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Feck all Canvassing

  • 20-02-2011 3:57pm
    #1
    littletiger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 256 ✭✭


    I live on the outskirt of town and so far I have had only Mary White and Phil Hogan cronies come to my door; not even the candidates themselves. Ann Phelan did call months ago.

    Are they afriad to call to the door or what?

    I asked Phil's buddy what was his position on Education. Answer 'Oh he is all for it'. I asked 'What do you mean' and he rambled on for a minute making no sense to me. Pathetic!

    I want to have my say

    What are other peoples experiences?


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  • #2
    odin_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 225 ✭✭odin_ie


    Living in the City, and I am the same. Only had Phil Hogan and John Paul Phelan canvassers to the door. Quite strange actually.


  • #3
    im invisible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,372 ✭✭✭im invisible


    littletiger wrote: »
    I asked Phil's buddy what was his position on Education. Answer 'Oh he is all for it'.
    reminds me of a mate of mine who's doing a bit of canvessing 'ah shur, look it up on the website there, the address is on the leaflet'


  • #4
    littletiger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 256 ✭✭littletiger


    littletiger wrote: »
    I asked Phil's buddy what was his position on Education. Answer 'Oh he is all for it'. I asked 'What do you mean' and he rambled on for a minute making no sense to me. Pathetic!


    He has actually put my off a bit. If these are his closest allies it doesn't bode well form the man himself.

    Another thing he said was 'Sur he will be a minister if he gets in'

    I ask 'Minister for'?

    Answer 'Minister for Foreign Affairs or Agriculture or something'

    Pathetic!!


  • #5
    thetonynator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,234 ✭✭✭thetonynator


    Out in the country, had canvassers for Phil Hogan, Bobby Aylward and general fine gael canvassers (they were ages ago though). Loads of leaflets in the post though . . .


  • #6
    JohnMc1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,987 ✭✭✭JohnMc1


    I had Ann Phelan, reps for Kathleen Funchion, reps for John Paul Phelan, leaflets through my mailbox for SF, Susie Long's husband that running as a Socialist, and some Independants. a rep for McGuiness called the other night.

    Its very weird that none of the Candidates themselves are actually going door to door. I expected McGuiness and other FF'ers to take the cowards way out but FG and the other parties is a total surprise.


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  • #7
    DerryRed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 472 ✭✭DerryRed


    littletiger wrote: »
    He has actually put my off a bit. If these are his closest allies it doesn't bode well form the man himself.

    Another thing he said was 'Sur he will be a minister if he gets in'

    I ask 'Minister for'?

    Answer 'Minister for Foreign Affairs or Agriculture or something'

    Pathetic!!

    Sure didn't Kenny say that unless we vote in 2 FG candidates there'll be no Minster for us.

    What happened to the end of cronyism that FG has promised?


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