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President Michael Daniel Higgins....what a man....

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  • 02-05-2013 6:09pm
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    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭


    ...for sticking it up to the EU over austerity again.

    Hes telling it like it is and he aint sugar coating his words either.:D:D







    Are you listening Mr Kenny and Mr Gilmore...:rolleyes:


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    Sin City
    Registered Users Posts: 2,375 ✭✭✭Sin City


    Has he called anyone a wanker yet?


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    Praetorian Saighdiuir
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    C'mon, nobody takes Hobbits seriously.


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    Marsden
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    Don't have much respect for a tax wasting figure head. But its good to see there's someone who speaks out against austerity in Ireland. Its a pity he has no clout.


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    Fratton Fred
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    He obviously hasn't read his job description properly.


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    laoch na mona
    Registered Users Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭laoch na mona


    Praetorian Saighdiuir wrote: »
    C'mon, nobody takes Hobbits seriously.

    fool of a took


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    Pilotdude5
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    He has no power.


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    donvito99
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    His middle name isn't Daniel, it's Dee.


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    MidlandsM
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    yeah, it's easy to give out about austerity to the EU when you get a 7 year highly paid job, free mansion in the park, and servants/cars/planes etc.....


    ..........yeah, he can relate to austerity alright......


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    ringadingding
    Registered Users Posts: 1,010 ✭✭✭ringadingding


    It's a shame that the person without any real power is not taking any shît, whereas the ones in power , the ones who should be fighting like lions for the Irish people, aren't.


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    paddy147
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    donvito99 wrote: »
    His middle name isn't Daniel, it's Dee.




    And Homer J Simpson is JAY...:pac:




    Daniel it is......

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_D._Higgins


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    Foxhound38
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    Heard about this on the radio today - my thoughts were "finally we have a representitive who will stick up for us in office"

    Oh course, then I got annoyed at the fact that he has little real power.

    Anyone wish we could just let the President take charge of the country for a bit? He'd do a better job of it than Inda and the lads


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    lanyard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 84 ✭✭lanyard


    Oh right, a man earning €250,000 telling the Europeans how much we're suffering...


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    Foxhound38
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    lanyard wrote: »
    Oh right, a man earning €250,000 telling the Europeans how much we're suffering...

    So he should say nothing then? You'd be moaning about that too, wouldn't you?


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    crockholm
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    Foxhound38 wrote: »
    So he should say nothing then? You'd be moaning about that too, wouldn't you?

    Exactly, nothing...thats what this coxcomb seems to forget on a daily basis. He is not supposed to get into political arguements.


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    Foxhound38
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    crockholm wrote: »
    Exactly, nothing...thats what this coxcomb seems to forget on a daily basis. He is not supposed to get into political arguements.

    Wrong - he's not supposed to contradict Government policy. Nothing he said here contradicts stated Government policy with regard to decoupling banking debt from sovereign debt.

    Far as I'm concerned he was doing his job


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    Fromthetrees
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    I love Mickey D H, since that one Mary something was President for the last 21 years it's nice to mix it up.

    The Yanks just think we have an actual Leprechaun as President which can only be good for tourism and all that.

    Is he still in that death cult since becoming el Pres???


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    Sergeant
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    That's the problem with Michael. He didn't read the job description and is still spouting his champagne-socialist nonsense.


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    oldyouth
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    I've a lot of time for Michael D. I think he is a genuine man of the people and shouldn't be judged harshly because he is highly educated and has a few bob.


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    Czarcasm
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    Fromthetrees wrote: »
    I love Mickey D H, since that one Mary something was President for the last 21 years it's nice to mix it up.

    The Yanks just think we have an actual Leprechaun as President which can only be good for tourism and all that.

    Is he still in that death cult since becoming el Pres???


    Emm, Mary Robinson served two terms in office, a total of 14 years, Mary McAleese served one term in office, seven years. Two different Mary's FTT :D

    You couldn't be any worse than me anyway, I always thought the D. in Michael D. stood for "Dwarf".


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    crockholm
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    Foxhound38 wrote: »
    Wrong - he's not supposed to contradict Government policy. Nothing he said here contradicts stated Government policy with regard to decoupling banking debt from sovereign debt.

    Far as I'm concerned he was doing his job

    I was always lead to believe that it was an apolitical post,something Hillery and McAleese did well,but if I am wrong,then you got me


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    mickdw
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    Czarcasm wrote: »
    Emm, Mary Robinson served two terms in office, a total of 14 years, Mary McAleese served one term in office, seven years. Two different Mary's FTT :D

    Emm, wrong. Mary Robinson served less than 1 term while Mary McAleese served the maximum 2 terms. The previous poster was being funny re the 2 marys.


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    Chuck Stone
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    Sergeant wrote: »
    champagne-socialist nonsense.

    Did your socialist education teach you to spell? Do you drive on socialist roads? Do you call those nasty socialist storm troopers we call 'the Gardai' if you're in trouble? Would you call those evil socialist firemen if you house was on fire?

    Rhetorical questions btw.


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    kraggy
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    lanyard wrote: »
    Oh right, a man earning €250,000 telling the Europeans how much we're suffering...

    And if he sat on his arse up in the Park doing nothing you'd be complaining then too.


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    Endless Nameless
    Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭Endless Nameless


    I haven't been on here for like two weeks and a duplicate of the thread on the first page back then is on the front page again.......


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    tipptom
    Registered Users Posts: 4,219 ✭✭✭tipptom


    Well ,he did make a promise before the election that he would not do this as everyone suspected Mickey D just would not be able to help himself from spouting on the issues of the day.
    Is it another case of Labour making promises they know they cant keep because"thats what you do before elections to get elected.


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    Ava_e
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    Higgins dismantled this idiot and his unconditional US support for Israel


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    tritriagain
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    As far as I know he has 3 pensions on top of that. Who better to comment on hard times


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    Legs.Eleven
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    OP, I started on a thread on this a few weeks ago. They're a tough crowd. Good luck!

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=84209264


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    GalwayGuy2
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    http://www.thejournal.ie/michael-d-higgins-speech-european-parliament-873314-Apr2013/

    Link to the full speech.

    Social Cohesion, Union, and solidarity are lovely words, but I wonder what he means by them. Does he want a federal Europe? Europe to be bound by the social, rather than the economical and political?

    Also, he seems to have a venerated view of the past, and, rather than create a new climate for the future, wants to go back to the "good 'Ol days."

    And, the only solutions he speaks about is "Capitalism is bad". That's the too long to read version:P


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    My name is URL
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    Pilotdude5 wrote: »
    He has no power.

    http://i.imgur.com/JaxxSXX.jpg


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