Larry Murphy for President

20Cent

Sounds like a FF senator is going to go for the presidency. Mary O'Rourke on Newstalk just called him very right wing and conservative. Never heard of him myself.

http://www.thejournal.ie/no-decision-on-o-murchu-candidacy-at-ff-meeting-227652-Sep2011/

FF are grasping and straws now Martin has been totally discredited by their Presidential candidate fiasco.

Anyone think he has a chance?

anymore

I suspect that anyone right wing may attract support support from people who would never otherwise support them just as a protest against the censorship being applied by the media in relation to one particulr candidate or former candidate. Yes there is irony in supporting a right wing candidate as a protest against censorship ! But this is ireland.

MrStuffins

I'd rather the other Larry Murphy!

Executive Steve

anymore wrote: »

I suspect that anyone right wing may attract support support from people who would never otherwise support them just as a protest against the censorship being applied by the media in relation to one particulr candidate or former candidate. Yes there is irony in supporting a right wing candidate as a protest against censorship ! But this is ireland.

You're a Mulqueen supporter then?

anymore

Executive Steve wrote: »

You're a Mulqueen supporter then?

Who or what is Mulqueen ?

Manach

anymore wrote: »

Yes there is irony in supporting a right wing candidate as a protest against censorship !

As opposed to the free and uncensored example of the left wing Iron curtain countries in their hey-day?

Liam Byrne

20Cent wrote: »

Sounds like a FF senator is going to go for the presidency. Mary O'Rourke on Newstalk just called him very right wing and conservative. Never heard of him myself.

http://www.thejournal.ie/no-decision-on-o-murchu-candidacy-at-ff-meeting-227652-Sep2011/

FF are grasping and straws now Martin has been totally discredited by their Presidential candidate fiasco.

Anyone think he has a chance?

Never heard of him, but given the crap that MO'R has come out with up to now I'd read the above as meaning that he's very left wing and liberal.

That aside, if he is indeed right wing and conservative then this is just FF trying to steal a knee-jerk anti-Norris vote by providing the complete opposite.

And no - he hasn't a hope given that he's an FF candidate.....he'll get their usual unshiftable blinkered core vote and nothing else.

Executive Steve

anymore wrote: »

Who or what is Mulqueen ?

http://www.presidentmulqueen.com/


^ this lad.

Zubeneschamali

Executive Steve wrote: »

http://www.presidentmulqueen.com/

Build a new Central Capital - Ériu, on a green-field site near Moate, and economically and spatially develop Ireland like the spokes of a wheel with Ériú as the axle.

Yes, he spells Ériu two different ways in one sentence.

GSF

At least we would know where he was at any given time

dulpit

Executive Steve wrote: »

http://www.presidentmulqueen.com/


^ this lad.

That's got to be a piss-take, right?

Sir Oxman

dulpit wrote: »

That's got to be a piss-take, right?

He ws allowed speak to Galway City Council while Norris wasn't.

The Waltzing Consumer

dulpit wrote: »

That's got to be a piss-take, right?

You would not do well if he was president. He wants:

"legislation to cut out internet hate campaign."

"The Data Protection Commissioner should have the power to ask for online threads to be removed, and to request the real names of abusive contributors, without having to resort to court orders."

I also like this one:

"21. Believe that all Irish citizens should respect the fact that they are citizens of a Republic.

Therefore, believe that any Irish citizen who wants to accept any title or award (MBE, CBE etc) from the British Monarchy, should hand in their Irish passport, and sink or swim as Brits. This should be clearly stated in the Irish Constitution."

Can we have sink or swim in the constitution?

GSF

The Waltzing Consumer wrote: »

I also like this one:

"21. Believe that all Irish citizens should respect the fact that they are citizens of a Republic.

Therefore, believe that any Irish citizen who wants to accept any title or award (MBE, CBE etc) from the British Monarchy, should hand in their Irish passport, and sink or swim as Brits. This should be clearly stated in the Irish Constitution."

Can we have sink or swim in the constitution?

Notice there is no reference to gongs from the Vatican or other states? Maybe its too far to swim to?:rolleyes:

Sir Oxman

The Waltzing Consumer wrote: »

You would not do well if he was president. He wants:

"legislation to cut out internet hate campaign."

"The Data Protection Commissioner should have the power to ask for online threads to be removed, and to request the real names of abusive contributors, without having to resort to court orders."

I also like this one:

"21. Believe that all Irish citizens should respect the fact that they are citizens of a Republic.

Therefore, believe that any Irish citizen who wants to accept any title or award (MBE, CBE etc) from the British Monarchy, should hand in their Irish passport, and sink or swim as Brits. This should be clearly stated in the Irish Constitution."

Can we have sink or swim in the constitution?

That'd be because himself is the subject of much internet wit over at politics.ie !

The Waltzing Consumer

GSF wrote: »

Notice there is no reference to gongs from the Vatican or other states? Maybe its too far to swim to?:rolleyes:

Ha. What is it with Galway and having quite a lot of nutters centered there? I love the county but there have a huge amount of whack jobs, is there any particular reason for it?

mconigol

Executive Steve wrote: »

http://www.presidentmulqueen.com/


^ this lad.

Lol....might as well give him a go!

JustAddWater

Executive Steve wrote: »

http://www.presidentmulqueen.com/


^ this lad.

Sweet jeebus his policies are WAAAAAAAAAAAY off and if he think's being president will give him ANY say in those matters...... :rolleyes:

thebman

Just about heard of him. Honestly thought this was a joke thread about the other Larry Murphy and celebrity candidates before it loaded :P

raymon

At last an honest to goodness FFer who could represent our country..........

Could this be true??????

Hold on a sec, is this the same guy who was embroiled in a recent scandal for staying in comhaltas digs at 50 euro night while claiming expenses ??

GSF

He is a spokesman for prisoners of conscience apparently

hotmail.com

He compared the civil partnership bill with the penal laws last year.

Mad man.

GSF

hotmail.com wrote: »

He compared the civil partnership bill with the penal laws last year.

Mad man.

It could be fun to have him and Norris bitch fighting through the hustings though:)

steelcityblues

Should be fun hearing the hacks from AP, NY times, CBS, etc, completely screw up his name.

hotmail.com

GSF wrote: »

It could be fun to have him and Norris bitch fighting through the hustings though:)

It would have made it interesting alright! But he's way too extreme, out of all the statements against civil partnership, his was the most extreme, the most hurtful and the most dangerous.