Sportsperson running for election

on the river

Kenny egan is going to run in the local elections.
Do ye think balancing sport and politics will work out for him.
I hope it dosent affect his chances in the next olympics.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/olympic-hero-kenny-egan-to-stand-for-fine-gael-in-local-elections-29967337.html

Brego888

It will hardly affect his Olympic hopes as he's retired from boxing.
And he always struck me as a bit of an idiot so he'll fit right in in the political arena.

jimgoose

Brego888 wrote: »

It will hardly affect his Olympic hopes as he's retired from boxing.
And he always struck me as a bit of an idiot so he'll fit right in in the political arena.

There's some of them that could use a few thumps. We live in hope! :cool:

stefan idiot jones

Sportsperson running.

I see what you did there.

Conall Cernach

Brego888 wrote: »

It will hardly affect his Olympic hopes as he's retired from boxing.
And he always struck me as a bit of an idiot so he'll fit right in in the political arena.

A boxer can be no worse than some of those other professions that seem to always turn to politics e.g. teachers, publicans etc.

sealgaire

The man is a moran... he'll suit Fine Gael and Dublin perfectly so ;-)

My name is URL

haha.. FG must be worried if they're resorting to drafting in celebrity candidates

buyer95

He's a likeable tool, which makes him an ideal council candidate.

c68zapdsm5i1ru

That's one of the many things wrong with politics in this (and some other) countries. Too many candidates being chosen because they're celebs in a completely different field and will attract voters by their celebrity status; and not because they have any proven track record in the areas of public service, law, corporate governance, finance or any other relevant fields. It's as bad as people running simply because their father/uncle/brother has died and they want to keep the seat in the family.

Duggy747

Those Mace ads he was in were corny as fùck.

Clandestine

Politics is reliant on people like him, a good image but no mind for the issues..... he'll fit right in.

Artful_Badger

Seems like he's looking to exploit his "celebrity" status before it dries up and get himself on the gravy train.

tempnam

on the river wrote: »

Kenny egan is going to run in the local elections.
Do ye think balancing sport and politics will work out for him.
I hope it dosent affect his chances in the next olympics.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/olympic-hero-kenny-egan-to-stand-for-fine-gael-in-local-elections-29967337.html

Who? ..............Oh, you mean 'Kenneth' Egan?

Wonder will he wear his denim blazer. "It's all about the Benjamins" - Ha! Dope!

buyer95

Artful_Badger wrote: »

Seems like he's looking to exploit his "celebrity" status before it dries up and get himself on the gravy train.

You can hardly criticise him for that though?

Wicklowrider

Egan has his faults - but he has proved capable of dedication, application and fair play. Wish my local politicians took a leaf from his book. People who begrudge him probably haven't an inkling what it takes to achieve a regional medal - let alone an Olympic medal.

MadsL

Expected GAA player, but then that would hardly be threadworthy.

sealgaire

sealgaire wrote: »

The man is a moran... he'll suit Fine Gael and Dublin perfectly so ;-)

No, he's an Egan actually.

Or should that be 'eegit'?

c68zapdsm5i1ru

Wicklowrider wrote: »

Egan has his faults - but he has proved capable of dedication, application and fair play. Wish my local politicians took a leaf from his book. People who begrudge him probably haven't an inkling what it takes to achieve a regional medal - let alone an Olympic medal.

No one's criticising his achievements. Some of us are just querying how those specific achievements qualify him to be a public representative.

keeponhurling

Well at the very least, I wouldn't be expect his past career as a sportsperson to be held against him.

As long as he turns out to be a good politician doesn't matter what he did before.

And he's only going for local elections, so it's up to the voters of Clondalkin whether they think he is a good choice to represent them

keeponhurling

Olive Warm Twill wrote: »

No one's criticising his achievements. Some of us are just querying how those specific achievements qualify him to be a public representative.

Yes but how does being a teacher, lawyer, accountant, publican, match-stick maker etc. qualify you to be a public representative?
The only thing that matters is votes.

c68zapdsm5i1ru

keeponhurling wrote: »

Yes but how does being a teacher, lawyer, accountant, publican, match-stick maker etc. qualify you to be a public representative?
The only thing that matters is votes.

A knowledge of how the public sector works; how legislation is drafted; EU affairs etc is relevant to the job. I agree teaching, farming or owning the local pub don't particularly qualify you for the job. Obviously people might have experience outside of their actual job that makes them ideal to run for public office but no one should be chosen because they're already famous, or their father had the seat before them or stuff like that. But unfortunately that seems to be how it works a lot of the time in this country.

Wicklowrider

Olive Warm Twill wrote: »

No one's criticising his achievements. Some of us are just querying how those specific achievements qualify him to be a public representative.

Read my post again - see the list of qualities needed for his sporting success?

Is there any of them YOU wouldn't like to see in a politician?

buck65

Yes, his penis.