News Flash: Gay Mitchell is one of 9 children and his mother was widowed at 47

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Anyone listening to the debate on The Last Word??

Gay Mitchell has repeated his background story - clearly he thinks this is electorally beneficial! Someone needs to tell him it sounds cringe now.

Norris doing well so far, picking up the point that he will be the president of the 26 counties because the people voted to remove articles 2 and 3.

byhookorbycrook

He's like Peig,all misery.

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Michael D. not making any mistakes. Sean Gallagher made a few generalisations about Irish society becoming individualistic. It seems like a 2 horse race.

Dana wants to respond to something Michael D. said. This could be interesting.

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The audience also started laughing when Mitchell started talking about bringing the Olympics to Dublin.

RandomName2

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Michael D. not making any mistakes. Sean Gallagher made a few generalisations about Irish society becoming individualistic. It seems like a 2 horse race.

Dana wants to respond to something Michael D. said. This could be interesting.

I think that Dana's euroskeptic tones will do her well in terms of votes. Something which is unlikely to ever bring her over the line, but gives some sort of purpose to her campaign other than just being pro-Catholicism. Moreover it provides voters with an alternate euro-skeptic to McGuinness.

Interesting that Mitchell's european connections do not seem to be doing him any favours.

Mr.Micro

Mitchell has a lack. People do not want to hear misery stories.....because everyone has one or more at least anecdotes passed down. So spare us Mr Bus maker.

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RandomName2 wrote: »

I think that Dana's euroskeptic tones will do her well in terms of votes. Something which is unlikely to ever bring her over the line, but gives some sort of purpose to her campaign other than just being pro-Catholicism. Moreover it provides voters with an alternate euro-skeptic to McGuinness.

Interesting that Mitchell's european connections do not seem to be doing him any favours.

Mitchell is just one of over 700 MEPs. Anyone that knows anything about the European Union, knows that the MEPs have very little influence. So he's talking rubbish.

RandomName2

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Mitchell is just one of over 700 MEPs. Anyone that knows anything about the European Union, knows that the MEPs have very little influence. So he's talking rubbish.

And of course Dana can claim that heritage too!

In fact, would it be fair to say that if you are planning to vote conservative, pro-catholic, pro-europe you should vote Mitchell, and if you are planning to vote conservative, pro-catholic, euro-skeptic you should vote Dana?

Dirk Gently

did he mention that he can see his sisters house from the Áras yet?

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Dirk Gently wrote: »

did he mention that he can see his sisters house from the Áras yet?

Nope he hasn't got to say that yet. He did talk about starving children in Africa, something he's also become notorious for mentioning.

Alwayson

He just said that 600 people a year commit suicide which is equivalent to two plane crashes. Strange analogy.

Sparks43

Alwayson wrote: »

He just said that 600 people a year commit suicide which is equivalent to two plane crashes. Strange analogy.

True

You dont really have a choice with a Plane Crash

Think he might have meant Car Crash which is exactly the same as how his campaign is going:rolleyes:

mosstin

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Anyone listening to the debate on The Last Word??

Gay Mitchell has repeated his background story - clearly he thinks this is electorally beneficial! Someone needs to tell him it sounds cringe now.

Norris doing well so far, picking up the point that he will be the president of the 26 counties because the people voted to remove articles 2 and 3.

You omitted the fact that his father died at the age of 5. Not belittling this but the fact that it's been his opening gambit on every show I've seen/heard him interviewed makes it seem clichéd. Gay Mitchell puts me in mind of these......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo

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Dana and Mitchell delighted to be talking about their belief in a higher being.

Dirk Gently

pity this is on radio, we wont be able to see sean gallagher squint while not wearing glasses and proclaim to be a champion for people with disabilities. People think he's just an entrepreneur but he's actually had a varied background from farming to community work and working with people with disadvantages, did you know that? :pac:

byhookorbycrook

Since someone told me that he looks like the Count from Sesame Street, I can't think of him in a presidential post. Likewise,someone pointed out that Micheal D looks like Dobby the House Elf from Harry Potter in his posters...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJxKvwMIVtA


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3-V_82VwQQ

LostinKildare

Ah, just mentioned his mother widowed at 47 AGAIN.

Nodin

LostinKildare wrote: »

Ah, just mentioned his mother widowed at 47 AGAIN.

Again?...... More husbands than the biddy early one.

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Mitchell is just one of over 700 MEPs. Anyone that knows anything about the European Union, knows that the MEPs have very little influence.

Really? Someone really should tell the governments of the member states because they seem to be under the impression that MEPs do - probably because the member states strengthened the (pre-existing) role of the European Parliament to (largely) make it co-equal with the Council of Ministers in the reforms contained in the Lisbon Treaty.

thebman

He had to apologise for referring to the Special Olympics as "Some Olympics" on Today FM earlier today during the debate.

tommyboy2222

Lol he mentioned his poor mother in the first sentence of his interview on Newstalk this morning.

PaulieBoy

He's on Newstalk now: he is deluded! Spat out the usual stuff: his ma worked more hours in a day than Bill Cullen could ever muster, she had to, they had nothin! He knows hardship. He ain't no teddy bear ( ? ) . He does not want his kids using skype ( what's he got against skype!!).
We must have posters because there are hungry printers out there begging for the work. And yeah, if there is a united Ireland then back into the commonwealth we go.
Deluded!!

tommyboy2222

Imploding now.........

He sounds unhinged!

LostinKildare

I guess Gay Mitchell's team thinks women can't get enough of his sad history.

This morning I read this letter in the Irish Times:

Sir, – I was taken aback when we received Gay Mitchell’s presidential campaign literature in the post on Monday. My husband received a flyer focusing on the economy while mine referred to his childhood and his experiences as a volunteer with a charity!
Am I beyond being spoken to about the “economy” and has my husband no concern about “children” and “community”. Why have we been stereotyped by Mr. Mitchell? – Yours, etc,

so I went and dug out the flyers that came in our door the other day and sure enough, the one addressed to the man of the house (green flyer) has photos of Mitchell looking statesmanslike in Europe, and a paragraph that reads:

A RECORD OF HARD WORK
Ireland needs someone with experience to communicate our economic recovery abroad and expand our reputation. As a TD for 26 years and a member of the European Parliament for the past 7, Gay has experience making connections and being an ambassador for our country.
"As President, I will use my experience to help the Government bring foreign investment, especially from American and Asia, to get us out of the financial crisis and create more jobs. I will also do everything I can to foster and encourage the entrepreneurial spirit of our people at home."

The woman of the house got a blue flyer with nostalgic pics of Mitchell as a child and as a young man posed with an older woman (his widowed mother?). The copy reads:

KNOWING WHO WE ARE
Gay Mitchell was born in Dublin, in 1951, the second youngest of 10 children. (NOTE: I thought it was 9!) His father died when he was just five, leaving his 47 year old mother Eileen, a widow. Despite the hardship, Gay recalls a happy childhood. "We were taught that everything was possible, with hard work. Education was a priority"
"As a young man, I volunteered with the St. Vincent de Paul, and took great pride in helping my local community and my country. As President, I will work to reinvigorate the spirit of volunteerism that we have lost during the economic crisis and help to develop a deeper sense of community across the country.

Aside to grammarians (you know who you are ): All punctuation mistakes in the copy for the sentimental blue flyer are in the original. Apparently his campaign team didn't bother to proofread his pitch to the ladies.

Dirk Gently

Looks like the usual conservative mindset, i.e men do the the practical stuff, women do the emotional fluffy stuff.

Fr Tod Umptious

On another thread here (I am not available to find it at the moment) some people were complaining and arguing that Mitchell was somewhat privileged in his upbringing, as his father worked for Guinness and thus left a good pension to his young wife a 9 kids when he died.

maygitchell

Mr.Micro wrote: »

Mitchell has a lack. People do not want to hear misery stories.....because everyone has one or more at least anecdotes passed down. So spare us Mr Bus maker.

Okay so

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tommyboy2222 wrote: »

Lol he mentioned his poor mother in the first sentence of his interview on Newstalk this morning.

I heard it..he's cringe. Let's see if he mentions it tonight.

LostinKildare

Dirk Gently wrote: »

Looks like the usual conservative mindset, i.e men do the the practical stuff, women do the emotional fluffy stuff.

Ugh. Can't say he's lost my vote -- he never had it. But ugh.

tommyboy2222

Gay on Matt Cooper next.

Bets on how long it takes him to mention the thread title ???

Dirk Gently

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Gay on Matt Cooper next.

Bets on how long it takes him to mention the thread title ???

head shot @ 17:52

in fairness cooper asked him why he keeps mentioning it.

tommyboy2222

Gay on Matt Cooper next.

Bets on how long it takes him to mention the thread title ???

14 mins !! I admire his restraint :pac:

tommyboy2222

Matt calling him on it !!!!

(Listening to it on iPhone app so a minute or two behind)

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Dirk Gently wrote: »

head shot @ 17:52

in fairness cooper asked him why he keeps mentioning it.

It's about time someone said it to him ffs!

He seems to include his background sob story in every answer he gives. It's cringe.

Edit: I think Cooper said "have you got a complex about your father dying when you were you young, why do you keep mentioning it?"

Mitchell has a habit of making a negative swipes at other candidates but doesn't name the person. He's a coward.

Einhard

It's not just gender sterotyping that Mitchell is engaged in, it's location stereotyping. In Dublin his posters are of him staring ahead in a confident manner with no background picture, while down here in the sticks it's him standing in a windswept field at the ploughing championships, with an aul lad and a tractor in the background. So basically Gay Mitchell thinks we're all mucky boggers down here!

LaBaguette

His PR team has probably figured out he doesn't have a chance and wants to have a bit of fun.

Out of curiosity, Einhard, where's your "down here" ?

bijapos

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Mitchell has a habit of making a negative swipes at other candidates but doesn't name the person. He's a coward.

Indeed, he was on Newstalk this morning (9-10.00 slot iirc) and he made a few nameless swipes at people. When called up to name them he refused.

Sorry, but its this snide name calling and then running away that has turned me off him totally. That and the fact that in interviews he gets cranky very quickly. He just isn't presidential material imo. Locals, Dail, MEP maybe, but not as a full representative for Ireland.

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It's not just gender sterotyping that Mitchell is engaged in, it's location stereotyping. In Dublin his posters are of him staring ahead in a confident manner with no background picture, while down here in the sticks it's him standing in a windswept field at the ploughing championships, with an aul lad and a tractor in the background. So basically Gay Mitchell thinks we're all mucky boggers down here!

Yeah noticed this, im expecting to see him in pyjamas and tracky top on posters in talbot st.