How Have You Arrived At Your Decision On Who to Vote For?

starbelgrade

After much weighing up of all the political parties policies, after listening in to a lot of the debates in the media by the prospective candidates, by political commentators & economic analysts and after researching & reading up online, I have come to my decision on how I am going to vote on Friday.

And I am ignoring all of the above.

Over the past few weeks, I've been collecting all the leaflets that have come through the letterbox from all the candidates in my constituency. Not because I like them or pay much heed to what they say, but simply because they make good roaches for rollies. Some are better than others... some card is too thick, some a bit too thin. Some are also easier to tear into the required size than others.

So after all my toing & froing over who would be the best one to vote for, I have decided to base my preferences in order of who has given me the best to worst leaflet roach paper.

So, how have you arrived at your decision on who to vote for?

drunkmonkey

RTE see to be shoving Enda, Micheal or Eamon down my throat so i've decided to vote for Gerry.

Kimono-Girl

i thought i knew who i was going to vote for, but i may have changed my mind!

hondasam

when I go to the polling station on Friday I will close my eyes and where ever the Biro lands that's number one.

starbelgrade

I should have posted this in the Politics Forum.

I was hoping for some serious responses.

FatherLen

politics forum...............

hondasam

starbelgrade wrote: »

I should have posted this in the Politics Forum.

I was hoping for some serious responses.

maybe we should not vote at all !

Gunsfortoys

starbelgrade wrote: »

I should have posted this in the Politics Forum.

I was hoping for some serious responses.

Jesus you of all people shouldn't expect a serious answer in here!:D

Ok *ahem* I am going to vote for yore ma!

bonerm

I believe I shall vote for a 6th party.

The Scientician

I've decided to go with Sh*t Sandwich.

Snakeblood

starbelgrade wrote: »

After much weighing up of all the political parties policies, after listening in to a lot of the debates in the media by the prospective candidates, by political commentators & economic analysts and after researching & reading up online, I have come to my decision on how I am going to vote on Friday.

And I am ignoring all of the above.

Over the past few weeks, I've been collecting all the leaflets that have come through the letterbox from all the candidates in my constituency. Not because I like them or pay much heed to what they say, but simply because they make good roaches for rollies. Some are better than others... some card is too thick, some a bit too thin. Some are also easier to tear into the required size than others.

So after all my toing & froing over who would be the best one to vote for, I have decided to base my preferences in order of who has given me the best to worst leaflet roach paper.

So, how have you arrived at your decision on who to vote for?

Keep it alphabetical is my motto.

Love,
Aaron A. Aardvark

Koloman

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

Jesus you of all people shouldn't expect a serious answer in here!:D

Ok *ahem* I am going to vote for yore ma!

Would you give his Ma the number 1 or 2? Or would you spoil it?

starbelgrade

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

Jesus you of all people shouldn't expect a serious answer in here!:D

Ok *ahem* I am going to vote for yore ma!

I didn't even know she was running.

Kimono-Girl

bonerm wrote: »

I believe I shall vote for a 6th party.

but the 21st party is better for picking up women!

Duckworth_Luas

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I'm voting for that new young whippersnapper Micheál Martin, he's a breath of fresh air. Where was he for the last 14 years?

landsleaving

After playing the Fine Gael game, I'm not sure I can vote for a party with a leader who dies if he touches a traffic cone.

Fianna Fáil are pretty much a non starter

The Christian party are almost exactly my opposite in every policy

Richard Boyd Barrett is in my area and has good policies (loony left, that's me) but seems a bit of a plonker, where are those baths? Why am I paying bin charges? You've achieved nothing.

Labour are sort of pointless, but appear the best of an almost completely pointless group of identikit parties, who do little other than argue over minor policy differences.

If only Dylan haskins was in my area. He used to live 2 minutes from my house and the gigs in his were great.

In sum, yeah I guess I'll go loony left, based on lack of options, their policies being a little better, and the fact that FG are FF with a different name.

On the other hand if anyone wants to sell me some hash, I'll be happy to use StarBelgrade's method.

hardcore

Im voting for my local FFer, hes promising me some planning permission I've been looking on for an extension

squod

Election pamphlet paper plane test. Internationally regarded as the greatest test of a partys ability to use correctly weighted paper the right policies.

Brenireland

Please don't move to Politics I was banned from it for sharing my point of view,Some would say it was censorship but no worries.

Anyhow I'm voting Fine Gael as I believe they will give me and my cat a purrrfect future.

starbelgrade

squod wrote: »

Election pamphlet paper plane test. Internationally regarded as the greatest test of a partys ability to use correctly weighted paper the right policies.

I tried making a paper aeroplane out of a Fianna Fail leaflet, but it wouldn't take off as it only had a right wing.

landsleaving

Kimono-Girl wrote: »

but the 21st party is better for picking up women!

I prefer the sweet sixteenth

Gunsfortoys

starbelgrade wrote: »

I didn't even know she was running.

She will get tired soon.

billymitchell

I'm voting FG, and then heading over to Ray Darcys house and packing his bags for him!!

Craebear

Whoever has the biggest cock/tits.

squod

billymitchell wrote: »

I'm voting FG, and then heading over to Ray Darcys house and packing his bags for him!!

You should pack everyone else's so.

billymitchell

squod wrote: »

You should pack everyone else's so.

Difference being I would actually get pleasure out of packing darcys bags!

t0mm13b

Vote for Dustin and the feel & fowl party :P :pac:

hondasam

billymitchell wrote: »

Difference being I would actually get pleasure out of packing darcys bags!

make sure jenny and mairead go with him

Sanjuro

Fapability.


But in all seriousness, I based it on the integrity the candidate has shown. His/her ideas about fairness in Irish society. His/her willingness to enact true political reform. And his/her ideas on what should be done in terms of Europe.

I have chosen a candidate who will get my first vote, but hell, it's a secret ballot!

billymitchell

hondasam wrote: »

make sure jenny and mairead go with him

When I said I would pack Darcy 'bags', thats what I meant :pac:

Brenireland

t0mm13b wrote: »

Vote for Dustin and the feel & fowl party :P :pac:

Fail.

seafood dunleavy

starbelgrade wrote: »

After much weighing up of all the political parties policies, after listening in to a lot of the debates in the media by the prospective candidates, by political commentators & economic analysts and after researching & reading up online, I have come to my decision on how I am going to vote on Friday.

And I am ignoring all of the above.

Over the past few weeks, I've been collecting all the leaflets that have come through the letterbox from all the candidates in my constituency. Not because I like them or pay much heed to what they say, but simply because they make good roaches for rollies. Some are better than others... some card is too thick, some a bit too thin. Some are also easier to tear into the required size than others.

So after all my toing & froing over who would be the best one to vote for, I have decided to base my preferences in order of who has given me the best to worst leaflet roach paper.

So, how have you arrived at your decision on who to vote for?

What were the results?

starbelgrade

seafood dunleavy wrote: »

What were the results?

It's gone to a second count.

CrazyRabbit

Well, the candidates that placed 20 of their posters within 30 feet of each other are automatically not getting my vote. If they can't manage economical distribution of their posters then I don't want them running our economy.

The candidates who made promises, but having nothing to back them up, also are not getting my vote.

The candidates with no experience of running/working in a large successful company are also not getting my vote, since this is really the only indication that they would be qualified.

So that leaves....well, nobody.

Besides, I don't believe in democracy. I can't support a system whereby millions of ignorant, uninformed people get to choose the person they like best to run the country. Democracy is a popularity contest, and has nothing to do with the ability to successfully run a country.

foxinsox

I have tried judging by hair...

I have tried judging by ties...

I have tried eliminating the ones who can't manage to get their leaflets through the letterbox but annoyingly leave then half in half out...

I have tried judging them by the slippabilty of their leaflets when I step on them when I open my front door and nearly fall on my ear because I've stepped on one such leaflet...

I have tried judging them by the glossiness of their leaflets, too glossy and they are killing posh trees, if they look cheap and nasty no trees were harmed...

I have tried judging by their random hand movements while on live debates...

I have tried judging them by their fluency in Irish, this didn't really work because my Irish wouldn't be the best...

I have tried going by the "head on them", this has also been disappointing...

I have looked at all their policies...

I will vote but: Jaysus! It seems to be quite the mess we have!

Brenireland

such a load of ****e

foxinsox wrote: »

I have tried judging by hair...

I have tried judging by ties...

I have tried eliminating the ones who can't manage to get their leaflets through the letterbox but annoyingly leave then half in half out...

I have tried judging them by the slippabilty of their leaflets when I step on them when I open my front door and nearly fall on my ear because I've stepped on one such leaflet...

I have tried judging them by the glossiness of their leaflets, too glossy and they are killing posh trees, if they look cheap and nasty no trees were harmed...

I have tried judging by their random hand movements while on live debates...

I have tried judging them by their fluency in Irish, this didn't really work because my Irish wouldn't be the best...

I have tried going by the "head on them", this has also been disappointing...

I have looked at all their policies...

I will vote but: Jaysus! It seems to be quite the mess we have!

galwayrush

Maximising my vote to get FF and the greens out on their arses.

El Horseboxo

I gonna walk down and spoil my vote by drawing a large set of breasts on the sheet. Simply because i love exercise, hate voting and enjoy a nice pair of tits.

darragh16

Enda have a honda so I might just vote for him...

pragmatic1

Shinners and independents.

foxinsox

Brenireland wrote: »

such a load of ****e

Awww! I thought it was at least an average slightly funny maybe even witty and rather a typical AH response?

No?

Ah well..

landsleaving

Brenireland wrote: »

such a load of ****e

Pretty funny TBH. Taps rather nicely into the utter absurdity of election campaigning and the ultimate futility of using propaganda to attempt an informed decision.

Brenireland

landsleaving wrote: »

Pretty funny TBH. Taps rather nicely into the utter absurdity of election campaigning and the ultimate futility of using propaganda to attempt an informed decision.

Here Here.

bryaner

Nope still don't know what goon to vote for..:eek:

Pauleta

I honestly dont have a clue who im gonna vote for. I think i will get hammered on Friday and let auto-pilot take care of it

Pyr0

I'm voting for Kodos.

Johro

foxinsox wrote: »

I have tried going by the "head on them", this has also been disappointing...

I totally get that.

Dangerous Man

I can't vote, not allowed.

If I could, I'd Vote for Sinn Fein. I played that Fine Gael game and Gerry kept killing me so I suppose he must be very determined. Either Sinn Fein or a traffic cone.

STIG83

I still havent decided