the second flight officer swaning abround the plane as we are coming in to land....

Is this not how we should feel when we hear that the second in command of the country was collecting at a church gate for loose change, during the worst ecconomic turmoil this country has ever witnessed. After collecting maybe €80, she stepped into a chaufeur driven Audi A6, and sped off... please... isnt anyone else astonished at this????:mad::mad::mad:

I totally agree with you. I was telling a few people in work about the collection and they didnt seem too bothered about it. I mean WTF. The second in command is begging for money outside a church. Its unreal.

philologos

If people want to justify separating church involvement from politics, it's really not a good idea to go collecting or campaigning outside the gates of churches. Likewise if politics is to be separated from the church this should also be the case. Just my opinion on it.

Darragh29

OP, do you not mean there was a politician campaigning outside the church as distinct from "collecting" as stated in the thread title???

civis_liberalis

Little Shyte wrote: »

I like the social aspect of mass. I see people I probably wouldn't if I didn't go. Atheists comparing FF to a religion is ****ing thick

You have missed the point completely (you) little shyte.

gazzer

Darragh29 wrote: »

OP, do you not mean there was a politician campaigning outside the church as distinct from "collecting" as stated in the thread title???

Well here in Cavan yesterday FF representatives were actually collecting for the party... as in buckets with money in it.

AckwelFoley

Anyone that tells any politican to fcuk off are only knackers.

im anxiously waiting for the local sinn fein creitons to come to my door. They will be invited in to engage in some discussion...

Dragan

Little Shyte wrote: »

Atheists comparing FF to a religion is ****ing thick

Maybe they just practice a different religion?

briktop

gazzer wrote: »

I totally agree with you. I was telling a few people in work about the collection and they didnt seem too bothered about it. I mean WTF. The second in command is begging for money outside a church. Its unreal.

the point is SHE AINT BEGGING !
she and the rest of them just have the brass balls , to stand there and put the hand out -

and they have the vile contempt for joe punter to assume they will get money off anyone they can, particularly the old , the senile , the weak willed , and they will take it and spend it how they please.

they are just the same as any junkie / knackbag hand outstretched but wearing 150 euro trainers on any city street .

they fcuked us all over royally , and now they will tax us and wave their buckets out at us to keep them in the snuggly little luxury they are used to

just make sure you ass rape them in any vote that they put themselves forward for , because they are doing it you as we speak.

the_dark_side

OP here.....Because people only sometimes only read the first and last pages of a thread, I am going to copy and paste this from page 2 of this thread.... I think it clearly illustrates my point

My point is this... I was on a trans-Atlantic flight one time, and as we were 15 minutes or so, from landing, one of the pilots came walking down from the cockpit towards the back of the plane... At first I thought..' jesus man, where the hell are you going... your in charge of the lives of 300 people here, your actions do not instill much confidence'... then I remember thinking, this pilot is probably only second in command... the main guy is up at the helm, and with the aid of the auto pilot and air traffic control, we'll probably be ok.. NOW......

conditions that day were perfect for flying, there was no turbulence, and the weather at the destination was very calm with 100% visability.... had there been heavy turbulence, and the flight had been very shaky, I would have felt more than concerned to see the second flight officer swaning abround the plane as we are coming in to land....

Is this not how we should feel when we hear that the second in command of the country was collecting at a church gate for loose change, during the worst ecconomic turmoil this country has ever witnessed. After collecting maybe €80, she stepped into a chaufeur driven Audi A6, and sped off... please... isnt anyone else astonished at this????

Wertz

Seems she might finally have found something she's good at...I for one think she should stick with her new found career in bucket shaking. Maybe she could take some of her colleagues with her. Who knows, in a few years they might be qualified enough to become real chuggers down on grafton st. They're good for f*ck all else as it stands.
Politicians outside mass eh? As if the chuch needs any more deterrents to would be congregates...

Scawgeen

I wonder would they accept a box of Teabags, 1kg Sugar and a tub of butter for the party HQ kitchenette and maybe a few homemade curly buns without the currants.

Red Alert

Little Shyte wrote: »

I like the social aspect of mass. I see people I probably wouldn't if I didn't go. Atheists comparing FF to a religion is ****ing thick

The atheists get very offended if you compare their 'belief' to being the same validity as FF's rantings.

philologos

Little Shyte: I thought you would have been aware of the anti-Christian bias that there is on AH. It might be convenient for them to say that theists lack intelligence however they are evidently false, so theres really no need to be offended

the_dark_side

OP again
ok..... you folk dont seem too phased by this... maybe the magnitude of this gesture by Fianna Fail hasnt hit home yet...

The town where this occured has v high unemployment....
Nothing was done during the boom era to attract investment to this area....
the people of Donegal generally havent benefitted from the Celtic Tiger malarkey...
This act reflects a real lack of understnading by the government, of how things are 'on the ground'

So, instead of putting energy into green industry, and alternative energy initiatives, FF resort to the ONLY thing that they know... the accumulation of money. Although this presence at the church gate is purely symbolic, it represents the values that remain at the core of the FF party...

aidan24326

Jakkass wrote: »

Little Shyte: I thought you would have been aware of the anti-Christian bias that there is on AH. It might be convenient for them to say that theists lack intelligence but they are evidently correct

Great to see that you've seen the light Jakkass.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Little Shyte wrote: »

They did the same at my church. I heard a lot of people telling them to go **** themselves and rightly so

Lovely language for people going in to Mass!!

the_dark_side

OP here..... EVEN YET... all folk, here on this thread are concerned with is nit-picking at each other's comments... isnt any wonder that FF and the like, have been allowed to get clean away with this since Haughey... I'll tell you, its been a turkey shoot for them for 25 years (turkey shoot = shooting fish in a barrel)


*no lame remarks please... stick to the topic at hand