Gay Mitchell should have been President...

wretcheddomain

At the moment we have a poetic dwarf in the Áras who vomits out the typical clichés you expect from a symbolic President i.e. no originality but mere empty utterances of nonsense and populism. We should have had someone in the Áras who has some degree of originality, maybe even David Norris. But maybe his ostentatious nature is more of a distraction rather than an attraction.

Of all the other Presidential candidates that we had to suffer listening to - I'd say Gay Mitchell stood out as a solid candidate with years of experience, relatively good speaker and author of 'By Dáil Account', which became a best seller on the New York Times.

If you watch this clip, you'll recall why he would have been the ideal Presidential candidate:

So, in hindsight, now that we've had to suffer the musings of our current President, would you have changed your vote or voted for someone else?

I think Gay Mitchell should have been President.

Sunnyisland

Not a hope in hell.

efb

I'd rather Dana!

McDermotX

I'd rather have no President TBH.

Would save some cash.

The Backwards Man

Glad I'm not the only one with sunstroke. . .

Nodin

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Of all the other Presidential candidates that we had to suffer listening to - I'd say Gay Mitchell stood out as a solid candidate with years of experience, relatively good speaker and author of 'By Dáil Account', which became a best seller on the New York Times.

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...a man so horrific even his own party were against him.

Sir Osis of Liver.

efb wrote: »

I'd rather Dana!

Id rather Dana International.

kneemos

Michael D is perfect for the Aras,it keeps him quite.

wretcheddomain

Nodin wrote: »

...a man so horrific even his own party were against him.

But this is the party which everyone disagrees with all the time - so what makes them right this time?

Duggy747

You're a funny guy wretcheddomain.....

...that's why I'll kill you last.

Christ the Redeemer

The fecking Jesuits have it sewn up.

1ZRed

They're all shite. Why do we even have a president? They don't even do anything or have any power

Nodin

wretcheddomain wrote: »

But this is the party which everyone disagrees with all the time - so what makes them right this time?

....bizarre way of trying to load a question. Anyhoo - normally party loyalty will overcome personal conflicts. If an Irish political party ditches one of their own members, it says very little good about the candidate in question.

wretcheddomain

Apparently Michael D Higgins said in a recent interview "Miriam, I can't quite fathom why every other President I've met from abroad looks down on me?"

I thought that would be pretty obvious.

And this is the person we want as symbolic head of state?

Legs.Eleven

Watching that video was like watching paint dry.

Sir Osis of Liver.

Martin Sheens name was bandied about at the time,he would have made a great president.
Not so sure about Gay Burns though.

*Awaits the punchline*

wretcheddomain

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

Watching that video was like watching paint dry.

Whoever said that watching paint dry was a bad thing?

meoklmrk91

I don't think the vast majority of the country really cares who is president, they have very little real power, it's more of a figure head position. Personally I like Michael D, he signed into law the welfare of greyhounds act and the dog breeding establishment act, something that badly needed to be done, in my opinion they don't go nearly far enough but it's definitely a step in the right direction.

wretcheddomain

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Not so sure about Gay Burns though.

Pete Burns would have been an entertaining President. :pac:

Legs.Eleven

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Whoever said that watching paint dry was a bad thing?

Probably most people.

Christ the Redeemer

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

Watching that video was like watching paint dry.

I believe the word you're looking for is Milquetoast.

wretcheddomain

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

Probably most people.

Most people voted for Fine Gael and currently most people would harbour Fianna Fáil under their wing, most people down in a wasteland in Kerry voted for the Haely-Rae's.

Legs.Eleven

Christ the Redeemer wrote: »

I believe the word you're looking for is Milquetoast.

Had to look that up. That word fits perfectly. Thanks ever so much!

Legs.Eleven

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Most people voted for Fine Gael and currently most people would harbour Fianna Fáil under their wing, most people down in a wasteland in Kerry voted for the Haely-Rae's.

Right, let me phrase this another way: the man bored me to tears. Couldn't watch the full thing.

paddy147

wretcheddomain wrote: »

At the moment we have a poetic dwarf in the Áras who vomits out the typical clichés you expect from a symbolic President i.e. no originality but mere empty utterances of nonsense and populism. We should have had someone in the Áras who has some degree of originality, maybe even David Norris. But maybe his ostentatious nature is more of a distraction rather than an attraction.

Of all the other Presidential candidates that we had to suffer listening to - I'd say Gay Mitchell stood out as a solid candidate with years of experience, relatively good speaker and author of 'By Dáil Account', which became a best seller on the New York Times.

If you watch this clip, you'll recall why he would have been the ideal Presidential candidate:

So, in hindsight, now that we've had to suffer the musings of our current President, would you have changed your vote or voted for someone else?

I think Gay Mitchell should have been President.

He should be in Fair City.

wretcheddomain

paddy147 wrote: »

He should be in Fair City.

That bad? :eek:

Lenin Skynard

wretcheddomain wrote: »

And this is the person we want as symbolic head of state?

Want him as "symbolic" head of state?

He's the head of state already, over a million people voted him in.

Sir Humphrey Appleby

wretcheddomain wrote: »

At the moment we have a poetic dwarf in the Áras who vomits out the typical clichés you expect from a symbolic President i.e. no originality but mere empty utterances of nonsense and populism. We should have had someone in the Áras who has some degree of originality, maybe even David Norris. But maybe his ostentatious nature is more of a distraction rather than an attraction.

Of all the other Presidential candidates that we had to suffer listening to - I'd say Gay Mitchell stood out as a solid candidate with years of experience, relatively good speaker and author of 'By Dáil Account', which became a best seller on the New York Times.

If you watch this clip, you'll recall why he would have been the ideal Presidential candidate:

So, in hindsight, now that we've had to suffer the musings of our current President, would you have changed your vote or voted for someone else?

I think Gay Mitchell should have been President.

Thank fúck that right wing reactionary homophobic catholic git didn't get the job, imagine the constitutional crisis we would have when he refused to sign into law any piece of legislation the bishops didn't agree with.

tipptom

He would have pimped us out to all his mates in Europe,wait,they own our ass already.
We really showed them Europeans how progressive we are with all the Gays going for the Aras.

Nodin

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Apparently Michael D Higgins said in a recent interview "Miriam, I can't quite fathom why every other President I've met from abroad looks down on me?"

You've a source for that?

Gay Mitchell is an odious little man. He was the only candidate whose name I refused to put a number beside during the last election; I couldn't even justify giving him my number 7 out of the 7 candidates. Frankly I'd have been less embarrassed if we elected Dana or Gallagher.

*He has hosted conferences on behalf of the homophobic and misogynistic Iona Institute
*Reportedly has links with Opus Dei (not confirmed but also never denied AFAIK)
*Defended homophobic remarks from an Italian MEP
*Compared abortion to the Holocaust and blasted women who "sneaked off" to England to have a termination
*Claimed that he wrote letters of appeal for a man on death row in America because he's against the death penalty (but in reality he only did it because the man's crime was blowing up an abortion clinic, which Gay would undoubtedly not see as a crime at all)
*Constantly threw sly little digs at Martin McGuinness during the presidential campain, and threw a pathetic little temper tantrum at Pat Kenny during the final debate

Not to mention his numerous gaffes, like making light of suicide by "jokingly" saying he'd to throw himself into the Liffey and how he'd be president of the "22 counties".

A despicable creature and a conservative dinosaur who, along with his party colleague Creighton (and I'm sure there are many others in FG of that ilk), should be sent back to the dark ages where his views belong.

As for President Higgins - a gentleman, a scholar and a renowned and respected human rights advocate. I'm very happy a man like him is representing us in the Áras, I just wish he had more power.

kraggy

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Apparently Michael D Higgins said in a recent interview "Miriam, I can't quite fathom why every other President I've met from abroad looks down on me?"

I thought that would be pretty obvious.

And this is the person we want as symbolic head of state?

If that's the best you can do then it's plain to see that Michael D is doing just fine.

wretcheddomain

kraggy wrote: »

Michael D

Why do people keep saying 'D'?

His name is Michael, not Michael D.

MadsL

Actually David Norris "should" have been President. The political parties behaved disgracefully during the election.

Nodin

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Why do people keep saying 'D'?

His name is Michael, not Michael D.

Earlier you stated

Apparently Michael D Higgins said in a recent interview "Miriam, I can't
quite fathom why every other President I've met from abroad looks down on
me?"

Do you have a source for that?

Wompa1

MadsL wrote: »

Actually David Norris "should" have been President. The political parties behaved disgracefully during the election.

Actually, the position should have been scrapped as a cost cutting measure

wretcheddomain

MadsL wrote: »

David Norris

Maybe we should call him David P. Norris, and his first name as David P.

Hell, let's be consistent and call that Eurovision crank Dana R.

MadsL

Wompa1 wrote: »

Actually, the position should have been scrapped as a cost cutting measure

A republic with no President..just like..um...um..wait...no they have one..um..um. Nope, can't think of one.

wretcheddomain

MadsL wrote: »

A republic with no President..just like..um...um..wait...no they have one..um..um. Nope, can't think of one.

You'd find that if we didn't have a President people would be complaining why we don't have one.

There's just some battles you can't win with the Irish people.

Nodin

wretcheddomain wrote: »

You'd find that if we didn't have a President people would be complaining why we don't have one.

There's just some battles you can't win with the Irish people.

Is there some reason you can't answer my question? Do we just go ahead and assume that you lied and in fact made that 'quote' up yourself?

oldyouth

President Higgins is a fine representative of the Republic. The job is purely to be a Statesman on official occasions and he carries it out with dignity and without controversy. Serious question, what more do you expect of him?

wretcheddomain

oldyouth wrote: »

Serious question, what more do you expect of him?

To do the admirable thing and abdicate.

Nodin

wretcheddomain wrote: »

To do the admirable thing and abdicate.

For somebody who makes up quotes, you've a bit of cheek to ask anyone to do anything "admirable".

wretcheddomain

Nodin wrote: »

For somebody who makes up quotes, you've a bit of cheek to ask anyone to do anything "admirable".

Nodin

wretcheddomain wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=85424221&postcount=36

oldyouth

wretcheddomain wrote: »

To do the admirable thing and abdicate.

Yeah and replace him with your brother/cousin/uncle

apollo8

Nodin wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=85424221&postcount=36

Don't waste your time on the OP he relish's posting unpopular views and the storm they provoke.

tricky D

oldyouth wrote: »

Yeah and replace him with your brother/cousin/uncle

Are they the one person???

wnolan1992

Go home wretcheddomain. You're drunk. etc.

Sir Humphrey Appleby

wretcheddomain wrote: »

At the moment we have a poetic dwarf in the Áras who vomits out the typical clichés you expect from a symbolic President i.e. no originality but mere empty utterances of nonsense and populism. We should have had someone in the Áras who has some degree of originality, maybe even David Norris. But maybe his ostentatious nature is more of a distraction rather than an attraction.

Of all the other Presidential candidates that we had to suffer listening to - I'd say Gay Mitchell stood out as a solid candidate with years of experience, relatively good speaker and author of 'By Dáil Account', which became a best seller on the New York Times.

If you watch this clip, you'll recall why he would have been the ideal Presidential candidate:

So, in hindsight, now that we've had to suffer the musings of our current President, would you have changed your vote or voted for someone else?

I think Gay Mitchell should have been President.

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Apparently Michael D Higgins said in a recent interview "Miriam, I can't quite fathom why every other President I've met from abroad looks down on me?"

I thought that would be pretty obvious.

And this is the person we want as symbolic head of state?

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Why do people keep saying 'D'?

His name is Michael, not Michael D.

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Maybe we should call him David P. Norris, and his first name as David P.

Hell, let's be consistent and call that Eurovision crank Dana R.

wretcheddomain wrote: »

To do the admirable thing and abdicate.

Aldi are doing a special on goat meat next week, you should stock, do you have a freezer?:D