...for President!

filthymcnasty · 17-09-2010 1:33am

Great guy that Micheal is, recently when commentating on a minor camogie quarter-final he revealed some of his manifesto: hates the Irish language, is a member of the Bilderberg Group and supports converting Skellig Michael to a nuclear power plant.
Is this the man we want?

FreudianSlippers · 17-09-2010 1:41am

TheRiddler wrote: »

Those kids be ignorant like you never seen!!!!!!111oneoneone Care to tell all us playas what sh!t the president gets up to boi?

First you didn't post in riddles, now you post like the missing member of ndubz.

:facepalm:

starlit · 17-09-2010 2:07am

Think he be a great President, fair at that like. A people's person and well spoken. Will get his point across and is honest.

recylingbin · 17-09-2010 2:14am

And here comes Brian Cowen, I met him at a hooley in galway recently, he's coming up the path, we had a good skip, he's past the fuschias, talked about football, past the dahlias, and the economy, and up to the...ooooh he;s fallen at the step and sent government papers flying everywhere, he made a show of himself that night too.

DOC09UNAM · 17-09-2010 2:17am

would he even live to see out half a term?

randylonghorn · 17-09-2010 3:16am

Absurdum wrote: »

all due respect to the man, but he's 80

And given that he's retiring from something he loved doing with a view to taking life a little easier, I can't see him volunteering for the Aras.

A pity in some ways, the man is highly intelligent as well as having a great gift with people. There will no doubt be poorer candidates suggested.

policarp · 17-09-2010 3:18am

Mikey Moriarty would slip easier off the tongue,
and would have better chance with the Dublin voters.

Orizio · 17-09-2010 3:28am

Voltwad wrote: »

Isn't David Norris an even better candidate for that?

There is a joke here I am not getting - what it is?

aDeener · 17-09-2010 1:16pm

Biggins wrote: »

Fcuk this, VOTE FOR MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

it's a wonder you haven't claimed to have ran for president before, walter

Dyr · 17-09-2010 1:35pm

Down with Heaneyites!! :mad:

Pat Ingoldsby for president

FreudianSlippers · 17-09-2010 3:32pm

These [insert moron here] For President threads are full of fail.

biko · 17-09-2010 3:35pm

Atari Jaguar

I won't upset TCN with this.

FreudianSlippers · 17-09-2010 3:38pm

Orizio wrote: »

There is a joke here I am not getting - what it is?

GAA... gay.

Don't worry, it wasn't funny :P

The Volt · 17-09-2010 4:17pm

OisinT wrote: »

GAA... gay.

Don't worry, it wasn't funny :P

I was quite proud of it tbh :pac:

patmac · 17-09-2010 4:20pm

Some of legendary comments:

"In the first half they played with the wind. In the second half they
played with the ball."
　
"... and Brian Dooher is down injured. And while he is, i'll tell ye a
little story. I was in Times' Square in New York last week, and I was
missing the Championship back home. So I approached a newsstand and I
said 'I suppose ye wouldn't have the Kerryman (Paper) would ye?' To
which, the Egyptian behind the counter turned to me and he said 'do you
want the North Kerry edition or the South Kerry edition?'... he had
both...so I bought both. And Dooher is back on his feet..."
"Anthony Lynch the Cork corner back will be the last person to let you
down
* his people are undertakers."
　
"I saw a few Sligo people at Mass in Gardiner street this morning and
the omens seem to be good for them, the priest was wearing the same
colours as the Sligo jersey! 40 yards out on the Hogan stand side of the
field Ciaran Whelan goes on a rampage, it's a goal. So much for
religion."
　
Colin Corkery on the 45 lets go with the right boot. Its over the bar.
This man shouldn't be playing football. He's made an almost Lazarus-like
recovery from a heart condition. Lazarus was a great man but he couldn't
kick points like Colin Corkery."
　
"1-5 to 0-8.. well from Lapland to the Antarctic, that's level scores in
any man's language."
　
"Pat Fox has it on his hurl and is motoring well now... but here comes
Joe Rabbitte hot on his tail ...... I've seen it all now, a Rabbitte
chasing a Fox around Croke Park!"
　
"I see John O Donnell dispensing water on the sideline. Tipperary,
sponsored by a water company. Cork sponsored by a tae company. I wonder
will they meet later for afternoon tae."
　
"Teddy looks at the ball, the ball looks at Teddy"
"Danny "The Yank" Culloty. He came down from the mountains and hasn't he
done well."
　
"He grabs the sliotar, he's on the 50...... he's on
the 40.... he's on the 30.......... he's on the ground"
>
"He kicks the ball lan san aer, could've been a goal, could've been a
point...... it went wide."
　
"Stephen Byrne with the puck out for Offaly....Stephen, one of 12....all
but one are here to-day, the one that's missing is Mary, she's at home
minding the house..... and the ball is dropping i lar na bpairce...."
　
"Pat Fox out to the forty and grabs the sliothar, I bought a dog from
his father last week. Fox turns and sprints for goal, the dog ran a
great race last Tuesday in Limerick. Fox to the 21 fires a shot, it goes
to the left and wide..... and the dog lost as well."
　
"Sean Og o Hailpin.... his father's from Fermanagh, his mother's from
Fiji, neither a hurling stronghold."
　
"Teddy McCarthy to John McCarthy, no relation, John McCarthy back to
Teddy McCarthy, still no relation. "

Optimalprimerib · 17-09-2010 4:23pm

anyone but bertie. I would rather a reanimated hitler than that thief

FreudianSlippers · 17-09-2010 4:36pm

Voltwad wrote: »

I was quite proud of it tbh :pac:

OK OK... I smiled a bit.

Don't tell anyone :P

ScumLord · 17-09-2010 5:33pm

Is there a song about Michael D Higgins?

I've had one stuck in my head, only the chorus mind so it's terribly annoying.

It basically goes,
Michael D Michael D Michael D Higgins,
Michael D Michael D Michael D Higgins,
Michael D Michael D Michael D Higgins..

It's to the tune of some old folk song or nursery rhyme.

It's ether a song I'm remembering or I've been secretly programmed to assassinate him.

FreudianSlippers · 17-09-2010 5:45pm

Sconsey wrote: »

Yes it's AH foruum, yes it's late at night, yes I'm from Galway...but to all you fools knocking Micheal D, I can say hand on my heart you will not meet a more honest, well educated, well informed politican in Ireland. I'd be proud to have him as president.

What do you have against him apart from the fact that he is probaly smarter than you and the fact that he has shown he is willing to stand up for what he believes is right?

Small minded morons, go ahead take the piss, me...I just wish more politicans in Ireland were like him.

Because of the role of the president, I believe it should be a Barrister, Solicitor, a legal academic or at least someone with a knowledge of Constitutional Law and Interpretation.

AFAIK his knowledge is limited to Sociology

flash1080 · 17-09-2010 5:57pm

Bertie is definitely the best qualified. An Irish hero too. He's got my vote.

Wompa1 · 17-09-2010 6:46pm

ScumLord wrote: »

Is there a song about Michael D Higgins?

I've had one stuck in my head, only the chorus mind so it's terribly annoying.

It basically goes,
Michael D Michael D Michael D Higgins,
Michael D Michael D Michael D Higgins,
Michael D Michael D Michael D Higgins..

It's to the tune of some old folk song or nursery rhyme.

It's ether a song I'm remembering or I've been secretly programmed to assassinate him.

Is it Michael D rockin the Dail by The Saw Doctors?

AskMyChocolate · 17-09-2010 6:58pm

He's probably the only candidate who could look Pearse, Connolly and Collins in the eye and neither have to blush, look at his shoes while blushing, or be incapable of blushing.

There's a hell of a lot worse. And while you may not agree with Pearse, Connolly and Collins and their beliefs in social justice; it behoves us as a nation to either repudiate them or at least make sure that on the centenary of their sacrifice we send someone who won't dirty their graves with his/her subservience to unfettered capitalism and presence.

AskMyChocolate · 17-09-2010 7:35pm

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Look, does it really matter which of those who've put their name forward gets elected as long as it's not that odious snake Ahern?

It does yeah, but by Jesus do I appreciate the sentiment of your post. I only wish I could thank it twice.

flash1080 · 17-09-2010 7:37pm

People will vote for who they know and trust. People know they can trust Bertie.

FlutterinBantam · 17-09-2010 7:39pm

Sykk wrote: »

So what exactly does the president of this country do anyway? Besides live off of our taxes?

I would opine that that would be the limit of Higgins' ambitions

MidlandsM · 17-09-2010 7:40pm

flash1080 wrote: »

People will vote for who they know and trust. People know they can trust Bertie.

After setting up this country for the depression its in?
Many think not.

flash1080 · 17-09-2010 7:46pm

MidlandsM wrote: »

After setting up this country for the depression its in?
Many think not.

Bertie helped bring about the good times, having him involved in anyway is vital to our recovery.

Dord · 17-09-2010 8:03pm

flash1080 wrote: »

People will vote for who they know and trust. People know they can trust Bertie.

I didn't see the pacman smiley to convey the sarcasm, you must have left it out. Better make sure you include it next time.

17-09-2010 8:05pm

Atari Jaguar

Anybody that has a Saw Doctor's song written about them should be President of the World, let alone President of Ireland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmi9L1s6wwI

AskMyChocolate · 17-09-2010 8:15pm

flash1080 wrote: »

People will vote for who they know and trust. People know they can trust Bertie.

Are you trolling?

...for President!

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