Ran The Fianna Failer from the Door...hope he's not elected.

stevejr

Since all this election business started I've been adamant that I would never vote Fianna Fail ever again...also because I did not want to hear from any of their candidates I put a large sign up on my front door saying:

NO Fianna Fail Candidates or election material welcome

Had this young Fianna Fail candidate come to door earlier...I pointed to the sign and told him to fuck off and closed the door....Fingers crossed he's not elected. Anyone else give them some well-deserved feedback.

Redlion

stevejr wrote: »

Since all this election business started I've been adamant that I would never vote Fianna Fail ever again...also because I did not want to hear from any of their candidates I put a large sign up on my front door saying:

NO Fianna Fail Candidates or election material welcome

Had this young Fianna Fail candidate come to door earlier...I pointed to the sign and told him to fuck off and closed the door....Fingers crossed he's not elected. Anyone else give them some well-deserved feedback.

I'd hardly call that feedback.

Fizman

That's the spirit. Attack the young ones sure. They're the ones to blame after all.

Snakeblood

Fizman wrote: »

That's the spirit. Attack the young ones sure. They're the ones to blame after all.

They will be.

Simi

They will be?

3DataModem

Fair play. You sound like a real big man. Guess which one of you has guts... The young FF canvasser or the anyone but FF high -horse?

Uriel.

Stupid thread is stupid. I'm hard I told the fianna fail candidate to **** off... No wonder this country is ****ed *rollyeyes*

starbelgrade

stevejr wrote: »

Since all this election business started I've been adamant

You've been a dandy highwayman?

Snakeblood

Simi wrote: »

They will be?

It was a quip. I was quipping. I'm a quipping man.

I'm glad that youngsters are politically engaged and I'd only give TD's a bollocking on the door, assuming I could have the nerve to deliver said bollocking. I'm sad that youngsters are politically engaged with an endemically corrupt party, but then most are.

Badgermonkey

Ogra Fianna Fail - Dragging the past into the Future.

we'llallhavetea_old

what a wankerish thing to do op. you could have just said you didn't want to speak to him. pity he didn't tell you to shove your vote up the high end of your hole.

upandcumming

stevejr wrote: »

Since all this election business started I've been adamant that I would never vote Fianna Fail ever again...also because I did not want to hear from any of their candidates I put a large sign up on my front door saying:

NO Fianna Fail Candidates or election material welcome

Had this young Fianna Fail candidate come to door earlier...I pointed to the sign and told him to fuck off and closed the door....Fingers crossed he's not elected. Anyone else give them some well-deserved feedback.

A big man right here...

mcmoustache

Fianna Fáil supporters tolerate, justify and downplay corruption. They're probably in the game just to be the next Haughey or Ahern. If they had any conscience, they wouldn't support that party. OP, you were correct to do what you did. Personally, if I get a canvasser, I'll ask why they are supporting that party and then I'll offer a history lesson if I get any "republican party" waffle. I won't use any bad language or anger but I'll inform that person that what he is supporting is rotten to the core.

oppenheimer1

OP, how do you walk with such a large pair of balls??:rolleyes:

krudler

If the OP had welcomed the canvasser in for tea then he'd be accused of supporting those country ruining gobsh1tes.

cant win.

we'llallhavetea_old

krudler wrote: »

If the OP had welcomed the canvasser in for tea then he'd be accused of supporting those country ruining gobsh1tes.

cant win.

whut? no one says he had to invite him in for tea, just speak to him in a civil manner

Iwannahurl

3DataModem wrote: »

Fair play. You sound like a real big man. Guess which one of you has guts... The young FF canvasser or the anyone but FF high -horse?

FF canvassers don't have guts (not counting Cowen's beer gut).

They don't have any shame either.

They do have brass necks, thick skins and ducks backs though.

BTW, after Brian Lenihan's €10 billion postponed bank bailout stunt I have lost whatever reluctant respect I had for the man. Lenihan, Martin, and the last few bedraggled FF rats that haven't yet jumped ship (wearing their taxpayer-funded well-inflated pension life-jackets) can do us all a favour: FOAD.

squod

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

whut? no one says he had to invite him in for tea, just speak to him in a civil manner

If only FF had extended you the same courtesy before they landed you in perpetual debt. No please, no thank you, just bail my mates in Anglo.

desaparecidos

For months the majority of users were describing how they would react angrily to FF canvassers, describing all sorts of things they would say or do to them.

Someone actually does (in real life) what many said they would do, cue the majority of users berating and sneering at the act.

GLaDOS

I've seen posts attacking anyone who voted FF getting loads of thanks here in the last year or so, makes you laugh.

I don't agree with what the OP did, but I certainly don't blame him.

Sanjuro

starbelgrade wrote: »

You've been a dandy highwayman?

When he called to the door, he should have made him Stand and Deliver... eh... an apology on behalf of the party...?


It's late. I'm tired.

we'llallhavetea_old

squod wrote: »

If only FF had extended you the same courtesy before they landed you in perpetual debt. No please, no thank you, just bail my mates in Anglo.

meh, i'm just not one to speak to a stranger like a piece of sh!t so i can feel better about myself

tallaghtmick

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

OP, how do you walk with such a large pair of balls??:rolleyes:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IsulcWs2Wn4/TCDb9XKd5pI/AAAAAAAAAZk/1bA9Kto42YM/s1600/randy.jpg

starbelgrade

Sanjuro wrote: »

When he called to the door, he should have made him Stand and Deliver... eh... an apology on behalf of the party...?


It's late. I'm tired.

As a Fiann Failer, he probably would have replied, "Your money, or your life".

ilovesleep

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

treat him in a civil manner

Like how FF are treating the nation?

Snakeblood

ilovesleep wrote: »

Like how FF are treating the nation?

Be fair, that was 2 weeks ago. Since Michael Martin took over, they're kinder gentler and have changed for the better.

Snakeblood

starbelgrade wrote: »

As a Fiann Failer, he probably would have replied, "Your money, or your life".

Your money for the rest of your life. And your kids life.

Rabble Rabble

mcmoustache wrote: »

Fianna Fáil supporters tolerate, justify and downplay corruption. They're probably in the game just to be the next Haughey or Ahern. If they had any conscience, they wouldn't support that party. OP, you were correct to do what you did. Personally, if I get a canvasser, I'll ask why they are supporting that party and then I'll offer a history lesson if I get any "republican party" waffle. I won't use any bad language or anger but I'll inform that person that what he is supporting is rotten to the core.

everybody missed the again in the OP's post.


everybody but me.

stevejr

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

meh, i'm just not one to speak to a stranger like a piece of sh!t so i can feel better about myself

No I did not speak to him like that to feel better about myself. Please don't presume to know me on the basis of my OP...it's beneath you, who as a poster I previously respected.

The reason I reacted that way is that:

A) This person represents an organisation who have condemned this country to many years of hardship and deserves my disdain.

Its my property, when somebody has been told that there not welcome and knocks on my door, F*** OFF is a well measured response.

C) How a person treats another person is based on how they are treated by the other person, Fianna Fail have shat all over this country and I think my response will be one of the milder ones their candidates will receive.

Sticky_Fingers

I don't get the hate the OP is getting. He posted a clear sign saying no FFer's allowed on his property for campaigning purposes. This fella clearly chose to ignore it and therefore got a deserved bollocking over it.

oppenheimer1

stevejr wrote: »

No I did not speak to him like that to feel better about myself. Please don't presume to know me on the basis of my OP...it's beneath you, who as a poster I previously respected.

The reason I reacted that way is that:

A) This person represents an organisation who have condemned this country to many years of hardship and deserves my disdain.

Its my property, when somebody has been told that there not welcome and knocks on my door, F*** OFF is a well measured response.

C) How a person treats another person is based on how they are treated by the other person, Fianna Fail have shat all over this country and I think my response will be one of the milder ones their candidates will receive.

It appears you have difficulty separating the person from the organisation. Telling a canvasser to **** off says more about you really. What was wrong with politely telling the caller that you didn't want to be disturbed and you wouldn't be voting FF? It would have the same effect, but you wouldn't look like a gob****e.

stevejr

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

It appears you have difficulty separating the person from the organisation. Telling a canvasser to **** off says more about you really. What was wrong with politely telling the caller that you didn't want to be disturbed and you wouldn't be voting FF? It would have the same effect, but you wouldn't look like a gob****e.

I've no difficulty doing that at all...and if this chap had called to my door with his Joe-Citizen hat on to discuss...oh let's say the weather...then I would have been perfectly polite. But this person called to my door representing this party...therefore there is no distinction...do you understand now...or will I further dumb it down for you Oppenheimer.

Doc

Why are so many people attacking the OP? He put a sign on his door telling Fianna Fail Candidates that they were not welcome. One knocked despite the sign and he told him to fuck off. If I put a sign on my door saying I specifically didn’t want someone to knock on my door and then they did then I would tell them the same.

we'llallhavetea_old

stevejr wrote: »

No I did not speak to him like that to feel better about myself. Please don't presume to know me on the basis of my OP...it's beneath you, who as a poster I previously respected.

The reason I reacted that way is that:

A) This person represents an organisation who have condemned this country to many years of hardship and deserves my disdain.

Its my property, when somebody has been told that there not welcome and knocks on my door, F*** OFF is a well measured response.

C) How a person treats another person is based on how they are treated by the other person, Fianna Fail have shat all over this country and I think my response will be one of the milder ones their candidates will receive.

i still vote wankerish behavior.

Sticky_Fingers

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

i still vote wankerish behavior.

Agreed, on the part of the stupid canvasser who refused to heed the OP's clearly displayed warning.

theboss80

Doc wrote: »

Why are so many people attacking the OP? He put a sign on his door telling Fianna Fail Candidates that they were not welcome. One knocked despite the sign and he told him to fuck off. If I put a sing on my door saying I specifically didn’t want someone to knock on my door and then they did then I would tell them the same.

Hope you spell checked it:D

Doc

theboss80 wrote: »

Hope you spell checked it:D

I hate when I do that (and I do it a lot)

.same.

stevejr wrote: »

Since all this election business started I've been adamant that I would never vote Fianna Fail ever again...also because I did not want to hear from any of their candidates I put a large sign up on my front door saying:

NO Fianna Fail Candidates or election material welcome

Had this young Fianna Fail candidate come to door earlier...I pointed to the sign and told him to fuck off and closed the door....Fingers crossed he's not elected. Anyone else give them some well-deserved feedback.

So who will you vote for?

I tell all candidates I'll giv'em da No.1 for sure that way If ever I need a favour I can count on my local TD to help me out, seeing as I got them elected,Its great crack altogether.but really I only ever vote FF.


So I think the long term future is looking bright cos even if the next government lasts the full term, in about 3 years time, talk of another general election will be afoot.In this election I would be confident that FF will gain an overall majority and rule the country once again. Yaahooo.
Not only this but the very people who are on here talking complete ****e night in night out about their hatred for FF will be the very people voting for FF next time round.
Think about it, unless Enda has 15billion in his arse pocket, in six months time either FG or FG/Lab will be the worst in the world and what ya wonna do then!
I'll tell ya what- VOTE FOR FF

I'll bump this post in about 12 months time so we can see how accurate my prediction is and you can tells us what kinda signs you're making then.

stevejr

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

i still vote wankerish behavior.

So your admitting to being a Fianna Fail voter

stevejr

feelingstressed wrote: »

OP, it's likely there are over 50,000 voters in your constituency.
Did you think the candidate even cares about your reaction?

It's 01:10am, do you think they are remembering you?
No, they forgot you 5 seconds after they closed your gate and marked you down on their list.


You don't become a candidate unless you are tough skinned. And they've dismissed you as a crank

So why knock on the door in the first place, fellingstressed?

And why do you think that? Because of the language or the sentiment? And if you had read through my OP you would see that I was a fianna fail voter.

Why would I give a flying f*ck what this guy thought of me? What was important to me was to make it clear what I thought of him.

Fianna Fail will encounter a lot of cranks over the coming days I think.

Unpossible

.same. wrote: »

I tell all candidates I'll giv'em da No.1 for sure that way If ever I need a favour I can count on my local TD to help me out, seeing as I got them elected,Its great crack altogether

lol, pretty good but will they really remember you?

.same. wrote: »

So I think the long term future is looking bright cos even if the next government lasts the full term, in about 3 years time, talk of another general election will be afoot.In this election I would be confident that FF will gain an overall majority and rule the country once again. Yaahooo.
Not only this but the very people who are on here talking complete ****e night in night out about their hatred for FF will be the very people voting for FF next time round.
Think about it, unless Enda has 15billion in his arse pocket, in six months time either FG or FG/Lab will be the worst in the world and what ya wonna do then!

Unfortunatly I think you're right, people live in the here and now, when in 4-5 years time the economy has been fixed and is starting up again people will vote in FF again and FF will try to convince everyone that the healthy economy is their work.

Edit: of course if there is tighter fiscal and economic union in the EU by then, then at least it will be harder for FF to f**k it up next time.

stevejr

.same. wrote: »

So who will you vote for?

I tell all candidates I'll giv'em da No.1 for sure that way If ever I need a favour I can count on my local TD to help me out, seeing as I got them elected,Its great crack altogether.but really I only ever vote FF.


So I think the long term future is looking bright cos even if the next government lasts the full term, in about 3 years time, talk of another general election will be afoot.In this election I would be confident that FF will gain an overall majority and rule the country once again. Yaahooo.
Not only this but the very people who are on here talking complete ****e night in night out about their hatred for FF will be the very people voting for FF next time round.
Think about it, unless Enda has 15billion in his arse pocket, in six months time either FG or FG/Lab will be the worst in the world and what ya wonna do then!
I'll tell ya what- VOTE FOR FF

I'll bump this post in about 12 months time so we can see how accurate my prediction is and you can tells us what kinda signs you're making then.

Spoken like a true apathetic sheep...By all means bump this post in a year and see how wrong you were.

Johro

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

i still vote wankerish behavior.

Don't we have that already?:p No doubt we'll have more after the election. Another wankerish government. From looking at the polls anyway.

Debthree

Jaysus there's a ferocious amount of wusses on this thread. And that's with the security of anonymity that the internet offers. I can't imagine how pathetically humble and insanely inassertive ye are in real life. Chr*st no wonder the FF b*stards were able to screw us over so badly.

You did good OP. Well done.

Unpossible

feelingstressed wrote: »

You voted for them for years, now you've changed your tune, told a young candidate to **** off, a party you supported before. And now decided to post your story on Ireland's busiest message board. What reaction exactly where you hoping for? You were a loyal party voter before and now you deserted your party, what does that make you?

Step1: Stop voting FF and chase them from your door
Step2: post about acomplishments online
Step3: ???
Step4: profit

stevejr

feelingstressed wrote: »

Not my username



You voted for them for years, now you've changed your tune, told a young candidate to **** off, a party you supported before. And now decided to post your story on Ireland's busiest message board. What reaction exactly where you hoping for?

Quit being pedantic but apologies for the name mistake:o

Like so many others, i voted for them for years..yes of that I'm guilty. Why?

I voted for them because they were running the country and things were going well...

Roll on to 2008, the economy goes into freefall. Now, I always foolishly believed that Ireland did well because Fianna Fail was in power but all the scandals that surfaced then changed my mind to the extent that I believed that the country did well despite FF being in power.

So is it ok with you that I exercise my constitutional right to vote differently this time?

What reaction was I expecting?...you ask.

Precisely the one I've got...

happyoutscan

Fair play OP. If he was ignorant enough to ignore your civil instructions you had posted on your door then he's an ignoramus anyway. Just like the f*cking party he represents.

skelliser

its par of the course coming up to election day.

i fully expect the masters in montrose to unleash their monkeys soon enough to spread the maFFia apologist guff.

this thread is proof of that.

goose2005

starbelgrade wrote: »

You've been a dandy highwayman?

The difference is, FF want your money AND your life.

Einhard

stevejr wrote: »

Like so many others, i voted for them for years..yes of that I'm guilty. Why?

I voted for them because they were running the country and things were going well...

Roll on to 2008, the economy goes into freefall. Now, I always foolishly believed that Ireland did well because Fianna Fail was in power but all the scandals that surfaced then changed my mind to the extent that I believed that the country did well despite FF being in power.

In other words, you allowed yourself to fall for the typical FF tactics at throwing money at every problem and hoping they'd go away. Things weren't going well; there was a huge exercise in papering over the cracks, and buying off the electorate. No offence, but perhaps if people like you had paid a little bit more attention up to 2007, and been a little bit more discerning in what you actually expected from a government, then we wouldn;t be in such a mess.

Frankly, I wish I could tell everyone who voted for FF in 2002 and 2007 to F**k off.

sdanseo

We all know that the adult way to deal with this issue is to hear them out politely, then politely inform them you would almost certainly not be voting FF but are still weighing up your options (before cursing them behind their back), then voting FG on the 25th.

Well that's what I did anyway :P