The 'aul racism now, is it?

squod

Senator nobody says he'd rather not take a non national home after a few pints. This racism or common sense? Should we support our own in a time of crisis?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OYOtVo8Kq0

Meself, I don't like taxis full stop. I'd rather not drink than deal with them.

bodice ripper

He's a fool. My best nights have involved taking a non-national home after a few pints...

smash

After the first sentence I thought he was talking about getting a shag.

Kylo Ren

What about Rihanna like?

Death and Taxes

Yup thats racism alright, I notice he issued a half hearted apology later.
And this is the man the Mickey "clean hands" Martin has leading FF in the Seanad, looks like FF policy on non Irish Nationals hasn't changed since they referred to the Turkish workers being ripped off here as "kebabs".

dr strangelove

Yeah, because just saying "well, i'm not being a racist, but..." automatically negates any racistness bulls1te he's about to come out with.
Muppet.

Soups123

Sentences that start with 'I'm not a racist' always are

lazygal

What's an obvious non national?

Soups123

lazygal wrote: »

What's an obvious non national?

Someone who doesn't have firey red hair, covered in freckles and about 2 foot tall

working fool

Keno 92 wrote: »

What about Rihanna like?

What if she walked into door while she opened it for ya ?

Rockn

An OBVIOUS non-national. Nothing to do the colour of skin or anything. Just using his built-in non-national radar.

shar01

Typical thicko policitian.

Would rather be branded a racist than actual do something useful like introducing something akin to The Knowledge that London cabbies must have before being granted a taxi licence.

Still at least he has the cop on to get a taxi after a few pints than drink drive like some of his compadres in Leinster House.

token101

To be fair to him it's a 30 second clip which gives no context, but he did say "obvious non national", followed by "nothing to do with the colour of their skin".

smash

Now that token has posted, this thread can't be classified as racist...

mconigol

Maybe do something about taxi drivers not knowing where they are going rather than complaining about it?

Oh wait he's a senator

Annasopra

smash wrote: »

Now that token has posted, this thread can't be classified as racist...

Why not?

smash

mango salsa wrote: »

Why not?

http://dladd2.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/token1.jpg

Rasheed

What did the eejit want to say that for?
I see it myself at work, with the elderly and older people, when something like this is mentioned.

'That senator/ TD is right, you know, I'd be the same'.

It normalises it for some people. Horrible comment and no further context makes it ok.

Leftist

scumbag.

stmol32

lazygal wrote: »

What's an obvious non national?

At first I thought he must mean black people but it can't be that because afterwards he said it's NOT to do with the colour of their skin.

Leftist

stmol32 wrote: »

At first I thought he must mean black people but it can't be that because afterwards he said it's NOT to do with the colour of their skin.

oh yeah and he was genuine with the colour of the skin comment.

''I have no problem with blacks, but i don't like them''

his apology is pathetic. Contradicts what he said in black and white.

ff racist scumbag.

9959

The fact that he's a septuagenarian doesn't excuse his racist twaddle.

Sorry, confused him with Fergal Quinn.
Paschal Mooney is only 65, still old enough to know better!

Doc Ruby

Can we close up the Seanad already, it's nothing more than a bargaining chip to give comfortable pensions to failed politicans, and in this clip we see why they failed. Waste of good money that could be paying for education or something.

Zebra3

So I assume he'll be kicked out of whatever political party he is in..... :rolleyes:

Where To

I think I'll apply for a British passport andhang it from my mirror so I can avoid customers like theSenator.

D1stant

stmol32 wrote: »

At first I thought he must mean black people but it can't be that because afterwards he said it's NOT to do with the colour of their skin.

He must therefore be reffering to all those feckin Norwegian taxi drivers. You know the ones with the flags and the viking hats that take you to Corofin instead of Coolock

squod

D1stant wrote: »

.......... take you to Corofin instead of Coolock

They just do that to show off.

Show Time

squod wrote: »

Senator nobody says he'd rather not take a non national home after a few pints. This racism or common sense? Should we support our own in a time of crisis?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OYOtVo8Kq0

Meself, I don't like taxis full stop. I'd rather not drink than deal with them.

I can see his point. If i was out for the night and had to get a cab home i would make sure it's an Irish driver that gets my custom and my money.

hooradiation

Show Time wrote: »

I can see his point. If i was out for the night and had to get a cab home i would make sure it's an Irish driver that gets my custom and my money.

They're all going to overcharge you for the distance you're going, what the shit does it matter what nationality you think they are?

mike65

Show Time wrote: »

I can see his point. If i was out for the night and had to get a cab home i would make sure it's an Irish driver that gets my custom and my money.

So you're a racist?

Show Time

mike65 wrote: »

So you're a racist?

Am i a racist because i will not shop in Tesco because they are English owned?

Am i a racist because i look for the guaranteed Irish mark on goods before i buy them??


Is that what we call supporting our own Ireland style 2013 now???

Madam_X

Show Time wrote: »

Am i a racist because i will not shop in Tesco because they are English owned?

Am i a racist because i look for the guaranteed Irish mark on goods before i buy them??

Is that what we call supporting our own Ireland style 2013 now???

But the non Irish taxi drivers are living and working here and paying for Irish goods and services.
Tesco here is employing Irish people and buying Irish produce.

Show Time

Madam_X wrote: »

But the non Irish taxi drivers are living and working here and paying for Irish goods and services.
Tesco here is employing Irish people and buying Irish produce.

Most of the money the drivers make is wired out of the country and anyone thinking otherwise is living in a dream world. If you like some English horse burgers then Tesco is the place to go but i would just as soon spend my money in with a company like Dunnes.

hooradiation

Madam_X wrote: »

But the non Irish taxi drivers are living and working here and paying for Irish goods and services.
Tesco here is employing Irish people and buying Irish produce.

People who try to justify their desire to only pick a white taxi driver with this "supporting our own" excuse inevitably haven't thought about it too hard.

Death and Taxes

Show Time wrote: »

Am i a racist because i will not shop in Tesco because they are English owned?

Am i a racist because i look for the guaranteed Irish mark on goods before i buy them??


Is that what we call supporting our own Ireland style 2013 now???

If you're decision on what taxi to take is based soley on your percieved nationality of the driver then you are, in my opinion, acting in a racist manner.

eviltwin

Show Time wrote: »

Most of the money the drivers make is wired out of the country and anyone thinking otherwise is living in a dream world. If you like some English horse burgers then Tesco is the place to go but i would just as soon spend my money in with a company like Dunnes.

Where do you buy your clothes, books, music etc?

Leftist

Show Time wrote: »

Am i a racist because i will not shop in Tesco because they are English owned?

Am i a racist because i look for the guaranteed Irish mark on goods before i buy them??


Is that what we call supporting our own Ireland style 2013 now???

non-nationals are not global corporations, some of them are even citizens and providing they are here legally they are contributing to the economdy and taxes in the same way an irish born citizen does.

so what you're doing is, you're boycotting their business on the grounds that you don't agree that they should be here in the first place. You think as people born in foreign states, that they should be seen as second class.

Yes you are a racist. A horrible one at that.

Where To

Show Time wrote: »

Most of the money the drivers make is wired out of the country and anyone thinking otherwise is living in a dream world. If you like some English horse burgers then Tesco is the place to go but i would just as soon spend my money in with a company like Dunnes.

Would you get in a car with a black Irishman?

AnonoBoy

Show Time wrote: »

Most of the money the drivers make is wired out of the country and anyone thinking otherwise is living in a dream world.

Yeah. It's handy how foreigners in Ireland never have to pay rent, or buy food or clothes or spend money on entertainment or anything like that.

Death and Taxes

Show Time wrote: »

Most of the money the drivers make is wired out of the country and anyone thinking otherwise is living in a dream world. If you like some English horse burgers then Tesco is the place to go but i would just as soon spend my money in with a company like Dunnes.

Newsflash, Dunnes were also selling them!
They have also done a huge deal with ENGLISH supermarket chain Waitrose and are now seeling Waitrose products in their stores.
You really neeed to check your facts out!

Leftist

made such a fool out of yourself.

Show Time

WileyCoyote (Accelleratii Incredibus!) wrote: »

If you're decision on what taxi to take is based soley on your percieved nationality of the driver then you are, in my opinion, acting in a racist manner.

Best of luck with and you are entitled to your opinion on me.



Also try not destroy the English language as the big words you are looking for are perceived and solely.

AnonoBoy

I like the way the senator stated that he wasn't making his decision based on the colour of a driver's skin and then made it very clear that he was basing the decision on the colour of a driver's skin.

That's the essence of comedy right there and I think this lad has a future in the comedy world of the future. Unfortunately for him he's a senator, not a comedy man so he's f*cked.

Show Time

Leftist wrote: »

made such a fool out of yourself.

Sad state of affairs when supporting Irish born people is considered racists.

Some of the posters on here would do well to get off that old high horse every once in a while.

juan.kerr

PC Brigade gone mad. Again.

Death and Taxes

Show Time wrote: »

Best of luck with and you are entitled to your opinion on me.



Also try not destroy the English language as the big words you are looking for are perceived and solely.

Apologies to all those offended by my misspelling perceived and solely. I can only hope that none of you suffered irrepairable damage. My shame knows no bounds.:o:o:o:o

jester77

Sounds more xenophobic than racist to me.

Death and Taxes

Show Time wrote: »

Sad state of affairs when supporting Irish born people is considered racists.

Some of the posters on here would do well to get off that old high horse every once in a while.[/QUOTE]
At least we don't care about the colour of the horse, it doesn't have to be a white charger!

Show Time

juan.kerr wrote: »

PC Brigade gone mad. Again.

It keeps them busy.

hooradiation

juan.kerr wrote: »

PC Brigade gone mad. Again.

These fictional creatures do go mad so very often... it must be a curse for those afflicted by whatever sickness that blames their own failings on these make believe people.

dr.bollocko

juan.kerr wrote: »

PC Brigade gone mad. Again.

When I was a kid I was taught that it was worse to be labelled a racist than it was to be labelled as a liberal.